Re: [AISdiscuss]more logistics on Calendars

[Robt R Pries <rpries@sbcglobal.net>]

Although I agree with Anns basic premise, I have some
moderating thoughts. As I understand it we do not
really print extra bulletins anymore. So if we were to
spend extra to have more printed it would add
considerable to our present deficit unless of course
we could sell them at a profit. And if we going to try
to sell them then I suspect it would be wise to
redesign that issue, such that it would have a more
general appeal than simply to those that have been in
the society for many years. In that issue I would not
include any AIS administrative business. No lists of
judges, etc. etc. I would also not include information
only relative to long time members such as obituaries.
I might even drop the lists of officers from the
current 3 pages, to maybe a half page for key posts
such as membership secretary. Articles directed at
members such as sharing convention rooms, presidents
message, editors message, regional vice presidents,
Calender for future conventions, AIS donations,
memorials, Advertising rates could all be deferred to
other issues. Perhaps with the added room for articles
and pictures each special issue could develop a theme.
A topic that could involve all types of irises like
The Iris garden through the year, or Innovations in
Iris hybridzing. But as our bulletin stands right now
I would not pay $6 on a newsstand for such a piece if
I were new to Iris. The board has talked about
printing much of this stuff in a cheap paper
supplement. This is how many societies approach the
problem making their bulletins more attractive
journals more about plants than about organization.
Somehow AIS has not moved forward in this respect.


--- Maureen <mmark@rogers.com> wrote:

> I llike that idea, Angelique.  I know my sister used
> to go out of her 
> way to go the special magazine shop to get an issue
> of the American 
> African Violet Society's magazine.  She bought it
> for all the nice 
> colour pictures.  I went with her once to check out
> what other magazines 
> they had but didn't see any others from plant
> societies.  This was about 
> 5 years ago.
> 
> Maureen Mark
> Ottawa, Ontario
> 
> Ann Violette wrote:
> 
> > Dear Terry and Task group  I have often wondered
> why AIS doesn't once 
> > a year  like spring , publish a bulletin for the
> general public to buy 
> > at the news stands  I often pay $6.00 or more
> dollars for an issue  of 
> > a national magazine why not put the overrun out
> there perhaps the 
> > April issue (rounded out to the next 1,000) and
> with all the 
> > information on   all our  national shows   where
> they are  and  when.  
> > for the public  if we tried it once a year   for 2
> or 3 years perhaps 
> > the general  public would come knocking at our
> door for 
> > membership....... Maybe the Turner publishing 
> would try it with us  . 
> > .Sincerely Your in Iris
> > Angelique M Violette
> > 228 Mud Lake Trail
> > Polson, MT 59860-9752
> > aviolet@montanasky.net
> > 406.883.5535
> > Region 11 RVP
> > www.ais-region11.com
> >
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