WAMAS WINTER MEETING 2/26/05 - Steven Pro

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The Winter Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Saturday February 26, 2005 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Kilmer Middle School, 8100 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, Virginia 22182 (immediately outside Washington, DC)

Our featured special guest speaker is Steven Pro. Steven will be giving a presentaion on "Selecting Healthy Fish." Steven is a is a well know speaker and has given several presentations to local clubs and large conferences on numerous reef topics.

Steven is currently the proprietor of Pro Aquatic Services Company, an aquarium sales and maintenance business in Pennsylvania. He has long been active in the retail and hobby sides of the ornamental aquatics industry. Steven has taken an active and impassioned role in the industry as a member of the Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society, Inc. for the past seven years, having also been elected to the Board of Directors for the last five years. He has also been a member of the Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, Inc. as well as previously serving a one-year stint on the Board of Directors of the American Marine-life Dealers Association.

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 Winter Meeting, visit our web site http://www.wamas.org/

Who: W.A.M.A.S. (Washington Area Marine Aquarium Society)
When: February 26, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Where: Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolftrap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Cost: Members - Free / Non-members - $6.00
[Annual Membership = $20 - Individual; $35 - Family]

Agenda
2:00 - 2:30 Sign in and Socializing
2:30 - 3:00 Election results & State of the Club Address by President Steve Howard
3:00 - 3:30 Round robin introduction of all members and their systems
3:30 - 4:30 Steven Pro - "Selecting Healthy Fish"
4:30 - 5:00 Raffle
5:00 Adjourn

Special guests
- Steven Pro

- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

Miscellaneous
- Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

- Raffle prizes: coral frags; gift certificates;

Directions:
From 495
- Exit 47B (Rt. 7 West toward Tysons / Leesburg)
- Left on Gallows Road
- Follow Gallows South to school at intersection of Gallows and Wolftrap Rd.

Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolftrap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182

Here's a map from Mapquest
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Snow Cancellation
If the meeting needs to be cancelled due to the weather, the meeting will be rescheduled for the following weekend as long as the meeting hall and speaker are available. PLEASE check wamas website & BB forum page for latest news.

Craig Kuhn
WAMAS Membership Director


Here is a little background on our speaker.

PUBLICATIONS

� Pro, Steven. 2004. �Powerhead Impressions.� Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, November/December 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2004. �An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything.� Reefkeeping Online Magazine, October 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2004. �Impressions of Methods for Eliminating Pest Anemones.� Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, September/October 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2004. �Protein Skimmers: A Myriad of Choices.� Freshwater And Marine Aquarium Magazine, August 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2004. �Power Filter Impressions.� Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, July/August 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2004. �Marine Velvet/Amyloodinium ocellatum: A Discussion of this Disease and its Available Treatment Options.� Reefkeeping Online Magazine, July 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2004. �Protein Skimmer Impressions.� Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, May/June 2004.
� Pro, Steven. 2003. �Caring for the Fish of Finding Nemo.� Freshwater And Marine Aquarium Magazine, October 2003.
� Pro, Steven. 2003. �Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans: A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part 2.� Reefkeeping Online Magazine, October 2003.
� Pro, Steven. 2003. �Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans: A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part 1.� Reefkeeping Online Magazine, August 2003.
� Pro, Steven. 2003. �Mycobacterium marinum: The Fish Disease You Could Catch.� Reefkeeping Online Magazine, July 2003.
� Pro, Steven & Anthony Calfo. 2002. �Fascinating Reproduction in Open Brain Coral: An Aquarium Report on Trachyphyllia geoffroyi.� Freshwater And Marine Aquarium Magazine, November

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Here is a little background on our speaker.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “Powerhead Impressions.” Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, November/December 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything.” Reefkeeping Online Magazine, October 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “Impressions of Methods for Eliminating Pest Anemones.” Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, September/October 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “Protein Skimmers: A Myriad of Choices.” Freshwater And Marine Aquarium Magazine, August 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “Power Filter Impressions.” Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, July/August 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “Marine Velvet/Amyloodinium ocellatum: A Discussion of this Disease and its Available Treatment Options.” Reefkeeping Online Magazine, July 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2004. “Protein Skimmer Impressions.” Conscientious Aquarist Online Magazine, May/June 2004.

• Pro, Steven. 2003. “Caring for the Fish of Finding Nemo.” Freshwater And Marine Aquarium Magazine, October 2003.

• Pro, Steven. 2003. “Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans: A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part 2.” Reefkeeping Online Magazine, October 2003.

• Pro, Steven. 2003. “Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans: A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part 1.” Reefkeeping Online Magazine, August 2003.

• Pro, Steven. 2003. “Mycobacterium marinum: The Fish Disease You Could Catch.” Reefkeeping Online Magazine, July 2003.

• Pro, Steven & Anthony Calfo. 2002. “Fascinating Reproduction in Open Brain Coral: An Aquarium Report on Trachyphyllia geoffroyi.” Freshwater And Marine Aquarium Magazine, November 2002.

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The location has been finalized:

 

Kilmer Middle School

8100 Wolftrap Rd

Vienna (Tysons Corner) VA, 22182

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Door prize

* Every person that attends the WAMAS Winter meeting will get 1 ticket for a door prize

- GRAND PRIZE = 1 FULL conference pass to MACNA XVII (includes Gala & Reception - a retail value of $150)

 

Raffle prizes

- LiveAquaria.com gift certificate $100 Livestock  &  1 for 45 lbs live rock w/ Fedex overnight.

- Boyd Enterprises fish food packs

- Dr. Mac's Pacific East gift certificates

- Hellolights.com- 2 x Nano Ballast kits they are really cool and great for refugiums.

 

- LFS gift certificates

- more to be listed soon!

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Confirmed

 

- Geocorals - George (geofloors) will be at the meeting with some frags to sell.

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Update:

 

Hi Craig,

I will not be able to attend this weekend's meeting. My mother has been

seriously ill for the last few weeks and the situation has turned terminal

since yesterday, we are at her bedside 24/7 at this time. I might be able to send

my son Zak to the meeting, but we will have to see how the situation goes this

week. Sorry for the last minute change, but I hope you can understand the

situation.

Thanks, Mac

 

We wish Mac well & hope for the best for his family. I'll keep you posted if Zak can make it for Dr. Mac.

 

 

NOTE: Geocorals "Geofloors" will be at the meeting with some frags along with many other WAMAS members with lots of frags to trade - including me with some blue / purple monti. cap. that I got from vareefman.

 

See you at the meeting.

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Thank you to companies and individuals who donated stuff to raffle to help make meeting success:

 

Geocorals

Liveaquaria.com

Hellolights

Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

Exotic Aquatics

Ultimate Saltwater Aquarium

Boyds Enterprises

Flowersellers (Kalk Reactor)

Petco

 

& All the food volunteers and members who posted signs in the local shops.

 

Over 110 people came to the meeting