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Re: [AGA-sc] hospitality




----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] hospitality


We need to find that out.  I suspect even adding on the cost of a suite for 
hospitality for Fri. & Sat. night, it won't come to $500 if we're supplying 
the refreshments ourselves.  It also gives us that all-important place to 
sort auction items.

----- With the $500 you also have tp purchase the food and bev.


> There's no sonse going forward with a convention that half the board won't 
> even attend, that has such poor general attendance that it can't break 
> even.
> In that case since we're going to do all the work, we might as well pick a 
> venue and agenda that fits our needs.

I'm not sure half the BOD wouldn't attend... I'd like to see a more dynamic 
speaker line up.  But we can get that going too... It's hard to finalize 
speakers when we haven't finalized dates.  I also don't think we need to 
worry about poor attendance.  This isn't an area like Chattanooga, where 
EVERYONE needs to fly in... If NO ONE came from further than driving 
distance, I think you could still get 60-70 locals.  The organized hobby is 
strong in that area.  When I've spoken for SFAS, there have been more than 
100 people in the room, and that's not the "plant club" itself.
 
-- This was what we thought about DC, where the population is much denser than 
out west. So I'm wary about locals being a big turnout with thouse kinds of 
numbers..

 
That would leave you as the only person on the ground and reasonably local. 
Are you ready for that?
 
-- If it comes to a tank job or a hotel here, better that than to dive into the 
tank. Right now, this looks like an iffy convention financially. I think we 
should be very careful about financial obligations if we can add them later if 
the numbers support it.
 
Isn't the vendor room supposed to be where the action is?
 

 
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