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Originally Posted by kmarch  On a personal note, at this point, I don't believe an international system is necessary or desirable. |
I agree. Judging criteria are influenced by the breeding trends of a region, and should be pretty much independent from country to country. Even within regions of a given country, breeding trends and what is exhibited regularly can be widely different. In Seattle, they award scads of Masdevallias and Miltoniopsis, but how often do you think a Masd or Mtps ends up on a show bench at Miami's JC? But then, what would a judge in seattle do with a Motes Vanda? On a more international scale, think how uncommon Sarcochilus are in the States. Now imagine how refined the trained ey of an AOC judge would be to the qualities of what makes an exceptional Sarc....
I just feel that each national/regional orchid society should have it's own judging program, if for no other reason than to reflect the cultural differences of it's members, judges, and of course the variation in plants for their part of the world.
-Cj