Scott, how many banquets did we sell in 2006? I don't think we can sell banquets at $55 each, so we may just have to up-n-lose money on the banquets but make it up in registrations. For the record, I don't think it's important to make money on the convention, just not go broke and not go insane. - Erik On Mon, 21 Jan 2008, S. Hieber wrote: > We would have to sell 124 Banquets at $42 each to cover the minimum. > We wouldhave to sell 96 Banquests at $54.60 each to cover the minimum. > > sh > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com> > To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:28:56 PM > Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Aquatic Gardeners Assoc Contract > > > Tax and Gratuity on the $4k banq is an additional $1,200. So, basically, this > is making the minumum $5,200. About 25% mroe than we've paid before. > > sh > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> > To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:23:49 AM > Subject: [AGA-sc] Aquatic Gardeners Assoc Contract > > Hi Everyone, > > Here is the response from the Sheraton. This time with > the changes properly tracked in three colors. > > It appears that they are not very flexible, but as I > mentioned before that may need to be weighed against > the primo location ( 6 blocks from the Aquarium) and > the discounted room rate ($109). > > Any way, they rejected almost all of the changes as > you can see but they did accept my minor revisions to > the dates of the acceleration of the cancellation > clause. They also accepted the minor change > (bilateral)to the noise clause. > > They rejected the food and bev exclusion of taxes and > service charges but when they put it back in they did > not add gratuities which at 20-22% are the largest > amount of the three so I will just leave it. > > They rejected the striking of the insurance so I guess > we need to ask how much insurance is reasonable? I am > still not sure about that. > > They also added back in our responsibility for > attendees damages which I also unsure of. > > What else am I missing here? not sure so I hope you > guys can go over this carefully. > > Thanks, > > Larry > > > --- Josh Baker <jbaker@sheratonatl.com> wrote: > >> Subject: RE: Aquatic Gardeners Assoc Contract >> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:24:16 -0500 >> From: "Josh Baker" <jbaker@sheratonatl.com> >> To: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com> >> >> Hi Larry, >> >> Revised contract attached. We're unable to >> accommodate the changes in >> the Banquet Food and Beverage clause, the Insurance >> clause, and the >> Property Damage Responsibility clause. All other >> are agreed upon. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Josh Baker | National Sales Manager >> >> Sheraton Atlanta Hotel | 165 Courtland Street NE I >> Atlanta I Georgia I >> 30303 >> >> telephone 404-586-3381| facsimile 404-681-5306| >> e-mail: >> jbaker@sheratonatl.com >> >> Visit us at www.sheratonatlantahotel.com >> >> Come see why the Sheraton Atlanta has recently won >> three major awards >> for outstanding service and quality: >> >> * Meetings and Conventions Magazine's 2006 and 2007 >> Gold Key Award >> >> * Corporate and Incentive Travel Magazine's 2006 and >> 2007 Award of >> Excellence >> * Convention South's Reader's Choice Award >> * Georgia Hospitality & Lodging Association's >> Outstanding Special >> Event Award >> >> >> >> Need assistance finding a Starwood Hotel for another >> meeting? Ask me! I >> can help! >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Larry Lampert [mailto:l_lampert@yahoo.com] >> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:55 PM >> To: Josh Baker >> Subject: Aquatic Gardeners Assoc Contract >> >> >> Hi Josh, >> >> Here is the contract with the changes that we >> dscussed. Please let me know if you have any >> questions. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Larry >> -- Erik Olson erik at thekrib dot com _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc