Spring Meeting 05/14/05 - Brandon Ghrist

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The Spring Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Saturday May 14, 2005 from 1:30-5:00 p.m. at Rock View Elementary School, Kensington, MD (immediately outside Washington, DC).

Our featured special guest speakers are: Brandon Ghrist, Environmental Specialist, Artificial Reef Program, Maryland Environmental Service; and WAMAS Member Ben Frable. Brandon will be giving a presentation on the construction of artificial reefs. Ben will be giving a presentation on the history and importance of undersea research habitats & his experience last summer when he won a competition and got to spend a week in FL learing about corals and reefs.

Along with Dr. Mac's son Zak, lots of frag swapping, and a great raffle, this is sure to be a meeting NOT to miss!

For further information on WAMAS and the Spring Meeting, visit our web site http://www.wamas.org/

Who: W.A.M.A.S. (Washington DC Area Marine Aquarium Society)
When: May 14, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 1:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Where: Rockview Elementary School
3901 Denfeld Avenue
Kensington, Maryland
Cost: Members - Free / Non-members - $6.00
[Annual Membership = $20 - Individual; $35 - Family]

Agenda
1:30 - 2:00 Sign in and Socializing
2:00 - 2:45 Ben Frable - "Importance of Undersea Research & Summer Experience"
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 3:30 MACNA update / Club news
3:30 - 4:30 Brandon Ghrist - "Artifical Reefs"
4:30 - 5:00 Raffle
5:00 Adjourn

Special guests
- Brandon Ghrist

- Ben Frable

- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

Miscellaneous
- Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

- Raffle prizes: coral frags; gift certificates;

Directions:
Directions to Rockview Elementary School
From the Beltway 495
Exit Conneticut Avenue,
Head North towards Kensington about 3 miles.
Conneticut takes a fork at University- stay to the left to remain on Conneticut.
Go to the 3rd light which is Denfeld and Turn Left. � If you get to Adams Dr., you need to turn around.
The school is immediately on the right hand side.

Here's a map from Mapquest
Map Link

[Gatortailale]

ALL,

 

DATE CHANGE FOR SPRING MEETING

 

May 14, 2005 (Saturday)

 

WHY: there was a lot of other events going on that weekend (CMAS May meeting was next day; NCPARS Frag sway & PSU Tank tour May 1; fishing trip that some club members were going to go on).

 

WILL UPDATE location when Michael & Dave S. get us hall booked for new date.

[Gatortailale]

 

The Spring Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Saturday May 14, 2005 from 1:30-5:00 p.m. at Rock View Elementary School, Kensington, MD (immediately outside Washington, DC).

 

Our featured special guest speakers are: Brandon Ghrist, Environmental Specialist, Artificial Reef Program, Maryland Environmental Service; and WAMAS Member Ben Frable. Brandon will be giving a presentation on the construction of artificial reefs. Ben will be giving a presentation on the history and importance of undersea research habitats & his experience last summer when he won a competition and got to spend a week in FL learing about corals and reefs.

 

Along with Dr. Mac, lots of frag swapping, and a great raffle, this is sure to be a meeting NOT to miss!

 

For further information on WAMAS and the Spring Meeting, visit our web site http://www.wamas.org/

 

Who: W.A.M.A.S. (Washington DC Area Marine Aquarium Society)

When: May 14, 2005 (Saturday)

Time: 1:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST)

Where: Rockview Elementary School

3901 Denfeld Avenue

Kensington, Maryland

Cost: Members - Free / Non-members - $6.00

[Annual Membership = $20 - Individual; $35 - Family]

 

Agenda

1:30 - 2:00 Sign in and Socializing

2:00 - 2:45 Ben Frable - "Summer Experience"

2:45 - 3:00 Break

3:00 - 3:30 MACNA update / Club news

3:30 - 4:30 Brandon Ghrist - "Artifical Reefs"

4:30 - 5:00 Raffle

5:00 Adjourn

 

Special guests

- Brandon Ghrist

 

- Ben Frable

 

- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

 

Miscellaneous

- Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

 

- Raffle prizes: coral frags; gift certificates;

 

Directions:

Directions to Rockview Elementary School

From the Beltway 495

Exit Conneticut Avenue,

Head North towards Kensington about 3 miles.

Conneticut takes a fork at University- stay to the left to remain on Conneticut.

Go to the 3rd light which is Denfeld and Turn Left.

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Raffle Updates:

 

1 MACNA Full Conference Pass with Gala & Reception

 

Premium Aquatics - Frag clippers, aqua tongs

 

Champion Lighting & Supply - Blueline Moonlight & Auto top-off unit

 

Coral Dynamics - 3 x $20 Gift Certs.

 

Roozens 6 x 1 Free Cleaner Shrimp

 

Reeftopia.com 1 Gift Cert. for cleanup crew w/ free shipping

 

Weiss Organics Products

 

Reed Mariculture - Win 1 of 10 bottles of our Phyto-Feast marine microalgae concentrate.

 

Fish Food From tank food party

 

More to come.

[Gatortailale]

I got a email response from Dr. Mac today confirming either he or his son Zak will be at the meeting.

 

THUS: you can contact them and pre-order stuff and get it delivered at meeting = FREE SHIPPING on cherry picked items Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

 

 

Raffle update:

 

DT's Plankton Farm is donating some samples of their two products

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Take note of start time

 

Doors open at 1:30

 

Agenda

1:30 - 2:00 Sign in and Socializing

2:00 - 2:45 Ben Frable - "Summer Experience"

2:45 - 3:00 Break

3:00 - 3:30 MACNA update / Club news

3:30 - 4:30 Brandon Ghrist - "Artifical Reefs"

4:30 - 5:00 Raffle

5:00 Adjourn

[Gatortailale]

Just got off phone with Dr. Mac. Mac is CONFIRMED and he will be there in person (not son zak)

 

SO CALL him to order stuff and get FREE Shipping.

 

Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

 

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