Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: '06 AGA convention

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

PS: I had the pleasure of working A/V with the local Atlanta folks at the 
2002 American Cichlid Association convention (Mark Barnett, Ken Davis, 
etc).  I don't remember if they were a general fish club, or a cichlid 
club.  But they were nice guys, and they did put on a good convention.

  - Erik

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Erik Olson wrote:

> Hi Cameron,
>
> I am forwarding your e-mail to a bunch of folks on the board & advisory 
> committee for the AGA, in particular Scott, our convention liaison. Thanks!
>
> Putting on a succesful convention requires a dedicated ground crew and good 
> hotel contract.  It would be good to know if there's a group in the ATL area 
> who would be interested in sponsoring a convention!
>
>  - Erik
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, cameron spivey wrote:
>
> > Hi Erik,
> >
> > My name is Cameron Spivey and I'm a new AGA member living in Decatur
> > (Atlanta) GA. I've followed the activities of the group through a couple of
> > friends for a year or so now. I was sorry to learn that there won't be a
> > gathering this year, but wanted to offer an idea for '06. Needless to say,
> > my friends here think it's a GREAT idea.
> >
> > Atlanta will be opening their new aquarium  (  www.georgiaaquarium.org  )
> > in '06 and I thought it might be a nice place to host the event. I also
> > wondered if they might donate some space for lectures etc.?  I have no idea
> > what's involved in putting something like that together...not easy I'm 
> > sure.
> > Might Seachem,  located so close to ATL, be able to work with the GA
> > Aquarium to help sponsor, or at least leverage some free meeting space? I
> > don't know how close-knit the tank community is here. If I were Seachem, 
> > I'd
> > be very interested in the new aquarium, that's for sure. Other than that,
> > ATL has plenty of hotels and restaurants, and a very accessible airport.
> >
> > Anyhoo- just a crazy idea from a new and enthusiastic member.
> >
> > Many thanks for all you do,

--
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com
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