ChloroPhil
06-05-2003, 07:37 PM
Mark you calendars! The dates for the 2003 Aquatic Gardeners Association
Convention have been set.
When: November 14-16
Where: Dallas, TX
Dallas Forth Worth Airport Marriott
8440 Freeport Parkway, Irving, TX 75063
972-929-8800
Rates are $69 for a single, and $79 for double occupancy. The hotel also
provides FREE shuttle transportation to and from DFW International Airport.
If you would like to reserve your room nights now go to
http://www.marriott.com/dfwap and click on the "reserve a room" button, and
just type in the following group code: AQGAQGA.
Registration cost for the conference is $64 and the banquet is optional for
$35. There will also be a field trip on Friday that has yet to be confirmed
that will be an additional expenditure.
Speakers for this years conference include Christel Kasselmann, renowned
aquatic plant authority and author of "Aquarium Plants," Erik Olson with an
AGA state of the union address, Roger Miller on rocks in the aquascape, and
Mike Cameron on digital photography.
A new twist to the convention this year is the addition of "Focus Groups."
Attendees will have the opportunity to pick and choose between a variety of
topics they would like to attend. The groups will be broken up into small
informal sessions where you'll have an opportunity for some one-on-one
interaction. The confirmed Focus Groups presenters at this time are Tom
Barr, Neil Frank, and Ghazanfar Ghori.
Additional conference and focus groups presenters will be announced
shortly.
If you'd like to be informed about the latest AGA updates please go to the
following site and sign-up for AGA email update list:
http://aga-2k3.aquatic-plants.org
We'll be sending out monthly updates to keep everyone up to date with the
most current AGA planning convention information. Web banners have also
been created to promote the convention. If anyone would like a banner for
your site to promote the '03 convention, please contact me off list.
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org
Convention have been set.
When: November 14-16
Where: Dallas, TX
Dallas Forth Worth Airport Marriott
8440 Freeport Parkway, Irving, TX 75063
972-929-8800
Rates are $69 for a single, and $79 for double occupancy. The hotel also
provides FREE shuttle transportation to and from DFW International Airport.
If you would like to reserve your room nights now go to
http://www.marriott.com/dfwap and click on the "reserve a room" button, and
just type in the following group code: AQGAQGA.
Registration cost for the conference is $64 and the banquet is optional for
$35. There will also be a field trip on Friday that has yet to be confirmed
that will be an additional expenditure.
Speakers for this years conference include Christel Kasselmann, renowned
aquatic plant authority and author of "Aquarium Plants," Erik Olson with an
AGA state of the union address, Roger Miller on rocks in the aquascape, and
Mike Cameron on digital photography.
A new twist to the convention this year is the addition of "Focus Groups."
Attendees will have the opportunity to pick and choose between a variety of
topics they would like to attend. The groups will be broken up into small
informal sessions where you'll have an opportunity for some one-on-one
interaction. The confirmed Focus Groups presenters at this time are Tom
Barr, Neil Frank, and Ghazanfar Ghori.
Additional conference and focus groups presenters will be announced
shortly.
If you'd like to be informed about the latest AGA updates please go to the
following site and sign-up for AGA email update list:
http://aga-2k3.aquatic-plants.org
We'll be sending out monthly updates to keep everyone up to date with the
most current AGA planning convention information. Web banners have also
been created to promote the convention. If anyone would like a banner for
your site to promote the '03 convention, please contact me off list.
http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org