Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: Convention

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

Isn't there a Regina in the Canadian province of
Saskatchewan?  I am no Geography expert by any means
but that was what came to mind. 

This was what I found in a query.....

Regina, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, seems
to shoot right out of the plains with its more than
350,000 hand-planted trees providing an oasis on the
prairies.

This beautiful capital city had grown since 1903
through good farming, a booming oil industry and
expanding government services.

So whether you're just visiting Regina, or putting
down roots, you can call this friendly prairie city
"home".



--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:

> I guess my first question is where the heck is
> Regina?  I don't even know 
> what continent we're discussing.
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: "Rick Haley" <haley.comet@shaw.ca>
> Cc: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:05 AM
> Subject: [AGA-mcm] Re: Convention
> 
> 
> > Hi, Rick,
> >
> > Nice to hear from you and about the RAS interest
> in hosting
> > an AGA convention. I have attached the
> Requirements and
> > Guidelines document.
> >
> > The only reasons I can think of, off hand, that
> any
> > particular location (in or out of the USA) might
> not be
> > practical are
> >
> > 1) if the logistics were difficult (how's the
> weather in
> > Regina in or around November?) or
> >
> > 2) if cost were too high to ensure sufficient
> attendance
> > for the convention to at least break even
> financially.
> >
> > I'm sorry to say that I am not very familiar with
> Regina,
> > and a great many other places. Perhaps that's all
> the more
> > reason to go there ;-) So I am sending a copy of
> this
> > message to the Advisory Committee of the AGA to
> see if they
> > have any thoughts about Regina as convention
> location. (The
> > Advisory Committee comprises the Board of
> Directors and
> > other AGA members who are the brains and labor
> behind AGA's
> > operation.)
> >
> > You should be aware that it is very late in the
> year to
> > begin planning and preparing a convention for
> 2005. So you
> > might want to aim for 2006. I say this because,
> normally,
> > one wants to have a hotel contract in hand about 9
> months
> > before the event. The hotel contract fixes the
> dates and
> > location and largely determines the AGA and host
> club's
> > costs as well as the registration and banquet fees
> to
> > attendees. Without the hotel contract in place,
> it's hard
> > to advertise the convention successfully. Finding
> the right
> > hotel and negotiating a contract can take days or
> months
> > depending on a wide variety of factors.
> >
> > So those are some things to take into
> consideration. I will
> > get back to you within a week with any comments or
> > questions from the Advisory Committee.
> >
> > Meanwhile, if you have other questions or comments
> for me
> > or for the AGA's Advisory Committee, let me know.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for writing,
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > Rick Haley <haley.comet@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Scott
> >>
> >> I am an executive member of the Regina Aquarium
> Society.
> >> In an effort to
> >> bring our membership new and interesting things
> to do
> >> with their tanks, and
> >> to bring more people into the hobby, we are
> interested in
> >> the possibility
> >> of hosting a future AGA convention.
> >>
> >> The first question I would ask is, would hold a
> >> convention outside of the
> >> United States, in Canada?
> >> If you would consider this, got you forward me
> your bid
> >> information?
> >>
> >> I look forward to your correspondance.
> >>
> >> Rick Haley
> >
> >
> > =====
> > _Aquarium Plants_, Christel Kasselmann, will be
> speaking about plants and 
> > tanks at the NEC 30th Annual Convention
> >
> > It's not too late to register. Get info at:
> >
> >
>
http://www.northeastcouncil.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index
> 
> 
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