NADA 2016 Show and Convention- What's it all about?

North American Discus Association Convention and Show 2016
July 7th – July 10th Lombard, Illinois

The North American Discus Association is very pleased to announce our 2016 Discus Convention and Show July 7th – July 10th in Lombard, IL (Chicago Suburbs). This is the largest Discus only event held in North America. The Convention brings you a chance to hear world class speakers discuss topics related to caring for Discus and the Show features 100 + Show class discus presented for judging.

The Convention/Show will be held at the Westin Lombard Hotel Yorktown Center and is 12 miles Southwest of O’Hare International airport. The 4-star Hotel offers a number of top hotel amenities, including a state-of-art fitness center, and two on-site gourmet restaurants. Known as one of the top Lombard, IL hotels, the rooms are well-appointed, and stylishly decorated and offer all the comforts of home. Adjacent to the hotel are 150 retail shops and an 18 screen IMAX AMC theater. The hotel offers a complimentary Hotel shuttle within a 5-mile radius. The Hotel is offering a special group rate of $115 a night for Show participants.

The Speaker list for the Convention is exceptional:
Dick Au -NADA Senior Judge and author of “The Back to Nature Guide to Discus” and “Trophy Discus”
AL Sabetta – Owner of SimplyDiscus.com, one of the largest Discus forums in the world.
John Nicholson – NADA Senior Judge and founding member.
Josie Christopher – Founder and President of Chicago Discus.
Spencer Jack – Founder and President of the Canadian Cichlid Association, Co-founder of Aquarium Society of Winnipeg.
Ricardo Vasquez – SimplyDiscus.com Moderator and “Photo Guru”
Dan Lorbeske – Shedd Aquarium Senior Aquarist
Erica Hornbrook – Shedd Aquarium Amazon Collection Manager
Stephan A Smith – Professor, Aquadic Medicine/Fish Health, also Wildlifeand Exotic Animal Medicine

During the weekend, 100 plus Show Discus will be on display and will be judged for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in individual classes. These discus come from around the world and will be some of the finest discus available. The Show also judges a very special class – Bred by Exhibitor. All entries in this class must be a discus that was bred by parents owned by the entrant. NADA provides judges for Discus Shows in North America and these judges will be on hand to judge the winners.

During the 4 day weekend there will be Sponsors and Vendors set up in the Show Room with Merchandise displayed and for sale. Sponsors and Vendors will be on hand the entire weekend to talk with and answer questions. There will also be sale tanks set up with Discus available for purchase from sponsors and individual participants. A majority of the Show Discus are usually available for purchase during the Show.

NADA 2016 - Website - Check it out!

http://discusnada.org/2016NADAdiscusshow/

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Not to mention it's the place with the lowest odds of someone looking at you funny if you talk nothing but discus for 3 or 4 days straight. :fish:

Its starting to get close and it is going to be one hell of a good time. Hope to meet lots of the simply family there.

-john