Re: Re: AIS: Symposium History?
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Re: AIS: Symposium History?
  • From: &* S* <i*@cableone.net>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:31:58 -0700
So this means this list continues to grow in # every year?




Linda in CW AZ
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From: Jean Richter
Date: 8/17/2010 9:52:33 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] Re: AIS: Symposium History?

  From the symposium voting instructions:

The list of candidates was completed by combining the following lists of
outstanding varieties:
The 100 top varieties in last year's Symposium
The tall bearded irises eligible for 2010 Dykes Medal
The tall bearded irises eligible for 2010 Wister Medal
The tall bearded irises eligible for 2010 Awards of Merit
The tall bearded irises that won 2009 Awards of Merit
The tall bearded irises that won 2009 Honorable Mentions

So, the top 100 iris from the previous year's symposium are
included in the current year ballot, and recent award
winners are added.

Note that this method, together with the prohibition
against write-in votes, creates a very strong bias
towards very recent varieties, and results in the
gradual elimination of all historic varieties from
the symposium. Because of this inherent bias I personally
boycott voting the symposium.

Jean Richter
Cultivar Preservation Chair, Historic Iris Preservation Society

zone 9, SF bay area


Linda Smith wrote:
> To anyone,
>
> I voted for the first time last year, but am not clear on how this list is
> created.
> Since write ins are not allowed, how are some eliminated and others put on
> list for the following year?  Do sellers report which ones sold the best?
>
> Are there some that have been voted in 10 or 15 years straight?
>  Is there a way to have  1990-99 top 25?
> These  in the top 25 vote of the 100 for 10 years straight, be retired and
> save as permanent favorites so others can get on list?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help in understanding a little more about
> symposiums.
>
> Linda in CW AZ
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