Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-Member] AGA 2006 Convention now open for registration

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

Hi Karen,
Any plans on what you are going to do earlier???

K

On Tue, 30 May 2006, Karen Randall wrote:

> Hi Larry,
>
> If you are going to try to get the rate for him, can you also try for
> another 2 rooms?  One for Ole and Troels, and one for me.  We were thinking
> of coming in on Tues. or at latest Wed. before the conference.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Karen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-Member] AGA 2006 Convention now open for
> registration
>
>
>> We do not have room nights for those nights in our
>> contract. This was because we would have had to
>> guarantee them if they were in there. I can try to see
>> what I can do for Paul but no guarantee I can get the
>> rate.
>>
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> --- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There's an toll free number does it not work for
>>> him? If he calls, they will probably book the
>>> roomnights for him.
>>>
>>> For Australia, the toll free number should be
>>> 1-800-073535
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  If the Australia office cannot arrange it, then
>>> someone will have to call the hotel in Burlingame
>>> itself. One of us could do that for him but it might
>>> require giving a cred card number to reserve the
>>> roomnights.
>>>
>>>
>>> sh
>>>
>>> *----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
>>> To: Paul Byham <plbyham@bigpond.com>
>>> Cc: aga-sc@thekrib.com
>>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 9:21:07 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-Member] AGA 2006
>>> Convention now open for registration
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Paul,
>>>
>>> Yes, we've still got several spots on the Friday
>>> field trip; you're OK
>>> there.
>>>
>>> I see the problem you're having...the website will
>>> only let you book
>>> Thursday through Sunday night.  I usually call the
>>> generic phone number
>>> (hmm, don't see an 800 #) and try to negotiate the
>>> room rates the rest of
>>> the week in these cases, but I see the problem doing
>>> this from Australia.
>>> I am cc'ing this message to the AGA board for more
>>> ideas.  Maybe one of us
>>> can "proxy" the reservation.  Larry, Scott, any
>>> options?
>>>
>>>    - Erik
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 29 May 2006, Paul Byham wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Eric, do you know if there are still places on
>>> the Friday field trip, also
>>>> I am trying to obtain information on booking a
>>> room for 3 days prior to and
>>>> including the convention but am getting no
>>> response from the hotel. do you
>>>> know of an alternate contact to the one (Shahzad
>>> Shaikh) listed on the
>>>> website?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Paul
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Olson"
>>> <erik@thekrib.com>
>>>> To: "Paul Byham" <plbyham@bigpond.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:51 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] AGA 2006 Convention now
>>> open for registration
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>>
>>>>> The banquet is in one of the ballrooms at the
>>> hotel.  The conference is
>>>>> arranged so that one can fly into San Fancisco
>>> airport, take their free
>>>>> shuttle to the hotel, and not have to worry about
>>> any other
>>>>> transportation... we supply a bus to Monterey for
>>> the Friday field trip,
>>>>> and everything else is at the hotel.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sunday is reserved for the auction, so
>>> technically one could say the
>>>>> conference ends on Saturday night.  The reason
>>> for this is that sometimes
>>>>> these auctions can take all day.  So you can
>>> leave any time you want on
>>>>> Sunday when you've "had enough" of the auction.
>>> :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>>>
>>>>>   - Erik
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 21 May 2006, Paul Byham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Eric, my two main questions are where is the
>>> banquet being held and
>>>>>> when does the conference finish on Sunday?
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Olson"
>>> <erik@thekrib.com>
>>>>>> To: "Paul Byham" <plbyham@bigpond.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:39 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] AGA 2006 Convention
>>> now open for registration
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can ask me any questions, no problem!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   - Erik
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 17 May 2006, Paul Byham wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Eric, I am interested in attending the
>>> convention but would like some
>>>>>>>> additional information, who is the best person
>>> to talk to?
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> Paul L Byham
>>>>>>>> Melbourne, Australia
>>>>>>>> Ph. 61394622468
>>>>>>>> Mobile. 61412102672
>>>>>>>> E-mail plbyham@bigpond.com
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik
>>> Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
>>>>>>>> To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>;
>>> <aga-announce@thekrib.com>;
>>>>>>>> <aquatic-plants@actwin.com>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:40 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [AGA-Member] AGA 2006 Convention now
>>> open for registration
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We just got our final confirmation from our
>>> guest speakers this
>>>>>>>>> morning,
>>>>>>>>> and as we've been just been itching to flip
>>> the switch for a week, it
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> with great pleasure that the AGA announces
>>> its 2006 Convention in San
>>>>>>>>> Francisco, California, the weekend of
>>> November 10-12.  Speakers include
>>>>>>>>> Ole Pedersen from the University of
>>> Copenhagen, Troels Andersen of
>>>>>>>>> Tropica, Greg Morin from Seachem, Jeff Senske
>>> of Aquarium Design Group
>>>>>>>>> (this go-round talking about photography),
>>> Ricky Cain and Eric Do.
>>>>>>>>> There
>>>>>>>>> is a Friday field trip to Monterey Bay that's
>>> an excellent deal but
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> very limited seating.  Oh, and at the banquet
>>> we'll be holding our
>>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>>> ever Iron Aquascaper competition.  Further
>>> details are available on our
>>>>>>>>> website here:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>> http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/convention.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hope to see you there!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   - Erik
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Erik Olson
>>>>>>>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Erik Olson
>>>>>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Erik Olson
>>>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Erik Olson
>>> erik at thekrib dot com
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
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