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

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

So this stuff was already in the guidelines, but just got lost in the
shuffle.  OK, well, I'm making hte speakers my personal job, now we need
someone to commit to the same with the "welcome wagon".

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback] (fwd)


> Cheryl wrote:
> > We seem to have dropped Larry again. <sigh>
>
> I am still here. Just catching up on the afternoon's
> emails.
>
> 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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