Re: AGA 2004 (fwd)

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

Sounds great!  Actually someone form BAS approached me last night about the
possibility of the AGA convention coming to Boston, or at least the North
East.  Wouldn't it be great if we could line up 2004 AND 2005 conventions
this year?  Is the bid document on the web site?  Or should I have this
person (Ed Pecord) contact Scott directly?

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 2:15 PM
Subject: AGA 2004 (fwd)


> Just an early note, keeping you guys up-to-date.  We've got a couple of
> nibbles for 2004.  These guys just had that big workshop in DC that got
> covered by the Washington Post.  Ghazanfer is going to be at the
> convention.  I suggested he ask Scott for the bid document, and explained
> our ideal 50/50 financial arrangement (and its modified state of 50/50
> over $1000 for DFW, lest he get too intimidated).
>
>   - Erik
>
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:00:28 -0400
> From: Ghazanfar Ghori <ghori@ghori.net>
> To: erik@thekrib.com
> Subject: AGA 2004
>
> Erik, GWAPA would like to expore the possibility of hosting the 2004 AGA
> in the DC Metro Area. The good thing about this area is the accessibility
> both by air and road to the entire eastern seaboard. The east coast has
some
> of
> the countries oldest and largest aquarium related organizations an I think
> we'd be able
> to get a great turn out. At the GWAPA event alone we managed to get close
to
> 100
> people - and although that probably has a lot to do with the fact that it
> was free, we
> managed to get 12 new members out of it and raise a lot of interest. We
> might do
> a repeat of that beginners workshop sometime next year to get some more
> people
> into the hobby and hopfully come to the AGA. Maybe even have something at
> the
> AGA focused on beginners to entice them. We should be able to get press on
> the
> event locally.
>
> I've gotten some information from Ben Belton about how they've been
working
> to
> get a basic idea and so far it looks good. What I really need is some
> information
> on the financial responsibilies to see if GWAPA can really do this - and
> then
> put in a bid for it. Any information would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -
> Ghazanfar Ghori
> (President - GWAPA)
>
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