RE: Meeting Yesterday, and Plant Auction

["Hess, Clay A" <Clay.Hess@PSS.Boeing.com>]

Hello Out There.

         ~~stepping out into the frigid Northwest weather.....trying to shake 
the climate change from my system.....wishing I was back in Puerto Vallarta~~~


        Thank you all for covering for me while I was away in Mexico.....I 
appreciate all your help with the meeting and such.  ~smile~

        Erik, what would this vendor booth be composed of?  Not that it will 
happen, but, how do we handle a situation where more than one vendor wants to 
set up a booth in the future?  Especially if they are less than friendly with 
one another?  I am not thinking so much about the plant auction vendors as I am 
the vendors that may want to set up a booth at our General Auction someday.  I 
know there are fish stores that do not get along with one another very well.  I 
just do not want to start something that may cause us grief in the future is 
all.  I like new ideas and think this is promising, but, I want to be sure we 
know how to handle requests from other vendors as well.  I am not sure how the 
Seattle Aquarium feels about this either, if there are any written rules 
relative to this type of activity within their confines.  Does anyone (ie, Dave 
Sanford or others that have been to conventions)  know how this is dealt with 
at other major conventions?

        Just some thoughts on the subject,

        Clay



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> To: <gsas-board@gsas.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 9:26 AM
> Subject: Meeting Yesterday, and Plant Auction
> 
> 
> > The meeting was sparse (about 10 people?) but fun.  Joe had some well-done
> > slides of his tanks (that we'll get to see in two weeks), Bob had lots of
> > acrylic do-dads, including a classy brine shrimp hatchery.  We also talked
> > about lighting for a while.  I brought about 3 gallons worth of
> > Lagarosiphon major, and Bob brought frogbit to give away.
> >
> > Now onto a new issue: Dave Gomberg, Planted Aquarium blowhard and now
> > publisher of "Planted Aquarium" magazine, would like to donate a
> > subscription to his magazine and set up a vendor booth at the *plant*
> > auction.  I grumbled a bit about this initially ("hey, we don't take
> > donations and crap for the plant auction.  let him donate to the general
> > auction."), but now I think it's a good thing, actually. The plant auction
> > has grown from its origins of being a place to get plants in the face of
> > crappy store selection, to its current state of "all-inclusive plant
> > extravaganza", including (occasionally) decor, fertilizer, and books.  So
> > why not...
> >
> > Opinions?
> >
> >   - Erik
> >
> > --
> > Erik Olson
> > erik at thekrib dot com
> >
>