The Suiseki exhibited at the XII UBI Congress in Arco di Trento

Old news 2008

Suiseki winner of the

UBI Suiseki Award 2008

'Near landscape view'

of Mr. Angelo Attinà

UBI Mention of Merit

'Pegasus'

of Mr.Marino Nikpal

UBI Mention of Merit

I.B.S. Plate

'The messenger'

of Mrs. Daniela Schifano

BCI Award of Recognition

The Most outstanding Suiseki

'Yatsumi,the bridge of dreams'

of Mrs.Luciana Queirolo

A.I.A.S. Plate

'Mountains chain'

of Mr.Fabrizio Beltrame

The only judge, Mr. Vito Di Venere, has granted the U.B.I. Suieki Award 2008 to the landscape stone “Near landscape view” of Mr. Angelo Attinà.

The suiseki had already been awarded, some days before, by Mr. Willi Benz, President of ESA and BCI 2^nd Vice-President, jointly with Directors of BCI Mrs.Chiara Padrini and Mrs.Frieda Joris, also with the ”BCI Award of Recognition - the Most Outstanding Suiseki” in the ambit of the EBA-ESA Congress in Vienna.

Mr. Vito Di Venere has in addition assigned the two U.B.I. Mention of Merit to the suiseki “Pegasus” of Mr. Marino Nikpal and to the suiseki “The Messenger” of Mrs.Daniela Schifano, already awarded with the A.I.A.S. Suiseki Trophy 2007 , and the A.I.A.S. plate to the suiseki “Mountains chain” of Mr. Fabrizio Beltrame.

Mrs. Chiara Padrini, President of I.B.S. and B.C.I. Director , has assigned the I.B.S. Plate to the Suiseki “The Messenger” of Mrs. Daniela Schifano and the “B.C.I. Award of Recognition –The Most outstanding Suiseki” to the Suiseki “Yatsumi the bridge of dreams” of Mrs. Luciana Queirolo.

During the event the total change of the U.B.I. Board has also taken place and our member and IBS Instructor Mr. Marino Nikpal has been elected in the New Board of Directors. We are confident that thanks to Marino’s work , the Suiseki will finally receive a large push inside U.B.I.. From our side, it is necessary the largest cooperation, increasing the memberships to the U.B.I. and participating to the annual Exhibition/Congress with our best pieces, so giving to suiseki the great visibility which it deserves

Appointment to the XIII UBI Congress which will take place in Salerno on March 2009.

The suiseki in exhibition