[AGA-mcm] convention '10 etc

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

I was unofficially supposed to get started Months Ago on Spring 2010 
Florida.  I haven't done this.  I'm a little stressed, but not that 
stressed as there hasn't been a super interest by anyone else yet.

As always, it's really a matter of just getting the ball rolling.  When he 
was out speaking here last year, Luis Navarro kinda volunteered his wife 
to help us find a hotel (she's in the industry).  I could call him and ask 
if that offer's still good.   But mainly I'm just curious if everyone else 
is still onboard with this plan.

Mike: I think St. Louis would be a great venue for the AGA, and you guys 
in MASI are very hard workers.  I know you'd do an excellent job.  If we 
did pull off Spring '10 in Florida, then I would think the next open slot 
would logically be November '11.  But if Spring '10 isn't in the cards, 
maybe November '10?

  - Erik

On Tue, 7 Jul 2009,  Mike Hellweg wrote:

> Speaking of the Convention DVD, that reminds me.  My local club, the Missouri 
> Aquarium Society, Inc. (MASI) is interested in
> hosting an AGA convention or helping the AGA to put one on here in St. Louis.  We 
> were thinking of 2010 or 2012.  Is there any
> interest in hosting one here in the middle of the US? 
>  
> Along with a good sized local club heavily into aquatic plants and planted tanks, we 
> have a large number of active hobbyists who
> are also active volunteers and we have a sound treasury.  We have cheap(er) 
> flights from either coast and one day driving
> distance for nearly 40% of the US population, we've got one of the top zoos in the 
> country (and it's free!) one of the top
> botanical gardens in the world, and many other interesting things to do....plus 
> a choice of very nice convention hotels close to
> the airport and major interstate highways that have hosted aquatic conventions 
> before (ACA - 3 x, AKA - 2 x, IFGA and IBC once
> each). 
>  
> Mike
>  
>  

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