Re: 2014 AIS Convention

[Judy Keisling <keisling@swbell.net>]

I'm not going to be able to go to the SLI convention.  I agree with Cheryl
that we should leave the AIS schedule as is - starting on Saturday.
 
Judy
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 From: Debra Strauss
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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"
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> 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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