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SUMMARY:December Webinar: The 2010 Expedition to China
DESCRIPTION:The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden invites you to o
 ur next webinar on \nDecember 17\, 2025\, at 6 p.m. PST with RSBG Cura
 tor Steve Hootman.\n\nSteve will discuss and show images of the Chongq
 ing\, Guizhou\, and Guangxi Expedition (CGG#). This was his second tri
 p to this extraordinarily beautiful part of China. In this lecture\, h
 e will highlight the stunning scenery as well as its people and of cou
 rse\, its amazingly diverse and exciting flora\, including several Rho
 dodendron species which were either unknown or quite rare in cultivati
 on at the time.\n\nPrice: $15 for RSBG members | $25 for non-members +
  tax\n \nRegistration closes on December 15 2025\, at 11:59 p.m. PST. 
 \nYou do NOT need a PayPal account to complete payment - see details b
 elow\nCan't make it to the live Zoom webinar? Don't worry! You can sti
 ll register and submit a payment for the event\, and a link to the rec
 ording will be sent directly to you! Please include a comment in your 
 registration form letting us know.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease read:\n\n 	When y
 ou register for the webinar\, you will receive an email confirming you
 r pending reservation for the webinar. Next\, you must complete your p
 ayment to secure your spot. Note: Please ensure you input an email whe
 re you'd like the link and recording sent to (email used during regist
 ration will be sent the link).\n\n 	You can pay with a credit card/VIS
 A on PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account) - click the button Pay 
 via PayPal > click Pay with Debit or Credit Card > Check out as a Gues
 t by entering your email address > enter your payment information > en
 sure the toggle is off towards the bottom of the screen to pay as a gu
 est.\n\n\n 	On the morning of the scheduled webinar\, you will receive
  an email from RSBG staff with a link to the Zoom webinar and further 
 instructions on how to join.\n\nHow to Join the Meeting\n\n 	Please no
 te that you do not need a Zoom account to attend the lecture. However\
 , you will be required to download Zoom software on your device. There
  are two ways to do this:\nVisit Zoom.us and find the “RESOURCES” drop
 -down menu at the very top of the webpage. Hover your mouse over the a
 rrow next to “RESOURCES” and select “Download Zoom Client” from the dr
 op-down menu. Select the first download button on this page labeled “Z
 oom Client for Meetings.”\n\nOR\n\n\n 	Click on the lecture link\, whi
 ch will be emailed to you. The link will prompt you to download the so
 ftware.\n 	You do not need a webcam or a microphone to participate\; y
 ou will need a device with speakers to hear the lecture.\n 	All Zoom r
 egistrants will be muted during the lecture. We will take questions in
  the chat functions and answer them in a Q&A session at the end of the
  presentation.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSteve Hootman\nRSBG Curator\n\n\n\n\n \n\
 n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email us at info@RhodyGarden.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h4><span style=color: #008000\;>The Rhod
 odendron Species Botanical Garden invites you to our next webinar on <
 /span></h4>\n<p><strong>December 17\, 2025\, at 6 p.m. PST with RSBG C
 urator Steve Hootman.</strong></p>\n<p><a href=https://rhodygarden.org
 /c19/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/R.-platypodum-China-2010-029-1k.jpg><i
 mg loading=lazy decoding=async class=wp-image-47073 alignleft src=http
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 >Steve will discuss and show images of the &#8220\;Chongqing\, Guizhou
 \, and Guangxi Expedition&#8221\; (CGG#). This was his second trip to 
 this extraordinarily beautiful part of China. In this lecture\, he wil
 l highlight the stunning scenery as well as its people and of course\,
  its amazingly diverse and exciting flora\, including several <i>Rhodo
 dendron</i> species which were either unknown or quite rare in cultiva
 tion at the time.</p>\n<h3></h3>\n<h3><span style=color: #008000\;><st
 rong>Price: </strong>$15 for RSBG members | $25 for non-members + tax<
 /span></h3>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4 style=text-align: center\;><em><stron
 g>Registration closes on December 15 2025\, at 11:59 p.m. PST. </stron
 g></em></h4>\n<h4><em><strong>You do NOT need a PayPal account to comp
 lete payment &#8211\; see details below</strong></em></h4>\n<p><span d
 ata-offset-key=78jtn-0-0>Can&#8217\;t make it to the live Zoom webinar
 ? Don&#8217\;t worry!</span><span data-offset-key=78jtn-0-1><span styl
 e=box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\;> You can still
  <em>register and submit a payment</em> for the event\, and a link to 
 the recording will be </span>sent directly to you! Please include a co
 mment in your registration form letting us know.</span></p>\n<div>\n<h
 r />\n</div>\n<div><u><strong>Please read:</strong></u></div>\n<ul>\n<
 li>When you register for the webinar\, you will receive an email confi
 rming your pending reservation for the webinar. Next\, you <strong><em
 >must complete your payment</em></strong> to secure your spot. Note: P
 lease ensure you input an email where you&#8217\;d like the link and r
 ecording sent to (email used during registration will be sent the link
 ).\n<ul>\n<li>You can pay with a credit card/VISA on PayPal (<em>you d
 o not need a PayPal account</em>) &#8211\; click the button &#8220\;Pa
 y via PayPal&#8221\; &gt\; click &#8220\;Pay with Debit or Credit Card
 &#8221\; &gt\; Check out as a Guest by entering your email address &gt
 \; enter your payment information &gt\; ensure the toggle is off towar
 ds the bottom of the screen to pay as a guest.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li
 ><em>On the morning of the scheduled webinar</em>\, you will receive a
 n email from RSBG staff with a link to the Zoom webinar and further in
 structions on how to join.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>How to Join the Mee
 ting</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please note that you do not need a Zoom a
 ccount to attend the lecture. However\, you will be required to downlo
 ad Zoom software on your device. There are two ways to do this:<br>\nV
 isit Zoom.us and find the “RESOURCES” drop-down menu at the very top o
 f the webpage. Hover your mouse over the arrow next to “RESOURCES” and
  select “Download Zoom Client” from the drop-down menu. Select the fir
 st download button on this page labeled “Zoom Client for Meetings.”</l
 i>\n</ul>\n<p style=text-align: left\; padding-left: 40px\;><strong>OR
 </strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the lecture link\, which will be ema
 iled to you. The link will prompt you to download the software.</li>\n
 <li>You do not need a webcam or a microphone to participate\; you will
  need a device with speakers to hear the lecture.</li>\n<li>All Zoom r
 egistrants will be muted during the lecture. We will take questions in
  the chat functions and answer them in a Q&amp\;A session at the end o
 f the presentation.</li>\n</ul>\n<hr />\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>St
 eve Hootman<br>\nRSBG Curator<br>\n</strong></p>\n<p><strong><a href=h
 ttps://rhodygarden.org/c19/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Steve.png><img l
 oading=lazy decoding=async class=wp-image-40123 size-tb_thumb alignlef
 t src=https://rhodygarden.org/c19/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Steve-200
 x200.png alt= width=200 height=200 srcset=https://rhodygarden.org/c19/
 wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Steve-200x200.png 200w\, https://rhodygarde
 n.org/c19/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Steve-150x150.png 150w\, https://
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 , https://rhodygarden.org/c19/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Steve-800x800
 .png 800w\, https://rhodygarden.org/c19/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ste
 ve-500x500.png 500w\, https://rhodygarden.org/c19/wp-content/uploads/2
 024/11/Steve-100x100.png 100w sizes=auto\, (max-width: 200px) 100vw\, 
 200px /></a></strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<
 /p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Questions? Email us at <a href=mailto:
 info@RhodyGarden.org>info@RhodyGarden.org</a>.</p>\n
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