ACA... Who's Going?

[Kap]

Maybe more of us could answer if we could remember when and where? Maybe it's a case of "If you have to ask..." but I'd still like to know.

Thanks in advance!

[Discus_KC]

50/ 50 Chance for me !!!!!!!! If I get back, I will go !!!!!!!! I have too many friends to thank in person for all the support !!!!!!

Jack

[Jean]

:-\ Not looking good for me.... but I wanna be!

Hoping still, u never know!


Jean ;D 8)

[mench]

Ok ...July 24 thur July 27.....Cinci.Oh.
Be there or miss out on a great time....

Mench

Hi everyone,

My father phil heppner and i will be at the ACA show I hope to meet you all there


mike heppner

[April]

well ..hope you get back then jack. heh kinda catchy.....lol
if you do..i will kick myself for not going. was meant to..but...too many kid things on my plate.
summer camp..and organizing my daughter for university..and fish fry to grow..etc etc. and of course that pretty coloured money...isnt growing on my tree i planted. : (( someone told me it would.
hopefully we will get a report on who won and what nice fish were there and who met who..and who was the best behaved little discus person.
we could have categories.
the quietest
the tallest
the shortest
the most brightly coloured shirt
the happiest
the furthest travelled

etc etc

[Kap]

Mench - Thanks for the info. Gotta check the calendar and see what days I can do. That, then, is a firm "maybe I'll be able go!"

for anyone that needs the info and has not checked out the web site here it is..........Randy 8)


www.aca2003.com

[jrpatter]

cough ill be there prolyl. though i am going just to the auction. so if any of you guys have any fish left over let me know before the auction. ill be the guy selling fish out of the back of his car

john

John, and everyone else going the best time to get your discus is the moment you get there, the longer you wait the less you will have to choose from..I know Joe and the rest of the gang will be set up late Wed, or early Thur....Most others are selling by Thur. nite or Friday at the latest....you have to move fast...There will be several 100 discus for sale most in the various hotel rooms from 2 inch fish to breeding pairs plus more in the main room but you have to act quickly to get what you want. Just look at the "for sale" board to see what rooms. It is like being able to visit everyones hatchery all at one time and at the same place. Allot of other people are there just like you looking to buy fish..So either bring a tank to hold your new fish or rent a tank down in the main "fish for sale room" to put your new fish in. You wont find to many people that will hold the fish for you, Joe and the gang did last year but I dont know about this year, everyone wants to sell what they have fast so they dont have to worry about them or have to hang around in their room waiting for people to look at them. If you ever wanted the chance to "hand pick" out your own fish from numerous strains, sizes and breeders/importers this is the place to do it, and it appears that this year there will be a huge selection to choose from.
That said you can also catch some great deals late Saturday night or early Sunday morning because what ever people have left over they would rather sell cheap then have to bag them back up and take them home...
Most people pull out early Sunday morning for the long drives home or to catch their flights....My family and I will be hanging around this year through Monday so I will try to catch up with you at the auction.....

Randy

[jrpatter]

cough well if i coudl get there early i would, but i will be lucky to be there on sunday, i got this problem called a job. I just cant seem to shake it. It seems to interfer whenever i try to do anything. I am sure there will be neat and interesting things in the auction. I am only gonna bring around 500 so spending is limited this year.


john

John I understand your problem.......You know with that bad cough you have you may just need to call in sick those days to see if you can get yourself well ;D ;D ;D ;D


Randy 8)

[jrpatter]

well i got one of those jobs that if i am in the hosp, with say 2 broken legs they will plug in a laptop and say go for it. I get no sick time and I am on call 24/7, but when everything works well i get as much time off as i want. The problem is i wont knwo if everything is working fine till the week of, now i can always pull the "i lost my cell phone" bit again that is generaly good for about a week

john

For those that plan to go but have not seen the schedule is is a copy.............

Randy 8)





Convention Schedule (as of 6/13/03): .*Subject to Change*


Wednesday, July 23

6:00 PM Showroom opens

Showroom tanks available for set-up

Registration desk opens

11:00 PM Showroom closes

Registration desk closes



Thursday, July 24

8:30 AM Vendor Showroom available for set-up

Showroom opens

Registration desk opens

Cincinnati Zoo tour

12PM – 12 AM Guy Jordan Cichlid Silent Auction

7:00 PM Apistogramma Study Group – Randall Kohn – “West & Central African Dwarf Cichlids: Beauty, Brains, & Brawn”

8:30 PM Wayne Leibel - The Evolution of Mouthbrooding in Cichlids

10:00 PM Cichlasoma Study Group

Hospitality Room opens

11:30 PM Discus Study Group Speaker Joe Szelesi

Showroom closes

Vendor Showroom closes

Registration desk closes



Friday, July 25

8:30 AM Showroom opens

Vendor Showroom opens

Registration desk opens

Newport Aquarium Tour

12 PM – 12 AM Guy Jordan Cichlid Silent Auction

1:00 PM ACA BOT meeting

7:00 PM Jeff Cardwell – South American Collecting Adventure

8:00 PM Deadline for show entries to be set-up

8:30 PM Ad Konings – Title to be Determined – Topic will be on New World Cichlids

10:00 PM Ron Neilson – “Predatory Cichlids & the International Piranha Association”

Registration desk closes

Showroom closes

Vendor Showroom closes

Live Music from “Odd Man Out” in the Hotel Bar until 2 AM

Hospitality Room opens

12:00 AM B.I T.C.H.E.S. “ Midnight Madness”



Saturday, July 26

8:30 AM Showroom opens

Vendor Showroom opens

Registration desk opens

9:00 AM Dick Au

9AM – 5 PM Guy Jordan Cichlid Silent Auction

10:30 AM Paul Loiselle

12:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM Steve Lundblad – Lamps - “The Many Shades”

2:30 PM Patrick DeRham – Title to be Determined – Topic will be on Madagascar Cichlids

4:00 PM Ad Konings – Title to be Determined – Topic will be on Lake Malawi

5:00 PM Vendor Showroom closes for tear-down

Showroom closes

6:30 PM Reception – cash bar opens

7:00 PM Banquet & Awards Ceremony – Wayne Leibel , Speaker

“Unspeakably Bad Ideas in Fishkeeping”

After the Banquet, the Showroom will reopen for viewing.

10:00 PM Hospitality Room opens

11:30 PM Vendor Showroom deadline for tear-down and move-out



Sunday, July 27

8:00 AM Showroom opens for entry removal

8–10 AM Auction registration

10:00 AM Giant Cichlid Auction – Dry Goods too!

12:00 PM Deadline for show entry removal

1:00 PM GCAS Rare Fish Raffle Drawing

[gary1218]

Randy, you left off the most important part of the schedule. When do we all meet in room 1304 ;D

GARY