RE: [AGA-mcm] Marian wojtaszek (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Hi Jay,

He seems legit.  The video he sent is a semi-pro Video CD, which appears 
to have been sponsored by various aquarium stuff manufacturers.  I'd be 
happy to dup you a copy to take a look at.  I would be very interested to 
hear what Bartek (someone I have a lot of respect for) knows of him.  If 
all he is asking for is a chaparone, and you're willing to help, this 
seems very reasonable.

I think having people from overseas has been very cool... even Peter. 
Brings in a different perspective.

  - Erik

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Jay Luto wrote:

> Well I guess my expertise would really pay off in this situation. I was born
> and raised in Poland and came to US in '93 so I'm more then qualify to
> handle this issue.
>
> There is a big question mark about this whole situation. I want to make sure
> that this guy is 100% legit hobbyist. People abroad will think of anything
> to get to "land of opportunity". If AGA is interested to "help" him with
> invitation documents, I can double check with "important" polish figures
> (aka. Bartek Lipczynski) if this guy is legit.
>
> One side note. To cover Round-Trip from West/East Europe, one needs to dish
> out around ~$800. On top of that there is AGA Convention, Field Trip, AGA
> Membership (if he is not), Hotel, Food etc etc. If this guy is really
> serious about this trip, then I give him a lot of credit. I emailed Oliver
> Knott (Germany) and asked him about AGA2K4. He is very excited but also
> mentioned that this trip will make noticeable dent in his budget.
>
> If there are people who are willing to spend $$$$$ to come and see AGA
> organization, then I think we are "obligated" to reach out to them.
>
> Please let me know what AGA thinks about this. Once I get green light, I
> will contact my friends in Poland and find out if we should or shouldn't
> help out.
>
> If we do so, I'm willing to show him around etc.
>
> PS. Polish Government is working really hard with Bush's Co. to eliminate
> need for VISAs. If everything goes well, we might have more visitors from
> across the "big river". This would be an excellent way for American Govt. to
> say Thank You for participating in Iraq.
>
> Regards,
> Jay Luto
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aga-mcm-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:aga-mcm-bounces@thekrib.com] On
> Behalf Of Erik Olson
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 4:59 PM
> To: aga-mcm@thekrib.com
> Subject: [AGA-mcm] Marian wojtaszek (fwd)
>
> OK, I'm now passing this on to Ghazanfar, Rick and the convention people.
>
> I read this reply as he's asking not for money, but for someone to host
> him and take care of him.  I will be happy to make one more reply, but I
> definitely am not the one to try and find someone (possibly who speaks
> fluent Polish) to chaperone him.  Let me know if there's anything you guys
> can do!
>
> Muchos gracias,
>
>   - Erik

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