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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Friday, February 26, 2010
| 1:30-9:00pm |
Registration Open. Pick up registration packets & buttons. Turn in Sunday Auction Lot Lists. Submit Photo Contest entries. T-shirts, Banquet tickets and raffle tickets for sale. (Salon ABC Foyer) |
| 2:00-3:15pm |
SPEAKER Ingo Seidel-Searching for New L Plecos in Northern Brazil (Salon D) |
| 3:30-4:45pm |
SPEAKER Jay Hemdal-Mini Aquariums (Salon D) |
| 4:00-11:00pm |
Vendor Room Open (EFGH)
Caption Contest Open (EFGH) |
| 5:00 – 6:30pm |
Aquatic Gardeners Association meeting with presentation by Karen Randall (Jersey Room) |
| 6:00-8:00pm |
Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar (Salon ABC) |
| 7:00-8:15pm |
SPEAKER Morrell Devlin-Today in the Fishroom (Salon D)
Northeast Livebearers Association meeting with presentation by Dr. Ted Coletti (Jersey Room) |
| 8:30pm |
Convention Kickoff and Speaker Introductions. (Salon ABCD) |
| 9:00pm |
SPEAKER Chuck Rambo - The History of Keeping Aquatic Organisms as Pets (Salon ABCD) |
| 11:00pm-1:30am |
Hospitality Room Open (Room 353) |
Saturday, February 27, 2010
| 8:30-1:30pm |
Registration Open. Pick up registration packets & buttons. T-shirts, Banquet tickets and raffle tickets for sale. Banquet Table Signup. (Lobby Foyer) |
| 8:30-10:00am |
Full Buffet Breakfast (free for all convention registrants) (Crown Room) |
| 9:15-10:45am |
SPEAKER Holly Lohuis – JM Cousteau Ocean Futures Society presentation (at breakfast) |
| 10:45-11:45am |
NEC Awards (at breakfast) |
| 11:00-5:30pm |
Vendor Room Open. Bring your dots and Vote for your favorite Caption. Conservation Silent Auction Open. Photo Contest display. (Salon EFGH) |
| 12:00-1:15pm |
SPEAKER Jay Hemdal- Breeding Marine Fishes (Salon ABC)
SPEAKER Michael Kane - Aquatic Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture (Salon D) |
| 12:00pm |
Innes Show Open. Vote for People’s Choice Award! (Kent Room) |
| 12:00-1:30pm |
Non-fishy Bingo with Barb DeCross (Jersey Room) |
| 1:00-2:15pm |
Lunch in Sheffield's Restaurant. Please present Lunch Ticket when paying! |
| 1:30pm |
Registration Closes. End of T-shirt sales. |
| 2:15-3:30pm |
SPEAKER Tony Orso - Asian Fishes (Salon ABC)
SPEAKER Ingo Seidel – Care and Breeding of Some Nice L Plecos (Salon D) |
| 2:15pm |
Innes Show closes for judging. Will re-open when judging is complete. |
| 3:45-5:00pm |
SPEAKER Tony Pinto - Anabantoids (Salon ABC)
SPEAKER Larry Johnson – Swimming with the Cichlids - Lake Malawi 2009 (Salon D) |
| 5:30pm |
Innes Show closes and voting for the People’s Choice Award ends. Vendor Room Closes and voting for the Caption Contest ends. |
| 6:00pm |
Banquet Happy Hour – Caribbean Theme! Cash Bar. (Gardens Area) |
| 6:45pm |
Buffet Banquet Dinner with the Speakers and keynote speaker Lee Finley, “The Retirement Tour” (Crown Room) |
| 9:30-11:00pm |
Vendor Room Open. Free Raffle of items donated by the Vendors! (Salon EFGH)
Innes Competition Awards. (Salon EFGH)
Innes Show open. (Kent Room) |
| 11:00pm-1:30am |
Hospitality Room (Room 353) |
Sunday, February 28, 2010
| 7:30-9:00am |
Drop off Auction Lots! (however lot registrations and submittals will be accepted until noon) (Jersey Room) |
| 7:30-10:30am |
Breakfast Cart (Salon ABC Foyer) |
| 8:30-5:00pm |
Vendor Room Open (Ballroom) |
| 9:30-10:45am |
Viewing of Auction Lots (Jersey Room) |
| 11:00am |
Giant Auction Starts (Ballroom) |
| 12:00 noon |
Conservation Silent Auction Bidding Ends (Vendor Room)
All Auction Lots must be registered and delivered to the Jersey Room
Hotel Check-out Time |
| 12:00-2:30pm |
Snack Bar available in auction room |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 22:22 |
