Re: [AGA-mcm] AGA 2K10

[" Mike Hellweg" <mhellweg511@charter.net>]

Okay, we'll wait a few more weeks until the 2010 dates are locked before 
approaching hotels, etc.

Good to hear on the collecting trip planning.  ; )

Thanks,

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] AGA 2K10


> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009,  Mike Hellweg wrote:
>
>> Quick questions and a quick comment:
>>
>> Should MASI start looking at early November of 2012?  We'd like to try 
>> and
>> coordinate something with the MO Botanical Garden if they are interested,
>> and because they plan things further in advance, we will probably need to
>> get going on this soon.  Are we going to continue on the bi-annual
>> convention schedule?
>
> I think that if we can get spring of 2010, then November of 2011 is
> actually better for the next one.  On the other hand, if we end up doing
> November 2010, then I think your suggestion of November 2012 is better.
>
>> On a totally different topic:
>>
>> Playing the devil's advocate regarding a collecting trip - I would very
>> seriously suggest we NOT do something like this as an official AGA event.
>
> Right.  We're not.  Any collecting would be outside of the official
> convention.  Not only is it a liability, the amount of coordination
> required to scale up a trip to what would be a significant portion of the
> attendees makes this infeasible.  Also to add to this, we just don't have
> the time within the schedule.  Tour of FAN, possible tissue culture
> workshop... no space left!
>
> But I'm sure some of us will be going exploring either before or after the
> convention.
>
>   - Erik
>
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