Meeting ideas for next year

chrisaggie · #1 10/19/2006, 08:52 PM

As we get closer to 2007 I thought it would be a good idea to see if anyone had ideas for meeting speakers and/or field trips.

So far the potential list includes:
Miami Sea Aquarium
Coral Prop
Frag Swaps
Bowling for Fish
Club Picnic
Dive Trips
Collection Trips
ORA

Anything else you guys would like to see?

Ryanqk · #2 10/19/2006, 09:17 PM

def like the idea of a collection trip! I already have year long pass to the seaquarium too so i could do that. I would love to see a trip to biscayne bay national park or john pennecamp state park!

newreefbishop · #3 10/19/2006, 09:29 PM

And for those that arent certified Divers, classes.....I have been thinking about doing that for months....would be cool...

ezdive · #4 10/19/2006, 09:32 PM

Very cool,
I've been certified since I was 13 and haven't been out on a dive in years. Would really look forward to a dive trip and a few people to go with. I'm in when do we start planning?

Tyreef · #5 10/19/2006, 09:48 PM

MACNA

ek9vboi · #6 10/19/2006, 09:48 PM

did someone say bowling for fish? I'm in it to win it. 264 high

ezdive · #7 10/19/2006, 09:51 PM

Yes, MACNA!!!

Tyreef · #8 10/19/2006, 09:55 PM

bowling for fish is for the fun not all the fish

chrisaggie · #9 10/20/2006, 07:31 AM

anyone have any new topics you would like to hear about? Anyone have connections to good speakers?

chrisaggie · #10 10/20/2006, 09:50 AM

A couple other ideas I have thought about are:

Store Hop...same as fish hop but to stores. Each store interested would pay $100 or so to help cover the bus. The members would have liitle or no cost for the day.

Reef Tour...this would be an "open house" day. The Fish Hops are really fun, but we don't get to see the "normal" tanks in the club. If we posted a spreadsheet which gave addresses, tank description, and available hours club members could drive around and see everyone's tanks.

Good ideas or bad?

Voltekker · #11 10/20/2006, 10:29 AM

It would be cool if you guys held a weekend meeting once every 4 months or so.

chrisaggie · #12 10/20/2006, 10:40 AM

Our normal meetings are on Tuesdays, but we have many activities on the weekends including frags swaps, fish hops, and dive trips. If there is enough interest we could consider a weekend meeting.

Ryanqk · #13 10/20/2006, 11:02 AM

Maybe we can have a dinner night where we all just get together and have dinner at moonlight diner or something and talk tanks? I hardly ever get enough one on one time with other reefers to ask all my follow up questions and ask technical stuff.

chrisaggie · #14 10/20/2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by Ryanqk
Maybe we can have a dinner night where we all just get together and have dinner at moonlight diner or something and talk tanks? I hardly ever get enough one on one time with other reefers to ask all my follow up questions and ask technical stuff.

Dinner would be nice. I think the dive trips, frag swaps, fish hops, etc. are a great opportunity to talk tanks and just have time to hang out with other club member.

astrogazer · #15 10/20/2006, 01:14 PM

I like dinner too, during the meetings there is so much going on that I haven't really gotten much of a chance to meet and talk to many members.

julioperez01 · #16 10/20/2006, 01:44 PM

I think that thease are all great ideas, Chris how about (and this is looking more into the future) planning a trip to say the Georgia aquarium?

ezdive · #17 10/20/2006, 02:04 PM

heck yeah,

that is a great idea!

chrisaggie · #18 10/20/2006, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by julioperez01
I think that thease are all great ideas, Chris how about (and this is looking more into the future) planning a trip to say the Georgia aquarium?

Man, I would love to do that too. I am very interested to see how that aquarium plans to keep the whale sharks long term. I am sure we could put something together. Carpool up, get a good hotel rate, go to the aquarium, find some good food. Sound like what you were thinking? I thought about a bus, but I just don't think we could come anywhere close to filling it up for a trip like that.

TorryRx · #19 10/20/2006, 06:04 PM

PBMAS recently did a tour at ORA and Seahorse Source in Ft. Pierce, and it was fantastic...Everybody had a great time! It would be a bit of a drive for you guys, but well worth it, I assure you. Their facility is incredible, and it was wild to see the tiny 1-day-old maroon clowns and the coral grow-outs.

I coordinated the PBMAS tour, so if anyone wants contact names and numbers, please feel free to PM me.

Torry

jessp · #20 10/20/2006, 08:59 PM

the store hop sounds cool, considering i already do this on my days off.

LawnTodd · #21 10/20/2006, 09:16 PM

We could do a trip to Club Cheatah.

ek9vboi · #22 10/20/2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by LawnTodd
We could do a trip to Club Cheatah.

lol...

ReefRatz · #23 10/20/2006, 11:00 PM

How about Project days?. Everyone would volunteer to help setup someones tank..or someone or a newbie needing assistance.

jessp · #24 10/21/2006, 06:19 AM

i think the project day is a really great idea, there are lots of projects i want to do but i'm a little intimidated. would be great to see these things done in person.

but club cheetah does sound like a great idea too, they have free lunch as well

julioperez01 · #25 10/21/2006, 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by chrisaggie
Man, I would love to do that too. I am very interested to see how that aquarium plans to keep the whale sharks long term. I am sure we could put something together. Carpool up, get a good hotel rate, go to the aquarium, find some good food. Sound like what you were thinking? I thought about a bus, but I just don't think we could come anywhere close to filling it up for a trip like that.

Yea that about sums it up we could probably rent a van depending on how many people would committ to going and make a real field trip out of it.