Hi Tomoko, I am forwarding your note to the AGA management committee, including Charlene Nash, the convention organizer; I am not sure whether Amano speaks English or uses an interpreter. Perhaps Charlene or Neil can shed some light on this. Thank you very much for your offer! - Erik On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Tomoko Schum wrote: > Hi Erik, > > My name is Tomoko Schum. I understand that Mr. > Amano is coming to AGA convention in November. > ( I heard it on APD. ) I plan to attend the > convention. I happened to be a professional > Japanese interpreter/translator. I do not know > how well Mr. Amano speaks English but I'd love to > help if you or other fellow aquatic gardeners at > the convention need any assistance communicating > with Mr. Amano or his staff during the convention. > > Hope to see you there. > > Sincerely, > > Tomoko Schum > 118 Paul Revere Drive, > Madison, Alabama > (256) 830-2869 > tomokoschum@earthlink.net > > > -- Erik Olson erik at thekrib dot com