rainforestexperience
02-11-2013, 10:05 AM
The Capital Cichlids Club is hosting AquaMania 2013! This event will have be in Gaithersburg MD at the Hilton Hotel on March 9-10. We will have guest speakers, giving away tanks to kids, market place and a Aquarium Beautiful contest. Below is our tentative schedule and info on the aquarium contest.
Friday, Mar 8
6:00 10:00 PM Registration Desk Open Montgomery Annex
6:00 10:00 PM Aquarium Beautiful Tank Placement and Set-Up Lobby
Saturday, Mar 9
8:00 AM noon Registration Montgomery Annex
10:00 AM - TBD Select Vendor Tables Open Montgomery
8:00 11:00 AM Aquarium Beautiful Set-Up Lobby
10:00 AM 4:00 PM Aquarium Genius Bar and Information Resources Open Lobby
10:00 11:00 AM Ken Davis Presentation Collecting in Honduras Montgomery
10:00 AM 4:00 PM Aquarium Beautiful Public Voting Lobby
11:30 AM 12:30 PM Ad Konings Presentation Lake Tanganyika Topic Montgomery
12:30 2:15 PM Rare Fish Silent Auction Montgomery
12:30 2:00 PM Lunch (on your own) TBD
1:00 2:00 PM Give a Kid a Tank Contest Lobby
2:30 3:30 PM Rachel OLeary Presentation Nano Topic Montgomery
3:30 4:30 PM Check out Vendors / Chill Montgomery
4:30 PM 6:30 PM Aquarium Beautiful Award Ceremony and Reception (Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar) Montgomery Annex
6:30 PM 9:00 PM Dinner (on your own) shuttles to Dogfish Head and other Local Restaurants TBD
9:00 9:15 PM Raffle Drawing Montgomery
9:15 9:45 PM Ken Davis Presentation Secrets of the Rio Queguay Montgomery
9:00 PM - TBD Hospitality Montgomery
Sunday, Mar 10
8:30 11:30 AM Marketplace Vendor Prep Montgomery
8:00 AM noon Marketplace Registration Montgomery
10:00 11:15 AM Ad Konings Presentation Lake Malawi Topic Germantown
11:30 AM noon Marketplace Opens for Priority Buyers (Registered Attendees) Montgomery
noon 3:30 PM Marketplace Open for All Montgomery
3:30 - 4:30 PM Clear Marketplace Montgomery
3:00 4:00 PM Clear Aquarium Beautiful Lobby
Friday, Mar 8
6:00 10:00 PM Registration Desk Open Montgomery Annex
6:00 10:00 PM Aquarium Beautiful Tank Placement and Set-Up Lobby
Saturday, Mar 9
8:00 AM noon Registration Montgomery Annex
10:00 AM - TBD Select Vendor Tables Open Montgomery
8:00 11:00 AM Aquarium Beautiful Set-Up Lobby
10:00 AM 4:00 PM Aquarium Genius Bar and Information Resources Open Lobby
10:00 11:00 AM Ken Davis Presentation Collecting in Honduras Montgomery
10:00 AM 4:00 PM Aquarium Beautiful Public Voting Lobby
11:30 AM 12:30 PM Ad Konings Presentation Lake Tanganyika Topic Montgomery
12:30 2:15 PM Rare Fish Silent Auction Montgomery
12:30 2:00 PM Lunch (on your own) TBD
1:00 2:00 PM Give a Kid a Tank Contest Lobby
2:30 3:30 PM Rachel OLeary Presentation Nano Topic Montgomery
3:30 4:30 PM Check out Vendors / Chill Montgomery
4:30 PM 6:30 PM Aquarium Beautiful Award Ceremony and Reception (Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar) Montgomery Annex
6:30 PM 9:00 PM Dinner (on your own) shuttles to Dogfish Head and other Local Restaurants TBD
9:00 9:15 PM Raffle Drawing Montgomery
9:15 9:45 PM Ken Davis Presentation Secrets of the Rio Queguay Montgomery
9:00 PM - TBD Hospitality Montgomery
Sunday, Mar 10
8:30 11:30 AM Marketplace Vendor Prep Montgomery
8:00 AM noon Marketplace Registration Montgomery
10:00 11:15 AM Ad Konings Presentation Lake Malawi Topic Germantown
11:30 AM noon Marketplace Opens for Priority Buyers (Registered Attendees) Montgomery
noon 3:30 PM Marketplace Open for All Montgomery
3:30 - 4:30 PM Clear Marketplace Montgomery
3:00 4:00 PM Clear Aquarium Beautiful Lobby