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

["Jay Luto" <jayluto@hotmail.com>]

Erik,

If you can send a copy, I would appreciate. I will email Bartek tomorrow. 

Peter, the guy from England ? - he brought a different perspective, alright.
He wouldn't stop talking and asking questions. Amano will smack him with his
tweezers :). 

It would be nice to acknowledge international presence. Not necessarily by
name but at least by country. Will make the event look global and will look
good on DVDs for those who didn't come. 

Jay Luto
www.greenstouch.com

-----Original Message-----
From: aga-mcm-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:aga-mcm-bounces@thekrib.com] On
Behalf Of Erik Olson
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 6:18 PM
To: AGA Advisory Committee
Subject: RE: [AGA-mcm] Marian wojtaszek (fwd)

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
>
>

-- 
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com
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