Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: AGA Convention info

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

Hah. *That* one I know from the ACA conventions. I think I
can even list the members, or at least two Pams.

sh

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

> ALA = American Livebearers Association
> 
> You gotta learn your acronyms.  Here's another one for
> you to try.
> 
> B.I.T.C.H.
> 
> And, yes, it's for real. (to give you a hint, if Kathy's
> not a member, she 
> could be, and you know I wouldn't call her names ;-)
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: AGA Convention info
> 
> 
> > You bet. I offered him $50. ;-)
> >
> > What is ALA? I thought it was Association for Lungfish
> > Advancement.
> >
> > sh
> >
> > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Follow this guy like a hawk.  If they've hosted the
> ALA,
> >> they know their
> >> stuff.
> >>
> >>    - Erik
> >>
> >> On Sun, 2 Oct 2005, S. Hieber wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi, thanks for writing and for your interest.
> >> >
> >> > I have some info below you should find helpful.
> >> >
> >> > First, a couple of points. Consider whether 2006 or
> >> 2007 is
> >> > better for your club in terms of timing. The date of
> >> the
> >> > convention is not fixed to any particular month or
> date
> >> but
> >> > a draft proposal should be submitted about a year in
> >> > advance of the convention. You have done shows
> before,
> >> so
> >> > you know that what seems like a lot of time at the
> >> start,
> >> > can often seem like too little later ;-)
> >> >
> >> > Also you might want to contact Jonathon Dooley
> >> > <mrjonathandooley@aol.com>. He is from Indiana and
> has
> >> been
> >> > considering putting together an AGA convention,
> >> although we
> >> > haven't heard anything from him in months. You don't
> >> have
> >> > to do this, but sometimes there is synergy is folks
> >> > collaborate.
> >> >
> >> > For info, I have tons of stuff, the key piece being
> the
> >> > Requirements and Guidelines doc.
> >> >
> >> > So I suggest you download these items:
> >> >
> >> > The AGA's Requirements & Guidelines for submitting a
> >> > proposal to host an AGA convention. It can be very
> >> useful
> >> > to help with planning. This document brings together
> >> > experience from the AGA, CACA, AGA, NEC, and others,
> >> > representing several decades of experience hosting
> >> > successful conventions:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://home.comcast.net/~shieber4/Doc_dock/AGA_Convention_Host_Proposal_Requirements_and_Guidelines_ver_4b.doc
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Some basic info on the last two AGA conventions:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://home.comcast.net/~shieber4/Doc_dock/Summary_data_re_AGA2K3--_AGA2K4.xls
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > A complicated spreadsheet used to compare the
> >> finanicals
> >> > for various scenarios for the 2004 convention. I
> don't
> >> > expect this to be easily traced or everyone to try
> to
> >> make
> >> > one of these. I offer it only because it gives an
> >> overview
> >> > of the the diff factors:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://home.comcast.net/~shieber4/Doc_dock/SH_Modified_budget_AGA2K4_ver5c_-_Marriot.xls
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > GWAPA hosted the last convention and here, as a
> sample,
> >> is
> >> > GWAPA's proposal for 2004:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://home.comcast.net/~shieber4/Doc_dock/GWAPA_Proposal_rough_draft2.doc
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > And also, here are the AGA Board comments on the
> Draft
> >> 2
> >> > proposal:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://home.comcast.net/~shieber4/Doc_dock/Board_comments_on_Draft_proposal2.doc
> >> >
> >> > That should get you started. Don't let the bulk of
> the
> >> > material scare you off -- I like to err onthe side
> of
> >> too
> >> > much rather than too little info.
> >> >
> >> > regards,
> >> > sh, AGA Treasurer
> >> >
> >> > --- Bill Flowers <billflower@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Dear Scott,
> >> >>
> >> >>    My name is Bill Flowers and I am with the Circle
> >> City
> >> >> Aquarium Club
> >> >> located in Indianapolis, Ind. We have been putting
> on
> >> a
> >> >> fish show
> >> >> every year since 2001 and also hosted the ALA this
> >> >> spring. We are now
> >> >> looking for something else to host andi thing the
> AGA
> >> >> Convention would
> >> >> be a great thing. I would like to get all of the
> info
> >> I
> >> >> can and take
> >> >> it to the board and see what they think. I am
> looking
> >> >> forward to
> >> >> hearing from you.
> >> >>
> >> >>  Sincerely,
> >> >> Bill Flowers
> >> >>
> >> >
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> >> erik at thekrib dot com
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