Re: OT:Conventions

Hi John

Sorry so late in replying, afraid an emergency stop in hospital 
detained me for several days (10), immediateley after sending 
original message.

I know anything I say will get howled down by the bigger and greater 
areas of Australia, but anyway....

Adelaide, South Australia is hosting the AIS convention in 2005 and 
we want it to be the most spectacular ever presented. 

As well South Australia has many advantages the bigger states cannot 
compete with.  Easy to get around, not too much traffic, close to 
lots of different ammenities and different areas, close to airport 
and you generally do not have to cue much.  Close to many wine 
growing areas, Kangaroo Island, Flinders ranges,Andamooka,etc. etc.

And your dollar will go a long way here.

Plus we are generally very laid back and easy to get a long with, no 
large city hipe.

So as things progress, I will keep you in mind and forward 
information to you.

My family and I are hoping to visit USA in 2004 and hopefully promote 
this convention, maybe we can meet you there.

Regards

Dianne Mitterer
President 
South Australian Iris Society

--- In iris-talk@y..., John Reeds <jreeds@m...> wrote:
> No really suitable subject tag for this.  I remembered seeing an 
iris-talk
> letter mentioning an Australian regional iris convention or 
something.  I
> don't know if I would actually go for it, but I'd at least be very
> interested if there is sort of Australian (national) iris society 
(or a
> regional one that was definitely the "best") that was having a major
> convention (the "best" region would be more important than the 
year, since I
> would probably only go to Australia once).  It might be a fun trip,
> especially if optional tours were available for non-iris-related
> sightseeing.  I'd love to see Australia, don't know what would be 
the most
> interesting thing to see (not the Sydney opera house, I prefer 
natural
> scenery to big cities), and I would certainly trust iris people to 
make more
> sincere recommendations and value-oriented plans than professional 
travel
> agencies.  Not to mention the obviously superior company!  I might 
be
> interested in visiting other countries as well; an iris convention 
sounds
> like a great focal point.  Any ideas?  Anything like that out 
there?  Being
> a US citizen, I already know about AIS conventions.  Any foreign 
ones I
> would love to know about.  The bigger the better; we have some 
regional
> conventions here that really wouldn't be worth a plane trip, but a 
national
> is generally nice.  For the US, pick Oregon, Washington, or 
somewhere in the
> Northeast for the most beautiful visits.
> 
> John Reeds, in sunny southern Calif.
> jreeds@m...


 

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