Hi Lisa,
The AOS award fee reduction is a direct effect of reduced overhead. AOS
award photography has gone digital, so no more costs of film, or slide
developing, no more printing of a full color AQ. Instead the AQ will be the
AQ Plus CD subscription and a text only magazine. No printed photos. Or if
there are photos they will be black and white. (Sorry I can't recall which
right now)
K Barrett
N Calif, USA
From: Lisa Thoerle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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...)
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