This will be interesting, I bet there where people going
just to listen to Jarrod!! I wonder if anyone is going to
ask for their money back?

B


At 07:09 1/07/00 -0400, Trey wrote:
>Jeff, I would like to find out if Gilaim or Mouth had anything to do with
>this. It is supposedly a TDI -sponsored event.
>
>Any info?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeffrey Swann <swanncruz@ta*.ne*.au*>
>To: Trey <trey@ne*.co*>
>Cc: techdiver CB <claire@di*.co*> Jarrod Jablonski <JJ@gu*.co*>
><techdiver@aq*.co*>
>Date: Saturday, July 01, 2000 4:38 AM
>Subject: Re: OzTek 2000
>
>
>>List,
>>I am quite upset by all this.
>>I live in Darwin which is  4,000 kms away, from Melbourne.
>>JJ was a big draw card for me.
>>Will not be attending now.
>>I am working through this DIR stuff on my own up here in Darwin, Northern
>>Territory.
>>Advice from you guys helps alot.
>>It is embarassing how this unfolded.
>>Jeff the Darwinian.
>>At 11:16 30/06/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Jarrod, why did they kick you out of the Australian "tec" show, and do you
>>>think it was Mouth and Gilliam who had anything to do with it?
>>>
>>>I guess they can see the handwriting on the wall, so to speak.
>>>
>>>We need to run our own mini tec shows and DIR demonstrations everywhere to
>>>offset this stupidity. Let's start scheduling a few more of these and
>really
>>>get these morons panicked.
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jarrod Jablonski <JJ@gu*.co*>
>>>To: Gawain.Lynch@fe*.co*.au*
>>><Gawain.Lynch@fe*.co*.au*>; quest@gu*.co* <quest@gu*.co*>
>>>Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 10:47 AM
>>>Subject: Re: OzTek 2000
>>>
>>>
>>>>This one is classic.
>>>>
>>>>They ask me six or more months ago to present and I committed to the
>date.
>>>>Leaving the country during prime exploration is not something I take
>>>>lightly and I pushed several other obligations away, kept the spot open
>>>>despite several good opportunities, and promised my girlfriend a trip to
>>>>Australia.
>>>>
>>>>They had agreed to pay my way over or to have the company sponsor the
>event
>>>>and get a free booth. We agreed to the latter.
>>>>Then two weeks before departure they send me a mail that says we have
>>>>pulled your speaking spot because we no longer feel we can properly
>support
>>>>your presence. In essence the show is not doing well enough to let you
>have
>>>>a booth but we are too crowded to make a free space for you. Rather
>>>>oxymoronic. Of course none of this applied to any speakers other than
>>>myslef.
>>>>
>>>>Feeling pretty certain what games where being played I then volunteered
>to
>>>>pay my own way, and asked about buying a booth. Their response. No
>>>thanks<G>
>>>>
>>>>Personally the whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth but I am sure
>>>>that I can find a way to occupy the time with diving and now I have  a
>>>>better feel for the political games being played by people seemingly
>afraid
>>>>of information. However, I missed the opportunity to meet people
>interested
>>>>in diving outside of politics and I have an angry girlfriend. We plan to
>>>>come over on our own in the near future for some DIR demonstrations.
>>>>
>>>>Politics at its best.
>>>>
>>>>Best,
>>>>JJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>At 07:47 AM 6/26/2000 +1100, Gawain.Lynch@fe*.co*.au*
>wrote:
>>>>>Does any one have any idea why JJ and Robert are no longer coming to
>OzTek
>>>>>2000 in Melbourne next month.
>>>>>
>>>>>We were all looking forward to seeing and hearing from them both and now
>>>>>nothing...
>>>>>
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