I'm Not Attending the ACA Convention in DC Because...
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Zeb Hogan of National Geographic is the keynote speaker for the Saturday, July 23 banquet. Thanks to Li and MFK for sponsoring!
Anyone going?
Anyone want to go? Tickets are available for the banquet until 7/12, so get on it (http://ccadoesaca.com/cart/)
Zeb Hogan
[SIZE=+1]sponsored by Monster Aquaria Network[/SIZE]
A life-long lover of fish, rivers and streams, Zeb Hogan is actively involved in the conservation of endangered environments and habitats to save critically endangered species. His efforts include the Megafishes Project, the first worldwide attempt to document and protect the planet's freshwater giants, and education and outreach in fishing communities in Cambodia and Mongolia. His love and work has even led to his role as host of National Geographic Channel's Monster Fish.
Hogan's background is in ecology and evolutionary biology (University of Arizona). He is a former Fulbright student in the Environmental Risk Assessment Program at Thailand's Chiang Mai University, and has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of California Davis. Additionally, Hogan is a fellow at the University of Wisconsin and is a World Wildlife Foundation fellow.
Zeb Hogan will be the Keynote Speaker at the ACA 2011 Awards Dinner.
Anyone going?
Anyone want to go? Tickets are available for the banquet until 7/12, so get on it (http://ccadoesaca.com/cart/)
Zeb Hogan
[SIZE=+1]sponsored by Monster Aquaria Network[/SIZE]
A life-long lover of fish, rivers and streams, Zeb Hogan is actively involved in the conservation of endangered environments and habitats to save critically endangered species. His efforts include the Megafishes Project, the first worldwide attempt to document and protect the planet's freshwater giants, and education and outreach in fishing communities in Cambodia and Mongolia. His love and work has even led to his role as host of National Geographic Channel's Monster Fish.
Hogan's background is in ecology and evolutionary biology (University of Arizona). He is a former Fulbright student in the Environmental Risk Assessment Program at Thailand's Chiang Mai University, and has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of California Davis. Additionally, Hogan is a fellow at the University of Wisconsin and is a World Wildlife Foundation fellow.
Zeb Hogan will be the Keynote Speaker at the ACA 2011 Awards Dinner.
i never been to one of these conventions. what goes on at a fish convention? can you buy fish or product when you register for either thur, friday or saturday? or is that reserved on sunday auction? on the day of sun auction, can i register at the door. i live in virginia so the convention is close to my home, but i maybe busy on that weekend.
also do i need to register if i just want to buy stuff?
also do i need to register if i just want to buy stuff?
It is my understanding that you will need to register to buy from the venders and from people selling out of their rooms on Thursday-Saturday. You can purchase a ticket for the auction on Sunday when you arrive. The webiste for the convention has most of what you want to know. ccadoesaca.com Matt can give you additional information when he next checks in.
You actually don't need to register to visit most vendors or to buy from people selling out of their rooms (or to look at the fish in the show). Pretty much everything else requires registration: the awesome list of speakers, free beer and snacks in the hospitality suites at night, deals on tanks, the BABES auction, selling fish at the convention or in the auction, etc.
Registering also gets you a 1 year virtual membership to the ACA and CCA.
If you don't register for the whole convention, you will need to register for the Sunday auction. I'd do it online to stay out of lines on Sunday AM...
It's really not much for what you get...and supports a good cause...
Matt
Registering also gets you a 1 year virtual membership to the ACA and CCA.
If you don't register for the whole convention, you will need to register for the Sunday auction. I'd do it online to stay out of lines on Sunday AM...
It's really not much for what you get...and supports a good cause...
Matt
Ever wanted to see Rusty Wessel talk about collecting in Central America?
He'll be speaking at the convention on Thursday night...
Matt
Rusty Wessel
[SIZE=+1]presented by The Central American Study Group[/SIZE]
Rusty Wessel has been an avid fish enthusiast and collector since 1983 and maintains a custom-built fish house with over 90 aquariums where he raises and breeds cichlids and livebearers. Wessel's writing and photographs have been published in Aquarium Fish Magazine, Aquarist and Pondkeeper, Buntbarsche Bulletin, Cichlid News, Ad Konings' Cichlids yearbooks, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist. He currently serves as convention liason and back issue sales person for the American Cichlid Association, and a speaker participant for the ACA / Marineland Speaker's Program; is an active solicitor for the Guy Jordan Endowment Fund through the ACA; and is the treasurer for the Louisville Tropical Fish Fanciers; and has been the recipient of the ACA Fellowship in 1997.
He'll be speaking at the convention on Thursday night...
Matt
Rusty Wessel
[SIZE=+1]presented by The Central American Study Group[/SIZE]
Rusty Wessel has been an avid fish enthusiast and collector since 1983 and maintains a custom-built fish house with over 90 aquariums where he raises and breeds cichlids and livebearers. Wessel's writing and photographs have been published in Aquarium Fish Magazine, Aquarist and Pondkeeper, Buntbarsche Bulletin, Cichlid News, Ad Konings' Cichlids yearbooks, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist. He currently serves as convention liason and back issue sales person for the American Cichlid Association, and a speaker participant for the ACA / Marineland Speaker's Program; is an active solicitor for the Guy Jordan Endowment Fund through the ACA; and is the treasurer for the Louisville Tropical Fish Fanciers; and has been the recipient of the ACA Fellowship in 1997.
