American Iris Society

EDUCATION, PROMOTION AND APPRECIATION OF THE IRIS PLANT, ITS CULTIVATION, AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE IRIS SPECIES AND HYBRIDS

4A: IRISES: THE BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. THE AIS PUBLISHES 4 ISSUES, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL. EACH ISSUE RANGES IN PAGES FROM 52 TO 64 IN COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE. IT IS MAILED TO ALL PAID AND HONORARY MEMBERS, DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS. NO ISSUES ARE OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC. ELECTRONIC AIS MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO IRISES VIA A PDF FILE SECURED BY A PASSWORD ON THE AIS WEBSITE. ISSUES INCLUED ARTICLES ON IRIS CULTIVATION, DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, RESULTS OF RESEARCHD, PROJECTS ON THE IRIS GENOME, NEW IRIS CULTIVARS AND COLOR PATTERNS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH HYBRIDIZERS, AND GROWERS.. ALSO PRINTED ARE LISTS OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE CHAIRS, REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS, REPORTS ON ALL SANCTIONED IRIS SHOWS, INFORMATION AND PICTURES FROM THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION (NOT HELD IN 2020 OR 2021), SECTION MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THE WINNER OF AIS AWARDS AND THE TALL BEARDED SYMPOSIUM AMONG OTHER FEATURES. 4D: EXPENSES $22905 REVENUE $75422. 4E: TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES $91722 4B: ELECTRONIC SERVICES EXPENSES:$4591, REVENUE 0 INCLUDES MAINTAINING THE AIS WEBSITE AT WWW.IRISES.ORG, AND THE E-MEMBER SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF IRISES AND UPDATING THE IRIS REGISTER, AIS LOOKUP, AND OTHER SERVICES. ALSO INCLUDES EXPENSES FOR ZOOM MEETINGS FOR THE AIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALSO THE AIS MAINTAINS AN IRIS PHOTO LIBRARY WITH THE HELP OF AN IMAGE COORDINATOR. 4C: MEMBERSHIP OFFICE: THE AIS MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY DOCUMENTS ALL APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS VIA DEPOSITS BY CHECK AND PAY PAL. REPORTS ARE SENT MONTHLY TO THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS OF NEW MEMBERS AND DROPPED MEMBERS. MONIES ARE ALSO COLLECTED FOR AIS SECTION DUES (13 SECTIONS). THE SECRETARY ALSO DOCUMENTS ALL CHANGE OF ADDRESSES, EITHER POSTALOR ELECTRONIC.