Re: [AGA-mcm] It's that time again -- Or - It's friggin' mid-October already? Yikes!

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

OK I am little confused. I am not sure what the DFWAPC
has to do with us having a convention in Atlanta? Did
I miss something or did you think I said DFW Airport?

Anyway Atlanta is just a venue and that can be changed
if you want to do it somewhere else. The advantages to
ATlanta are Seachem tour (I already talked to Doug
about it) and a possible Atlanta Aqaurium tour.


Umm yeah it is like we can't think of anyone else.
That is exactly right. Who else will generate
interest? Oliver Knott, Claus, Kristel, all good
speakers but been done before too.

Who else can we get that we know can do a good job
speaking for a keynote speaker. Who else will generate
excitement about the convention? We can take some
risks with the other speakers but the keynote has to
be a draw and has to be a good speaker.

I totally agree we need some new blood. I think we
should expand this list membership out to anyone
interested in volunteering. 

Regards,
Larry

--- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com> wrote:


---------------------------------
    I volunteer to keep track of registration. I will
not do the salestable this year, although I am willing
to recruit and train someoneelse to do it.

The DFWAPC is petering out lately. The last few
meetings have been sortof lame and poorly attended,
mostly due to lack of leadership IMO. Ahuge project of
this type would either regenerate the club or break
itcompletely.

And finally, I believe I am among friends here so I
will speakhonestly. I am against having Amano speak.
It's like we can't think ofanyone else. I don't have
any better ideas other than what has beentalked about
on this list. Maybe it's time to get some new blood in
onthe discussion. 

Cheryl

Larry Lampert wrote:  
I contacted the Airport Marriott in Atlanta on
Friday.The event manager and I have exchanged voice
mails. I am hoping to get a more detailed proposal
from themthis time around. I do think that we are
going to haveto revisit the costs. Hotels have raised
rates foreerything the last few years. They also seem
lessinclined to deal on things.I really would like to
have someone try to get a holdof Amano and of course
Tomoko to see if they would beinterested in speaking.
This will have to wait untilwe get some dates though.I
think you have the banner or at least you did and
Ijust did jury duty two weeks ago so I guess I am
allout of excuses ;-).Regards,Larry--- "S. Hieber"
<shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:  
      
I know you're all getting ready to put on yourOshKosh
Bib overalls and steel-toed Wolverines andwarm up the
John Deere to begin the pumpkin harvestand then
turnover the fields so they will be readyfor planting
again when the spring thaw arrives. Andyou just got
started, finally, on that householdrepair that you've
been "planning" getting around tofor four or five
years. Nonetheless, it's time againto start thinking
about producing an AGA convention.By our own
standards, "We recommended that a draftproposal,
including at least the names of thecommittee heads,
anticipated location and date, andpossible speakers,
be submitted not later than 12months before the
proposed Convention start date."Assuming we would have
the 2008 convention again inNovember, well, you do the
math. So start thinking up places, potential
speakers,tasks you've been aching to undertake, folks
that wecan bring on board to be part of the
productioncrew, trying to remember who the heck has
theconvention banner, begin political maneuvering
tonot [backspace backspace backspace] get appointed
asconvention chair, and start writing up that
cribsheet of all the reasons why you can't do this
thator the other convention chore (maybe you have
oneleft over from the last time you got a
jury-dutynotice).  sh>
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