RE: Motion regarding foreign registrations

[cheryl deaton <region15kids@hotmail.com>]

Okay, here goes.  I do not agree that we should be refunding a portion of the
registration fee that goes to the AIS Registrar/Recorder to any of the foreign
Associate Registrars BECAUSE as the worldwide registrar of all things iris,
any registration should be presented to the AIS Registrar/Recorder as
complete; which means researched, as to name, description ready to go straight
to the R&I, spellchecked, and payment in full, so that the AIS
Registrar/Recorder can verify that the name is available (with AIS Register
and online e memberships, etc. this will be a moot point) and accept the
registration.  Soon this will also encompass digital images of the flower.
Of course on occasion there will be little glitches, but all in all, this is
what should be.
Not knowing what services each foreign Associate Registrar performs makes this
difficult, but I am aware that in most cases, the foreign Associate registrar
is doing the translating of the registration into English, and then sending
the registration to the AIS Registrar/Recorder, and paying the international
postage for first class mail.  This is a valuable service.
Now to examine the case of Michele Bersillon, unless the French Iris Society
requires her to have her registrations translated into French, I do not see
what the additional fee that she pays is for(because she is a US National, her
case is very different).  Likewise for the Australian and New Zealand
hybridizers, $6 per registration is a lot for just mailing in a bunch of
forms.  I will contact a few of the foreign hybridizers to find out just what
their Associate Registrars do for the fee.  If it is stuffing them into an
international envelope and sending it on the the US, then I want to apply for
the job!
Cheryl





> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Motion regarding foreign registrations
> From: jijones@usjoneses.com
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:55:46 -0700
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>
> The whole point of having a discussion after a motion is made is to get
thoughts on the table and vet the subject.
>
> HOW ABOUT SPEAKING UP!
>
> John
>
> On Aug 16, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Michelle Snyder wrote:
>
> > John Jones moved and Cheryl Deaton seconded the below motion. As such it
is open for discussion.
> >
> > "That each foreign registrant pay a fee of USD$15.00 (or its equivalent in
the country currency) per iris registration or iris name reservation to the
country Associate Registrar. That the country Associate Registrar keep
USD$5.00 (or its equivalent in the country currency) per iris registration or
iris name reservation and pay the AIS USD$10.00 per iris registration or iris
name reservation, such payments to the AIS to be made via a PayPal system or
such other arrangements as may be enumerated by the AIS Registrar-Recorder for
his convenience. All payments to the AIS registrar to be made in USD. The AIS
respectfully requests, but does not require, the country Associate Registrars
to accept the USD$5.00 stipend as full payment for their services as Associate
Register in managing iris registrations and iris name reservations. That the
services of the country Associate Registrar include, but may not be limited
to, iris name checking against the irisregister.com database, !
> translation (as appropriate), transliteration (as appropriate), and
description review ad editing.
> >
> > Michelle Snyder,
> > AIS Secretary
> >
> >
> >
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