Re: Amano at next convention

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

Amano wouldn't be my first choice this soon again either, but I suspect it
would be a very different crowd from Tennessee... We'd get MANY more North
East folks who are within (albeit long) driving distance.

The other thing Ghazanfar will have to factor in is importing either Tomoko
or some other (good) translator.  I don't think it would have been the same
hit with Nozomi translating.  In fact, I think it might have fallen pretty
flat.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: Amano at next convention


> I think we have each heard several times from Ghanzafar
> about AGA2K4. I haven't heard form anyone else except for
> two requests for 2 other requests for the Bid Doc. And
> Ghanzafar isn't just putting work into this, he's a very
> bright guy. So I'd bet money on his group having the most
> thorough and well developed proposal. I understand from
> some others that have talked with him about it that he has
> some different ideas about the convention compared to what
> we did last year. Maybe we won't like the diffs, but I
> wouldn't bet on it.
>
> He has said that he thinks Amano is key to geeting the kind
> of turnout he's hoping for, around 200 or more.
>
> Personally, I think it's too soon to go back to that well.
> And there's more to give to AGAers than Amano. I'm not
> knocking the master. I'm just saying, there's more to
> aquascaping than his style and we presented his just a
> couple of years ago. *But* I'm pretty sure Ghazanfar is
> planning on attracting "new" gardeners, so my point is
> possibly moot at best.
>
> I don't know what the northeast might have in mind. I think
> the Carolina folks are already thinking it would be better
> to follow B'more/Wash than to compete with them. I'd be
> surprised if they proposed for 2004.
>
> Why don't we ask him to give us an outline of what he has
> planned -- not a full bore proposal -- just a general
> outline.  And if that looks good, then let's ask for Amano.
>
> Anyway, I can't imagine anyone turning down Amano. Although
> the airline ticket will be a big hit ;-)
>
>
> sh
> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Ghazanfar has asked me to contact Amano to see if he's
> > willing to speak at
> > the next convention if it is held in DC.  I don't feel
> > comfortable asking
> > him based on the "if" part.  If you all agree that we can
> > talk what ever
> > club ends up doing the convention into using him if DC
> > doesn't end up
> > hosting the conference, I'd be happy to talk to him
> > (through Nozomi) about
> > it.  I would think it wouldn't be an issue, since I think
> > ANY group would be
> > glad to have him. But again, I think it's unfair to ask
> > him to commit to an
> > "only if" proposal.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > Karen
> >
> >
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