Re: Re: AIS: AIS/TBIS
In a message dated 11/24/03 6:51:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
donald@eastland.net writes:
> Ah, competition. I think this may be the crux of the matter. Turf wars.
> It could be a valid position, too, I think. As part of their by-laws, TBIS
> could specifically state that their purpose and intent is to avoid
> conflicting their meetings and treks by attempting to locate their meetings
> in an earlier or later region of the country than those set for the AIS. As
> the more recent organization, I think it would be reasonable for TBIS to
> make that clear if they are seriously wanting to be accepted as a
> cooperating society. I think AIS might have valid fears on this since the
> treks of gardens might conflict, but also because both groups share the same
> members.
Hi Donald,
I think you hit the nail on the head. TBIS was telling people that their
spring tours would be cheaper for people to attend than the AIS Conventions (No
time "wasted" on section meetings, etc.) if they couldn't afford the time or
money to attend both. Naturally, this offended the AIS board members. Not only
is having two conventions a drain on convention attendees, but also on
hybridizers being asked to send guest irises to two conventions instead of one.
This may not be a problem for Schreiners or Cooleys with their hundreds of acres
of plants, but for small hybridizers it can be a strain. We get many
requests from regions, as well as the national, for guest plants and just cannot
supply them all from our backyard garden.
Dorothy Willott in Northern Ohio
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