Welcome to the What's New portion of the website. This portion of the site is dedicated to keeping AVSA members and affiliates informed and what's new with the website and with AVSA. Date: 5/8/2008 What's new: When viewing 'Convention'/'Show winners', you may now move between the 2005 to 2007 show winners. For example, viewing the 2005 winners you may goto the 2006 and/or 2007 show winners; viewing the 2006 show winners you may goto the 2005 and/or 2007 show winners; and, viewing the 2007 show winners you may goto the 2005 and/or 2006 show winners. In other words, you may 'scroll' thru show winners to see what's winning. Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 5/7/2008 What's new: The Navigation Button (on the left hand side of the screen) has been alphabetized as seen here. Should you find a page that has not changed, or a button that does not 'light up' when you pass the cursor over it, please notify the webmaster by the 'Contact Us' button giving the page name and button name when applicable. Thanks for helping me debug this change and I hope you find it more to your liking. Regards, Jim Owens Web Master Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 5/4/2008 What's new: Added "Shawna" to the Photo Gallery. Photo by Janet Stromborg. Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 5/4/2008 What's new: Added "Caribbean Ice" and "Pink Satin Sheets" to the Photo Gallery. Photographs by Aleksey Kolodezhny Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 4/16/2008 What's new: Posted the following 2007 Reports: 1. Executive Committee and Directors, 2. Standing Committees, 3. Special Committees, and 4. Special Appointments, AVM Editor & Office Manager to the Library page. A password is required to read these files. Last years' password will access the files. Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 3/28/2008 What's new: We had to revise the index for the "YOU CAN Grow Africa Violets" book. The books now being printed have the corrected index. If you purchased your book before March 15th, 2008, Go to the Store Page to open and print the revised index. It is available there in Adobe Acrobat Format. (Note: to print it double sided, print a single page and place it back into the printer so the second page will print on the other side.) Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 3/19/2008 What's new: Note Change: The "Convention Information" sub-menu button on the National Convention Page now displays the Events for the current National Convention. The "Tours" sub-menu button now takes you to the overall tour list. From here you can select specific tours to view tour details (times, destinations,cost etc.) We hope you find this change useful. Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 9/10/2007 What's new: Posted your Tulsa tour costs to the internet and updated the menus. NOTE: The Special Event on Friday evening ... Special Event – Friday May 30th, 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight (or finish): In-Hotel dinner followed by “Teepees and Trail Songs” This will be a ‘western’ evening to enjoy and a night to remember. After dinner in the hotel we will be entertained by a singing cowboy’s rendition of trail songs and the Intertribal Council of Indians who dance and chant to authentic tribal rituals. If you wish you may dress in costume. Choose your side (Cowboys or Indians). The menu will be an authentic Oklahoma Cowboy Barbeque consisting of chipotle barbeque ribs, honey mustard & scallion chicken breast, hickory smoked beef brisket, an assortment of salads, smoked cheddar mashed potatoes, green beans & roasted cut corn, warm corn bread & butter and an assortment of home style desserts. Tour Cost $65.00 Who Submitted: Jim Owens Date: 7/30/2007 What's new: Notice to membership:It has come to our attention that the genus Saintpaulia has been reviewed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in a booklet titled "Flora of Tropical East African Gesnericeae", published in 2006. Jeff Smith who monitors this area for us relates that the number of species has been reduced to a much smaller number than previously described, with many subspecies identified. The taxonomic review was based on DNA studies and significant field collections. Jeff Smith is making inquiries and will report details in the November 2007 issue of the African Violet Magazine. Additionally, other affected committees including Registration and Shows and Judges are currently addressing the effect that this will have on their areas. They will also make a report in the same November issue, if possible. Joyce Stork, President Who Submitted: Jim Owens