RE: Meeting Yesterday, and Plant Auction

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

Sounds like a good plan to me.

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> From:         Erik Olson[SMTP:erik@thekrib.com]
> Reply To:     gsas-board@thekrib.com
> Sent:         Monday, November 20, 2000 9:04 AM
> To:   'gsas-board@thekrib.com'
> Subject:      RE: Meeting Yesterday, and Plant Auction
> 
> Good points.  At fish shows the "vendor booth" is really more of a table
> set up with their crap on it, basically like we have the table set up with
> the pamphlets and brochures and stuff from ALL the vendors.  The
> difference is that they might have a large cardboard foldout, and they
> (presumably) stand nearby answering questions.
> 
> I would say that for the general auction, this is an out-and-out NO
> because of space limitations.  We could get away with one or two small
> tables at the plant auction because it's generally more compact than the
> general auction.
> 
>   - Erik
> 
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Hess, Clay A wrote:
> 
> > 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
> > > >
> > > 
> > 
> 
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> Erik Olson
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