Re: AIS: REF: AIS as International Registration Authority

Gerry's letter was really funny and had me laughing. It was easy to tell that he meant it as a joke. The world needs good humor.

Anner, were you also sending a humorous letter or are you serious about the "Court Photographer" idea? I have been accused of missing humor when it is right in front of me. :)

On a serious note, perhaps an exploratory letter to all recent iris registrants will yield some important thoughts, concerns, and ideas.

Bobby Baxter


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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:54 AM
Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: [iris] AIS: REF: AIS as International Registration Authority


In a message dated 12/9/04 11:38:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
gerrysnyder@comcast.net writes:

<< I still like the idea of registration pictures (one per cv), logistical
nightmare though it may be.  >>

I suggest AIS appoint an official photographer, a Court Photographer, as it
were, who would be responsible for taking pictures of new introductions, of
which starts would be sent to his/her own garden at the time of introduction for
the purpose of growing on to be photographed. This Court Photographer would
have the authority to appoint and oversee the activities of a few, say three,
associates, any of whom, should their growing conditions be deemed more
suitable, might be the alternate recipient of the start as received from the
hybridizer, and all of whom would also be on the lookout for opportunities to
photograph new irises at national conventions, section conventions, and so forth. The
payment for undertaking the duties as described to be the rhizomes received,
the rights to the pictures to convey to AIS.

Now, this won't get you picutures of everything that is registered, but short
of making inclusion of an image of some sort mandatory as an aspect of the
registration process, you are not going to get them all anyway. The uniformity
conferred upon the process as described would arise from the limited number of
photographers involved, all of whom would be in communication and working
toward a clearly defined goal using technology they deemed most appropriate to
meet it. This simplicity means the process is more likely to be successful.

Some other ideas which have been proposed strike me as making the invasion of
Normandy look like small potatoes, logistics-wise.

Cordially,

Anner Whitehead
Richmond, VA USA

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