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Judges Refresher available at 2022 ADS National Convention

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We hope you have learned of the upcoming 2022 ADS National Convention, Long Remember, scheduled for April 29 to May 1 in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. To learn more about our incredible in-person ADS National Convention, please reference the 2022 ADS National Convention page on the ADS website.

Of special interest to an ADS Judge is the Judges Refresher: “Conflicts and Problems that Arise During Judging” scheduled to begin at 9:45am (USA Eastern Time) on Saturday, April 30, 2022 – it is expected to run approximately one hour. Be sure to register in advance via the ADS WebStore if you want to receive Judges Refresher credit.

Everyone wants the daffodil show judging process to be run smoothly and be efficient, but sometimes conflicts and problems may arise. Anne Donnell and Richard Ezell will give an interesting and thought provoking presentation that addresses many of the thoughts in Judges minds and gives them some hard ‘n fast answers to a number of questions. Some sample “Conflicts and Problems” that they hope to address are as follows:

  • One panel member is quite certain a cultivar is misnamed. The other two feel the flower is most probably correctly named . . . and worth a blue ribbon.
  • One panel member feels a clerk is “getting in the way” of the judges and speaks rudely to the clerk.
  • A panel of judges is working much slower than others, to the unhappiness of two of them. How can things speed up without hurting feelings or causing careless judging?
  • A color-coded bloom appears with an error: 2YYW-W instead of DaffSeek’s 2YWW-W. Color coding not required in this class and the bloom looks as entered. Judge it? Take points off?
  • A seriously misnamed bloom causes a collection of 5 to not be judged. But one outstanding flower in the group is taken out and put up for the gold ribbon. Is this right?

If you have other experiences or conflicts that need resolving, please share them with Ann and Richard before April 30 by sending an email to title=, or you are welcome to ask questions during the presentation. The tougher the better; they expect to come up with some toughies that not everyone would agree on.

Join us in April to create new adventures with the American Daffodil Society and moments that you and your friends will long remember.