Re: [AGA-mcm] AGA 2005

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

> I agree with Scott that there needs to be one "big-name draw".  Ole
> Pedersen?  Neils Jacobsen?  Claus?

You know I love Claus, and he can be a good draw, particularly in an area
where no one local has heard him.  But it might be fun to have one of the
others.  Niels Jacobsen speaks good English, but is very soft-spoken.  Of
course he'd have the Crypt people eating out of his hands, and I suspect he
has a lot of collecting material he could use for another talk.

Ole WRITES very well in English, so I suspect he speaks reasonably well, and
we could run it by Claus to make sure.  However, he's still out in Thailand
doing seagrass research, so I don't know his availability.  He is very
knowledgeable on all-things-plant-related. Probably more than anyone we've
ever had speak.

The BIG advantage N.C. has for all of these people is that it's a really
interesting place to get out in the field.  Which is an added enticement for
them to come.

Incidetally, I just talked to one of the Raleigh A.S. people this afternoon.
(he's sending me some plants for ID) I mentioned that the plant folk might
be thinking about bringing AGA to N.C. next fall.  I suggested that he get
in touch with Phil and see if the clubs can join forces to have a bigger
work pool.

Karen


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