nellie54914
New member
I know it's quite a ways off but I thought I'd post this so everyone knows when it's taking place this summer--June 23, 24 & 25--since it's earlier than last year. I think there were 4 of us from the club went last year (kass, silver charlie, firebird & me), it was a lot of fun! (My dog thought so too!)
I got an email from one of the organizers, I'm posting it so you guys also have the details. It was 2 days (Sat & Sun) last year. This year they are adding Friday afternoon, dedicated to additional Aquaculture Facility tours so they can be an hour. (They were only about 1/2 hour last year, not nearly enough time to take everything in!
) There also weren't a ton of people selling frags last year, but since that was the first time nobody knew how much demand there'd be for them. I think most people sold everything they brought, so I'm sure there will be a lot more people bringing stuff to sell this year now that they know what it's all about. The F&S staff that worked the event were WONDERFUL, they made it even more enjoyable to be there!
Here's the email, I will pass along more info as I get it...
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Dear Michelle,
I am proud to announce that Drs. Foster and Smith are gearing up to host our second annual Coral Conference & Frag Swap. We would like to invite you and your club members to participate and join us for this event which is scheduled from Friday June 23rd through Sunday June 25th in Rhinelander, WI.
The goal of this coral conference is to bring together hobbyists and professionals in order to trade, sell, and swap coral frags, as well as learn and exchange ideas among one another. The plans are to have various activities scheduled throughout the weekend. There will be speaker sessions from some of the industry's most respected professionals who will cover various subjects pertaining to Aquaculture, the hobby, and other relevant topics. In addition, we will provide tours of both our aquaculture coral facility as well as our hard good pet supplies call center and distribution center in Rhinelander. Raffles will be incorporated throughout the weekend with some magnificent door prizes, and lunch will be catered courtesy of Drs. Foster & Smith for all participants of this event. We will also have some of the more popular cleanup crew items, live rock, and corals as well as supplies available for purchase at our Retail Outlet Store.
We are hoping to obtain a commitment from you and your club to support and attend this inaugural event. Our plans will be finalized and more details will be forwarded on to you and your club within the next few weeks. A thread on Reef Central will be started in the coming weeks as well in order to invite all hobbyists and enthusiasts to participate in this event. We look forward to hearing back from you, and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me directly by email at denise.pickering@liveaquaria.com or by phone at (715) 369-3305 ext. 400. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Denise Pickering
Assistant Director of LiveAquaria.com
Drs. Foster & Smith
715-369-3305 ext. 400
I got an email from one of the organizers, I'm posting it so you guys also have the details. It was 2 days (Sat & Sun) last year. This year they are adding Friday afternoon, dedicated to additional Aquaculture Facility tours so they can be an hour. (They were only about 1/2 hour last year, not nearly enough time to take everything in!
) There also weren't a ton of people selling frags last year, but since that was the first time nobody knew how much demand there'd be for them. I think most people sold everything they brought, so I'm sure there will be a lot more people bringing stuff to sell this year now that they know what it's all about. The F&S staff that worked the event were WONDERFUL, they made it even more enjoyable to be there! Here's the email, I will pass along more info as I get it...
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Dear Michelle,
I am proud to announce that Drs. Foster and Smith are gearing up to host our second annual Coral Conference & Frag Swap. We would like to invite you and your club members to participate and join us for this event which is scheduled from Friday June 23rd through Sunday June 25th in Rhinelander, WI.
The goal of this coral conference is to bring together hobbyists and professionals in order to trade, sell, and swap coral frags, as well as learn and exchange ideas among one another. The plans are to have various activities scheduled throughout the weekend. There will be speaker sessions from some of the industry's most respected professionals who will cover various subjects pertaining to Aquaculture, the hobby, and other relevant topics. In addition, we will provide tours of both our aquaculture coral facility as well as our hard good pet supplies call center and distribution center in Rhinelander. Raffles will be incorporated throughout the weekend with some magnificent door prizes, and lunch will be catered courtesy of Drs. Foster & Smith for all participants of this event. We will also have some of the more popular cleanup crew items, live rock, and corals as well as supplies available for purchase at our Retail Outlet Store.
We are hoping to obtain a commitment from you and your club to support and attend this inaugural event. Our plans will be finalized and more details will be forwarded on to you and your club within the next few weeks. A thread on Reef Central will be started in the coming weeks as well in order to invite all hobbyists and enthusiasts to participate in this event. We look forward to hearing back from you, and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me directly by email at denise.pickering@liveaquaria.com or by phone at (715) 369-3305 ext. 400. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Denise Pickering
Assistant Director of LiveAquaria.com
Drs. Foster & Smith
715-369-3305 ext. 400
) Not doing the dinner & speakers though.
