Re: [AGA-mcm] We're Rolling!

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

Absolutely. And I think it's something we can't avoid if we
want to be organized about things.

I do still have angst about early commitments -- how does a
chairperson hold a volunteer team together for over a year?
I can see a tight group like DFWAPC doing it but a lot of
clubs are looser, no? Anyway, time will tell.

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

> Which, for future considerations, is another reason for
> us to try to get 
> firm commitments for conventions earlier.  If we know we
> are not having a 
> dedicated AGA convention in a specific year, we can
> always tag onto another 
> convention.
> 
> It's dead easy with NEC, because they already give us our
> own meeting space 
> and time, and bring in a top plant speaker.  So we don't
> pay for a thing. 
> Because of the DFW group, we're getting something going
> at ACA.  But if 
> these events were advertised earlier as "official" AGA
> events, rather than 
> just a "pick up game", they would be an opportunity for
> all members to 
> participate, rather than just those in the know.  We
> don't want to steal 
> fire (or participation) from a dedicated AGA event, but
> in off years, there 
> are other good alternatives.
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] We're Rolling!
> 
> 
> > If we can get someone to give an aquatic plant
> > presentation, we can call it AGA2K5, the little
> convention
> > that could!
> >
> > sh
> > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This is great, Cheryl!  I'm looking forward to seeing
> >> everyone.
> >>
> >>    - Erik
> >>
> >> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
> >>
> >> > Here is a list of people who have volunteered or
> >> indicated interest in
> >> > volunteering for the AGA/DFWAPC sales table at ACA.
> >> >
> >> > Cheryl Rogers
> >> > Ann Viverette
> >> > Ricky Cain
> >> > Nikolay Kralchev (sp?)
> >> > Harold Laroux (tentative)
> >> > David Lim
> >> > May Lorfing (tentative)
> >> >
> >> > and whatever AGA'ers aren't busy at the moment.
> >> >
> >> > So this looks pretty good. Several AGA members have
> >> indicated that they will
> >> > send plants, but indications are that DFWAPC be
> >> bringing more plants than
> >> > AGA. Anyway, it's all good.
> >> >
> >> > Nikolay is doing a great job of keeping interest up
> on
> >> the DFW lists and I
> >> > will try to hold my end up on the AGA side.
> >> >
> >> > Cheryl
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