Clark T. Riley - Speaking  


Clark Riley is available for speaking engagements:
 

Name
Address
etc.
      Clark T. Riley
1205 St. Andrews Way
Baltimore, Maryland 21239
      Phone No.: (410) 591-9201
E-mail: DrRiley@aol.com

 


Titled talks which have been well-received...
     Cinderella's Slippers Found! The Cypripediums and Selenipediums.
     Down and Dirty Orchids, Terrestrials come of age.
     Orchid Taxonomy for Fun and Profit - A Beginner's Introduction and Veteran's Relief
     60 Years of Orchid Growing Mistakes (Including the Top Ten Orchid Growing Mistakes -- and how to fix 'em)
     Orchid Resources on Overdrive
     Orchid Breeding for the Beginner or Veteran
     Home Orchid Growing -- You Can Do It! (recommended as a first talk to general garden clubs and societies)
     Building the 21st Century Hobby Greenhouse

The topics of my presentations and general costs involved are found here. I appreciate at least one month lead time for scheduling your society. For close or local presentations, please call.


My background experience and biography is found here.

My current speaking schedule is:
Partially filled. Please email, write, or call for availability.

Past speaking engagements:
MidAmerican Orchid Congress, Detroit, Michigan October 1981; Atlanta, Georgia May 2004; Nashville, Tennesee September 2004
Maryland Orchid Society, Baltimore, Maryland 1998, 2001, July 30, 2005, October 18, 2007, June 19, 2014, February 16, 2015
National Capital Orchid Society, Washington, DC, 2002, October 17, 2005, Fall, 2012, February 26, 2018, March 21, 2022
The Paphiopedilum Forum, Washington, DC
Susquehanna Orchid Society, Pennsylvania 1998, August 2002, September 18, 2005, Lower Allen April 2, 2017 Keystone Orchids, May 3, 2020, March 5, 2023
Lord Fairfax Orchid Society, Winchester, VA, 1999, April 24, 2008
Catoctin Orchid Society, Frederick, Maryland 2001, February 16, 2006, November 12, 2006, October 10, 2010, February 9, 2014, February 10, 2019
Deep Cut Orchid Society, New Jersey, September 2014
Lehigh Valley Orchid Society, Pennsylvania
Greater North Texas Orchid Society, Dallas, Texas April 2000
Oklahoma Orchid Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Red River Valley Orchid Society, Witchita Falls, Texas
Virginia Paphiopedilum Society, Hampton, Virginia
Virginia Orchid Society, Richmond, Virginia, May 2000 and May 2001. April 15, 2018
Blue Ridge Orchid Society, Roanoke, Virginia, September 2000, November 9, 2008
Suffolk County Orchid Society, Setauket, New York, September 2000
Massachusetts Orchid Society, Boston, Massachusetts April 2001, Winchester November 13, 2018
Greater Westchester Orchid Society, New York City, May 2001, April 2003, November 11, 2014, May 14, 2019, January 11, 2022 Z(Empire State Orchids)
Long Island Orchid Society, July 2001, March 12, 2009, August 13, 2020, January 11, 2024* (Empire State Orchids)
South Jersey Orchid Society, December 2001, March 18, 2018, March 15, 2020
Wiltondale Garden Club, Baltimore, Maryland, January 2002
Cape and Islands Orchid Society, Cape Cod, Massachusetts February 2002
Middle Tennessee Orchid Society, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2002, September 2003
Philadelphia Orchid Society, April 2002
New Hampshire Orchid Society, May 2002, July 11, 2009, November 10, 2018
Amherst Orchid Society, Amherst, Massachusetts, May 2002
Bluegrass Orchid Society, Lexington, Kentucky, June 2003
Illinois Orchid Society, Des Plaines, Illinois, April 1984, September 2003
Central New York Orchid Society, Syracuse, New York, March 2004
Front Royal Garden Club, Front Royal, Virginia, March 2004
North Jersey Orchid Society, East Hanover, New Jersey, July 2004
Amature Garden Club of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, February 1, 2005
Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, February 20, 2005, September 15, 2013, April 16, 2023
Peninsula Orchid Society of Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, June 15, 2013, February 20, 2016, February 18, 2023
Greater New York Orchid Society, May 2005
Kentucky Orchid Society, August 10, 2005, April 13, 2022 Z
Talbot County Garden Club, Easton, Maryland, January 23, 2007
Homestead Garden Center, Davidsonville, Maryland, January 28, 2006, February 11, 2007, January 27, 2008, January 25 & 31, 2009, February 5, 2011, February 4, 2012
Central Ohio Orchid Society, March 15, 2007
Charlottesville Orchid Society, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 20, 2007, March 14, 2010, February 12, 2017
West Shore Orchid Society, North Olmsted, Ohio, June 20, 2007
Richmond Orchid Alliance, Richmond, Virginia, September 14, 2008, October 11, 2009, January 9, 2011, June 9, 2013, January 12, 2014
Orchid Hobbyists of Delmarva, Delmar, Delaware, January 20, 2009, October 20, 2013, November 18, 2018
La Plata Community Garden, LaPlata, Maryland, October 22, 2009
Master Gardeners of Westchester County, Rye, New York, March 9, 2010
Tidewater Orchid Society, Norfolk, Virgina, March 6, 2011, January 3, 2021, February 5, 2023
Cape Fear Orchid Society, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 11, 2011, September 16, 2015
Triangle Orchid Society, Durham, North Carolina, May 9, 2011, September 14, 2015
Sandhills Orchid Society, Fayetteville, North Carolina, May 10, 2011, September 15, 2015
St. Mary's County Garden Club, Valley Lee, Maryland, April 16, 2012
Triad Orchid Society, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 13, 2015
Mid-Hudson Orchid Society, Newburgh, New York, May 4, 2014
Murray Hill Garden Club, Baltimore, Maryland, March 6, 2018
The Connecticut Orchid Society, Connecticut, November 14, 2018
The Delaware Orchid Society, Delaware, January 14, 2020, January 10, 2023
Miami Valley Orchid Society, Ohio, January 13, 2021, April 15, 2023 Z
Gainesville Orchid Society January 25, 2021 Z
Southeast Pennsylvania Orchid Society (SEPOS), May 10, 2023
Alabama Orchid Society June 27, 2023 Z
Southern Tier Orchid Society, Vestal, New York November 19, 2023 (Empire State Orchids)
* Scheduled
Z Zoom presentation


For references, please contact any of the Societies where I have spoken.


5 July 2014