Re: comments on hotels and 2nd proposal from GWAPA

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

I haven't seen the new proposal yet, so I can't comment on some of the
items.  I can comment on the issue of talk-length, however.  As a speaker, I
HEATE being confined to 45 minutes.  It is just not enough if you have
anything of any substance to say, particularly if you don't want to be rude
by cutting off questions that come up during the presentation itself (and
they sometimes do).  As a conference attendee, I would feel short changed to
have a a really good speaker have to limit themselves to such a short period
of time.

I've been to a lot of conventions, and have never been asked to do a
presentation in less than an hour.  Many conferences plan an hour and 15
minutes for the speaker, and another 15 for Q&A.

I also completely agree about the difference in quality between Tomoko, who
is a professional translator, and Nozomi, who is just a nice person who
speaks both languages.  I also think that if we give Amano a choice, he'll
choose Nozomi, and if we're lucky, Tomoko MAY choose to come anyway.  If we
tell him we are PROVIDING Tomoko as a translator (assuming she agrees ;-)
Amano will probably pay Nozomi's way himself, as he did the first time.
Also, it hasn't been mentioned, but I'm SURE that Amano will want a little
time to promote the ADA contest, and it's probably better to plan for it
ahead of time.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: comments on hotels and 2nd proposal from GWAPA


> Hi Scott,
>
> Just read over the GWAPA proposal with answers to our questions & three
> hotels.
>
> Very nice job on their part answering the questions.  I think they'll do a
> great job!  Here's a few areas that caught my eye...
>
> Translators: Rick indicated that they would like to have Amano choose his
> own translator.  If amano chooses his own translator, he'd probably go
> with Hayakawa, who is his "only" translator.  But we know that Hayakawa
> isn't nearly as good as Tomoko.  Perhaps I can send them a tape of the
> 2001 convention so they can hear the difference between talks (Hayakawa is
> briefly featured doing the presentation on the Layout Contest winners).
>
> Talk schedule: Seems a little bit packed in the morning at only 45 minutes
> per speaker.  Should allow at least an hour for talks.  I understand that
> the Q&A time could theoretically extend into the 1/2 hour break between
> talks, but many speakers take the whole hour for just the talk.
> Questions were pretty short this year, but in previous years they have
> been most interesting.
>
> By moving the Bay talk to one of the workshops, this might create the
> perfect amount of breathing room.  Remember that in previous years we had
> four or five speakers but NO workshops.  DFW was just a tad bit overpacked
> in my opinion.  One less talk on Saturday might make all the difference.
>
> Rates: Still are a little uneasily high.  That's going to reduce the draw
> a little.  Just a little, I hope.
>
> PA: If they get an agreement to use the "house" system for amplification,
> then we're set.
>
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
>
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