Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback] (fwd)

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

--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:

 
> I also liked Allesia's idea of a person, or group of
> people who would
> specifically make it their job to take "newbies" under
> their wing...
> particularly if she's offering! 

I'm not sure how much wing undertaking is needed. They
don't need a guide all weekend.

I still like the idea of ribbons or other ovious indication
of "Here's someone from whom you can ask help" and having
lots of those folks around. So anywhere you are at the
convention, you can easily find someone to put your
wquestion to who can give or find someone to give you an
answer.

Don't the people at the tables end up getting asked lots of
questions anyway?

> This has always been a
> problem, and we've
> always had to try to balance getting the work done,
> wanting to spend some
> time with each other becausewe ARE friends, and still
> making sure that we
> mingle and make new attendees feel welcome. 

I agree, but only the better known folks get asked -- their
fame is their ribbon, so to speak. We need mor folks that
people can feel okay about coming up to to ask questions.

> This is an
> idea that could
> solve that problem.  It would also help with people like
> Marian.  We could
> even have a "welcome wagon" type hand-out if we had a
> committee working on
> it.

Imo, a part of the program should always be dedicated to
useful info, whatever that is. Where to go for help/info
that isn't explicitly in the program is one of the first
things that should be included.

sh
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