Re: OT:Conventions

Apologies to AIS and all

Inadvertantly wrote AIS instead of ISA (The Iris Society Of Australia)

Again apologies to all

Regards

Dian Mitterer

--- In iris-talk@y..., iris01addict@y... wrote:
> 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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