Current and Past AIS Region 7 Meetings

KY-TN

AIS Region 7

Planned and Prior Meetings

Historically members of Region 7 gather three times annually -- winter, spring, and fall.

The winter meeting is generally a non-business potluck.
Judges training (exhibition and garden) is a major focus of the spring meeting.
Awards ceremonies and rhizome auction of newer varieties are highlights of the fall meeting.

Year	Winter	Spring	Fall
2027	Lake Benson Retreat Center Bon Aqua, TN TBD	Louisville Area Iris Society TBD	West Tennessee Iris Society TBD
2026	Lake Benson Retreat Center Bon Aqua, TN TBD	Jackson Area Iris Society TBD	Smoky Mountain Iris Society TBD
2025	Lake Benson Retreat Center Bon Aqua, TN February 22-23 TBD	TBD TBD TBD TBD	Louisville Area Iris Society TBD
2024	Lake Benson Retreat Center Bon Aqua, TN Feb 24-25 Robert Treadway / Louisianas	Middle Tennessee Iris Society Nashville, TN Apr 27-28 Bob Strohman / In-Garden Judging	Jackson Area Iris Society Natchez Trace State Park Sept. 27-29 Chad Harris / Japanese Booking details through this link.
2023	Lake Benson Retreat Center Bon Aqua, TN Mar 4-5 Dawn Boyer / Artistic Arrangements	Bluegrass Iris Society Lexington, KY May 12-14 Jody Nolin / In-Garden Judging	East Tennessee Iris Society Knoxville, TN Sep 30 - Oct 1 Jim Hedgecock / Spurias Fairfield Knoxville Clinton $109
2022	Montgomery Bell Feb 26-27 Gary White MTB / Intermediate	Greeneville Iris Society Greeneville, TN May 6-9 Bonnie & Hooker Nichols	West Tennessee Iris Society Barren River Lucas, KY Sept 24-24 Steve Poole / Louisianas
2021	Cancelled (Covid-19)	Cancelled (Covid-19)	Cancelled (Covid-19)
2020	Henry Horton Barb and Chuck Bunnell Feb 22-23	Cancelled (Covid-19)	Cancelled (Covid-19)
2019	Henry Horton Anita Moran Feb 23-24 Dwarf Iris	JAIS -- Jackson May 3-4	Barren River Lake State Park Jim and Jean Morris Oct 25-27 Ethics, Awards and Ballots
2018	Henry Horton Jim Wilson Feb 24-25 Species, Species-X	MTIS -- Nashville Debbie and Earnie Royal April 27-29 TBs, Garden	LAIS Barren River ST, KY Bob Strohman / Sue Barnes September 28-30 Bulbous irises
2017	Henry Horton Hugh Stout Feb 25-28	BGIS -- Lexington Jody Nolin May 12-14 Garden / Judging	JAIS Barren River SP, KY Dell Perry Sep. 23-24
2016	Henry Horton Steve Poole Feb 27-28 Stalks / seeds	MSIA -- Murfreesboro Chuck Winters TB	WTIS Germantown Robert Hollingsworth Oct 8-9 Siberians
2015	Henry Horton Lorene Crone Feb 28-Mar 1 Awwards / Ballots	Iris City -- Dixon Larry and Linda Browning May 2-3	MTIS Montgomery Bell SP Bonnie Nichols Oct 3-4 Novelties
2014	Henry Horton Judy Keisling Feb 22-23	LAIS - Louisville Jody Nolin May 10-11 Seedlings	TSIS -- Paris Landing SP Carolyn Hawkins Sep 13-14 Design / ethics
2013	Henry Horton Jim Wilson Feb 23-24 Exhibition	JAIS -- Jackson Dana Brown Apr 27-28 Seedlings	BGIS -- Lexington Sue Ann Barnes Sep 21-22 Culture
2012	Henry Horton Jim Wilson Lorene Crone Feb 25-26 Awards / Ballots	WTIS -- Germantown Eric Tankersley-Clark April 21-22 TB's	TSIS -- Lebanon Steve Poole Oct 27-28 LA's

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