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2012 Membership Information
(updated May 2 2012)
In this section you will find:
membership
information
CIS membership form
CIS group affiliation form
Q and A of frequently asked membership
questions
Yes,
we would like you to become a CIS member! We welcome you. Please view our CIS Invitation to Join message/flyer.
click here for the item: CIS Invitation to Join
This is available as a download to print and make available at garden shows, plant sales, horticultural club meetings and any other event which may have people in attendance that would be interested to join the CIS. (print and distribute as required)
Membership Information
Memberships and fees are as follows:
Annual (1 year) $15.00 | Triennial (3 years) $35.00 |
Please remit payment (cheque/check or money order) payable to: Canadian
Iris Society
If you have a Canadian mailing address: payment in Canadian funds.
If you have a USA mailing address: payment in US funds. (this offsets the
extra postage costs to mail to USA)
If you have a mailing address other than Canada or USA: $20.00 per year
Print the Membership Form (see below), complete the information and mail to:
Membership Chairman-Canadian Iris Society
Chris Hollinshead, 3070 Windwood Drive, Mississauga, ON L5N 2K3
phone: 905-567-8545 | email:
cdn-iris@rogers.com | website:
www.cdn-iris.ca
Notes:*ALL membership forms and payment, new or renewal,
must be sent directly to the CIS Membership Chairman for proper
processing/recording of your membership.
Life memberships are no longer offered. Current existing Life
memberships are honored but the CIS Life membership purchase option has been
discontinued.
CIS Membership Form
For a viewable/printable form please click here: CIS 2012 Membership Form
Print the membership form, complete and mail with payment to the CIS
Membership Chairman. You will then be enrolled as a
new or renewing CIS member! The CIS Newsletter (published quarterly)
and the CIS website resource are just two benefits supported by your
membership. Thank you for supporting the Canadian Iris Society.
 *This is an Adobe Acrobat PDF type file. You will need
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print this file.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
is free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF) files on all major hardware and operating system platforms. If you
need to get the Adobe Acrobat Reader program use this link.
Click here
to get Adobe Acrobat.
CIS Group Affiliation Application Form
For a viewable/printable form please click here: CIS 2012 Group Affiliation Form
We
encourage the formation of CIS affiliated local iris clubs and groups and
actively support creation of these groups. Get some iris gardening friends
together, name your club and join the CIS. Create your own local iris sales,
shows and other iris events. Have fun!
The CIS encourages affiliated local iris clubs and groups across Canada. The
new CIS Constitution makes it easier than ever to affiliate a group to the
CIS:
These local clubs/societies/regions function as self-organizing stand
alone entities all having a common bond of being affiliated with the CIS
(i.e. their members are/would become CIS members). They create their
own local iris sales, shows and other iris events. Each of these
clubs/societies/regions conduct their own activities, responsible only
to themselves and as successful as their own initiatives.
Scheduled events can be published in the CIS Newsletter and also on the CIS
website. This way the local group receives some extra publicity and perhaps
linking up new people from that local area that may wish to join the group.
*This is an Adobe Acrobat PDF type file. You will need
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print this file.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
is free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF) files on all major hardware and operating system platforms. If you
need to get the Adobe Acrobat Reader program use this link.
Click here
to get Adobe Acrobat.
Q and A of frequently asked membership
questions
Q: I mailed in my membership and still have not yet received a copy of the
quarterly CIS Newsletter. When will I get one?
A: You will get a newsletter on the next mailing following your membership
activation. If you just missed one it may be a while as the CIS Newsletter
is only published each quarter; four issues per year; dated Winter|Spring|Summer|Autumn. Your membership will
run from that first issue you receive until the term of your CIS membership is
completed. (1 year|3years). The membership form provides an option for
receiving the CIS Newsletter via postal mail or e-mail. Please be sure we
have a current e-mail address if you wish that option. Invalid/rejected e-mail
addresses will be reverted to postal mail until otherwise notified. Likewise if
at any time you wish to change from postal mail to e-mail just let us know.
Contact the CIS Membership Chairman via e-mail
cdn-iris@rogers.com
Q: How do I know the status of my CIS membership?
A: You may inquire anytime with the CIS Membership Chairman. Also your membership
term is shown on the postal mailing label of your CIS newsletter. This will show you your membership term/expiry date. See below for some examples of the
wording that may appear on your label each and every mailing. You will see
something similar to the following;
CIS: Life Member (this example would indicate that you are a life
member with CIS)
CIS: July 2006-July 2009 (this example would indicate that your
current membership is a three year membership started July 2006 and expires
July 2009 )
This label information should help everyone be better informed of
their CIS membership status on a current and regular ongoing basis.
Obviously if you receive the CIS Newsletter via the e-mail option you won't
get this info each time but please feel free to inquire on your CIS
membership term status at any time. Contact the CIS Membership Chairman
via e-mail cdn-iris@rogers.com
Q: My membership is almost expired or expired. When should I renew?
A: Your subscription/membership expires on the date indicated on the mailing
label of the envelope that your newsletter arrived in. Please take a moment
to check if your membership is expired or just about to expire.
Please send your renewal to the CIS Membership Chairman right away so that you
do not miss any of the news of your favorite flower…and we do thank you for
your support of the iris society. Early renewals are appreciated.
Please note that we will no longer continue to mail CIS Newsletters to expired memberships.
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