Re: [GSAS-board] Proposed Date(s) for GSAS Homeshow home visits.

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

> Hi all,
>
> I don't know if we have a consensus yet on a date/weekend for doing the GSAS
> Homeshow member home visits/pictures/judging.  Memorial Day is Monday,
> 5/25/09.  The AKA Convention is in Portland the weekend of 5/22-5/25.

> What are the feelings of the board for doing the Homeshow home visits,
> pictures, and judging on the weekend of 5/30-5/31?  If we choose that
> weekend, who is available to assist

Not on the board, but I am available to drive and/or videotape and/or 
photograph the weekend of the 30/31 (though I would prefer someone else to 
do primary photography if I videotape).  I also have a GPS we could plug 
the addresses into to help navigate.  Not to try and influence you on the 
date or anything... :)

> (since I have no clue as to what is
> involved)!

It's pretty straightforward...from what I remember...

1. Contact all those interested in entering, find out what weekends + time 
they can be home.  Get phone numbers so you can call them on the day of 
the event.

1a. Con(tact) judges, driver(s), photographer(s), videographer, and find 
out what weekends they can be available.  Steev and Clay Hess, and Dave 
Sanford are very good judges & have done more home shows than I have. 
But there are also many new members who I am sure would do a great job. 
Lots of members are budding photographers and would probably relish the 
opportunity to test their skills on other tanks than their own.

2. See if all can be done one day, or maybe as two (12 stops is actually 
enough to consider doing as two days).  Devise driving plan.  Figure out 
how to get the judge/photo crew together (meet at first house?  pick up en 
route? etc)

3. On the day of the event, execute the plan.  Make lunch and possibly 
dinner stops as needed.  Judges take notes.  I have some ancient scoring 
criteria for *fish* I can e-mail you -- though if aquascapes are to be 
judged, that's a different call (maybe the AGA Contest guidelines would 
help 
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2008.cgi?&op=showpage&name=guidelines-judging
 
in that case).  At the end of the last day, judges confer and decide on 
the awards.

3a. unusual videographer & photographer gear: include black cloth to block 
out room light.

4. If videographer can be conned into editing in time, show the video at 
the meeting while you and the judges talk over it about the fish, tanks 
and people.   Otherwse, just show pictures.  Present awards.  Eat ice 
cream.

   - Erik

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Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com
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