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Atlanta is a great location! The ACA will be
there in 2008, too. Will that wear out any local help? Or are we not
counting on local help?
I agree that going with Amano again would be a bit
repetitive, but on the otherhand, we need a big draw. They don't come
much bigger in the plant hobby. But there just aren't that many big name
plant speakers out there...so we will necessarily be a bit repetitive.
Maybe just make sure we don't call on the same big name speakers more than once
every 3 or 4 years? Hopefully some newer ones will emerge as the
planted tank hobby continues to grow.
My humble two cents worth,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:13
AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] It's that time
again -- Or - It's friggin' mid-October already? Yikes!
I volunteer to keep track of registration. I will not do the
sales table this year, although I am willing to recruit and train someone else
to do it.
The DFWAPC is petering out lately. The last few meetings have
been sort of lame and poorly attended, mostly due to lack of leadership IMO. A
huge project of this type would either regenerate the club or break it
completely.
And finally, I believe I am among friends here so I will
speak honestly. I am against having Amano speak. It's like we can't think of
anyone else. I don't have any better ideas other than what has been talked
about on this list. Maybe it's time to get some new blood in on the
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 them
this time around. I do think that we are going to have
to revisit the costs. Hotels have raised rates for
eerything the last few years. They also seem less
inclined to deal on things.
I really would like to have someone try to get a hold
of Amano and of course Tomoko to see if they would be
interested in speaking. This will have to wait until
we get some dates though.
I think you have the banner or at least you did and I
just did jury duty two weeks ago so I guess I am all
out of excuses ;-).
Regards,
Larry
--- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
I know you're all getting ready to put on your
OshKosh Bib overalls and steel-toed Wolverines and
warm up the John Deere to begin the pumpkin harvest
and then turnover the fields so they will be ready
for planting again when the spring thaw arrives. And
you just got started, finally, on that household
repair that you've been "planning" getting around to
for four or five years. Nonetheless, it's time again
to start thinking about producing an AGA convention.
By our own standards, "We recommended that a draft
proposal, including at least the names of the
committee heads, anticipated location and date, and
possible speakers, be submitted not later than 12
months before the proposed Convention start date."
Assuming we would have the 2008 convention again in
November, well, you do the math.
So start thinking up places, potential speakers,
tasks you've been aching to undertake, folks that we
can bring on board to be part of the production
crew, trying to remember who the heck has the
convention banner, begin political maneuvering to
not [backspace backspace backspace] get appointed as
convention chair, and start writing up that crib
sheet of all the reasons why you can't do this that
or the other convention chore (maybe you have one
left over from the last time you got a jury-duty
notice).
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