Re: [AGA-mcm] Fwd: SFBAAPS: AGA Program Proposal (fwd)

["Phil Edwards" <biotypical@hotmail.com>]

That's waaaay too much stuff going on.

I'd like to see a talk or two on mosses, that would be neat.  Claus would 
probably be a better keynote speaker on the whole.  (Preparation H works 
great...on the whole hahaha Scotty SHHT!!)

I don't like the idea that the "mini-buses" would be rented and driven by 
the volunteer folks.  SFBAAPS should be the one renting them and their 
representatives should be driving them.  Liability is a wonderful thing.

I've only been to a couple really big conferences, most of them AGA, but 
having hour long sessions back to back to back to back to back seems like a 
time bomb waiting to go off.  I'd rather see half the speakers with more 
time to speak and more time in between for movement and gathering.  Even 15 
minutes between each talk to get to the next one and find a seat is good.

I like the idea of letting different clubs give small "here we are and this 
is what we do" talks, but does he really expect people to sit there and 
listen to all of that?  "Hi, I'm Phil from Carolina Aquatic Plant 
Enthusiasts, would you please all shut up and sit down so I can talk about 
us?  I know we're three thousand miles away from you, but I listened to 
yours instead of looking for a friend I haven't seen in two years."  It 
would probably be better to give clubs that want it some wall or table space 
to put up some sort of poster like the AGA/DFWAPC tri-fold Cheryl did for 
AGA.  Perhaps the panel Q+A would be best suited for Friday night after 
Erik's State of the Organization talk.

Sunday should be a nice leisurely breakfast for everyone and then auction.  
The sooner they start it the better it will be.  I don't know how many 
people they're going to not have attend because of a six hour flight back 
east.

Regards,
Phil


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