RE: 2014 AIS Convention

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Nor will I.

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org [mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org]
On Behalf Of Debra Strauss
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 10:30 PM
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] 2014 AIS Convention

I will not be able to attend the SLI 2014 convention. 

Debbie
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On Aug 8, 2013, at 10:25 PM, "pwgossett@juno.com" <pwgossett@juno.com>
wrote:

> Cheryl and All,
> 
> Yes, the 2014 Convention Committee is definitely worried about how many
people may not be attending the convention because of the reasons you
listed.  But, 2014 will be the first time convention attendees will see 2 &
3 year bearded guest plants at the same time and 3 & 4 year beardless guest
plants at the same time.
> 
> I need the AIS Board of Directors to decide if I leave the schedule the
way it is with having the AIS Board members come in a day early to start the
board meeting at 1:00pm on Saturday, April 5, 2014 or does the AIS Board
vote to make a change and start the board meeting on Sunday, April 6, 2014?
It was a decision made by the AIS Board in 1998 and if I am to make a change
to the schedule, it will have to be a decision made by the current AIS Board
to change it.  The hotel is waiting for me to give them a meeting schedule.
> 
> The SLI Convention schedule calls for garden tours on Thursday, April 3
and Friday, April 4, 2014.  
> On Saturday, April 5, 2014 would be a Symposium, a Louisiana Iris Show,
Voting by SLI members at the show, Judges Training, and Awards Dinner.
> 
> I would like to know if any AIS Board Members are planning on attending
the SLI Convention.
> 
> We know that Cheryl will not be attending nor will I.
> 
> I am really sorry we are having a conflict between the two conventions.
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: cheryl deaton <region15kids@hotmail.com>
> To: "aisdiscuss@aisboard.org" <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
> Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] 2014 AIS Convention
> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 10:25:32 -0700
> 
> Hello All,
> This conflict is unfortunate, but I do not think it will affect that many
> people. I attended the SLI convention in Dallas because it was immediately
> following the AIS Convention.  Due to work responsibilities, I am unable
to
> attend the 2014 SLI convention. Dallas had no choice in their scheduling
for
> 2014 due to a huge soccer convention and the availability of hotels.
Getting
> to other meetings as have been scheduled for the past few years can be
> difficult as it is, so I do not believe we should change the board meeting
> from Saturday to Sunday. Travel restrictions mean I need to arrive on
Friday
> or I would not make the Board meeting on Saturday(plus the cost is cheaper
> traveling on Friday).  I think that may be true for many of us. The bigger
> problem that I see is people not wanting to attend 2014 that attended 2013
> because they feel it is just a repeat (comments I have heard) AND they
would
> rather save up the money and attend the AIS convention in 2015 in
Portland. If
> we are at the best room block rate now, we may have problems selling the
> convention to people and attaining our required room block if we try to
cram
> too many activities at the same time for the attendees.  Many members of
the
> AIS Board also hold positions with the sections and cooperating societies
and
> would run into conflicts trying to attend the AIS board meeting and the
other
> board meetings if we held the BOD at the same time as other meetings.
Same
> goes with the programs put on by the sections and cooperating societies.
Our
> current schedule is tight as it is with little wiggle room.  Is the SLI
> schedule on Saturday garden visits plus the Awards banquet?  If we
concentrate
> the business portion of the AIS BOD meeting to Sunday and get the reports
from
> committees, etc. ahead of time to read for discussion on Saturday, then
any
> recommendations/motions could be handled Sunday.  The conflict I see is
the
> RVP Counselors meeting.  If we schedule that early on Sunday (like 8am?)
and
> combine the RVP reception with it (don't see why we can't eat and talk at
the
> same time), could we immediately follow with the second portion of the AIS
BOD
> meeting?  In that way maybe we can accommodate everyone?  It would mean
> traveling Saturday night/early Sunday for those needing to attend both
> conventions. Is there any way that SLI could adjust their schedule as well
for
> Saturday?  Lots to think about.
> Cheryl
> 
>> From: pwgossett@juno.com
>> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 21:12:25 +0000
>> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> Subject: [AISdiscuss] 2014 AIS Convention
>> 
>> Dear Folks,
>> 
>> I have somewhat of a problem and I do not know what to do.  When the Iris
> Society of Dallas voted to change the dates of the 2014 AIS Convention
from
> April 21 through April 26 to the new dates of April 5 through April 10,
this
> created a conflict with the SLI Convention in New Orleans.
>> 
>> First off the 2014 AIS Convention in Dallas starts on Saturday, April 5
and
> the SLI Convention in New Orleans ends on Saturday, April 5.
>> 
>> I heard in Dallas this past Spring, several people were wanting to attend
> the SLI Convention in New Orleans.   But, I really don't know how many are
> planning on attending the SLI Convention in New Orleans.
>> 
>> Back at the Fall Board Meeting in Bedford, MA in 1998, the AIS Board of
> Directors held a discussion concerning an earlier convening date for the
AIS
> Board meeting during the Spring National Conventions so as to enable those
> attending the meeting to participate in other scheduled activities.  After
the
> discussion it is was decided to begin the new schedule at the 2000 AIS
> Convention in Dallas, TX.  So, since 2000, the AIS Board has been meeting
on
> the first day of the convention and no other activities have been
scheduled on
> that day.
>> 
>> I have been trying to figure a way to get around this but, since the AIS
> Board had agreed to make this change in 1998 and we have been doing so
since
> 2000, I do not know what to do but ask for advice from the AIS Board.
>> 
>> My question to you.  Should I go ahead and schedule the the AIS Board
> Meeting to begin on Saturday, April 5, 2014 and meet on Saturday and
Sunday or
> move the AIS Board Meeting to start on Sunday, April 6, 2014 and meet on
> Sunday and Monday and run the AIS Board meeting at the same time as other
> meetings are going on?
>> 
>> By making a change, attendees may be arriving a day later thus the
> possibility of losing some of our guest room block on Friday night and
maybe
> 1/2 of the guest room block on Saturday night.  I have already worked with
the
> hotel to reduce the number of guest rooms for the 2014 Convention from
what we
> had in 2013 and I am down to as low as the hotel will allow me to go.
>> 
>> Please help.
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
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