The 2015 event is now in the history books as a huge success according to attendees.  With more than 100 of the 311 registered attendees responding to our post-event survey, we learned:

• more than 3 out of 4 attendees were very pleased to catch up with old friends and make new friends in the California floral sector;
• 8 out of 9 attending the welcome reception dinner liked the Distinguished Service Award presentation to Shimi Shibata (watch video presentation);
• Flower Fair were very happy, with more than 70% reporting that they "learned something new" or "made a new and important acquaintance" or both - virtually all the rest still had fun and enjoyed themselves;
• The Sea of Possibilities at the Monterey Bay Aquarium was a giant hit with 86% of the respondents giving that experience an "excellent" rating;
• The education sessions were well attended and received ratings that were 3.5 or higher out of possible 5.0 (see below for links to the Education Session presentations);
• Saturday's Family Seminar was well attended and also received strong ratings.

Some important lessons learned for 2017

• There's strong interest in education sessions - schedule them with less, or if possible, no overlap;
• Reduce the program content during the opening dinner;
• There is strong interest in the "state of the association" reports, just not at the opening dinner;
• otherwise, keep the farm tours, the fun and the family-friendly elements of this important event.

Education Sessions

• Future Flower Trends, by J Schwanke
• Future Flower Initiatives, by Brad Denham
• Future Flower Crops, by Robin Van der Schaaf
• Future Flower Crops, by Joaquin De la Torre
• Fresh and Guaranteed:  Certified American Grown, by Kasey Cronquist

Fun 'N Sun Sponsors:

• A&M Flower Growers
• Alaska Air Cargo
• Armellini
• Calif. Cut Flower Comm.
• Calif. Flower Shippers
• Calif. Pajarosa
• Calif. State Floral Assoc.
• CallaCo
• CalMex Wholesale Growers & Shippers
• Camflor
• Central Calif. Flower Growers
• Coastal Nursery LLC, Monterey Bay Heather
• Commodity Forwarders
• Dos Gringos
• Dramm & Echter, Inc.
• Delaware Valley Floral
• Ever-Bloom, Inc.
• FedEx
• Fiorebella, Inc.
• Frank Adams Wholesale Florist
• Green Valley Floral
• Holland America Flowers
• Joseph & Sons
• Kennicott Brothers
• Kitayama Brothers
• Komet Sales
• Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc.
• McConnell Wholesale Florest Shippers
• Mellano & Company
• Myriad Flowers Int'l
• National Resource Management, Inc.
• Oasis Floral and Floralife, a division of Smithers-Oasis Company
• Ocean View Flowers
• OnTrac
• Priority One Flower Shippers
• Pyramid Flowers, Inc.
• Robert Mann Packaging, Inc.
• SF Flower Mart, LLC
• San Diego Wholesale Florists
• Syndicate Sales
• WAFEX USA, LLC