--- On Thu, 8/14/08, Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Eugene, > > You provided a service to Goans by giving us the > "story behind the story" and a segway for others > who provided the 'not so pleasant facts' like the > poor attendance.
I have no idea why an intelligent professional like Gilbert posts rubbish on this forum on a variety of topics. By his own admission Eugene had a drink at the ball and wrote his one-sided "piece" which I was surprised was allowed by a Goanet moderator (since it violated Goanet rules of attacking people). Also surprised to see it on the Goan Voice- UK website, devaluing the website which Eddie has worked so hard to build. > I think Goan conventions should be held in places with a > large Goan population. This also provides > an opportunity for the local community to show-case its > successes and achievements. The convention held in Goa (a large Goan population) two years ago had about 60 people, many of them Goa govt. officials. An arrest was made at that convention. The Goa convention had paid staff with a lot of money spent and was still a failure. By comparison, the Toronto convention had volunteers (no paid staff), hundreds of attendees at the tiatr, ball, a grand fashion show, mando performance, etc. and 80+ at the workshops. Try and find 80+ serious Goans to discuss serious Goan topics anywhere. THE TORONTO CONVENTION WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL (see Filomena, Virignia, Acaria's posts). The rest of Gilbert's comments can be dismissed as coming from one who was NOT involved in the action, rather third-party empty armchair advice. Regards, George
