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

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

Well, one person did.  But, like Tom, he doesn't have the skill set to be
the number one person (though he'd be a GREAT and reliable #2) and he was
not able to drum up enough other enthusiasm.  I didn't get involved, because
I was in an even less-good place in terms of running it myself.  But I have
contacts that I can call in that he doesn't have.

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Re: Aquatic Gardener's Association meeting 2005 (fwd)


> 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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