Mr James
09/10/2006, 08:12 AM
I was over at MBRK's website talking about this and wanted to share it over here too. The idea is an All Area or Regional Reef Conference. This could be huge, depending on how we plan it. I am going to start planning it now. I would like to bring it up at our meeting this month and see who is interested.
Here is a snippit of the conversation over there:
"That's how I understand it to be too. They (Sally Jo and Leroy from GARF) will come, as anyone else would, to a meeting on your dime. I went to a conference in Michigan where they spoke. There were lots of speakers and sponsors as well. The crowd was only like 50 people or so. It doesn't have to be 100+ people, it can be 10 people, as long as you are paying for their way.
I posted here about the Florida Panhandle Reef Club's September meeting at The Gulfarium in FWB, FL. One of the things that we are planning next is a regional conference. The Gulfarium would host it and we are open to suggestions regarding speakers and sponsors. The Emerald Coast Conference Center is just across the street from The Gulfarium which would make for a great combination!! It's coming, probably this fall. If any 0of you would like to come to our next meeting, we are going to discuss this idea for a regional conference. Think of it. All of the clubs from Atlanta to Orlando and west to Arkansas. It'd make for a gigantic frag swap. BTW, many of the sponsors donated prizes for the raffle drawing. I know it could work, but we need to plan ahead and start now!! Anyone want to chat about it??
Here is a link to our brothers to the west: http://www.mbrk.com/viewtopic.php?p=33028#33028
Here is a snippit of the conversation over there:
"That's how I understand it to be too. They (Sally Jo and Leroy from GARF) will come, as anyone else would, to a meeting on your dime. I went to a conference in Michigan where they spoke. There were lots of speakers and sponsors as well. The crowd was only like 50 people or so. It doesn't have to be 100+ people, it can be 10 people, as long as you are paying for their way.
I posted here about the Florida Panhandle Reef Club's September meeting at The Gulfarium in FWB, FL. One of the things that we are planning next is a regional conference. The Gulfarium would host it and we are open to suggestions regarding speakers and sponsors. The Emerald Coast Conference Center is just across the street from The Gulfarium which would make for a great combination!! It's coming, probably this fall. If any 0of you would like to come to our next meeting, we are going to discuss this idea for a regional conference. Think of it. All of the clubs from Atlanta to Orlando and west to Arkansas. It'd make for a gigantic frag swap. BTW, many of the sponsors donated prizes for the raffle drawing. I know it could work, but we need to plan ahead and start now!! Anyone want to chat about it??
Here is a link to our brothers to the west: http://www.mbrk.com/viewtopic.php?p=33028#33028