I can't wait.
Mama Bear
Ex-President-North American Discus Association-NADA
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
We will have several announcements and hopefully a raffle real soon. It takes a bit of time to recharge your batteries after an event such as Chicago, but I feel we have a good team in place to make the next show even better yet (and this won't be an easy task).
Rick
Ex-President-North American Discus Association-NADA
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I really hope it is in the western United States somewhere. Although I just may go further depending on where it is. Let's just hope https://youtu.be/5wBTdfAkqGU
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! - Hunter S Thompson
In selecting a destination, we consider a few different things. First of all, we need a strong local following that is able to host the show. While a lot can be done on the National level to support the local group, having boots on the ground is a big factor in determining a location.
Second, we pay attention to where our attendee's from past shows have come from. For instance this is a map Keith kept updated of where people that booked rooms for the 2016 show originated from:
Map.jpg
Last edited by nc0gnet0; 02-25-2017 at 03:54 PM.
Ex-President-North American Discus Association-NADA
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Hmmmm...................
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
The boots on the ground makes sense, (kudos again the the MWDA? hope I got that right.) and I can tell there are fewer discus folks in my neck of the woods, so it doesn't make sense to have a meeting in say Seattle, yet. And I do see a large number of attendees to the 2016 show came from areas closer to Chicago, and the east coast in general. But LA or SF might draw in more west coast folks.
Lifting dictionaries literally strengthens your muscles.
It is not just a discus thing. It is all kinds of aquatics. The Northeast has always been when it comes to attendance of aquatic clubs and meetings. Just a fact. The Chicaga area is also very strong. A lot of those NE folks attended the Show in Austin and that is quite a haul for them. Not sure why the West Coast doesn't participate more in these kind of things but they don't. If we had a strong local group on the West Coast that wanted to commit to running a Show they would certainly be considered but up to now there hasn't been anyone step up.
Larry Bugg
NADA - Vice President
Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
One last lobbying effort in hopes to influence future locations..... The Pacific Northwest is absolutely beautiful that time of year!
Certainly understand locating it in a place that makes it easier to have a large turnout considering people are bringing in fish and whatnot..
I missed 2016, just too many things with my move and work, but I will definetly be there in 2018 !!! Planning on bringing a few Quebecers with me to boost the Canadian presence
Fred
Well dang I guess Grand Canyon, Moab/Arches, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Death Valley, and My Rainier are off the NADA travel list for 2018!
-Matt
-Matt