Ooh, I like that for a couple of reasons. Besides being slightly more generous than demanding 12 months, it gives an indication of how much time we think they might need to spend on proposal. We could even recommend submitting a draft proposal for comments from AGA somewhere between the 12 month and 9 month marks. sh --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote: > Whatabout suggesting that preliminary negotiations start > at the 12 month > mark in order to help the local organization put together > a workable bid by > 9 or 10 months out? > > Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> > To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:35 AM > Subject: RE: [AGA-mcm] Re: Request for Proposals to Host > AGA 2006 Convention > > > >I wouldn't mind a year in advance except that I think it > > will sharply limit the number of responses. Even though > > GWAPA, who, e.g., knew well before AGA2k3 that it > wanted to > > propose for AGA2K4, it was not able to get a formal > > proposal together 12 months before AGA2K3. > > > > I suggested about 10 months figuring we'd end up > allowing > > slippage to about 8 months, if pressed. > > > > Btw, wasn't there also a Canadian club that expressed > > interest in hosting a convention in 2005? > > > > sh > > --- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I would like to see the floating deadline for the > >> proposal be in a full year > >> before the anticipated convention date. > >> > >> Right now I'm getting geared up to start working on a > >> consortium of clubs, > >> CAAS, CAPE, and the local NANFA chapter for a possible > >> bid at a conference > >> in '07 or '08. > >> > >> Best, > >> Phil > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> AGA-mcm mailing list > >> AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-mcm mailing list > > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm