Sponsorships: The North & Central American Regional Conference will be held from October 27 through 31, 2019. Prior to the event there will be publicity through I.I. and regional chapters. Sponsors will be participating in the publicity (for a full year) based upon their level of sponsorship.

The sponsorship options include: ✭ $20,000 Diamond Sponsor • $15,000 Platinum Sponsor • $10,000 Gold Sponsor • $5,000 Silver Sponsor Ikebana International • $2,500 Bronze Sponsor & 18th North Central American Regional Conference The Diamond Sponsor will receive the following October 27-31, 2019 benefits (other sponsors will receive a subset): ✭ Recognized on all electronic and printed materials … what makes ikebana especially poignant and potent in this ‘‘ moment is its direct and personal connection to nature, and signage its awareness of and emphasis on decay in an era in which our ✭ Featured on all press releases own ecological and environmental ruin feels more vivid than ever. A cherry blossom in bloom will soon be gone. ✭ Honored at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony But for this instant, it’s ours — and while it is, ✭ Recognition at the Sayonara Dinner who among us can turn away from it? *

✭ Speaking opportunity at the Sayonara Dinner ’’ ✭ The Dallas Chapter (#13) and the Fort Worth Chapter (#38) Two seats at Headmaster table at Sayonara Dinner of Ikebana International combined to bid on the North & ✭ Full page ad in Souvenir booklet Central American Regional Conference (NCARC) to be ✭ 10 tickets to the Exhibition held in 2019, and won it. The previous North & Central Ameri- ✭ 4 tickets to the Demonstrations can Regional Conference was held in Asheville, North Carolina ✭ in 2014. The 2019 Conference will be held October 27 through Photographs with the Headmaster, 31 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel and the Majestic Theater. Ikebana International President and Honorees * Deborah Needleman: The Rise of Modern Ikebana; New York Times Style Magazine, November 17, 2017 The Regional Conferences The 2019 NCARC will be draw ikebana masters attended by close to 1000 There are two and famous ikebana lea- participants, primarily from websites which will ders from the schools to the Americas (U.S., Canada, provide information demonstrate and teach Mexico, Panama, etc.), but also about the 2019 North A unique feature of their techniques. The 2019 others from around the world, & Central American Ikebana International NCARC will feature Head- including Japan, South Asia and master Designate Senko Conference. They are Europe. I.I. has over 70 chapters is that the organization Ikenobo ~ Senko Ikenobo in North America. ikebanadallas. was founded by and is is Headmaster Designate org/18thNCARC still administered of Ikenobo, a family whose and first generation is traced by volunteers. https://ikebananar.org. I.I. is headquartered in back to Ono no Imoko and whose philosophy of ike- Kanda (Tokyo, Japan), bana was established in and the Honorary the Muromachi period. She President is H.I.H. serves as Vice Head Priest We also plan for signi- Princess Takamado. of Shiunzan Chohoji (Rok- ficant press coverage. kakudo) temple in Kyoto. We expect partici- pation from multiple Ikebana International (I.I.) The theme and goal of this organizations, inclu- ding the Japan Ame- is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated Conference is “GROW rica Society of Dallas/ to the promotion and appreciation of ikebana, the Ikebana.” Proceeds from the North & Central Ameri- Fort Worth, the Dallas Japanese art of flower arrangement. Ikebana International Japanese Association, can Regional Conference was founded in 1956 by Ellen Gordon Allen, the Fort Worth Japa- the wife of American General Frank Allen, while will be used to provide nese Society, and she was living in Japan. Mrs. Allen’s dream scholarships to young others. There will also was to create an organization uniting the peoples of adults who are interested be significant press the world through their mutual love of nature in taking ikebana classes coverage before and and enjoyment of ikebana. That is why our motto and/or participating in during this Conference is “Friendship through Flowers.” various ikebana workshop from The Dallas Mor- ning News, The Fort Her dream has now spread to over with the intention of sha- Worth Star Telegram, 50 countries/areas with 161 chapters and ring and continuing this Iroha, and other local/ membership of approximately 7600 persons. Japanese cultural treasure regional publications. with future generations.