Boston Reefers' March 2004 meeting - advance notice

[moe_k]

The March meeting for the Boston Reefers' Society will be on Sat 27 Mar 2004 at the Sheraton Fourpoints Hotel in Waltham, MA.
The time is still to be determined. The location is the same hotel and room where we held our December 2003 auction.

We are excited to annouce we will be hosting noted reef expert and author, Steve Tyree.
Steve's flights still have to be arranged, and those will determine the time of the meeting.

I'll find and post links to some of Steve's many articles.

This message is just to make folks aware of the date and the guest speaker.

More details to follow.

Thanks,
Moe

[dad300]

BUMP it on UP^

[Marco67]

Looking forward to it. Wonder if we will get to drive home in a white out?

[yaktop]

that was alot of fun. although not as much as marc had. sounds like a meet I can make. maybe a macna update meeting can be put together for any volunteers

[moe_k]

Scheduling is tough, Ed, but we'll give it a go.
We do have a lot to talk about, and some tasks that need a hand.
I'll send more info via the internal committee pipeline. Maybe we can start the scheduling chatter.

[ME2003]

Excellent choice for a speaker. I am looking forward to it also.

There are several links to his articles and a bio here
http://www.dynamicecomorphology.com/

[Rick and Sandy]

Excellent....and closer to the Cape, too.

[valexia]

I might actually make this meeting! Think i will drag some friends and become actual members... :)

[Scuba_Dave]

Hoping to be there, just have to see how my building permit/construction goes

[nickoz]

Moe,
Do you know what he is planning on discussing. Looks like he has several things that he can discuss..

http://www.dynamicecomorphology.com/stevespeaktopic.htm

-nick

[moe_k]

Not sure yet.
Suggestions? Post them here.

[nickoz]

How much time is he planning on speaking. Can he speak on multiple topics? Preferably he would talk about something other than what he will talk about at MACNA..

[moe_k]

He'll likely speak on one topic.
We can ask if he'll combine two topics, but we shouldn't expect much detail on either in that case.

[ME2003]

Is he going to bring any frags? I would like to see what a frag
you have to wait five years to get looks like.
This is a quote from the reef keeper forum
"And just think a "nub" went for $450 last week on Ebay and a on-line site is offering a frag for $1,000" .
I am not suggesting a frag sale. I just interested what this coral looks like.

[moe_k]

More details to come on what'll happen at the meeting.

[this is me]

Alrite, i think i'll ask for a day off that day then. (i work on the weekend to support the tank).
It'll be the first meeting ever for me.
Save some acros frag for me!! I'm gonna get some frags from you guys to try.

[peacock79]

bump

[moe_k]

Please feel free to suggest topics from Steve's home page. The link is posted above.

[gumhead]

/\ up /\

[kmk2307]

Stuck!

[moe_k]

Thank you! :)
Wish I didn't have to bother you.

[moe_k]

Here's Steve's Bio copied from his web site, for those who have asked me about him:
Steve has maintained saltwater aquaria for over 20 years. Previous accomplishments include writing articles for Aquarium Frontiers, Das Aquarium, Koralle, Sea Scope and Breeders Registry and hobbyist newsletters. He has in the past posted numerous articles and essays on the Internet. Photographs have been published in _The Reef Aquarium_ Volume 1 (Delbeek and Sprung), _The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium_ Volume 1,2,3 (Nilsen and Fossa), _Aquarium Corals_ (Borneman) and Steinkorallen Im Aquarium Band 1 (Knop). Steve has also given presentations to Macna VII in Louisville (Stony Corals), Macna X in Long Beach (Sponges), Macna XIV in Dallas (Sea Squirts and Tri-Zonal Filtration) and WMC 1999 in Vancouver (Environmental Gradient Filtration). The company, Dynamic Ecomorphology, was started by steve in late 1995. This company has produced 1000's of captive grown fragments for the retail market. Consultation has been provided by the company to exporters shipping corals from wild habitats. About 8 species of corals have sexually spawned in the authors captive reefs. Steve also helped start the Scleractinian Stony Coral Challenge Series that was run threw the Breeder's Registry. Consultation has been provided to Ecosystems Aquarium the inventors of a mud and macro-algae based filtration system. This consultation concerned the application of the system to support Reef Building Stony Corals. Steve also manages the web site reeffarmers.com, which is a reef farmers web network. This network helps farmers distribute their products into a national market. Current interest include captive scleractinian stony coral research, natural filtration methods, environmental gradients within tropical reef platforms, sponge research, ascidian research, bivalve research, zonal filtration research and propagating captive grown corals, sponges and ascidians via fragmentation, budding or sexual reproduction. Presentations have been given to various local clubs and associations located throughout North America. Steve has written four books concerning Reef Building Stony Corals, Living Sponges, The Sea Squirts and an original Environmental Gradient captive filtration method. These books are self-published through DE Publishing. The company DE is conducting second phase research concerning a zonal based natural method to maintain coral reef organisms within captive aquariums. Steve is currently conducting further research for a second volume in the CMAT book series. That book will formally define a zonal based reef modelling theorem.

[moe_k]

Okay, we now have the time.

The event will be held from 11:30am - 3:30pm.

11:30-12:00 membership sign up and renewal

12:00 - 12:20 - BRS news & announcements

12:20 - 2:00 Steve Tyree will speak

2:00 - 2:30 Brief auction

2:30 - 3:30 Frag swap

3:30 - 4:00 clean up and exit

See the first post on this thread for location and date.

[moe_k]

Steve will be discussing "The Biological Light Requirement of Photosynthetic Coral"
This topic should nicely compliment our presentation from Sanjay Joshi last August. :thumbsup:
If you want to know more about Steve's topic, you can click on the link posted above, in the left margin click on "Steve Tyree" then click on "Speaking Topics."

[this is me]

alrite!! looking forward to this meet.
so who else is coming?

[moe_k]

Need directions?

Click here for a map to the hotel (http://www.starwood.com/fourpoints/search/vicinity_enter.html?city=waltham&stateProvince=MA&country=US&postalCode=&hotelLocationType=&pOI=&arrivalDate=&departureDate=&lengthOfStay=&numberOfRooms=&numberOfAdults=&amenityType1=&amenityType2=&amenityType3=&nState1=&nState2=&nCity1=&nCity2=&requestedChainCode=SI&requestedAffiliationCode=4P&propertyID=1265&returnURL=&promotionCode=&corporateAccountNumber=&rcdi=&iATANumber=&groupBlockID=&ratePlanName=&starwoodPreferredGuest=&fromSearch=22XX&H=250&W=491)

[mikestod]

was there somewhere to RSVP for this? I know its a big venue and all but I wanna make sure I'll have a seat!

[moe_k]

http://www.bostonreefers.org

Look for the March 2004 meeting details, then note the red text at left asking folks to RSVP. Click on that.

[Scuba_Dave]

If it's the same room we had for the auction there should be plenty of room

[Armando]

wow 90 people that's great. and 11:30 - i don't have to wake up early wo-hoo!

[Armando]

Originally posted by moe_k
2:00 - 2:30 Brief auction


hehe... that's funny...Any Calvin Klein?

[newreefer03]

How about the BRS thongs?

[Hedonist]

Does anyone know if it is okay to record lectures or are there handouts ??? I do not want to bother with note taking and I would like to brief others in our newly formed salt water club in ME...


Also who would be the contact to get pointers on forming a club etc?

Cannot wait to go Sat!

[moe_k]

Sure, you can record the lecture, as long as the equipment isn't in the way.
I don't know how busy we'll be on Saturday, but we'd be happy to talk to you about forming your club. If we're tied up with a lot of questions and such, we can make arrangements to chat at a later time. See you there.
-Moe

[SMS76]

2:00 - 2:30 Brief auction

Can you please give us more info....what will be available in this Auction?
Thanks
Shoeib

[moe_k]

I'll make a seperate thread for auction details. Gimme a day or so to organize.

[gumhead]

I can't make it now :(

[moe_k]

Dang, too bad Gumhead.
Okay, bring your cameras, folks.

[etszoo]

Is there anyone planning on recording this? So I have to work.
Gotta support the addiction. I would be willing to pay for the copy
if anyone out there is willing.

[Syris]

Fantastic meeting. Absolutely loved Tyree's presentation.:thumbsup:
Learned a great deal.

Thanks BRS

Would love a copy of it on tape.

[moe_k]

I'd like to thank Steve Tyree on behalf of the group. Very informative presentation. Lots to think about!

Big thanks to Gustavo for providing the projectors, microphones, screens, and everything else we needed. This guy is really an ace for the group. He works 12 to 14 hour days - six days a week, and still helps us out whenever we ask.

I'd also like to thank Jim for handling the membership matters, even though (I heard later) he wasn't feeling to great.

Thanks to ScavDog for helping me try to organize, and keeping me sane.

Thanks to all of you who donated and volunteered to help set up. (Dima, Penman, Yaktop, JustDavidP, ChucksReef, Beacon Aquaria - Peacock79, New England Reef - Tstone) and everyone else.

And thanks to all who attended. Fun day.

Next meeting will be at the same place: 01May2004 featuring Randy Holmes-Farley speaking on chemistry in the reef aquarium.

[Scuba_Dave]

Whatever happened to the phone calls to BRS members for MACNA? IE register before March 31st? I never recd an E-mail list of people to call? Did that happen?

[yaktop]

not that I'm aware of.

[moe_k]

We'll get to it eventually.