Perhaps TONMOCON III should hit multiple cities -- we'll go on tour! Kidding of course (and unfortunately). But I bet we could assemble an agenda worthy of that!
Seattle, NEAq, Monterey Bay all sound like great options.
On Seattle, Dr. Roland Anderson and his crew are friends of TONMO; Seattle is a neat city and very cephy-oriented -- it would be a good place to leave our stamp next.
On NEAq, it's a great aquarium in a great city. However, I believe we checked them out for a past 'con (and also Baltimore Aq) and they both were non-starters due to pricing, etc. Still, the Northeast concept has received most votes in this poll so it probably behooves us to investigate the options.
On Monterey Bay, we already know how cool and accommodating MBARI is, so that's a plus on their side. Plus, it being Dr. O'Shea's preference definitely carries some weight -- and there are other TONMOers in that area who would more readily go (although really, that's the case with every city). I guess "we've done that place already" has its pros and cons; probably more pros than cons.
Mote in FL was also a great place and very accommodating, but the votes are there and we *just* did it there at TONMOCON II. So I guess I'll rule out Mote -- Mote will need to wait for a future TONMOCON.
Also, I don't think we're quite ready yet for an International 'con. Sometime in the future.
This is like picking the next city for the olympics, without the corruption!
Seattle, NEAq, Monterey Bay all sound like great options.
On Seattle, Dr. Roland Anderson and his crew are friends of TONMO; Seattle is a neat city and very cephy-oriented -- it would be a good place to leave our stamp next.
On NEAq, it's a great aquarium in a great city. However, I believe we checked them out for a past 'con (and also Baltimore Aq) and they both were non-starters due to pricing, etc. Still, the Northeast concept has received most votes in this poll so it probably behooves us to investigate the options.
On Monterey Bay, we already know how cool and accommodating MBARI is, so that's a plus on their side. Plus, it being Dr. O'Shea's preference definitely carries some weight -- and there are other TONMOers in that area who would more readily go (although really, that's the case with every city). I guess "we've done that place already" has its pros and cons; probably more pros than cons.
Mote in FL was also a great place and very accommodating, but the votes are there and we *just* did it there at TONMOCON II. So I guess I'll rule out Mote -- Mote will need to wait for a future TONMOCON.
Also, I don't think we're quite ready yet for an International 'con. Sometime in the future.
This is like picking the next city for the olympics, without the corruption!