Re: let me go on record again...

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, David VillaSunscape wrote:

> What do any of you think we can / should do?

I was feeling pretty awful after sending that note yesterday... "Aw, here
I go again, crapping on everything with not a single idea of how we could
actually try & save it."  So I got to thinking, maybe we could add some
things to make it more attractive to people on the fence or not interested
yet?  Like last year, I thought it would be fun to announce the winners of
the aquascaping contest.  Likewise, maybe we can come up with some "draws"
that aren't necessarily the (other)  speakers.  OK, off the top of my head
(this is stream-of-consciousness, so it might sound goofy):

* Stump the experts (or amateur) / panel game show / Jeopardy... "Identify
the plant"  "Aquascape or Not?" "Noxious Weeds"

* Mini workshop: "What's new in aquatic plants this year?"

* Banquet Speaker or feature.  I dunno if they've planned this yet.  I 
love banquet presentations.  Especially if I'm not the one doing them.

* Webcast for those who can't be there (maybe at a small fee) -- I credit 
James Purchase for this idea when he was trying to freeload into the 
convention 2 years back.

* Build-a-light workshop (I'll bet Kim and/or David would LOOOVE to do 
this one!)

* Some tie-in with Kassleman's book being out -- sheesh, it's not even 
MENTIONED in the brochure.  Is Dave G planning on having books available 
by then?

* Get in touch with all the speakers and have them write a paragraph for 
the website.  For instance, I looked at the brochure, and my own talk, 
"Photography of the Planted Aquarium", and said "how does anyone know it's 
any different from last year's thing by Todd Stailey.  My talk is all 
about how I put together my own tank to enter in Amano's contest, and all 
the problems I encountered along the way."

* In general put MORE on the website than that silly brochure.  All the 
other clubs do this.  They have extensive coverage, speaker bio's, etc.  
Lots of attractants.

OK, that was fun! Anyone else got some?

  - Erik

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Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com

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