Re: AIS funding/membership
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: AIS funding/membership
- From: z*@isomedia.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 09:42:18 -0700 (MST)
From: Scott Aitken <zebra@chcs.com>
Christy Hensler <hensler@povn.com> wrote:
>I tried membership to the AIS and just couldn't justify the expense.
>Although I realize the meetings are important, I find that the articles
>regarding history, breeding, new intros, etc. are the things that I can get
>the most from.
>
>If all of the bulletins were like the AIS 75th anniversary issue, I'd still
>be a member. It really gave me a chance to get some background on irises
>along with news about future trends. And the photos!
My father, Terry Aitken, and I collaborated to make the 75th Anniversary
issue. Then, beginning with the July '96 AIS Bulletin, my dad became the
Bulletin Editor, and I started doing the graphic design and layup. We
drastically changed the look of the Bulletin, with more subtle changes to
the content. With a few exceptions and growing pains, this has been
received with great enthusiasm.
If you, or anyone else on this list, dropped your AIS membership because
you didn't find the old Bulletin to your liking for whatever reason, you
should try it again. Or take a look at a friend's RECENT Bulletin (since
July '96). We have gone to great effort to make it easier to read, add more
GOOD color photos, and have articles of interest to both experienced and
novice iris enthusiasts.
Scott.
