[AGA-sc] Fw: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback] (fwd)

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

I agree, but that's a board level discussion.<g> (note change of lists)

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com>
To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback] (fwd)


> We seem to have dropped Larry again. <sigh>
>
> Can't we just get him on the Board and be done with it?
>
> He was talking to me about the AGA yesterday in terms of "We" and he's a
> great addition.
>
> Cheryl
>
> Karen Randall wrote:
>
> > I like all those ideas except that I'm not sure it really ties in with
> > hosting speakers.  I think we need a separate person or committee to
handle
> > newbies.  Their needs will be different, and the hosts for each speaker
will
> > need to be responsible for that one person.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Cheryl Rogers" <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com>
> > To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA Convention Feedback] (fwd)
> >
> >
> >
> >>Karen Randall wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I also liked Allesia's idea of a person, or group of people who would
> >>>specifically make it their job to take "newbies" under their wing...
> >>>particularly if she's offering! This has always been a problem, and
> >
> > we've
> >
> >>>always had to try to balance getting the work done, wanting to spend
> >
> > some
> >
> >>>time with each other becausewe ARE friends, and still making sure that
> >
> > we
> >
> >>>mingle and make new attendees feel welcome.  This is an idea that could
> >>>solve that problem.  It would also help with people like Marian.  We
> >
> > could
> >
> >>>even have a "welcome wagon" type hand-out if we had a committee working
> >
> > on
> >
> >>>it.
> >>
> >>This could be tied in with Speaker Hosts. Not so much a Welcome
Committee
> >>thing but a Host Committee thing. How about, when they register, they
have
> >>the option of ticking a box that says "This Is My First AGA Convention."
> >>Then a note is made on the registration list and a special dot or
> >
> > something
> >
> >>put on their badge.
> >>
> >>The Host Committee In Charge Of Newbies would meet them when they
register
> >>and recognize them later, wandering up to them periodically and asking
> >
> > them
> >
> >>whether they need anything or have any questions and do they have plans
> >
> > for
> >
> >>lunch. Likewise, the newbie would know who to seek out with questions.
> >>
> >>Then the person behind the AGA table wouldn't be asked questions that
she
> >>didn't know the answer to, left feeling stupid because she has no idea.
> >>
> >>This data could also be important to track what percentage of people
> >
> > return
> >
> >>to our convention and what percentage are so pissed they want nothing
more
> >>to do with us ever again.
> >>
> >>Cheryl
> >>
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