Hi Cuong and everyone, Questions about funding for the converntion. Was there enough funding to help with any of the application fees for those of us going to the National Convention? I only sent two Funding letter to RPAP and Family Practice, so I am guessing we probably didn't get anything from them since they haven't contacted me. If there is any money to help, I am very concerned about how I am funding this trip...of course it will work out somehow. I am currently scheduled to stay in hotel rooms with folks I met on the National AMSA retreat (about $160.00), but if the U of MN AMSA funding is going towards hotel rooms, and there is any floor space left, I might ask to sleep on your floor and ask my other group to save money by canceling one of our rooms. What do you think? -Marcia On 23 Jan 2003, Cuong Pham wrote: > > Hola AMSA peeps, > > Time is ticking to find funding for the National Conference in Washington > DC. I attached a generic letter to this email that can be used to send out > to different depts at the U, clinics, or any pertinent organization that is > willing to support us. All you need to do with the letter is change a few > items to fit the situation and add a possible dollar amount request. If > you have some guts, you might want to request $1000. The more letters we > can send out, the more funding we are likely to get. Send it to grandma if > you think it helps. > > Give me a name or organization you plan to send this out to, so we don't > get overlap. I also suggest to sending the letter to someone that you > might know personally or have some sort of connection with, otherwise the > letter might be lost in the shuffle. > > Ciao, > Cuong Pham > AMSA 1st year co-chair > MS1 >