Crespi Bonsai Cup 2006

7^th INTERNATIONAL BONSAI
AND SUISEKI MEETING

PARABIAGO 15-17 SEPTEMBER 2006

Crespi Shohin Cup 2006

All collectors and professionals-expert who can present a shohin bonsai of high quality can take part to the Crespi Shohin Cup 2006.
Everyone of them can exhibit just one tree and be present as individual participant or as member of club or association.
The Crespi Shohin Cup 2006 prize consist of:
a voucher for the amount of 1.300,00 € for purchases in the Crespi Bonsai shop; the Crespi Shohin Cup; a page on the Italian magazine "Bonsai & news" will be dedicated to the winner and to his/her exhibited shohin bonsai.

Regulation

It changes this year the formula to participate to the concourse Crespi Shohin Cup. It will be in fact, only to invite and it will be not necessary send a photo of their own trees for the selection.
The invite will be directly send by the organizers to the professionals-expert and collectors of high level, by post or e-mail.
The people invited have to entrust their bonsai to the exhibition place (Crespi Bonsai, Corso Sempione 35, 20015 Parabiago, Milan, Italy), from the 9th to the 14th September 2006, during the working hours (from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.; Sunday: from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.; Monday: from 2.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.).
The bonsai will be displayed without any owner's reference.
A jury consisting of international experts will select the most beautiful shohin bonsai, whose owner receives as prize a voucher for the amount of 1.300,00 € for purchases in the Crespi Bonsai shop, as well as the prestigious Crespi Shohin Cup.
Crespi Bonsai will make any effort to maintain the entrusted trees in healthy conditions.
The participation to the exhibition is absolutely free of charge.