AT Conference

[Guest guest]

What do ya'll do at this event? Is there a conference schedule from last year

that I can see?

 

For me Houston is better - San Antonio is nice but a longer drive. Flew to San

Antonio last July for the TX Soap Makers Conf.

 

Finding reasonable lodging may be hard to do. We were no where near the

Riverwalk - much closer to the airport and rooms were pricey.

 

I may be interested in attending.

 

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http://www.thepurplesage.com

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Hi all-

 

Just wanted to throw something in for you guys to think about. I

produce live events (breakouts, general session, trade show stuff)

for a living as well as do the candle and body care biz. I handle

the technical aspects (Video, Audio, Projection, Lighting, etc.) as

well as the prep and Stage Management. This and Film Production are

my main bread and butter usually. Anyway, if you need any help on

that end, let me know!

 

Also, I have done shows in Houston and they have never been that

good. The city (hotels and all) aren't as accommodating as you would

think (at least from what I have done there) and there equipment is

overpriced compared to other cities in Texas. Dallas (being from

there and having worked there for years) is a very affordable place

with lots of great venues (although not much scenery). Austin and

San Antonio are good choices as well! I don't know the size(s) of

your conference, but if it is bigger than a small meeting room, then

I would avoid! As someone else said, the weather is much worse than

San Antone and Big D by far.....

 

Anyway, just a little note from me. Any help you need I would gladly

do.

 

Nikki

 

 

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Dallas (being from

there and having worked there for years) is a very affordable place

with lots of great venues (although not much scenery). Austin and

San Antonio are good choices as well!

 

[Dave:] Ah, you’re makin me wish ah wuz back hoam! I was gonna suggest

those two cities, and then I thought, there are some other wonderful places

in Texas that are a little off the beaten track, often overlooked, wonderful

in their own rights. Might I suggest: Galveston, old southern charm mixed

with crab shack funk, both on the beach and the bayou, with a wonderful bird

sanctuary; Fredericksburg, hammered dulcimers, hay-bale houses, handmade

quilts; Corpus Christi, great seafood, wonderful beaches. Each of these is

a large enough city to accommodate a conference, and has something unique to

offer. How about Ft. Worth? Ah luv Foat Wuth! They call it the Gateway to

the West, and it’s true: Dallas, just 30 miles east, is definitely a

southern city.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

I'm from Houston and I've been eavesdropping for a while. Having

lived in Queens NY for most of my life and then living in Houston for

the past 14 yrs. , I can tell you that Austin, TX would be a great

place for a conference. Its a great city with some really hip and

healthy folks who love this stuff as much as we do. I hope to live

there someday.

 

Jane

[Guest guest]

LOL!! Although you couldn't get me to live in Austin, it's always a fun

place to visit!! The AT conference would be fun there and I know I have

a free place to stay!! Ooohhh and I believe Katz's is still open

there!! LOL!!

 

Nikie Brown (native Houstonian now residing in Cut & Shoot just a ways

down the road a bit!! )

After The Rayne - Handmade Soaps & Bath Products

http://www.aftertherayne.com

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936-203-3188

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Jane McCourt

Sunday, April 08, 2007 5:31 PM

 

Re: AT Conference

 

 

Hi All,

 

I'm from Houston and I've been eavesdropping for a while. Having

lived in Queens NY for most of my life and then living in Houston for

the past 14 yrs. , I can tell you that Austin, TX would be a great

place for a conference. Its a great city with some really hip and

healthy folks who love this stuff as much as we do. I hope to live

there someday.

 

Jane

[Guest guest]

Dear Jane,

I love your idea about having an aromatherapy conference in Austin,

Texas but it will not happen anytime soon in my opinion. For years NAHA has

been approached about having a conference in this area of the world and we

got turned down because there are not enough of us to make it financially

feasible to hold. Most of the aromatherapy groups are either on the East or

West Coast and that is where they will spend their money. They will not

come to Texas, especially when it is hot here. I attended both a conference

on the East Coast (2004) and one on the West Coast (2000) and the people in

attendance came mostly from these areas. You have a wonderful idea but

because of the costs involved and the support needed to put on a conference

you will not see one in this part of the world whether it be Austin,

Dallas-Fort Worth, or Houston. I am the North Texas Regional Director for

NAHA and I have difficulty in even getting people together for a regional

meeting and would have more of a problem trying to get people involved on a

state level. Remember Texas is a big state and each part of Texas lives in

its own little world. ;-D

I hope that this information helps.

Rhavda Emison

Scents of Success

Arlington, Texas

 

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Jane McCourt jfmccourt

Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:30:30 -0500

 

Re: AT Conference

 

 

Hi All,

 

I'm from Houston and I've been eavesdropping for a while. Having

lived in Queens NY for most of my life and then living in Houston for

the past 14 yrs. , I can tell you that Austin, TX would be a great

place for a conference. Its a great city with some really hip and

healthy folks who love this stuff as much as we do. I hope to live

there someday.

 

Jane

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey Rhavda

 

Naha ain't the be all and end all. ;-) While small, the fat-free conferences

that I've been to have provided some good info as well as allowing other

folk in the aroma-industry to exchange information and ideas, sample

products and get to know each other better. which, supposedly is what these

larger conferences do. The small conferences even had time for little

classes (I gave a brief lesson in beading last year) and time for touring

around as a group and learning a bit of the history of the place.

 

" Fat-Free " means just that. Speakers aren't paid anything, every thing is

done on a shoe string budget and last years organizers even ended up paying

out of pocket for things. Instead of paying 3 to 500 bucks, we paid around

$100 (I think) which made it affordable to those who otherwise would be

otherwise be unable to attend.

 

The Texas Fat-Free conference can take place and will if there are enough

folk pushing and pulling for it. From what I've seen thus far, there are a

lot of folk willing to help this thing along.

 

So. While it ain't Naha (Thank the Gods) it IS a conference, just a fat-free

one. ;-)

 

K

P.S. Thanks to Marges amazing generosity a couple of years ago, I got to go

to one of the larger conferences. While some of the speakers were good, I

didn't think the personal interaction was there unless you were someone

extremely well known and then all greetings seemed to be rushed. It was

great for those who had known each other for years, but for those of us who

have/had done most of our " talking " online, it wasn't quite as much fun. ;-)

I prefer the smaller ones with the much more personal interaction where it's

hard for folk to get lost unless they REALLY want to.

 

 

 

 

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The Woobey Queen

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[Guest guest]

Dear Kathleen,

I would love to see a conference take place in Austin. I even have a

place to stay when I go there. What I was referring to was the realities of

putting together a conference. Aromatics in Action had to concal their

conference last fall. They couldn't get enough people to committ and take

part. I am also a member of AIA because I believe that there is room for

more than one aromatherapy group in town but if you really want to change

things you have to become involved with the group and weed out the

problems. I've heard a lot of talk from a lot of people over the past 5 or

so years but no action. They want someone else to do the work and then they

will return after the " war " has been fought in my opinion. Austin is a

wonderful city and has wonderful people there but will they support a

conference? I know that I will do what needs to be done up here in the DFW

area to send people to Austin when something concrete is said.

Take care and have a great week!

Rhavda

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Kathleen Petrides WoobeyQueen

Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:57:56 -0700

 

Re: Re: AT Conference

 

 

Hey Rhavda

 

Naha ain't the be all and end all. ;-) While small, the fat-free conferences

that I've been to have provided some good info as well as allowing other

folk in the aroma-industry to exchange information and ideas, sample

products and get to know each other better. which, supposedly is what these

larger conferences do. The small conferences even had time for little

classes (I gave a brief lesson in beading last year) and time for touring

around as a group and learning a bit of the history of the place.

 

" Fat-Free " means just that. Speakers aren't paid anything, every thing is

done on a shoe string budget and last years organizers even ended up paying

out of pocket for things. Instead of paying 3 to 500 bucks, we paid around

$100 (I think) which made it affordable to those who otherwise would be

otherwise be unable to attend.

 

The Texas Fat-Free conference can take place and will if there are enough

folk pushing and pulling for it. From what I've seen thus far, there are a

lot of folk willing to help this thing along.

 

So. While it ain't Naha (Thank the Gods) it IS a conference, just a fat-free

one. ;-)

 

K

P.S. Thanks to Marges amazing generosity a couple of years ago, I got to go

to one of the larger conferences. While some of the speakers were good, I

didn't think the personal interaction was there unless you were someone

extremely well known and then all greetings seemed to be rushed. It was

great for those who had known each other for years, but for those of us who

have/had done most of our " talking " online, it wasn't quite as much fun. ;-)

I prefer the smaller ones with the much more personal interaction where it's

hard for folk to get lost unless they REALLY want to.

 

 

 

 

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Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Http://www.woobeyworld.com