Re: [AGA-sc] Re: [AGA-conheads] MBA trip (fwd)

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

I think we should be able to get 30 people to go. So I
am voting yes.

Larry

--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> Can I OK this?
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:01:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: Leon Garden <usgardens@sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: Convention Planning
> <aga-conheads@thekrib.com>
> To: Convention Planning <aga-conheads@thekrib.com>
> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] MBA trip
> 
> I'm looking for concept approval now. After that I
> will negotiate the bus contract and know what all
> the extras add up to. I assume that we might tip the
> driver, we might have to pay for a day that is
> longer than 10 hrs and there might be a gas price
> surcharge. The drive is less than 2 hours and I
> included time to load and unload wil the usual
> waiting for straglers. My proposal is a max of 50
> people to make the complete field trip. Even with 50
> people on the bus there will be room for Scot to
> streach out in the back of the bus. The proposal is
> to price it to ensure ALL expenses are able to be
> paid from the field trip collections. The bus, the
> snacks (if you want them), EVERYTHING.
> 
>    OK the concept; and then I will get the exact
> costs for approval.
> 
>    LEON.
> 
> "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>    Thanks, Lean,
> 
>    58 pax on a bus. You might want to look at a bus
> that allows more leg room for the 2-hour-plus ride
> each way.
> 
>    No admission charge is good news, there will be
> hire demand at the much lower cost.
> 
>    Snacks for $200? SFBAAPS is putting up the $200?
>    Does the price include driver, taxes, anything
> else -- need to confirm that?
> 
>    sh
> 
> 
> 
> * * * * * * * * * * *
> November too cold? Too hot? How would you like to
> spend part of it in San Francisco? Cable cars,
> Lombard St., Chinatown -- and a simply huge aquatic
> plant auction.
> 
> The 2006 Aquatic Gardeners Association Convention
> will be November 10-12 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel
> -- San Francisco International Airport.
> 
> Details will be posted soon at
> http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Leon Garden <usgardens@sbcglobal.net>
> To: Convention Planning <aga-conheads@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 6:57:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] MBA trip
> 
>    Here is the outline for a field trip to the
> Monterey Bay Aquarium I have been working on:
> 
> Friday, 10 Nov 2006
> 
> 730 depart hotel by charter bus
> 930 arrive MBA; donuts, coffee, juice in the
> conference room. 20 min presentation about MBA, 20
> min presentation on R&D for new Asian and African
> freshwater river otter exhibits.
> 1030 break into groups of 10 for guided tour (behind
> and in front of scenes).
> 1130 on your own to tour aquarium, eat lunch or roam
> Cannery Row
> 230 board bus for return to hotel
> 430 arrive back at hotel
> 
> The 58 pax bus will be about $700, the admission to
> the aquarium will be free for 60 people and snacks
> in the conference room might be $200 or so. The
> field trip transportation should be limited to 50
> people (to preclude overcrowding on the bus). For a
> few folks who might want to spend a couple of days
> independently in Carmel/Monterey before the
> convention they could meet us at the MBA at! 930 to
> join up. The price to reserve the field trip could
> be $27 (or $30?) per person to cover us even if we
> only get 30 people interested in the trip.
> 
> I will need a firm comitment and direction to
> proceed with the contract for the bus and for the
> arrangements with the aquarium if this proposal is
> acceptable.
> 
> Leon.
> 
> jiml1029@aim.com wrote:
>          Leon,
> 
>    could you take a moment and give an update to the
> this list on your planning for the MBA trip ?
> 
>    thanks,
> 
>    Jim.
> 
> 
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