Re: REF: Symposium Ballot
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
Donald Eaves wrote:
>
> From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> Received the AIS Bulletin today. Tucked in the envelope is the
> 2000 Symposium ballot. No place for write-ins either. Are they
> allowed?
No. The AIS board had voted some time ago to do away with write-ins,
since none had ever made it into the top 100. When Farron Campbell took
over, he went by the Judges Handbook, which had not been updated, and
included write-ins. The latest ballot follows the current/proper rules.
> I'm naturally suspicious of this sort of thing so someone
> needs to remind me of the merit/purpose of compiling the list.
Just a popularity contest.
> Have any plans progressed to include irises other than TBs?
Several of the AIS sections have their own symposia. This one will stay
TB.
>
> As I recall, there were some good arguments put on this list for
> completing and mailing the ballot and when I get more time I plan
> to search in the archives and try to locate them. In the meantime,
> I'd be interested in the pros and cons. One pro is the sheer fun of
> reading the results and recognizing cultivars growing.
Works for me.
> But it also
> makes me feel that my cultivation methods must fall very short
> sometimes when a very poor grower in my yard consistently makes
> the list.
Those things could just need different climate to be great.
BTW, I intend to submit an article to the Bulletin on variations from
region to region in the voting, in the next issue after the total
results.
Gerry
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g*@loop.com
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair
Region 15 Ass't RVP, JT Chair
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles
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