RE: [AGA-mcm] Forwarded attachment...

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I think the response should come from Rick as head of the
convention but I think it should be sent by Jay. Going
around Jay, who has been his contact, to Erik is not
cricket.  The response should say, Erik Olson forwarded to
me your letter so that I could respond on behalf of the
AGA.

15 minutes doesn't sound like an educational presentation,
it sounds like huckster.

If he just wants to give talk -- this is a heck of a time
to bring it up. IF we're turning down Knott for this year
for a presentation, then I think we gotta turn down this
guy

Let's advise him that selling at the convention costs XXXX
and for that he gets, a table in the vendor area, etc. and
he can talk all he wants to whomever comes to the vendor
area.

If he wants to see and hear, he can do that. If he wants to
hustle, he should pay as have others.

Something like:

"Erik Olson forwarded to me your letter asking for
presentation time at the convention so that I could respond
on behalf of the AGA.

We would be glad to include you in our Vendor Area and
provide you with a table for your materials. The price for
a table is $xxx. The Vendor Area will be a major attraction
at the convention and we expect virtually all attendees to
visit.

Thank you for your offer to make a presentation but the
schedule of events has been painstakingly planned over many
months and we cannot add to it this late in the planning."




sh

--- Jay Luto <jayluto@hotmail.com> wrote:

> It looks like he used official letterhead from his
> sponsor. I guess it looks
> more "professional". 
> 
> At the beginning stages his only interest was to "see"
> people and learn from
> other aquatic-plant hobbyists. At least that's what he
> told me in first few
> emails. Bartek Lipczynski told me on the phone that
> Marian's other interest
> could be to "push" his product to AGA audience. As you
> all know his lifetime
> project is "How To plant..." video and I'm assuming
> that's why he wants that
> 15 minutes. 
> 
> I agreed to bring him from airport on Thursday and help
> him with hotel paper
> work. After that, my mission is DONE. I believe his plane
> back home is on
> Monday and it means that he is finding his own way back
> to the airport (I'm
> leaving on Sunday). I don't want to be part of his
> "commercial propaganda"
> and personally I'm disappointed that he didn't say a word
> to me about it
> before. How is he going to present himself in front of
> 150 people and
> produce beneficial material if he can't even write a
> simple email in
> English? I hope he doesn't think that I'm going to be his
> official on-stuff
> translator. 
> 
> Regards,
> 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: Saturday, October 30, 2004 8:23 PM
> To: aga-mcm@thekrib.com
> Subject: [AGA-mcm] Forwarded attachment...
> 
> Ah...knew it'd be coming... Ghazanfar, Rick, this bit is
> now in YOUR 
> hands! :)
> 
> (No comment on why someone writes me e-mail as a jpeg).
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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