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Re: Pittsburgh

Agree with everything Catriona said about the symposium. Concerns about dubious meats always make me become a vegetarian for conferences. Yes, I had  portobello mushroom sandwiches twice, maybe three times, but those mushrooms were good.  I especially appreciated the half hour breaks between seminars. Gave people time to talk to speakers afterwards and head for the loo.  I seem to recall being rushed immediately into the next room after a presentation and then the next speaker starting late and being rushed in past years. This ran smoothly.  Pittsburgh is an interesting city with lots to see.  The zoo visit could have used some tweaks but it's done now so time to move on. I had a fine time and the flash mob will live on in history. 

Caorlyn Ulrich


On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:07 AM, Catriona Erler wrote:

> Things to love about GWA 2014:
> The workshops
> The garden tours
> The great planning (it all went so smoothly)
> The handout list of all the gardens we visited, especially owner contact information.  That is hugely valuable.  Now we can thank the homeowners and we can contact them for stories (get permission, additional information), etc.
> TWO, count ‘em, two key note speakers.
> A comfortable base hotel
> Another great trade show
> Generous breakfast hosts (Phipps Conservatory was particularly special for our off-site breakfast, but huge thanks also to Scotts Miracle Gro who is such a faithful and generous supporter of GWA)
> Lots else that I’m not thinking of right now
> 
> Thing that was not so good:
> The box lunches (repeated turkey sandwiches filled with unhealthy processed turkey, too much bread, little or no lettuce or other vegetable, potato chips, no side salad).  Please GWA 2015 people, give us the experience of the delicious, healthy, fresh food California is famous for (a turkey and avocado sandwich made with FRESH turkey and lots of lettuce - a “turcado” - would be most welcome).
> 
> In short, the important things were fabulous.  Thank you Kirk Brown, Denise Schreiber, and your entire team for giving us such a fun, valuable, and well-planned time.  We are deeply grateful for your hard work, creativity, and outside-the-box thinking.  The conference was happily memorable!
> 
> Catriona
> 
> Catriona Tudor Erler
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> On Aug 12, 2014, at 11:00 PM, <szerlag@earthlink.net> <szerlag@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Ditto - Nancy Szerlag
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jbl <jeff.lowenfels@gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Aug 12, 2014 10:20 AM
>>> To: Garden -- Writers GWL Writers -- The Garden Forum <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
>>> Subject: [GWL] Pittsburgh
>>> 
>>> wow! A great meeting! Sorry to those who
>>> missed it!. The local committee did flawless work. Kirk did a masterful  job on the education segment. Robert Legasse and staff elegantly handled
>>> everything from bad turkey sandwiches to 
>>> busses and schedules. and the fun was had by all!
>>> 
>>> don't miss Pasadena!
>>> 
>>> teaming
>>> jeff l
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Plant a row for the hungry/sent from my phone.
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