Re: AGA2K3 $ Info

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Cheryl Rogers wrote:

> UNLESS we want to stop doing the contest. I'm getting vibes that Erik 
> may think the contest is more trouble than it is worth....Yes? No?

The contest continues to be cool.  Every time we do those awards at the 
banquets, I am reminded of this.  And this year I've been on two forums 
(TAOPA and DFWAPC) that the results have spurred new and exciting 
discussion (if only for 2 weeks).  That's cool.  That's what makes it 
worthwhile.

I enjoy chairing the contest and running the tech, but as I've stated for
the past 3 years, I won't do vendor PR.  I hate that stuff, and am no good
at it.  So I continue to search for help, and it's been pretty marginal,
and that's OK.  Charlene let Karen and I pick a hundred bucks or two worth
of prizes out of the measly donations in 2001 and 2002, which was
supplemented with a modest cash prize for best-of-show.  

But this has been the first year that "the convention folks" flat-out
denied me at the last minute because of trivial budget concerns.  Which I
think *sucks* when you consider the amount of personal donation I already
put in: 1) I donated my hotel room comp so that George and Karla would be
in the budget, 2) I hauled all my A/V gear in yet again so that we could
save $500 or so in rentals, 3) I paid for my field trip, and 4) I donated
the few plants I brought (no idea of the cash value, but I'm guessing it
probably brought in over $100).

OK, so maybe it would be a good thing to allocate some money for this so I
don't blow apart.  I wasn't very annoyed about it when it happened, but
since Kathy wrote that e-mail and I've been forced to think it over, it's
got me a bit steamed.  Sorry.  Please return to the turkey and potatoes.

  - Erik

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Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com

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