Re: REF: program suggestions

I can not speak for AIS as a whole but I can say that
videos have been discussed by the board and everyone
that I know thinks it is a great idea. The problem
with great ideas is it takes lots of people carrying
them out. Videos have been made. But there are lots of
complications with technology from the time they are
made to the present. some may not be viewable without
the right equipment. Finding the people who can
connect with the hybridizers is not an easy job.
Upgrading material and finding it it has not been
passed along to the AIS library is another
complication. Lots of members have done good things
but unless they communicate them in such a way that
others are aware they don't go very far.

--- sdayres2@aol.com wrote:

> Great idea.? I think the AIS should record some of
> the hybridizers presentations and make the audito
> tapes and the slides/presentations available as
> programs from the AIS.? Maybe somebody with a video
> camera can record the programs?
> 
> Scarlett
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Szabo <steve@familyszabo.com>
> To: iris@hort.net
> Sent: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 2:48 pm
> Subject: RE: [iris] REF: program suggestions
> 
> 
> 
> First, let me say that I do not belong to a local
> iris group. Second, I
> do not belong to the AIS. I am just a schmuck that
> likes iris.
> 
> However, from the other side of the coin, I have
> been pretty active in
> the aquarium hobby for many years. There are a
> number of national and
> regional groups that do just as you suggest. They
> have slide and video
> programs available to members and/or member clubs
> covering the topics
> they specialize in, or general topics in the case of
> unspecialized
> regional groups. These are rented for a nominal fee,
> and can easily fill
> a gap in a club's speaker schedule, so long as
> enough time is given to
> get the material. Generally, it works quite well.
> Most of the programs
> are top notch along with the visual materials that
> accompany them. In
> the case of slide shows, sometimes a tape of someone
> speaking is
> provided, and in other cases, someone gets to read a
> script written for
> the slide program.
> 
> One of the national groups has a speaker program
> where top notch
> speakers are available, with part of the cost of
> getting them to the
> meeting is underwritten by a manufacturer of
> aquarium products. The also
> used to be, meaning I do not know the current
> status, a manufacturer
> that did this on their own, providing speakers on a
> number of topics,
> underwriting part of the cost of getting them to the
> meeting site. These
> programs were godsend for some groups, allowing them
> to bring in name
> speakers at a reduced cost. This may be another
> avenue that the AIS
> might want to explore to provide top notch speakers
> to local groups.
> 
> \\Steve//
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-iris@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
> SDAyres2@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 11:27 AM
> To: iris@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [iris] REF: program suggestions
> 
> Listening to all the email chatter out there about
> presentations, it
> seems
> like a lot of people including me have developed
> programs for their
> clubs.  It
> is too bad there is not a place where clubs can
> preview these
> presentations
> (if the programs are on the computer) and borrow
> them.  Maybe  the AIS
> can set
> something up.  If you want the presentations, then
> you can  send AIS
> $10.  I
> will never create a program on Siberian or Japanese 
> Irises.  They don't
> grow
> well in my part of the world (southern NM).   Yet it
> might be nice to
> see a
> powerpoint presentation. Similarly, Arilbreds are 
> probably foreign to
> Canada.
> 
> Here is a list of powerpoint presentations I have
> created.  Of course
> it
> requires a lap top, projector and screen to display
> for the club.  Most
> are on
> MVIS web site _www.zianet.com/mvis_
> (http://www.zianet.com/mvis)  but
> the
> pictures  are grainy in order that they download as
> fast as possible.
> 
> About the American Iris Society
> Intro to Bearded Iris Types
> Intro to Iris Terminology
> Growing Irises in the Desert
> Southwest Gardeners
> Show Grooming
> 
> Most people don't grow irises in the desert. 
> However, most  slides are
> valid.
> 
> During the AIS Region 23 meeting, we showed a
> presentation called  "Are
> You
> and Iris Fan, Fancier or Fanatic?"  There wasn't a
> single iris  picture,
> 
> however, people were laughing until they cried. 
> Everyone was
> encouraged to tell
> stories.  It took about 1 1/2 hours.  I was going 
> to offer it to the
> AIS for a
> program, but I never got around to it.
> 
> Also during the AIS Region 23 meeting, we played
> Iris Bingo using the
> Dykes
> Medal Winners as buzzwords.  We also showed a
> picture to match the
> buzzword.
> I.e instead of calling out "N5", "Dusky Challenger"
> would be  called and
> a
> picture displayed.  I developed software to create
> the cards  with the
> Iris
> names.  I was going to offer the program to the AIS,
> however,  I need to
> get
> permission from the World Iris Society for use of
> their Dykes  pictures.
> 
> 
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