Re: Details for AGA-AQTN2000

["David Lass" <davidlass@villasunscape.com>]

I agree with Neil about "summit". Like his alternative better, for what it's
worth.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>
To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>; Karen Randall <krandall@world.std.com>
Cc: Charlene Nash <ecn@tennis.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: Details for AGA-AQTN2000


> Karen,
> I would reserve the name Aquatic Plant Summit for the real thing. Summit
> means peak or climax. This is the planning meeting or pre-summit, so a
more
> appropriate title is something like "First North American Aquarium Plant
> Conference"... sponsored by the AGA and the TN Aquarium.  My impression is
> that summits are only attended by the top people... this makes it sound
too
> exclusive and I don't think that is what we want for this first gathering.
> You can still include "Planning Committee Meeting for International
Aquatic
> Plant Summit 2001" as one of the activities. This should be sufficient to
> indicate our intentions to the big-wigs. Please let me know if you want to
> discuss further.
> For my talk, you can call it "Alternative Ways to Keep Plants in Home
> Aquaria." I cc'd Charlene so she can comment on the activity list.
> Otherwise, let it rip.
> --Neil
> PS. After a few wording changes, I assume Erik will post on the AGA page
> and an APD contributor like Karen will post it on APD.(everyone reads
> Karen's posts)
>
> At 05:34 PM 04/04/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >At 07:43 AM 4/4/2000 -0400, Neil Frank wrote:
> >>Do we have enough of the details settled to prepare and distribute the
> >>initial announcement?
> >
> >What I have gleaned so far is:
> >
> >Name: Aquatic Plant Summit (suggested by Claus to go forward with Amano's
> idea)
> >Dates: Nov. 3-5, 2000
> >Place: Tennessee Aquarium, Chatanooga, TN
> >
> >Speakers Including:
> >Karen Randall - Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Aquarium Plants
> >Neil Frank -
> >Charlene Nash - Aquarium Plants in the Public Aquarium setting
> >David Lass - Lighting Options for the Planted Aquarium
> >Paul Kromholz -
> >
> >Other activities:
> >
> >Planning Committee Meeting for Summit 2001
> >Silent Auction of Rare Plants  ---> unusual plants
> >River Boat Cruise
> >Private Tour of the Tennessee Aquarium lead by Charlene Nash, Aquatic
> >Horticulturist
> >
> >Pre-registration will be required
> >For more information, contact:
> >Contact:  Charlene Nash ecn@tennis.org, (423)785-4071
> >or visit the AGA web site at: www.aquatic-gardeners.org
> >
> >If you can add anything, please let me know.  Neil and Paul, maybe you
guys
> >can add in titles for your talks.  Otherwise, I'll write this up and get
it
> >to Mary for TAG and Dave for PAM.
> >
> >Karen
> >
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