Re: AISMEMBERSHIP
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: AISMEMBERSHIP
- From: t*@lanl.gov (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 15:49:04 -0600
I belong to several other plant societies that do this the same way
AIS does--if you join late in the year, you get previous publications
from that year and then have to renew again in January for the following
year. This doesn't bother me too much...I join plant societies mostly
for the publications, and it doesn't matter whether my money pays for
several back issues or for several future issues.
That said, though, I think there are probably a number of potential
members who rightly expect it to work like a magazine subscription:
pay now, get the publications for a year, then pay again for the another
year's worth. This spreads the cost out a little more and gives you more
time to decide if you like the society.
One could also argue that the current system devalues the first
year of membership for those who join late. They don't get to vote
the symposium, don't get a chance to attend the convention, don't
get timely news of shows, etc. I think we'd all agree that there's
more to AIS than the Bulletin; there's also opportunities for
participation in various iris activities.
I think the current system is acceptable, but having memberships
run a full year from the date one joins would be an improvement, IMO.
Happy irising, Tom.
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Tom Tadfor Little tlittle@lanl.gov -or- telp@Rt66.com
technical writer/editor Los Alamos National Laboratory
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