I agree with your suggestion but I would add that if you tell folks that then in the same breadth you have to tell them that they *will* have photo opportunities (before, after, whenever). It's likely to still annoy some folks. Yet, it's not uncommon for folks to be asked torefrain from flash photog during the performance -- it wouldn't be like we invented it. sh --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Karen Randall wrote: > > > It's too bad it's so distracting on the DVD, but the > convention is, first > > and foremost for the attendees. I think many of them > would have been > > disappointed if they couldn't take pix during the demo. > > That's kinda why I brought it up -- like I said earlier, > I didn't notice > ANYTHING during the actual demo (and frankly, of this > crowd, probably > neither did Scott, Jay, Phil, Paul or Ghazanfar!), so I > was curious if the > people that weren't working were conscious of the flashes > going off every > 5 seconds. If they weren't, then it's no big deal. If > they were, maybe > we could request people cool it just a little bit. > > But yeah, for talks, I think it may be good to request no > flash photos > after the lights go out, and no auto-focusing on the > speaker or screen. > > - Erik > > -- > Erik Olson > erik at thekrib dot com > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > ===== --- Christel Kassellman is returning to America! --- The Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies will feature Christel, author of _Aquarium Plants_, among its speakers at its 30th Annual Convention. It's the longest running consecutive general tropical fish convention in the country and one of the most fun to attend. March 18-20, 2005 Marriott Hotel, Farmington, CT _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm