Re: Motion regarding foreign registrations

[John Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>]

On Aug 19, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Jill Bonino wrote:

> John, have you sent out this motion to the international registrars to get their input while we are discussing this within the AIS Board?  Before voting I would like some feedback from them--is this workable for them?  Some may decide they still want to charge their own fee in addition to the $5USD we will give them.  

Yes, but just recently. So far I have heard back only form Jean Peyrard who wrote:

>> I agree it's a good solution, I transfer to the French Society
>> 
>> Friendly
>> Jean


> 
> If hopefully a majority of them approve, then I think this motion/policy is a good compromise to the problem.  We could add information about each Associate Registrar on the AIS website and in future Bulletins as an announcement of this new Policy.  Hopefully e membership will bring in more overseas members and it might increase registering of iris all over the world.    
> 
> Our intent here is to continue to register all iris and not to do an end run around the foreign associate registrars.
> 
> Jill  

The Associate Registrars provide several services. Of course the ARs from non-english speaking countries provide translation and transliteration services. 

All ARs have access to irisregister.com and are to check the submitted names against that database. Certainly that database is not completely up to date at any given point, but it provides a base starting point. 

Describing an iris is not the easiest thing to do and the ARs, because of their experience with irises, are able to review and edit the submissions and greatly ease my workload. I of course still have to deal with some of the strange descriptions that come in from North American hybridizers, but that is not the issue here.

The ARs also provide a central reference point for their "iris citizens"  to answer questions and smooth the process of applying for an iris registration. They are the communication path between me and the hybridizer. They also are able to keep the hybridizer in touch with the country iris organization. 

It does not sound like a big job, but it in fact helps me a great deal. It also promotes the iris community around the world.

While the different foreign iris societies charge different fees, and may continue to charge a fee in addition to the fee aid to the AIS, this solution seems to be a reasonable compromise, mitigates some of the cost to foreign registrants, and provides a uniform approach to all registrants.

John


> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>
>> Sent: Aug 18, 2011 3:55 PM
>> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Motion regarding foreign registrations
>> 
>> 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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