Re: New Meeting at Denver Convention
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- Subject: Re: New Meeting at Denver Convention
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- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 22:41:59 -0700 (MST)
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 10:46 PM
Subject: New Meeting at Denver Convention
>Dear fellow irisarians,
>
>At the Denver AIS convention (in the late afternoon on the day before the
>welcome banquet) there is going to be a new meeting--of presidents and
officers
>of local societies affiliated with AIS. The intent is to have an exchange
of
>problems and solutions in all the areas which affect local clubs: getting
new
>members, raising money, program topics, doing more for and getting more
from AIS
>and region, expanding interest beyond TBs; etc.
>
>I proposed the meeting after seeing how much iris-l members helped each
other
>with just a few email messages, and wondering how to extend both the
>contributors and beneficiaries. It seemed that if a fairly small group
could
>help each other, a larger group could help more, and an AIS convention
would be
>the largest grouping.
>
>The AIS board agreed to have the meeting, and the hosts have been able to
>schedule it. Shirley Pope, AIS Affiliates Chair will be sending me a list
of the
>locals and their presidents.
>
>After I get the updated list of clubs I will be sending out snail and email
on
>what is planned for the meeting and asking about the interest in the
meeting.
>Since ther is no precident I am not sure exactly how the meeting should go.
My
>current plan is to have a panel with 4 to 6 presidents/representatives,
with a
>wide variety of locations and sizes, making initial comments on agenda
items,
>followed by audience comments.
>
>I would be glad to hear from iris-l members about any clubs with specific
>problems or with brilliant solutions to former problems they had. If the
meeting
>succeeds it will need a lot of help from you and others.
>
>Gerry, sticking his neck farther out than usual
>-----------------------------------------------
Gerry, as Secretary and long-time hanger-on of Santa Fe Iris Society, I
applaud your idea. (No, I'm not angling to be on your panel, but if I get
to come to the convention, I'd like to come to the meeting. Hopefully there
will be other SFIS members present, too).
Barb in Santa Fe
