[aopirose]

HAVE PATIENCE! HAVE PATIENCE! HAVE PATIENCE! I know that you are eager but, you need to relax. Although it will be hard, you have to for your own sake. Your contact and/or prospective organization will let you know things when the time is right. There is no harm in wanting to know about convention. They are exciting and tons of fun. However, if the information is not published publicly then it is not something for non-members to know. I would also refrain from contacting the national office. Only correspond with your contact. If she doesn’t respond to you for six weeks or more then contact HQ. I know that in AOII we have very strict procedures for AI. If one step is taken out of turn, the results can be disastrous - no invitation to join.