Scott wrote: >>Personally, I'd like something really different. Plus, Amano is a lot of >>work -- he's high maintenance. And we'd have to check out Tomoko's >>availability. I can't see having Amano without her.<< That's true. We have to make sure we have someone on the ground to wine and dine him BEFORE the convention. Even if he weren't high maintenance, anyone coming from Japan needs a couple of days to adjust to the time change before expecting them to be on their game as a speaker. One of us could be there too, but we'd need someone who knows the area to show him (and his entourage) around. Karen _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc