2010 World Tulip Summit to be held in Skagit Valley

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In 2010, the famous Tulips of Skagit Valley are getting a chance to be seen on the world stage. The World Tulip Summit, to take place April 13-15, 2010, first begin in London in 1900 and is coming to Skagit Valley for the first time. The event brings together festival goers, organizers, growers and delegates from around the world to celebrate the tulip and its symbols of friendship and spring.

More from the Northwest Agriculture Business Center press release:

Tulip aficionados from around the world will gather for a three-day symposium against the backdrop of Skagit Valley tulip fields in bloom. The Summit will take place during the festivities of the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. It promises to be a fun-filled gala event. The Summit days will be filled with presentations from renowned gardeners, growers, festival chairs, professors of horticulture and other industry experts with information on best practices in their field of study. The international delegates will speak on the particular festival or organization of their home country.

Find out more about the festival and NABC’s involvement at the official Tulip Summit website: http://www.2010worldtulipsummit.com/