Re: [AGA-mcm] AGA 2005

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

IF the convetion is within driving distance, you can ship
the stuff to me and I'll haul it down and get it back to
you (ribbons one day later ;-) ) However, that's probably a
back-up since it's probably better to have the stuff
*there* and waiting rather than delivered within only days
of the event.

sh
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> I will add that I am always willing to handle all the
> A/V.  In 
> consideration of a group needing more support, I would
> also offer to 
> handle any arrangement of non-hotel rentals like I did in
> Houston.  Based 
> on the experience this year, we'd need to have an address
> for me to mail 
> gear in advance and a commitment to mail it back to me
> afterwards.
> 
> I am also willing to coordinate the website and PayPal
> setup like I did 
> this year.  Should you wish to try printouts of contest
> aquascapes, I can 
> handle that too.
> 
> I'll be interested to hear Cheryl's take on the
> difficulty of integrating 
> registration with her membership duties.  I think that
> even though she 
> wasn't part of the AGA2K4 registration committee, she was
> duplicating some 
> of that work for this year's convention, because she had
> to pester each 
> non-member who tried to register.
> 
> The pieces I see as absolutely requiring a dedicated
> ground person are:
> 
>    * Hotel
>    * Field Trip
>    * Local vendor support
> 
> whereas every other job might be handled remotely.  Yes,
> the first two of 
> these are perhaps the biggest two jobs.
> 
> I agree with Scott that there needs to be one "big-name
> draw".  Ole 
> Pedersen?  Neils Jacobsen?  Claus?
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> 
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> 
> > The trip to the Amazon (end of Jan beginning of Feb)
> > notwithstanding, I offer, as always, my "talents" (stop
> > laughing Cheryl) for treasury, cash management and
> budget
> > preparation and performance monitoring.
> >
> > Btw, I don't do sales (to vendors or other hobbyists).
> > That's not a proscription, it's a report -- I'm simply
> not
> > very good at it. I don't do windows (well) either but
> I'm
> > hoping that won't come up.
> >
> > You have a solid 4 people willing to undertake more
> work
> > than they think they would be agreeing to undertake?
> I'm
> > not trying to be cute -- the commitment, as you have
> seen,
> > needs to be to what will eventually seem like more than
> was
> > bargained for :-O  Just ask, for example, the guy that
> did
> > vendor solicitations this year and he'll probably give
> you
> > an earful. 4 is probably not enough so I would focus on
> > getting a very good assessment of the core resources.
> >
> > I'd send you a Requirements and Guideline document but
> I
> > thinkyou already have the existing doc and, clearly, it
> > will be updated with more *stuff*. But if you need
> another
> > copy of the to-be-revised version, let me know.
> >
> > Comment: I'm inclined to think you need to add a
> > nonlocal/well-known figure to help the draw, although I
> > have no suggestions along those lines. But Erik, Larry,
> > Karen, et alia can give a more experienced view.
> >
> > sh
> > --- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey folks,
> >>
> >> The Charlotte Area Aquarists Society (hopefully with
> help
> >> from Carolina
> >> Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts) is interested in hosting
> the
> >> '05 convention.
> >> We're going to be discussing the possibility at our
> Dec.
> >> 4th meeting and I'd
> >> like some feedback from everyone here.  We've got a
> lot
> >> of folks between the
> >> two groups, with a core of about 4-6 really dedicated
> >> folks in CLT.  My
> >> question to y'all is how involved in the organization
> is
> >> the AGA willing to
> >> get?  Ideally I would love to see an AGA
> representative
> >> involved
> >> hand-in-hand with the committee chairs/members here in
> >> town.  This is still
> >> in the "seriously considering it" phase, but if the
> AGA
> >> were to get strongly
> >> involved in the organization from the start it would
> go a
> >> long way towards
> >> getting to the "we're willing to do it" stage.
> >>
> >> Ideas for things so far.
> >>
> >> Theme: Gone Native, a look at things around you.
> >> Speakers: Native aquatic  and wetland plant and fish
> >> specialists from area
> >> universities
> >> Field Trip: Local botanical gardens, visits to local
> >> urban wetlands,
> >> possibly state park wetland
> >>
> >> Thoughts, comments, concerns, offers? :)
> >
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