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