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

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

No wonder it sounded right; it sounded familiar. ;-)

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--- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> My thoughts on these issues have been discussed ad
> infinitem last year so I wanted to sit back and see
> what others think. Just in case anyone was not on the
> list last year here they are again. They are also in
> the committee position description form .....
> 
> The Welcome committee was designed to welcome every
> registrant by name. New or crusty old AGA Veteran
> regardless. They were going to introduce themselves
> and let folks know to look out for other people
> wearing the "welcome Committee" badges to help them
> out with any questions or problems with the
> conference/hotel/directions etc.
> 
> The Speaker committee was supposed to have an
> individual responsible for every speaker. This person
> was to have introduced themselves to their assigned
> speaker via email in advance and to ensure the
> speakers travel, hotel , and audio/visual needs were
> taken care of. They were also responsible for
> appropriate speaker introductions to be delivered by
> the MC or themselves.
> 
> Regards,
> Larry
> --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > We seem to have dropped Larry again. <sigh>
> > 
> > Can't we just get him on the Board and be done with
> > it?
> > 
> > He was talking to me about the AGA yesterday in
> > terms of "We" and he's a 
> > great addition.
> > 
> > Cheryl
> > 
> > Karen Randall wrote:
> > 
> > > I like all those ideas except that I'm not sure it
> > really ties in with
> > > hosting speakers.  I think we need a separate
> > person or committee to handle
> > > newbies.  Their needs will be different, and the
> > hosts for each speaker will
> > > need to be responsible for that one person.
> > > 
> > > Karen
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Cheryl Rogers"
> > <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com>
> > > To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:57 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback]
> > (fwd)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >>Karen Randall 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! 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.  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.
> > >>
> > >>This could be tied in with Speaker Hosts. Not so
> > much a Welcome Committee
> > >>thing but a Host Committee thing. How about, when
> > they register, they have
> > >>the option of ticking a box that says "This Is My
> > First AGA Convention."
> > >>Then a note is made on the registration list and a
> > special dot or
> > > 
> > > something
> > > 
> > >>put on their badge.
> > >>
> > >>The Host Committee In Charge Of Newbies would meet
> > them when they register
> > >>and recognize them later, wandering up to them
> > periodically and asking
> > > 
> > > them
> > > 
> > >>whether they need anything or have any questions
> > and do they have plans
> > > 
> > > for
> > > 
> > >>lunch. Likewise, the newbie would know who to seek
> > out with questions.
> > >>
> > >>Then the person behind the AGA table wouldn't be
> > asked questions that she
> > >>didn't know the answer to, left feeling stupid
> > because she has no idea.
> > >>
> > >>This data could also be important to track what
> > percentage of people
> > > 
> > > return
> > > 
> > >>to our convention and what percentage are so
> > pissed they want nothing more
> > >>to do with us ever again.
> > >>
> > >>Cheryl
> > >>
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