Re: Next convention

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

I agree with whatErik is saying. It is important thata convention be hosted
by a club -- with people -- not a business.
Boston should be 2002
Houston 2003 if they have a club there thatwill host it.
Most of all -- we need to put together a Convention Committee
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: Next convention


> On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Karen Randall wrote:
>
> [Houston]
> > BUT, and this is a big but...  Who is going to find out whether these
people
> > are serious, and whether they actually have the resources and
committment to
> > get the job done?  Was it an offer made in the heat of the moment that
they
> > are going to re-think in the weeks (and months) to come?  I know it's a
> > "business", but it's a small non-essential service business at the
beginning
> > of tough economic times.  Will they still be there in a year?  Will
those
> > guys be scattered to new jobs and new responsibilities?  (remember how
> > enthusiastic Art Giacosa was?)  Can a committment be obtained from them
in
> > the next few weeks? Who is in a position to make those deteriminations?
Not
> > me.
>
> I have more information to add here.  The Senske's were late on their
> entry fees to the contest.  They never answered my e-mails, and when I
> called to see what was up, they sent me to their secretary to see to
> things.  The check finally arrived three weeks later via "payroll".
>
> Kathy was concerned that they are new and "unproven"... she felt they were
> perhaps a little too eager to please and make an impression on important
> folks.  She also wondered if they'd be around in a year.  This was with me
> just saying the Senske's were offering to hold it in Houston... I did not
> show her Karen's message.
>
> Why not have Houston for 2003?  If they're still around and interested, it
> should work out great. Houston is a great city, and one can collect
> nearby.  Meanwhile, the Boston club has a tried-and-true track record for
> putting on shows, and would do an excellent job.
>
> Regarding the name change, I also agree with Karen.  I think what we have
> is great.  I do not see the benefit of relabeling it as something larger.
> I am very much interested in ACCOMPLISHABLE goals, things that can be
> accomplished with the people we have, and things we would LIKE to
> accomplish.  Neil likes the idea of the international summit, but he's not
> the one who actually has to do all the work getting it together.  There
> were many things Charlene did with the convention that annoyed me (might
> as well jot them down: lack of communication or taking input about what
> she was doing, method of choosing speakers, roping in volunteers at last
> minute instead of working out in advance, not making time for AGA business
> or recruitment, too short of a time slot for each speaker, etc), but she's
> the boss and she gets to run the convention the way she wants.  If I were
> running the convention and doing all that work organizing things, the last
> thing I'd want is to be dictated to by the steering committee.  Frankly,
> that's probably why Charlene didn't communicate as much this year... I
> think she got a lot of unneeded flack the first convention.
>
> OK, anyway, what I'm saying is, I think we should go with Boston's offer,
> but have the bid formalized, and kindly ask Houston to bid for 2003.
>
>   - Erik
>
> PS: David, Kathy agrees that Dave should give us a heap of back issues
> for FREE if we agreed to bail out PAM subscribers by offering them AGA
> memberships!  But based on some e-mail I have received from Dave today
> (and talking with Kathy at dinner), I think that perhaps we should
> distance the AGA as much as possible from PAM now.  Dave is about to do
> something (sending N copies of back issues as fulfillment for the
> remaining N-issue subscriptions) that will not only piss off his entire
> membership, but could possibly bring on a lawsuit against him, and he
> seems unconcerned about it.  Hang on, I'd better start a new message...
>
> --
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
>
>
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