Re: Decline is not innevitable

["R. Dennis Hager" <hager@aredee.com>]

Clarence, I'm not sure I agree with you on this one. The AIS needs to 
address every aspect of the operation.....striving to make sure that all the 
parts fit together and work harmoniously.

As you may know, I own a little restaurant and unfortunately, I have had to 
learn more about than I ever wanted to know. There is an important principle 
that many diners never consider, because it is usually done correctly: The 
food has to fit the dish. When you order a 16 ounce rib-eye, you expect it 
to arrive on a platter--not a salad plate.

Think of what you know so well as an exhibition judge and apply it to the 
AIS Bulletin. Do you really believe that the flagship publication of the AIS 
should be served on a salad plate?

Dennis



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Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Decline is not innevitable


> Changing the size of the Bulletin or the designation from month of issue 
> to the season will neither attract not one new member. Nor will it prompt 
> any member to renew his/her membership. The?most effective approaches?to 
> gaining new members?are organizing more local societies, having iris shows 
> and rhizome sales at places that attract large crowds, having fall iris 
> shows, and getting garden writers for local papers to write article about 
> irises and AIS. After you gain a new member, ask him/her to be a clerk at 
> a show or do another job at a show or sale...i.e. involve them. All 
> written, in my humble opinion, of course.:)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>
> To: AISdiscuss <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
> Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 5:13 pm
> Subject: [AISdiscuss] Decline is not innevitable
>
>
>
> I hear too often that plant societies are in decline as if this were just 
> the
> innevitable situation in todays present economy. Of course this is not 
> true.
> The plant societies that have refused to change are in decline, yes,B and 
> this
> is a majority. but there are many examples of where plant or gardening
> societies have made changes and are beginning to show growth again. Of 
> course
> some have made shanges but they still have problems, perhaps because they
> haven't changed enough and others have seemed to get much right quickly 
> and
> are really growing rapidly. And then there are those who refused to change 
> but
> balme their failure on society not caring anymore. I don't believe we 
> should
> view ourselves as in competition with any of these groups. I do think that
> paying attention to their successes and failuresB can help us analyze our 
> own
> situation. I am afraid the desire to keep everything the same may try to
> justify that position by saying that all is hopeless. it is not. It may 
> not be
> easy, but we really have no excuse for own present situation than our own 
> lack
> of determination to be all that we can be as they say in the army ads.
>
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