My reply from Coletti

[Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>]

Here is my reply to a recent email to Coletti. It seems to be a
misunderstanding of what is meant by an AGA meeting. I think we have made
the same inference ourselves:

AGA meeting = meeting of AGAers = meeting of plant enthusiasts

When I asked him a few weeks back if he had a list of local AGA folks(so
that a potential AGA meeting could be organized), he said no. 

>From: "Ted Coletti" <tmisty@nac.net>
>To: "Neil Frank" <nfrank@mindspring.com>
>
>Nothing has been planned specifically for AGA. This was sent to those on my
>Extrav '99 mailing list who I know are involved with the AGA. If they are
>coming, I want to to try to accomodate them. I can order any plants I want
>that I know sell, but I thought this might be a nice thing to do.
>
>As mentioned in the previous email, we've set aside the room for Jan and the
>AGA. You had asked me to get a hold of any AGA members in the area for Jan's
>talk. We assumed some AGA members would come out, so again, this is just a
>gesture.
>
>Ted
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>
>To: Ted Coletti <tmisty@nac.net>
>Cc: eriko@thekrib.com <eriko@thekrib.com>
>Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 6:37 AM
>Subject: RE: URGENT: Your Plant Wish List for Extrav '99 Auction
>
>
>Ted,
>
>Who are the people on this email list. Are they registered attendees?
>Besides the room reserved for Jan Bastimeir's talk, what is the story about
>the "AGA meeting."  Has anyone specifically talked to you about having a
>meeting of AGAers? The AGA folks don't want to be the last to know <g>
>
>thanks,
>
>Neil
>
>
>IAt 10:15 PM 10/04/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>>Greetings, fellow AGAers. In addition to my marketing duties, writing my
>>program, creating an "aquarium hobby timeline" display, and building my own
>>tanks for display, the Board has appointed (demanded) I purchase the plants
>>for Sunday's auction. We're going with The Source Agency, which buys direct
>>from F.O.B Singapore and Florida. We used them for the Spring auction and
>>even after coming in two weeks early, they were beautiful specimens on
>>auction day.
>>
>>In order to make this worthwhile for all us AGA members, I am contacting
>all
>>those I can to inquire on what species they would like to see at the
>>auction. I received from our dealer the wonderfully illustrated but poorly
>>nomenclatured "Aquarium Plant Catalogue" from Oriental Aquarium Singapore.
>I
>>also have their more extensive price list.
>>
>>Please send me your "wish list", if you desire, NO LATER THAN Wednesday
>>evening, Oct. 6th. The plants will arrive at my place on the 18th and
>housed
>>in soft, slightly acid water (KH 3, Ph 6.8) and bagged on the 22nd for
>>auction on the 24rd.
>>
>>I welcome your tips on holding tanks for the plants (float them? root
>them?)
>>and your experiences with shipping Crypts (do they melt? what species to
>>avoid? is Jan bringing specimens so we don't duplicate? etc.).
>>
>>Thanks again and I look forward to seeing you all at TFWE '99. If you have
>>not heard, we sold out the Hilton Saturday night but the Somerset Suites
>>next door has vacancies. Registrations are coming in from CA to TX to FL to
>>Maine and everywhere in between, including one from the PR, UK, Canada, and
>>Mexico. It should be the biggest event next to ACA this year (we're bidding
>>for ACA 2001 BTW). I look forward to my first AGA meeting and finally
>>meeting many of you in person.
>>
>>Please forward this message if you like.
>>
>>regards,
>>
>>Ted Coletti
>>FAMA
>>North Jersey Aquarium Society
>>
>>
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