Re: SPAH

[scott gold <mwmgum@xxxxxxx>]

and, Douglas, when you say "traditional place" ,
i know you are not just taking about "time",
but "location" as well.
weren't you all considering holding SPAH
on Guam at some point?
we'd still love to have you!

yours in SPAHlessness,

sg
tumon bay, guam


>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:19:37 +0100
>From: Douglas Tate <douglas.tate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: SPAH
>
>At 16:03 14/06/2004, Tim Moyer wrote:
>
> >d.m.fairweather wrote:
> > > So who's going to SPAH this year?
> >
> >After just two great years, I'm not going to be able to go this
> >year.  I am starting a new career as a school teacher, and SPAH takes
> >place after the school year starts, I'll be working.  If the dates
> >don't move, I'll not see too many more harmonica conventions.
>
>This is a real problem and one which must come under review again.  If we
>have the convention in the traditional place then we effectively rule out
>anyone below 18.  If we have it before then we have other problems.
>Thanks for bringing this up Tim.  I believe that it is important that we
>have the ability to meet people in education and also to provide a forum
>for teachers to meet and discuss strategies in schools.
>
>Congratulations on the new career... I can attest that it's a great one.  I
>went from being way up the tree in the European computer industry to
>becoming a classroom teacher. Very little money to start off with but
>immense satisfaction and the feeling that you are really contributing to
>the community rather than making black boxes :))
>
>Douglas t