Re: [AGA-sc] Aquatic Gardeners Assoc Contract

I have been basing estimates on Banquest selling at $45 and costing AGA 30% more than that.

I didn't think we could seel them for more than $45, possibly $50.

We don't have to make money but we don't want to hand the hotel a key to our bank account either. The important thing to be assured going in that we can stay away from a big loss -- the potential is there if the turnout is weak.

----- Original Message ----
From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:02:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Aquatic Gardeners Assoc Contract

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
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> ----- 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
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> 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.
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> sh
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> ----- 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
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> -----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
>>

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Erik Olson
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