Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS 2006 Photo Contest

["Margaret Sutton" <margaret@suttoniris.com>]

Hi Kitty,

George and I say thanks for the good work on the photo contest.  Sounds like 
you had a good response.

Margaret
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K. Loberg" <loberg@adelphia.net>
To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:15 PM
Subject: [AISdiscuss] AIS 2006 Photo Contest


> Hi everyone!
>
>    Our AIS Photo Contest is now closed.   We have had a wonderful 
> participation, as I now have photos filling/overflowing a large binder. 
> Our three judges are really going to have a challenge with their judging! 
> All photos have been placed on paper and inserted into sheet protectors. 
> My shipping box is prepared and they will be shipped to our first judge 
> tomorrow.   While I have been organizing the photos, I have also had the 
> opportunity to scan all pages which gives me a backup, and prepares me for 
> the later job of presenting winners on a web page.
>
>    The photos have been just amazing and it's been a joy to see and admire 
> them.  I'll have more of a report later, and hopefully have the judging 
> results around the first of October.
>
>    I did want to report about the contest entry forms.   Forty seven 
> percent (47%) of the contestants used the AIS bulletin form when 
> submitting their entries and the other fifty three percent (53%) used a 
> form they retrieved from the internet, either the AIS web page or Region 
> 14 web page, or from another source such as a Section bulletin.   Most 
> individuals submitted five photos, but some only submitted one or two 
> photos.
>
>    Seventy two percent (72%) waited until the month of August to send in 
> their entries, even though the contest had been printed in the April 
> bulletin issue and was on the web pages as well.
>
>    We have had one entry from a Youth.   I have had two entries mailed 
> from France.
>
>    It has been fun so far, and I can't wait until I hear back from the 
> judges!
>
> Kitty Loberg
>
> AIS Photo Contest Chair
>
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