BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260902T104552Z DTSTART:20260925T000000Z DTEND:20260925T010000Z UID:20260925T000000Z-20260925T010000Z-9623@rhodygarden.org SUMMARY:September Webinar:The 2025 Expedition to Japan DESCRIPTION:The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden invites you to o ur next webinar on \nSeptember24\, 2026\, at 5 p.m. PST with RSBG Cura tor Steve Hootman.\nJoin us for a look back at the Rhododendron Specie s Botanical Garden’s first expedition to Japan.\n\nIn 2025\, Steve Hoo tman and RSBG Nursery Manager Atsuko Gibson spent nearly two weeks exp loring the island of Honshu in search of new knowledge and plants for the Garden’s collection. Their journey took them through some of Japan ’s most beautiful mountains and remarkable forests\, where they made a pproximately 100 plant collections.\n\nDuring this webinar\, Steve wil l share images and stories from the expedition\, offering a closer loo k at the landscapes\, forests\, and plants encountered along the way. He will also discuss the importance of these expeditions and how plant collecting contributes to the knowledge\, documentation\, and continu ed development of the Garden’s living collection.\n\nWhether you are i nterested in species rhododendrons\, plant exploration\, botanical col lections\, or simply the remarkable landscapes of Japan\, this webinar offers a behind-the-scenes look at an important chapter in the Garden ’s ongoing work.\n \n Price: $15 for RSBG members | $25 for non-memb ers + tax\n Registration closes on Tuesday\, September 22\, 2026\, a t 11:59 PM Pacific Time\n \n\nYou do NOT need a PayPal account to comp lete payment - see details below\nCan't make it to the live Zoom webin ar? Don't worry! You can still register and submit a payment for the e vent\, and a link to the recording will be sent directly to you! Pleas e include a comment in your registration form letting us know.\n\n\n\n \n\nPlease read:\n\n When you register for the webinar\, you will rec eive an email confirming your pending reservation for the webinar. Nex t\, you must complete your payment to secure your spot. Note: Please e nsure you input an email where you'd like the link and recording sent to (email used during registration will be sent the link).\n You ca n pay with a credit card/VISA on PayPal (you do not need a PayPal acco unt) - click the button Pay via PayPal > click Pay with Debit or Credi t Card > Check out as a Guest by entering your email address > enter y our payment information > ensure the toggle is off towards the bottom of the screen to pay as a guest.\n On the morning of the scheduled we binar\, you will receive an email from RSBG staff with a link to the Z oom\nwebinar and further instructions on how to join.\n\nHow to Join t he Meeting\n\n Please note that you do not need a Zoom account to att end the lecture. However\, you will be required to download Zoom softw are on your device. There are two ways to do this:Visit Zoom.us and fi nd the “RESOURCES” drop-down menu at the very top of the webpage. Hove r your mouse over the arrow next to “RESOURCES” and select “Download Z oom Client” from the drop-down menu. Select the first download button on this page labeled “Zoom Client for Meetings.”\n\nOR\n\n\n Click on the lecture link\, which will be emailed to you. The link will prompt you to download the software.\n You do not need a webcam or a microp hone to participate\; you will need a device with speakers to hear the lecture.\n All Zoom registrants will be muted during the lecture. We will take questions in the chat functions and answer them in a Q&A se ssion at the end of the presentation.\n\n\n\n\nSteve Hootman - RSBG Cu rator\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Email us at info@Rhody Garden.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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September24\, 2026\, at 5 p.m. PST with RSBG Curator Steve Hootman.

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In 2025\, Steve Hootman a nd RSBG Nursery Manager Atsuko Gibson spent nearly two weeks exploring the island of Honshu in search of new knowledge and plants for the Ga rden’s collection. Their journey took them through some of Japan’s mos t beautiful mountains and remarkable forests\, where they made approxi mately 100 plant collections.

During this webinar \, Steve will share images and stories from the expedition\, offering a closer look at the landscapes\, forests\, and plants encountered alo ng the way. He will also discuss the importance of these expeditions a nd how plant collecting contributes to the knowledge\, documentation\, and continued development of the Garden’s living collection.

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Whether you are interested in species rhododendrons\, pla nt exploration\, botanical collections\, or simply the remarkable land scapes of Japan\, this webinar offers a behind-the-scenes look at an i mportant chapter in the Garden’s ongoing work.

\n< h3> Price: $15 for RSB G members | $25 for non-members + tax\n

Regi stration closes on Tuesday\, September 22\, 2026\, at 11:59 P M Pacific Time

You do NOT nee d a PayPal account to complete payment –\; see details below

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Can’\;t make i t to the live Zoom webinar? Don’\;t worry! You can still register and submit a payment for the event\, and a link to the recording will be sent directly t o you! Please include a comment in your registration form letting us k now.
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When you register for the webinar\, you w ill receive an email confirming your pending reservation for the webin ar. Next\, you must complete your payment to secure your spot. Note: Please ensure you input an email where you 217\;d like the link and recording sent to (email used during registra tion will be sent the link).
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You can pay with a credit car d/VISA on PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account) –\; click the button “\;Pay via PayPal”\; >\; click “\;Pa y with Debit or Credit Card”\; >\; Check out as a Guest by ente ring your email address >\; enter your payment information >\; ens ure the toggle is off towards the bottom of the screen to pay as a gue st.
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On the morning of the scheduled webinar\, you w ill receive an email from RSBG staff with a link to the Zoom
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H ow to Join the Meeting
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Please note 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:Visit Zoom.us and find the “RESOURCES” drop-down menu at th e very top of the webpage. Hover your mouse over the arrow next to “RE SOURCES” and select “Download Zoom Client” from the drop-down menu. Se lect the first download button on this page labeled “Zoom Client for M eetings.”
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Click on the lecture link\, which will be emailed to you. The link will prompt you to download the soft ware.
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You do not need a webcam or a microphone to participat e\; you will need a device with speakers to hear the lecture.
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Steve Hootman –\; RSBG Curator
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Questions? Email us at info@RhodyGarden.org.
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