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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