WAMAS Fall Meeting - Nov. 10

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The Fall Meeting of the The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on held Saturday Nov, 10 2007 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Kilmer Middle School near Tysons. Our featured special guest speaker is Rich Terrell of the PPG Aquarium in Pittsburgh.

Along with the talk, we will be conducting a frag workshop with all frags donated to WAMAS members and guests attending the meeting. Coral colony donations for the frag workshop (so far) include:

Acanthrastrea from Rik Leishman
Bubble Tipped Anemones from Biodork
Bubble Coral from David Hochheiser
Long tentacle Anemone from Doug Arthur
and various acros.

Many of the frags will be mounted using frags kits donated by Boston Aqua Farms.

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

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

Who: W.A.M.A.S. (Washington Area Marine Aquarium Society)
When: November 10, 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Where: Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolftrap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182

Cost: Members - Free / Non-members - $5.00
[Annual Membership = $20 - Individual; $35 - Family]
Non-members may join at the door. To join or renew in advance, please visit http://wamas.org/join.php

Agenda
1:00 - 1:30 Sign in and Socializing
1:30 - 1:45 Club News
1:45 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:15 Rich Terrell, Pittsburgh Aquarium
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:40 FRAGGING WORKSHOP
4:40 - 4:45 Break
4:45 Raffle
5:00 Adjourn

Special guests:

- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture

Rich Terrell

After completing his B.S. in Marine Science and Biology at Jacksonville University, Rich Terrell obtained his M.S. in Marine Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Delaware. During college and graduate school, Rich also became increasingly interested in aquarium keeping and worked part-time in pet stores to earn beer money and support his growing fish and reptile habit.

Rich worked in the retail pet sector from 1995 to 1998 when he signed on with the Newport Aquarium, which was under construction at the time. Over four years in Kentucky Rich worked his way up to Aquatics Curator before moving to the Pittsburgh Zoo's PPG Aquarium. In his role as Aquarist at Pittsburgh Rich specializes in tropical marine fishes and invertebrates, including coral propagation.

Rich has traveled to the Bahamas, Florida and Hawaii to experience marine habitats first-hand. Along with Rick Klobuchar and Carrie Pratt, he is a co-author of the chapter on abiotic filtration in public aquaria in the upcoming Manual of Coral Husbandry in Public Aquaria. Rich is the creator of the FISHH (Fishes Ill-Suited for Home Hobbyists) card program, an effort to educate home hobbyists about commonly-sold fishes that grow too large for most home aquariums.

Miscellaneous
- Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Raffle prizes:
-ASM Skimmer
-Corals
-Gift Certificates
-plus many more

Directions:

Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolftrap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182

Here's a map from Mapquest
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