Re: AGA meeting?

[krandall@world.std.com]

At 07:20 PM 10/3/99 -0700, Erik Olson wrote:

>I think it would be a neat idea to have small regional AGA subgatherings,
>however small and informal, as part of these regional fish shows. There's
>a show in Portland in two weeks that would qualify well for the Pacific
>Northwest.

I would have had _no_ problem with this being turned into an "AGA event".
I would be going myself, AGA or no, if I could get away that weekend.  I
think it's going to be great.  What I _don't_ like is Ted advertising it as
such, without running it by the AGA.  Now it's _possible_ that it was a
misunderstanding.  But I've had more than one opportunity to learn to
mistrust him.

I wouldn't make a big deal about it, but Neil, maybe when you are there in
person, you can nicely explain that for an event to be listed as an "AGA"
function, we like to have enough advance notice that we (as a _group_) have
been invited that we can notify our members in advance.  They've been
planning this event for a year, and have touting it as the biggest and best
thing since sliced bread, they could have made the decision to invite AGA
to participate a long time ago.  North Jersey is part of the NEC, so they
_know_ that AGA  does officially attend regional conventions.  All they
needed to do was ask.

Erik, as far as your local thing is concerned, if you can pull something
together on short notice, go for it.  If not, why not mention that it's a
possibility for next year if they're interested.  

Karen