Re: Future locations of Symposium

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Kathy:

	I would like to add to Jo Ellen's very detailed response:  In its
history GWA has wanted to schedule the symposium according to US geography.
One year, East Coast.  One year, Central.  One year, West Coast.  That plan
has been recently thwarted by the process that Jo Ellen described.  And
also, Canada (as representative of "the rest of the world") has also played
a big role in two of the last seven conferences.

	Since I have served both on the GWA board and the recent local
arrangements committee, I can attest to the difficulty of putting all of the
pieces of the puzzle together.  It's a long and arduous process of refining
the schedule made even more difficult because people need to eat and take
bathroom breaks.  It's the eating aspect of this symposium that has become
the most difficult to plan, price, and afford.  We have created this monster
where 700 people want to be served a minimum of 10 meals included in the
price of admission.  It's a daunting task.  Not every LAC can come up with
the sponsors necessary to bankroll it.

	At whatever cost, you really need to make a commitment to come to
the conference.  It is by far the most rewarding event in which a
professional garden writer could participate.

Kirk Brown

-----Original Message-----
From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[g*@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Purdy
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:33 PM
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
Subject: Re: [GWL] Future locations of Symposium

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
> >--
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