Re: [AGA Member] convention

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

And if you look at registration (and I mean the $59 rate)
and the Banquet combined, it's a smidgeon below last year! 
We do what we can. Over a dozen hotels were checked out
pretty closely. Prices in both B'more and WDC were tough;
negotiations went on for months.

Btw, doubles are $109.

sh
--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, roger wrote:
> 
> > Some time back I spent almost a week at the Crystal
> City Marriot.  It was
> > expensive; if memory serves, it was something like
> $280/night.  Are we going
> > to have to deal with that kind of rate this year?
> 
> No way eh!  $99/night is the aga room rate.  Think what
> you guys might of
> AGA management, we refuse to spring that kind of !*&@$ on
> everyone.  
> Scott, Rick, Larry and the gang spent a lot of time
> negotiating a good
> deal on the hotel.  The registration fee is also quite
> reasonable -- $49
> for the first 50 people, then $59 after that.  Since the
> board began 
> taking a more active role in the conventions (starting
> with 2003), it has 
> been an important goal that these be affordable, and
> GWAPA has made this 
> succeed for the 2nd year in a row.
> 
>   - Erik
> 
> PS: Registrations will be up real soon now on the
> website.  Look for 
> the umpteenth convention announcement after we finish
> getting a few 
> details ironyd out.  
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
> 
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S. Hieber
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the AGA 2004 Annual Convention
Nov 12, 13 & 14; Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Aquatic Gardeners Association www.aquatic-gardeners.org

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