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[Charlene Nash <ecn@tennis.org>]

Hi guys-I have been making some arrangements for next AGA conference. I am
looking at the Marriott this year. Some advantages are: nicer meeting room,
with auction room next door and plenty of nice vendor area outside meeting
rooms. We will have continental b'fast Sat and Sun and a deli lunch on site
so people can network and visit vendors without having to go out to lunch
and take that time.  Banquet Fri nite at aquarium again and dinner Sat night
on your own. Sun lunch hasn't been determined yet. Better all around I think
for meeting at the Marriott. Disadvantages: no air port shuttle-I will look
into the contract players here that do that and see if it is reasonable.
Hotel is 8 blocks or so from aquarium but we have free downtown shuttle that
people can ride in groups of 25 or so that runs every 5-10 minutes at picks
up at the Marriott door. fri nite shuttle quits at 9:30 so banquet needs to
take that into consideration. Hotel is $79 per nite. Give me some feedback
as I need to confirm or not. They are not charging us for all the ballroom
space which we paid for last year. It is a nice hotel at the convention and
trade center, has indoor pool and workout facility, 2 restaurants that are
decent. I need to hear from you and I also need volunteers for a small
committee who are familiar with the players in this industry and can start
soliciting our vendors and supporters for money, etc We also need
suggestions for a major star speaker that we pay expenses for and the other
speakers as well. Charlene