Re: [AGA-mcm] Potential issue

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

It is not clear to me from what Tomoko wrote whether the shipment is for the
demo or the vendors' room or both.  Is everything he is shipping for the
demo tank?  Or is some of it product to be sold in the vendors' room, with
the excess going home with Jeff?  I'd contact Jeff Senske and see what his
arrangement is with Amano concerning the equipment.  (you also want to be
sure that he knows he is responsible for any shipping/holding costs
post-convention!<g>)  Hopefully he has already put some thought into it.  If
Jeff is getting the benefit of this post-convention, and the convention is
not going to be able to benefit financially from the demo tank, either by
auctioning it or raffling it (or whatever) I think Jeff should be expected
to kick in for whatever storage fees are involved unless they are less than
whatever it would cost to provide a suitable tank and equipment locally.

I tried to tell you before that Amano is VERY particular about the plants he
wants to use, and he is used to having a lot more to paw through than he'll
actually use. (though he does use a lot)  Do you have any idea how big the
demo tank is?  It seems like a crying shame to have to dismantle the tank
after the demo, but if the demo equipment is truly going home with Jeff
Senske, that is the only option.  He couldn't possible take it back to Texas
set up.

When Amano spoke in Chattanooga, Charlene was able to arrange a suitable
amount of donated material for both the aution and the demo, though more
went to the demo than the auction.  I'm not sure that is a terrible thing
though, as most of the donated plants have been pretty run-of-the-mill
stuff.  I do think she had donations from more than one source though.  One
was definitely FAN, but I can't think of the other company off the top of my
head.  Anyone remember?  Erik, do we still have the sponsor names anywhere
on the website from back then?  It's kind of a big feather in a companies
hat that THEIR plants will be used in Amano's demo, so that might entice
another company to contribute.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ghazanfar Ghori" <GhoriG@gmail.com>
To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:38 AM
Subject: [AGA-mcm] Potential issue


> Tomoko helped secure a list of plants that Amano would like available to
> aquascape with. It's a boat load of plants! It almost seems he selected
off
> a list of what's available to us locally via FAN etc.
>
> Here's what's going on:
>
> QUOTE:
> Here's the list of plants his majesty wants.  Nozomi Hayakawa said
> that 15 pots of each variety should be enough.  My. Amano prefers
> emersed grown ones with crisp stems and leaves if at all possible.
>
> Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia
> Anubias barteri va. barteri
> Anubias barteri var. nana
> Bolbitis heudelotii
> Eleocharis acicularis
> Eleocharis vivipara
> Ludwigia acuata
> Ludwigia repens
> Hygrophila polysperma
> Ludwigia grandulosa
> Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
> Cryptocoryne lutea
> Rotala macrandra
> Rotala indica
> Rotala wallichii
>
> Fontinalis antipyretica
> Riccia fluitans
> Lilaeopsis novae-zealandiae
>
> Mr. Amano will use Power Point for his presentation during the award
banquet.
>
> As for the shipment you were asking about, it is arranged to arrive at
> Marriott hotel in Arlington, VA on November 10th.  The forwarder is
> Hankyu International Transport (USA) Inc in New York.  There should be
> 43 boxes.  The total weight is approximately 1,150 kg.  The shipment
> contains ADA's tanks, lighting, CO2 equipment and other aquascaping
> supplies including substrate, rocks, etc.
> If the shipment runs into a custom clearance problem (which I don't
> expect with Hankyu handling it), ADA will try to contact AGA (or me).
> The shipment has reached Long Beach already and it's on its way to New
> York by rail as we speak.
>
> Here's the information on the forwarder:
>
> HANKYU INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT (USA) INC.
> NEW YORK Branch
>
> 230-19 International Airport Center Boulevard,
> Suite 1000, Jamaica, NY 11413
>  PHONE : (718)656-6265ã
>
>  FAX : (718)244-8732ã
>  MAIL : nyc@hankyu-usa.com
>
> Please get in touch with the forwarder and discuss about the delivery.
>  They will tell you the approximate arrival time and may ask you to
> make an arrangement with the hotel about the holding area.  If you
> tell Hankyu that you are calling about the shipment from Aqua Design
> Amano Co. Ltd, (B/L No. HSF-24697546), they should be able to tell you
> what to expect.  Nozomi said that a Japanese individual at Hankyu
> International Transport should know all the details.
>
> The ADA's equipment will go to Jeff Senske after the convention.
>
> If you need further clarification on this, please let me know.
>
> Tomoko
> END QUOTE
>
> 2500 lbs shipped to the hotel! I'm going to call the shipping company and
the
> hotel to coordinate this and see what we can do that makes sense. We dont
> want to incurr horrendous holding charges from the hotel for the
equipment.
>
> That said - Amano will be scaping an ADA tank, with ADA equipment etc.
> All the items are to go to Jeff Senske (part of some business deal) after
> the demo. What of the plants? We're planning on getting them from FAN
> as part of (or all of?) their donation. If so, we'll have to tear down the
> Amanoscape prior to the auction and scavenge the plants.
>
> I'll open this up to discussion.
>
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