Re: [AGA-sc] Re: Aquatic Gardener's Association meeting 2005 (fwd)

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I asked because they expressed some interest last year.

sh
--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:

> Boston, on its own, is not going to do it in the
> foreseeable future.  They
> just don't have the leadership, even though they have the
> numbers.  I'd have
> to commit to chairing it, and then I have no doubt that
> I'd have no trouble
> coming up with the help we'd need.  I'm just not sure I'm
> ready to take that
> on unless we have NO other options.  It's just not the
> best time in my life.
> And, because of the lack of leadership in Boston, If I
> did it, I would look
> more to the NEC as a whole, rather than just the Boston
> club, both in terms
> of workers and attendees.
> 
> But I still look at the north east as sort of our
> fall-back position if
> there are NO other options.  (at least until my kids are
> out of school)
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Re: Aquatic Gardener's Association
> meeting 2005 (fwd)
> 
> 
> > All I heard was the initial email where Shawn asked for
> the
> > proposal doc. Heard anything since then?
> >
> > Has anyone heard from Boston?
> >
> > Any other potentials out there?
> >
> > Who's got the local down in Florida?
> >
> > sh
> > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I would certainly plan for smaller numbers, certainly
> > > don't assume 200
> > > like they did for DC.
> > >
> > > But when you're talking around 100 for a convention
> to
> > > begin with, it's
> > > probably easier than a big convention like the ACA
> (which
> > > didn't do so
> > > well in San Jose in 1995).  A handful folks from
> > > Portland, from Seattle,
> > > from LA... plus the pool of folks in SF, San Jose,
> > > Sacramento, etc.
> > > Gotta come up with a gimmick to get the
> sorta-plant-folks
> > > interested
> > > enough.  But I suspect the local pool of possible
> > > attendees is closer to
> > > Boston than DC was.
> > >
> > > Still curious to see if Portland has more than a
> nibble,
> > > btw.  Didn't
> > > sound promising.
> > >
> > >    - Erik
> > >
> > > On Mon, 27 Dec 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> > >
> > > > It's just based on what I've heard about how far
> folks
> > > are
> > > > willing to travel. Most of them, about 80% live
> east of
> > > the
> > > > Mississippi.
> > > >
> > > > It's not based on experience.
> > > >
> > > > sh
> > > > --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>> Personalities aside, if west coast is a tough
> sell,
> > > >>> generally, and Monterey is pricey, then that
> > > >> combination
> > > >>> could make this a hard convention to break even,
> and
> > > >> that's
> > > >>> if everything goes smoothly. Throw in some major
> > > >> screwups,
> > > >>> poor advertizing,  a messy auction, Murphy probs,
> and
> > > >> this
> > > >>> could make 2004 look like a sundae in the park.
> > > >>
> > > >> Why do you think the west coast would be a tough
> sell?
> > > >> Plane tickets to
> > > >> anywhere in the country tend to be $300-ish if you
> > > keep
> > > >> your eyes open.
> > > >>
> > > >> Karen
> > > >>
> > > >>
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