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Title: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: Lisachromis on February 08, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Please join us for the 2015 CAOAC Convention featuring the International Betta Congress District Sanctioned Show (http://www.caoac.ca/convention.html) https://www.facebook.com/events/1528018130767138/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/1528018130767138/)
May 15th – 17th 2015 - Victoria Day Weekend.
Burlington Holiday Inn and Conference Centre
Speakers
Bob Fenner Rachel O'Leary Ken McKeighen Gerald Griffin Jae Hovius
Featuring: 38 class CAOAC Show IBC Sanctioned Betta District 6 Show Large auction of tropical fish & supplies Vendor Show Room Saturday Banquet CAOAC Annual General Meeting Sunday morning
Pricing:
$79 full Convention Ticket (includes speakers and dinner) $39 Speakers Only $45 Banquet Only
Pre-register and purchase your tickets online with our PayPal option
Click here (http://ichotelsgroup.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=HI®ionCode=1&localeCode=en&GPC=TFC&hotelCode=YURCA&_PMID=99801505) to book the hotel
New this year!! Win a Free Ticket
With every pre-registered and paid for ticket by March 14 (must be received or paid online by this date) your name will go in for a draw to be reimbursed your full ticket price. Draw to be held at the CAOAC General Meeting Sunday March 15, 2015. (Tickets won through raffle draws are excluded from this draw).
Now Available - Chance to Win a Ken McKeighen painting
Another way to win!! Register and reserve your hotel room by March 14 and be entered into a draw to win an 8x10 painting from Ken McKeighen. Must be at the convention to win. To check out his artwork, go here and click on the picture of the plane to scroll through and see some of his work.
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: Lisachromis on May 04, 2015, 02:27:38 PM
Time for a convention update! Unfortunately, Ken McKeighen could not make it to the convention, but we will have several of his art works available during the auction on Sunday! We welcome Ray "Kingfish" as our dinner speaker at the banquet on Saturday. Ray knows everyone it seems, so it bodes well! Schedule for the weekend (subject to change) Friday, May 15 3:00-8:00PM CAOAC Show Registration—Halton Hall A 4:00-7:00PM Convention Registration—Foyer 7:00-8:00PM Gerald Griffin – SMP Wild Betta Slide Show 8:15-9:15PM Rachel O'Leary – Freshwater Invertebrates: A Primer Saturday, May 16 8:00AM-12:00PM Show Room Open 8:30-9:30AM Jae Hovius – Fish Nutrition 9:45-10:45AM Gerald Griffin – Betta Genetics 11:00AM-12:00PM Bob Fenner - Breeding Marines 12:15-1:15PM Lunch 1:00-5:00PM Show Room Closed for Judging 1:30-2:30PM Rachel O'Leary - Choosing Interesting Inhabitants for the Planted Tank 2:45-3:45PM Bob Fenner - Putting up a New Collecting Station in Fiji 4:00-5:00PM Rachel O'Leary – An Introduction to Asian Hillstream species 6:30-7:00PM Cocktails 7:00-8:30PM Dinner 8:30-9:30PM Ray 'Kingfish' Lucas—Fish Food Fun & Friends from both sides of the Border! Sunday, May 17 8:00-8:30AM Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:30AM CAOAC Annual General Meeting 10:00-11:00AM BBC Auction 11:00AM-12:00PM Larissa Williams—IBC Judging standards 9:00AM-11:00AM CAOAC Auction Registration 11:00AM-5:00PM CAOAC Auction Gold Sponsors Amazonas Coral Magazine
Bronze Sponsors Martin Mills Northfin Paradigm Fish Food
Dealers at the convention Big Al's Pet Supercentre Hamilton Brad's Fishroom (Paradigm Foods) Fish Farm Supply Co Lisa's Lair Bookstore Martin Mills Northfin Shrimp Fever
Companies that donated product towards the auction Cobalt Aquatics Green Pleco Ken McKeighen Ripley's Aquarium of Canada Seachem Laboratories, Inc.
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: ajm1961 on May 04, 2015, 10:24:42 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!
To encourage members to attend the conference and represent our club, the OVAS Executive has approved the reimbursement of the cost of attending the speaker portion of the convention - a maximum of $39 per attendee.
You must be a paid OVAS club member and attend the convention to obtain this reimbursement. Send a copy of your paid registration receipt and proof of attendance to:
We reserve the right to limit the number of eligible reimbursements. First come, first served policy
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: Lisachromis on May 05, 2015, 09:00:24 AM
Fantastic! What a great idea.
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: charlie on May 05, 2015, 09:14:26 AM
Agreed , this is the second time the club has done this. Regards
We got the good idea from past execs ;)
If you have a receipt for the ticket that is ideal. If that isn't possible, your physical ticket and pictures of you having fun at the convention will suffice. (pending approval of other execs...)
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: Lisachromis on May 05, 2015, 09:32:37 AM
At worst, you can get confirmation from CAOAC itself whether or not someone bought a ticket.
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: Lisachromis on May 06, 2015, 05:27:49 PM
Who is actually going since the treasurer seems to think there is only 1 ticket purchased for OVAS members?
I am!! Getting excited. 8)
Title: Re: 2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015
Post by: missavgp on May 06, 2015, 05:49:02 PM
I am as well. Really looking forward to having a weekend out.