Re: Future locations of Symposium

**"Kathy Purdy" k*@gmail.com**

Thanks for your prompt reply, and it sounds like I blew it: it's going to be
a long time before it's as close to me as Valley Forge was.

On 10/3/06, jo ellen meyers sharp <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Hi, Kathy -- GWA attempts to rotate the national symposia
> geographically. Right now, I think the line up is: Oklahoma City in
> 2007, and tentatively Raleigh, N.C. in 2008, Dallas or Denver in 2009
> and I think Indianapolis in 2010.
>
> The city or region and local GWA members put in a formal proposal to
> GWA to be the host for the symposium. The city has to have hotels
> large enough to accommodate the number of attendees, the trade show
> and have public and private gardens for touring.
>
> The proposal sets out who's represented on the local organizing
> committee, reasons why the symposium should be held there;
> description of gardens/venues for touring; benefits or advantages of
> why there.
>
> Many of us do exactly what you are doing, which is budget for the
> symposium. It's easy to justify as professional development. I try to
> reduce costs by finding a roommate and booking my airfare early for
> the best rates, if I'm not driving. You have to consider that time is
> money. I can work a half day at home before leaving by plane, for
> instance; while, if I drove, it might take a whole day.
>
> jems
>
> >How far in advance is the location of the GWA symposium determined? Next
> >year it's Oklahoma City, but what about the year after that? When is that
> >determined, and by whom? Is there any kind of pattern or rationale to
> where
> >the symposiums are held? Does each region get a turn, in some kind of
> cycle?
> >Or does a region volunteer?
> >
> >The reason I'm asking is I realize that if I am going to go to the
> >Symposium, I have to plan for it--budget. I am more likely to be able to
> go
> >when it is closer to me, so it is helpful to know as far in advance as
> >possible when the Symposium will be in traveling range.
> >
> >Kathy
> >--
> >Kathy Purdy
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> --
> Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
> Garden writer, author, photographer
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Kathy Purdy
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to succeed in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 and colder.
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