Re: AIS: Symposium (questions/jottings)
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AIS: Symposium (questions/jottings)
- From: D* a* D* H*
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:12:36 -0400
no more write ins. Received my ballot today with Bulletin and just finished
sticking my ballot in an envelope for mailing.
Dorothy Hartman
Pentwater, MI zone5b
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Gallagher" <ellengalla@yahoo.com>
To: "iris" <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 12:47 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] AIS: Symposium (questions/jottings)
> There are several different angles and questions re the Tall Bearded
> Symposium.
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> 1. What is the purpose? {Popularity poll = best performers in one's
> garden (?) or gorgeous ones that you lust for (?) OR (?)...)
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> 2. Why do so few AIS members vote? (purpose not understood/who
> cares?)
> It is akin to voting? Doesn't matter who wins except the top winner
> in the Symposium doesn't get to pick Judges. ;-)
>
> 3. Does AIS pay for the printing of the ballot and the subsequent
> mailing? (clarification needed on this.....)
>
> 4. Does 'anyone' put the high-scoring "winners" on their gotta have
> list? Duh.
>
> 5. Does AIS think that the members will stop buying/growing TBs
> unless we are reminded through the Symposium that this class of iris
> exists?
>
> 6. Should the retailers of TBs underwrite the cost? Hey, it's just a
> thought...
>
> *7. Should we have only a write-in 'blank' ballot of less than 25-50
> like we do in my region? Harder to count but the Siberian Society
> always does it this way and includes only a total of 15 blanks..much
> smaller than the TB Symposium, of course but maybe AIS would like to
> pay for this one, too, and send it out with the Bulletin for us? We
> would appreciate it...me, especially. Save me some work :-)
>
> 9. Should the Symposium rightfully be the province of the Tall
> Bearded Society? Let them take care of it or at least pay for it - if
> they don't already. (see, some of us don't know that iffy detail)
>
> 10. Why was the "Hall of Fame" done away with? (mentioned in the July
> '02 bulletin) It was briefly discussed on this forum by Walter.
>
> 11. What does Gerry think? (since he is in charge of the Symposium).
>
> 12. Where is Gerry? :-)
>
> 13. My idea of deleting the Dykes winners wouldn't do much to winnow
> the ballot down...since Walter said there are only a total of 24.
> Hall of Fame is better idea but how much would that leave to 'vote'
> on? Would it still be too large for the average AIS member to wallow
> through?
>
> And yes, I sent my ballot/poll in the day I received it. Voted for 24
> not the allowable 25 and voted for only the ones I grow or have
> grown.
>
> Interested and surprised in the iris-talkers who told us they don't
> vote the Symposium - one mentioned second/third rate irises.Wish I
> still had my ballot - isn't there a section for write-ins or am I
> wishing/dreamimg?
>
> Ellen
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> Berlin, New Hampshire / USDA Zone 3a
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