IMAC 2006 Announced

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Hi;

Well, this year’s IMAC was a great success with almost 600 of you in attendance. We are well into planning for next year’s International Marine Aquarium Conference. Speakers already lined up include Julian Sprung, Martin Moe, Dr. Sanjay Joshi, Dr. Ron Shimek, Adam Blundel, Eric Borneman, Bob Fenner, Anthony Calfo, Allen LaPointe, Mike Paletta, Steven Pro, Dr. Adelaide Rhodes, Zack Schwartz, Walt Smith, John Kelly, with more to come.

It will again be in Chicago at the Crowne Plaza Hotel but the dates have changed. IMAC will be on April 28, 29 and 30, 2006. We had thought that Memorial Day weekend might make it easier for you since you don’t have to get time off from work, but I guess we were wrong. So we switched the dates. Then we had to switch them again since they conflicted with Interzoo in Germany. They are now final. If any of you who have already registered cannot make the new dates you can receive a refund.

We have almost doubled the size of the Exhibit Hall and we are adding a second Banquet Room since the Banquet always sells out early. People who sign up early will get seats in the main Banquet Hall and people who sign up later will get seats in the second where you can see the Banquet Speaker on closed circuit projection TV live.

Since the hotel has special room rates of just $109/night for up to 2 people, IMAC is the lowest priced weekend conference you can attend. And you can bring a friend for FREE. They won’t get the Program Book but they can see the speaker presentations and the exhibits. Of course you can buy them a Banquet ticket and then they will get everything! But the option to bring a friend for free expires November 30.

I hope we will see you again next year. Please go to the IMAC website www.theimac.org and sign up now.

Cheers,
Dennis Gallagher, Chairman
International Marine Aquarium Conference

 

[NaH2O]

Thanks for the update on the new dates, Dennis!

 

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IMAC Videos

Hi Everybody;

Just in case you have never been to an IMAC, here is how you can get an idea of what to expect. Just go to www.theimac.org and scroll down to the bottom of the home page. You can see major portions of the presentations given by some speakers in the past. These include:

Dr. Ron Shimek, “Myth Takes About Sand Beds”
Anthony Calfo, “Coral Farming”
Jeff Mitchell, “Diseases in Hippocampus”
Randy Reed, “Culturing Copopods and Rotifers”
Julian Sprung, “Goniopora Husbandry”
Richard Harker, “Coral Growth vs. Spectral Quality”
Eric Borneman, “Reef Aquarium Myths”
Dr. Ron Shimek, “A History of Sand Bed Organisms”

And the best part of this is that you can see them for FREE.

Enjoy!

Dennis

 

[reefland.com]

I am really looking forward to my first IMAC in '06, hope to see lots of you there!

 

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Reef Frontiers IMAC Discount

Hi All;

We've just announced a special discount at IMAC for Reef Frontiers members. Although registration is now at $125 on the IMAC website and it will soon go up to $135, Reef Frontiers members can get a full registration for just $95.

Just go to the IMAC site at www.theimac.org and click on Booth Rental. Scroll down to the "Make a Donation" button. On the page that comes up, just enter $95. It will say that it is for DVD shipping, but we will know what it is for and credit you with a full registration.

Cheers and we will look forward to seeing you in April.

Dennis

 

[NaH2O]

Awesome! Thanks Dennis!

 

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IMAC Grand Prize

Hi All;

Well, things are really moving ahead on IMAC for next year. We now have the Grand Prize for the big IMAC raffle; it is a 9 day trip for 2 to Fiji provided by Walt Smith International.

We also have a new Forum on the IMAC site www.theimac.org where you can get more info about the conference and ask questions.

We have a special offer going on now too. If you register by November 30, you can bring a friend for FREE. They don’t get the Banquet (but you can buy them a Banquet ticket). Along with a hotel rate of just $109/nite, this makes IMAC one of the least expensive weekend conferences you can attend.

Next year IMAC will be held in Chicago April 28, 29 and 30. And you can still see streaming videos for FREE on the website of some previous speakers’ presentations.

Cheers,
Dennis

 

[MtnDewMan]

Dennis

Thanks for supporting Reef Frontiers by providing our members with a discount. I have personally beeing to one of your IMACs and I had a great time. I am sure it continues to get better and better each year.

Thanks again

 

[dabears26]

Sweet the imac is in my hometown...I am new to rf .And it probably give me a lot of knowledge on this hoobie..!!

 

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IMAC Discount Ending

Just a reminder. On February 1, discounts are ending and the IMAC registration rate goes up to $149.

See you in April.

Cheers,
Dennis

 

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IMAC is only 2 months away

Hi There;

Well it is only a couple months to IMAC. The International Marine Aquarium Conference will be in Chicago April 28, 29 and 30. We have gotten in topics for nearly all of the speakers:

Jake Adams, “Water Flow Speed is Critical in Our Aquaria”
Adam Blundell, “Filtration Methods in a Natural Reef Aquarium”
Eric Borneman
Bob Fenner, “Organism Selection for the Saltwater Aquarist”
Anthony Calfo, “A Call to Farms. More Efficient Coral Propagation Techniques”
Tullio Dell Aquilla, “Advanced Lighting Technologies for Aquariums”
Todd Gardner, “Seahorse Nutrition in Aquaculture”
Dr. Sanjay Joshi, “Designing Reef Aquarium Systems – Thwarting Murphy’s Laws”
John Kelly, “Goniopora – A New Beginning”
Allen LaPointe, “Water Quality Monitoring and Data Interpretation”
Mike Paletta, “Setting Up a LARGE Aquarium”
Steven Pro, “Recent Experiments with ‘Reef Safe’ Treatments”
Dr. Adelaide Rhodes , “The Role of Copapods in Marine Reefreeping”
Dana Riddle, “Tide Pools of Kahalu’u Hawaii. What they tell us about Reef Aquaria”
Zack Schwartz, “K-12 Education and the Science Behind it”
Walt Smith (Banquet Speaker), “The Life and Death of a Coral Reef”
Julian Sprung “Invasive Species”

Eric, Anthony and Steven will also conduct Coral Propagation Workshops, sponsored by FRAGExchange.com.

Registration is just $149 and along with special hotel rates of $109/nite, IMAC is the least expensive weekend conference you can attend. But, to make it even a better deal, for reef societies, for a limited time we are offering a special 2 for 1 rate. That’s right you can get 2 full registrations, including the Speakers, Banquet, Trade Show and the Big Raffle for $149. This is NOT mentioned on the IMAC website www.theimac.org but if you click on the Registration picture there is a space marked “Additional Names” right under the “Add to Cart” button where you can enter the name and email address of your guest.

You will both get full registrations, including Banquet. This offer is for new registrations only and cannot be combined with any other discounts. Then you can split the cost with your guest, so it will only cost you $74.50 each. NOTE: If you have clicked on the “Add to Cart” button before, the page that shows up may indicate 2 or 3 registrations. This is because your browser remembers that you have been there before and it will add another one. Just check the “remove” button, “update cart” and start over.

We are also having a raffle to give away a free registration to IMAC. Just visit the IMAC site www.theimac.org and click on Forum in the upper right. Then scroll down to the “Free IMAC Registration” forum and make a post. You will have to register first so we will have your email address and can notify you if you win.

Because of the way we are staggering speakers, although we are using 2 speaker rooms, you can actually see ALL the speakers; you do not have to make choices of who you want to see.

There are just a few spots still open for the “behind-the-scenes” tour of the Shedd Aquarium. Their new Wild Reef exhibit is now complete.

We are just getting in products donated by major companies for the Big Raffle but we already have the Grand Prize. It is a 9 day trip for 2 to Fiji donated by Walt Smith International. Other prizes include a fully-equipped 76 gallon tank from Oceanic Systems and a double MH light from Coralife. And, so far we have 5 livestock dealers exhibiting!

So hurry over to www.theimac.org and sign up. We’ll see you in April.

Cheers,

Dennis Gallagher, Chairman
International Marine Aquarium Conference

 

[oldsaint]

Looks like I'll be going to IMAC. Who else is going? I would love to catch up with some of you there.

 

[Detri]

I'm going to IMAC. Looking forward to seeing anyone who can make it. If we meet up that is.