Lisa wrote: > I'd rather see the AOS retain the higher judging fees and lower the cost > of membership. If the goal is to expand, the way to do it is by recruiting new members--few of whom would be interested in the lower judging fees, but many of whom would benefit from a lower membership fee. I do hope this is not a harbinger of the "new direction" the new leadership has chosen. The leaders of tomorrow will come from today's new members. The organization needs new members, and this is NOT the way to encourage them!
> --Lisa Thoerle, pleurothallidiot (Let's see, I have an asbestos suit > here somewhere...) Hello Lisa, Just conjecture here, but the judging (awards) fees alone may have been lowered since there will be less processing and mailing of awards slides. Since they are going to allow digital images, or just two or three slides that will be scanned and disseminated, that will lower that particular cost (I think at least, it can be hundreds of dollars to make duplicates of just two or three awards slides to be then sent to all the awards centers). I do agree, though that a lower membership fee would likely attract more new members. just a thought! charles I never thought I would be saying that I have a dracula (bella) in bud and flower! Also after many years again have a phal bellina in flower; phal corningiana in flower, with buds of phal pantherina, floresensis, fimbriata, a handful of p. pulcherrimas and celebensis and maybe a few others on the way. phal parishii flower spike blasted again. Recently purchased coelogyne cristata in flower and bud, smells very nice! -- charles ufford oriskany, ny usa _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
