Re: AGA Convention 2002

["David VillaSunscape" <davidlass@villasunscape.com>]

As usual, excellent clear thinking on Karen's part. I think this is an
exciting idea, and the best way for us to perpetuate the annual AGA
convention.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com>
To: "AGA Steering Committee" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>; "Charlene Nash"
<ecn@tennis.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:05 AM
Subject: AGA Convention 2002


> Hi Charlene,
>
> I have spoken to some of the BAS BOD members and Scott.  Everyone is very
> enthusiastic about hosting the convention here next year.  Scott wanted to
> know if you could do up a list of what the Tennessee Aquarium was
providing
> for the convention, and what they were charging AGA so that he could run
it
> by the powers that be at NEA.
>
> We would still need to figure out the logistics of putting people up in a
> hotel outside the city and getting them to and from the NEA if we want to
> include that as part of the weekend.  I think hotel rates in Boston are
just
> too high.
>
> I suggested that a fair way to involve the BAS might be that they could
> provide volunteer labor, and contribute about the same amount that they
> ordinarily pay out in expenses for their annual event.  In exchange, they
> could hold (and organize and man) a regular aquarium club-style fish and
> equipment auction on Sunday afternoon, and keep the proceeds of that for
> themselves.
>
> That way, the folks who were only interested in the plant part of things
and
> had come from out of state could leave when they chose on Sunday.  We
could
> still have our silent plant auction on Saturday night, proceeds to go to
> AGA.  I think, considering the number of AGA members we have in the NEC
> area, we could pull in a LOT of local people who could stay through the
> Sunday Auction and still drive home in under 3 hours.
>
> I think this model could encourage other local clubs to want to host a
> convention in the future.  The incentive is the ability to draw in a
bigger
> audience, and therefore potentially getting more money for their own club
> via the fish/equipment auction.
>
> What do you all think?
>
> Karen
>
>
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