Re: WPC Members....
In a message dated 4/20/00 7:03:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
carlson@sanasys.com writes:
<< Wayne,
Thanks for clearing that one up for me...I thank you and see that the
New England area out there is working together to keep the shows
strong....that is the way it is suppose to be....nice job ...
I do believe you have a much larger nucleus of growers to draw
from....why.....I'm not sure..but I know another site will also hurt the
Anamosa site .....
Wayne, do you know the process used to either "thumbs up" or "thumbs
down" a new site....?? Thanks again for giving me some insight on the
process and how it works!!!!
Dan and Beth in Iowa..
Right on the mighty Mississippi!!
-- >>
Dan,
I agree with you on a site having a certain territorial sovereignty. Some
people think Topsfield serves a gigantic area because it covers the 6 New
England States. Areawise you could almost fit all of New England into the
state of Iowa......4 or 5 New Englands in the state of Texas. If 5 GPC sites
were proposed in Texas, local promoters would go Bonkers. I would have to
look at a new site moving into our area on a case by case basis . If a new
site wanted to form in Boston(30 miles from Topsfield) I would give it the
thumbs down. Some guys in Northern Maine have to travel 6 hours to get to
Topsfield......If they wanted to start a GPC site, I may not have a problem
with that.
Now I'm not an official of the GPC so here is an unofficial opinion of how
I believe things work in the GPC. The GPC has 23 sites, each with a site
coordinator to run things on a local level. I believe there are now 5
steering committee members that make up the ruling body of the GPC. The
steering committee is mostly made up of site coordinators from different
regions of the us and canada. Hugh Wiberg is the spokesman for the GPC and a
steering committee member. He is not the boss, only the spokesman and has one
vote just like the others. If a new site applies for admission into the GPC,
Hugh would gather info on the new site to determine if they are legit and
have a good competition set up. He would also contact existing sites near the
proposed new site to see if there are any problems or objections to adding a
new site. After gathering info, Hugh would notify the steering committee when
they have their meetings. If a site had a problem with the addition of a new
site, they could write a letter to the steering committee in care of Hugh
Wiberg. I'm sure the letter would be read at their meeting and then the
steering committee would all vote on the matter. I do not agree with
everything or every rule that the GPC has and have voiced my disapproval on
occasion. Like any big organization, you can't keep 100% of the people happy
100% of the time. You just do your best and keep truckin. The Iowa thing is
probably just in the exploratory stages at this point . I don't think the GPC
would arbitrarily add a new site without hashing it out first.
Wayne (pumkinguy)
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