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The NEC Convention

NEC's 35th Annual Convention
NEW LOCATION!

February 26-28, 2010 is the date, and we have a NEW LOCATION for the convention!!
We have been offered a great contract by the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT
and they are very enthusiastic about working with us.
The hotel is right off 91 and is less than 15 min from our previous location.

http://northeastcouncil.org/convention/

The Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies

35th Annual Tropical Fish Convention!

February 26-28, 2010 at a new location: the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in Cromwell, CT!

Go to our website to Register now! Early Registration Prices END February 1st!
All convention information can be found on our Convention Website www.northeastcouncil.org/convention including Speakers, Schedules, Sunday Auction forms, Registration Options, everything you need to know about the convention!

Please contact us if you have any questions, require additional information, or want to receive the convention flier via the US Mail.

See you at the Convention!

Janine Banks
Convention Chair
dbanks@together.net
(802) 372-8716

Leslie Dick
Registration Chair
ldick@comcast.net
(203)748-7800

NEC 35th Annual Convention

Feb 26-28, 2010

at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT!

visit www.northeastcouncil.org/convention for all details

Early Registration Prices end February 1st at midnight!

You will be able to register through February 22nd, but prices will increase after Feb. 1st and all shirts must be ordered by Feb. 1st.

Early registration deadline for mail-ins is postmarked by Feb. 1st.

RESERVE A ROOM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL at our special rate of $94/night plus tax or call 888-233-9527. Rooms may be reserved at this rate through Feb. 24th.

New Sunday Auction Rules! We will accept up to 40 lots of live fish or plants from each Vendor and we are accepting lot registrations on Sunday! Click here for the DETAILS and RULES you need to know.

New Speaker! Due to circumstances beyond his control, Lee Newman was forced to cancel. Lucky for us, Morrell Devlin, Chairman of the American Cichlid Association, agreed to give a program on short notice. He will present, "Today in the Fishroom," a multimedia presentation on the Cichlids he keeps in his home. Click here to see his bio.

Caption Contest! Look at the picturers of the speakers on our website and put your thinking cap on! What are the speakers saying? What are the speakers really thinking? Come to the convention prepared for our Caption Contest!

Looking forward to seeing you at the Convention!

Janine Banks Leslie Dick

Convention Chair Registration Chair

dbanks@together.net ldick@comcast.net

(802) 372-8716 (203)748-7800

Contact dbanks@together.net if you have any questions


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You going, Ned ?

I was afraid I was going to miss it this year, but it turns out I'll be there after all

I probably can't go...
I'll have to see what the help situation is

HEY
come get your dwarf Pikes !

or I can drop them in the People's Republic of Randolphia

It's almost here !
The list of speakers looks really good - I'm going to attend two talks by Ingo Seidel on L# plecos (Searching for new ones in Brazil, and care/breeding).
Sadly, the second talk is the same time as Tony Orso's talk - and while I like Tony and enjoy seeing him there each year, I don't know when I'll be able to listen to one of the "authorities" on 'plecos' again.

The convention was really good !
Two "Fish Factory" moments - before the Saturday night banquet, a gentleman (from I think CT or NY - my memory of that night is now hazy) looks at my nametag and says - "Do you post at the Uncle Ned's Fish Factory forum ? "

I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing !

Second note - same night - during the banquet presentation, while showing a nice photoshop of Ad Konings face morphed onto a blue peacock, (featured speaker) Lee Finley pointed out that Uncle Ned has had a similar picture for years