Regional Meetings

Every year, the five NM clubs get together to hold a regional convention in one of the club’s home cities. The meetings include business meeting, educational programs, judges training and a banquet on Saturday night where a guest speaker gives a program. There is a live auction of recently introduced irises after the banquet. During the convention, there is also a silent auction of irises, iris stuff and garden related items of interest. Click below for the registration.

2023 Regional Convention Registration

Come and join us for the Region 23 Convention on August 19, 2023 being held in Rio Rancho, New Mexico at the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, located at 1701 Tulip Road, SE, Rio Rancho. We’ve broken from tradition by planning a one-day convention starting at 9AM, hoping to keep costs down for those of you wishing to attend.

Hotel/motel accommodations available in Rio Rancho are: (Reservations on your own)
Days Inn by Wyndham, 4200 Crestview Drive, (505) 225-3297
Quality Inn, 4081 High Resort Blvd., (505) 384-6935
Extended Stay America, 221 Rio Rancho Blvd., (505) 892-7900

Convention registration fees:

Convention, full registration$65.00

Registration after Aug. 10$75.00

Banquet Dinner Only$25.00

Convention menu features registration brunch, noon luncheon, afternoon snack and Banquet Dinner. All service buffet, multiple menu selections. Something for everyone.

Note that ENCHANTED VISTA IRIS SOCIETY will have a 2023 quilt raffle

TICKETS $10 EACH

TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE REGION 23 CONVENTION

90 “ wide x 90” long

There are several presentations made during the regional meetings. Presentations have occurred about soil composting, soil conditioning, companion plantings, bugs, hummingbirds, etc. This year Jim Hedgecock is speaking about Spuria. Well known irisarians who have spoken at past annual regional meetings have been:

2005 Vincent Christopherson – hybridizer
2011 Jeff Anderson – Dona Ana County Agronomy and Horticulture Agent
2011 Paul Black – award winning hybridizer
2013 Jim and Jean Morris
2014 Riley and Shirley Probst, President of the Reblooming Iris Society
2014 Pete McGrath, award winning Arilbred hybridizer
2015 Ginny Spoon, award winning hybridizer and owner of Winterberry Iris Gardens
2015 Sharon McAllister, award winning Arilbred hybridizer
2016 Paul Black, award winning hybridizer
2018 Linda Miller, award winning MTB hybridizer
Hugh Stout, award winning hybridizer and owner of Stout Gardens at Dancing Tree