December Meet @ AC&C!!!

Hey guys, we got a little behind on the roster this month with all the insanity.
Let's carpool to AC&C for a talk and demo with Matt Pedersen on December 17th.

Here's a little about Matt Pedersen:

"Matt has been a marine aquarist for 23 years, and an aquarist for 28+. After spending time on every side of the aquarium industry (retail, commercial and private maintenance & installation, wholesale, hatchery), he currently considers himself a “professional hobbyist”. Most recently, Matt has currently spawned 22 species of marine fish, successfully raising 8 of them to date including one worldwide first (the Harlequin Filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris), as well as attempted another 6 invertebrate species to date. Most all of this was accomplished with less than 100 gallons of total working capacity, and all in closed culture.

In 2010, Matt Pedersen was selected as the breeder of choice to work with the now famous “PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish” from the SEASMART program, and chronicles the efforts to propagate this one-of-a-kind fish online at The Lightning Project. Matt Pedersen is credited with starting MOFIB (Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrate Breeder’s Association) and writing for multiple publications including Coral, Koralle, Practical Fish Keeping, Reef Hobbyist Magazine and Reef Builders. Matt has spoken at numerous aquarium clubs and events from coast to coast. He currently sits on the MBI (Marine Breeding Initiative) Council, a project dedicated to bringing the concept of a unified Marine Breeder’s Award Program to hobbyist organizations across the country and around the globe. In 2009, Matt was awarded “Aquarist of the Year” honors by both IMAC West and MASNA in recognition of his accomplishments and contributions to the marine aquarium hobby. Last updated October, 2010."

I have a van and can take 6 people up to Washburn, RSVP for a ride.
Anybody else want to host a carpool?

Bob and I will be talking about a belated christmas party so stay tuned and get ready for Matt Pedersen!

 

Schweet! I hope everybody will thank Craig for having matt pedersen in his store this month! Deb I am hoping to have another get together in early Jan for Christmas/new year. Next year is going to be an even better year for our chapter, and I'm hoping to be central to the formation of next years fallfest!

 

Sounds like we're all very welcome to dinner and the Christmas celebration at Craigs, feel free to bring beverages, desert, side dishes etc. But it sounds like most of it is all ready to go!

The IC train will leave my place promptly at 3:15pm Saturday the 17th. Please meet at my place 52 Thistle Ct, IC IA. Pm me if you need directions, or can't figure out the google map! lol

AJ's train will meet at his place (I'm unsure of what time he plans on leaving as of yet) please PM him for address and/or directions.

JB do you want to establish a rendezvous point as well? Hope to hear some more folks chime in for the visit!

 

It doesn't start till 5 if you can make it up by then, we're going to have a long evening there I think.

 

Update: My wifes dad borrowed the van for tomorrow /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/sad.gif I'm kind of peeved, I told her grandparents (who own the van) a month ago that I was going to borrow it this weekend, but they must have forgot. Space is tight, we might have room for 1 more, let me know if anybody has planned on riding with me, I haven't heard anything here so far, so maybe it's no big deal.

 

I figured we would take kts car if we had any other passengers! I thought you were going to force me to plead with her and end up getting bitched out....for your own amusement, you sick bastard!