Re: Future locations of Symposium

**"Noel Valdes" i*@cobrahead.com**

Oklahoma:
Highest Point: Black Mesa; 4,973 feet
Lowest Point: Little River; 287 feet
diffrence: 1428 m/4686 feet

Ontario
Highest Point: 693 m/2,274 ft., Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest Point: Sea level, Hudson Bay
difference: 693 m/2,274 ft.,

According to the EPA, Oklahoma has the most diverse terrain in the United 
States, calculated on a mile-per-mile basis. [4]

The state's topography changes starkly from East to West and West to East; 
oak, hickory and pine forests in the wetter and more mountainous eastern 
third of the state contrast with the post oak and blackjack oak forests of 
the Cross Timbers territory of Central Oklahoma, while mesas and several 
small mountain ranges, such as the mesa-dominated Glass Mountains near Enid, 
and the rugged Wichita Mountains near Lawton, mesh with the steriotypically 
semi-arid plains of western Oklahoma.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Zimmerman" <brucegardens@gmail.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Future locations of Symposium

> Dear List,
> What happened to Quebec City in 2008 or 9? Many of us GWA Canada members
> were invited to Montreal.
> We had a blast with great food, fun and gardens! I am unilingual
> (English). I wandered at all hours alone on the
> streets with no problems. All Symposiums are very informative. Please
> do not show me another Community Garden!
> Can someone convince me that Oklahoma is not so topigraphically flat
> that your dog can't run away because you can always see him.
> Bruce Zimmerman (List Lurker)
>
> Garden Design, Inc wrote:
>
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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