Bob,
Sorry for the delay in responding, but I'm in the middle of moving and
everything has been in disarray and I haven't been in the office
much. But things are settling down, and I'm slowly catching up with my e-mail.
Again thanks for your offer, and I'm very excited to talk about
conservation of Mexican livebearers to the Greater Seattle Aquarium
Society. I hate to put it off so far into the distance, but the best day
for me would be March 14, 2006. I have field work here in June and
September, field work in Mexico in October and January, and a conference
in November. I hope March works for you. I would give the presentation
but could also be available afterwards for a day or so to meet with
people or give an additional presentation. There's a possibility my wife
might want to accompany me and for us to stay some additional time for a
little vacation (our first wedding anniversary will be March 19). Of
course I would pay any additional costs associated with her and for any
of my own expenses beyond those associated with my presentation.
Hope you're well, and I look forward to hearing from you.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob and Judy Holmes [mailto:jbholmes@nwlink.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:43 AM
To: Lyons, John D.
Subject: RE: Possible speaking engagement?
Hello John
Just following up on our conversation of last November, and wondering if it
would be possible to schedule you to come out to Seattle this Fall to speak
to our club on one of your livebearer-related subjects. Here's a list of
the meeting dates we still have open for this year and next.
June 8
September 13
October 11
November 8
January 10 2006
March 14 2006
These are all second Tuesdays of the month.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks!
Bob
At 02:05 PM 11/29/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Bob,
>
>Sounds good. By late spring I'll have a good idea of my fall schedule.
>
>John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob and Judy Holmes [mailto:jbholmes@nwlink.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 2:34 PM
>To: Lyons, John D.
>Subject: RE: Possible speaking engagement?
>
>
>Hello John.
>Sounds like you have a very full plate for the next several months!
>We would definitely like to have you come out here next fall. Perhaps it
>would be best if we contact you again sometime in the late spring of next
>year (April or May) to set up a date and work out the details.
>Thanks, and best wishes
>
>Bob
>
>
>
>
>At 09:12 AM 11/24/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >Bob,
> >
> >Looks like you have an active and interesting group, and yes, I would
> >enjoy very much speaking to your society. Unfortunately, however,
> >personal committments make it impossible for me to do so until next
> >fall. I'm doing field work in Mexico in January, helping my mom sell her
> >house and move in February, getting married in March, and selling my and
> >my fiance's house and moving into a new house (that we still have to buy)
> >in April. Then starts my field season here in Wisconsin (peak
> >May-September) and possibly more field work in Mexico. So my schedule is
> >impossible until about late September of next year. I realize that you
> >had something in mind for much earlier than that, and I understand if you
> >don't want to look that far ahead. But if you're still interested in a
> >presentation around a year from now, I can talk on a variety of subjects
> >related to collection and conservation of wild livebearers (and other
> >species) from Mexico.
> >
> >John
> >
> >John Lyons, Ph.D.
> >Principal Ichthyologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
> >Curator of Fishes, University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum
> >1350 Femrite Drive
> >Monona, Wisconsin 53716-3736 USA
> >phone: (608) 221-6328
> >fax: (608) 221-6353
> >e-mail: john.lyons@dnr.state.wi.us
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bob and Judy Holmes [mailto:jbholmes@nwlink.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 2:12 PM
> >To: Lyons, John D.
> >Subject: Possible speaking engagement?
> >
> >
> >Hello Dr. Lyons.
> >My name is Bob Holmes. I'm the president of the Greater Seattle Aquarium
> >Society. Your name has been passed along to me by one of our members
who is
> >also a member of the American Livebearer Association, as a possible guest
> >speaker at one of our future monthly meetings.
> >
> >Would you be interested in coming out to Seattle to give a
presentation on
> >a livebearer-related topic? All expenses would be on us, of course.
> >
> >Thank you for your attention to this request.
> >Bob
> >
> >P.S. If you would like to know a little more about us, you can check out
> >our website: www.gsas.org