Re: [AGA-sc] AGA 2K7

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Nifty!

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Larry Lampert wrote:

> I finally heard back from Sherri at the Mariott DFW. She is offering a 
> $89/room night with all other terms to be similiar to 2K3 except for the food 
> and beverages. I asked her to put together a  contract for us to look 
> over......

Larry


----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 12:04:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Not the hot pants or soul band, I hope.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Larry Lampert 
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board 
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


I am sending you something too. Use it if you want.........


----- Original Message ----
From: S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:49:53 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Okie doke. I'll come up with something. I might need you to supply some slides 
if you don't mind (don't know what yet). We could use my pics but, in the name 
of humanity, there's only so much you can subject these folks to.

I'll figure out the rest later.

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----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 12:36:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


AGA, Friday afternoon before the "official" start of NEC.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: S. Hieber 
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board 
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


We're talking about speaking at AGA right, or at NEC?

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----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:33:21 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Well, If you tell me today (no pressure, right ;-) I might be able to get 
Janine to get your name in the program. After today, I'm still happy to step 
aside, but but the program will already have gone to print.  Jeff's little 
trick took us by surprise.

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: S. Hieber 
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board 
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Tell you what, by when do you need to know?  If I can come up with an idea 
between now and then, I'll do it. Provided we can keep Penny from heckling ;-)


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----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 7:17:22 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


I just got another e-mail from Janine, and that is what he agreed to do, but he 
still won't come early enough for the AGA meeting.

You've got plenty to talk about... Aren't you that famous guy who writes the 
plant column for AFM?  I know you don't wear gold lame hot pants, but I bet you 
could still keep the folks awake, and I'm sure they'd learn more from you than 
from that "other" columnist.<g>

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: S. Hieber
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board 
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Well, I'd have to have something to talk about -- I mean better my usual 
claptrap ;-)

Btw, when Amano flies first clas, he only asks us to pick up the coach cost and 
he pays the diff. That puts Jeff voice a whole octave above Amano, a prima 
donna goes


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----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 6:28:12 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Well,

I just heard from Janine, and he was absolutely inflexible about coming on 
Thurs. instead of Friday, so I guess I'm the AGA speaker... unless SCOTT wants 
to do it...<g>

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: S. Hieber 
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board 
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] NEC


Hmmm, is this pointing to the shape of things to come for AGA2007?


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----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: AGA BOD <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:56:57 PM
Subject: [AGA-sc] NEC


Hi Folks,

Jeff Senske is being a bit of a prima donna about NEC... wants to fly first 
class, and will only work with an ADA tank. (I think we have an Amano wannabe 
on our hands)  Add to this the fact that the flights he booked don't have him 
getting in until 3:25... the AGA meeting will be over by then.

He says he didn't "remember" he was supposed to speak at that, but I made it 
very clear to him when we first talked.  In any case, the options at this point 
are:

1. Janine is going to try to get him to agree to fly coach (NEC can't pay that 
much for a domestic speaker)

2. She was willing to put him up an extra night if he'll fly in Thursday to do 
the AGA meeting too.

3. She and I decided that I'd do a program if we can't get something worked out 
with him.

4. I told her that if he got entirely snooty about the first class, we could 
probably get Dennis Dietz to fill in.  He does a beautiful job, is local, and 
would probably be thrilled to be invited.

But then, after I got off the phone with her, I was wondering whether we (AGA) 
could/should offer to pay the difference and let him fly 1st class if he'll 
come in time to speak at the AGA session.  What do you think?  I didn't want to 
mention it to Janine until I heard from you guys, but we've got to move fast on 
this.  She's not planning on calling him until tomorrow to let her blood 
pressure lower a bit<g> but then we need to get this sorted out pronto.

I can be easily swayed in any direction.  I'm ticked that he's acting this way, 
ticked that he blew off the AGA meeting, but I'd like to offer it to our real 
die-hard members who show up early for this meeting year after year.  I feel 
like me doing something is a bit of an afterthought, though as Janine pointed 
out, it has been several years since I spoke at NEC.

Thoughts? Other options I haven't thought of?

Karen
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