2007 Coral Conference and Frag Swap

[DFS]

Registration will be open on Friday January 26, 2007 for our 3rd Annual Coral Conference and Frag Swap. This years event will be held on June 29, 30, and July 1, and will be bigger and better than in years past.

The weekend will be filled with speaker sessions running throughout each day, tours of our Aquaculture Coral Facility and state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution center; the frag swap on Saturday, as well as a cookout for all of the participants on Saturday. Dr. Race Foster and Dr. Marty Smith are scheduled to be the "Grill Masters," cooking up hot dogs, brats, and burgers for the guests. This year we will also have a children's area set up with educational material, games, and activities, so we welcome the entire family.

We hope that you all can join us for this years event!

Sincerely,
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[aquaticvet1]

Just to add on a little to Kevin's post. The Saturday "grill out" will be all you can eat for free--- assuming the weenies are not backordered and FedX gets them here on time.

We hope this event remains a leisure, hang out type of a meeting, not a regimented day of sales pitches. We want people to mingle with each other and ask all the questions that they would like. Children are welcome.

Lastly, please feel free to bring the cameras as we will be jam packed with rare fish and corals.

We will keep you informed as new things come to mind.

Thank you-------Race

 

[DFS]

2007 Coral Conference Registration Now Open

2007 Coral Conference Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2007 Coral Conference and Frag Swap is now open! All of us here at Drs. Foster and Smith invite you to join us for this year’s event on June 29, 30 and July 1.

Please visit LiveAquaria.com to register today:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=366&ref=3788&subref=AS

Happy Reefing!
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[DFS]

Registration for the 2007 Coral Conference and Frag Swap is underway and some of the slots for the tours are filling up fast! We should have plenty of space this year and more tour slots for our state of the art Aquaculture Facility and Distribution Center.

One request we heard over and over again last year was to purchase corals and frags directly from our Aquaculture Facility raceways. As some of you know who attended in years past, it would be almost impossible to give everyone a fair shot at purchasing corals from the facility with the number of attendees. For this reason we have decided to do both an auction for some of the best corals we have in the facility, as well as submit numerous pieces to in the raffles that will be held on both Saturday and Sunday. We plan on donating 10% of the proceeds from the auction to MASNA (Marine Aquarium Societies of North America) in order to help them raise more funds for their scholarship program.

Once again, we hope that you all can join us this year in order to interact among the reefkeeping community, have some fun, and learn more about this fantastic hobby.

Please visit LiveAquaria.com and register today!
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=366&ref=3788&subref=AS

Sincerely,
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[DFS]

Coral and Rare Fish Auction

Coral and Rare Fish Auction

I just wanted to add a note about our plans for the auction during the 2007 Coral Conference and Frag Swap. We will have available for auction some of the best corals in our facility, which include both wild harvested colonies, and some very Limited Edition coral frags grown and maintained in our state of the art Aquaculture Facility. In addition we will also auction some of our most sought after rare fish from around the world that are normally sold in the Diver's Den® section of the LiveAquaria.com web site. This should be very exciting as we plan on acquiring some very unique reef fish well before the show, so they are conditioned and properly quarantined. All of us here at Drs. Foster & Smith look forward to seeing you in June!

Happy Reefing!
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[aquaticvet1]

The reason that we had not sold fish and corals from the Aquaculture Center during the past events was two fold. One, it is not our intention to make money at this event and we do not. Secondly, since the facility cannot harbor 500 hobbyist at once, we could not figure out how to provide everyone an equal opportunity. After much thought , WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A RARE FISH AND CORAL AUCTION,------ every individual will be treated equally. A portion of the auction proceeds will go to MASNA.
This is a first for us. Please realize that auctions are not what we do, but we will give it our best and help MASNA in the process.

Thank you for all of your input and for making this event possible. Hopefully I will see you there.

Race Foster, D.V.M.


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[aquaticvet1]

I forgot to mention, at the 2007 Coral and Fish Conference--- CAMERAS ARE WELCOME. We encourage photographs so that pictures may be enjoyed later. Additionally, we want nothing about us or our company to be left to the imagination. For those that think we are just dropshippers or do not personally handle fish and coral--- well, you are in for quite a surprise ! You will literally see thousands and thousands and thousands.

See you there--------Race Foster

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[crescent1]

wow,wish i could make it.

 

[DFS]

Registration is starting to fill up for the 2007 Coral Conference and Frag Swap. I would like to mention that we only have a limited amount of space for hobbyists who wish to register for one of our Trader Packages. I encourage everyone who is interested to register soon or learn more at LiveAquaria.com.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=366&ref=3788&subref=AS

Happy Reefing!
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[DFS]

March 2nd Update

March 2nd Update

As of March 2nd, there are 225 participants signed up so far, and over 50 frag traders registered. If you are interested in signing up as a frag trader, I encourage your to register soon, as there are only a handful of spots remaining. All of us here at Drs. Foster and Smith are working hard to make this a fun and educational event for the entire family.

Happy Reefing!
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[DevilBoy]

im there... i loved it last year. this year sounds like it may even be better then last year.

 

[Steve_Aquarius]

I would like to confirm if children 10 and under are free. At this web page it says "10 and under"

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=368

On this page it says "under 10"

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=16324

Looking forward to another great time,
-steve

 

[aquaticvet1]

Thank you for pointing that out. It should read 10 and under--- and really, anything close is fine. We want this to be a family event.
Thank you again, Race

 

[Steve_Aquarius]

Thanks for the fast reply as always,
-steve

 

[DFS]

Steve_Aquarius,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we have corrected the mistake. Look forward to meeting you in June!

Happy Reefing!
Kevin

 

[DFS]

April 6th Frag Swap and Coral Conference Update

April 6th Frag Swap and Coral Conference Update

The Drs. Foster and Smith 3rd Annual Coral Conference and Frag Swap is filling up. Don't miss your chance to register for this year's event.

We currently have well over 300 registered guests, and all 70 slots for frag traders are completely filled. If you are looking to trade or purchase frags at this event with 70 traders, there will be an abundance of coral frags to choose from.

All of us here are Drs. Foster and Smith are working diligently on making this the best event every for our customers.

Between the expert speaker sessions, vendor booths, tours of the Warehouse Distribution Center, and Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility, auction for rare fish and coral with a part of the proceeds donated to MASNA's Scholarship fund, and a special area for children activities, there will be plenty to see and do the entire weekend. This event will be an incredible opportunity for all of us in the reefkeeping community to interact with one another, learn more and have some fun.

We are really looking forward to this grand event, and I want to invite everyone who has not considered attending to learn more about this event at LiveAquaria.com and register soon.

Cheers,
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith
LiveAquaria.com

 

[DFS]

Coral Conference Filling Up!

Coral Conference Filling Up!

We currently have OVER 400 registered guests, and we are sold out of trader slots with a record 70 traders attending. Want a sneak peek at this year’s conference? Check out our updated 2007 Frag Swap & Coral Conference preview pages on LiveAquaria.com. We've just updated several areas, including:

Prizes - Two deluxe grand prizes PLUS over 25 raffle prizes!

Exhibitors - 25 top names in the aquarium supply industry

Auction Times - 2 silent auctions and 2 live auction times added featuring some incredible corals, frags, and rare fish grown and maintained in our state of the art Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility!

Kids Area - Learn more about this new fun area for the whole family

We look forward to seeing you there. Thanks to everyone who's attending. If you haven't signed up yet, there is still time to register!

Happy Reefing!
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[specsirl]

Just to clarify those who at the last minute decide to come can still register at the door correct?

Wow 470 people so far registered? Mr. Foster and Mr. Smith are going to need to be cooking for everyone with both hands and feet!

What a great event this had turned into. Thank you DFS for putting this together for us. I know a lot of hard work and planning goes into this event to make it happen. It's nice to see a company offering this instead of being just on the $$ making side of things all of the time.

Once again DFS goes out of their way and helps out the hobbiest! Thank you!

 

[dfs/la2]

Specsirl,

The all inclusive Guest Package Registration Tickets purchased before the event comprise the Banquet Dinner (includes keynote speaker), gift bags (filled with freebies from participating vendors), 5 raffle tickets, tours of Drs. Foster & Smith's Aquaculture Facility (Fri., Sat., or Sun.) & Distribution Center (Fri. evening & Sun. only), 10% OFF Coupon to our Retail Outlet Store, Frag Swap & Exhibitors Area, speaker sessions, a Drs. Foster & Smith T-Shirt, Styrofoam shipping box, Saturday lunch, and a continental breakfast on Sunday.

The Basic Guest Package includes all of the above with the exception of the Banquet Dinner with Keynote speaker.

The “at the door/day of” tickets will be available at the Retail Store and will permit entrance into the Frag Swap & Exhibitors Area. No other amenities are included with this ticket.

We hope to see you there!

Ginger K.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[DFS]

Specsirl,
Just adding a little to what Ginger has already posted. First off, thank you for your positive comments; all of us here at Drs. Foster and Smith are working diligently to make this event the best yet.

We encourage everybody to sign up early online as we are selling out quickly! Space for the Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility Tours as well as our Warehouse and Call Center Tours are filling up fast.

Participants who register after June 15th will not be guaranteed a gift bag. In addition we have limited seating available at the banquet dinner, so once again I encourage everyone to sign up now.

Hope to see you all there!

Happy Reefing!
Kevin Kohen
Director of LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith