IMAC in Las Vegas

[degall]

Well;
IMAC Chicago is over and it was a huge success. All the booths were sold out months ahead of time and everyone seemed to have a great time. Now it is time to really get working on IMAC Las Vegas on August 10, 11 and 12. You West Coast people have not had a major aquarium conference out your way in years and many East Coast people will love to come to IMAC LV for the excitement that Vegas provides. We have almost 20 speakers and over 100 exhibit booths.

Guys this one will be an easy sell. Your significant other can see Celine Dion, Carrot Top, Rita Rudner, Bette Midler, David Copperfield, Elton John, Wayne Newton, Barry Manilow or some of the many other headliners while you attend the conference. (Hint: Buy your tickets now, for the best seats. Celine Dion sells out about a month in advance).

Rooms at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, where IMAC is being held, are just $99/nite. Conference registration is just $155 but it goes up on July 1, so hurry. You can even book extra days at the $99 rate if you want to extend your stay. Our room block includes rooms for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday but not for extra days so you should hurry to get them. Vegas hotels always fill up quickly. And the $99 rate is only guaranteed until July 9th.

So hurry over to http://www.theimac.org/IMAC Las Vegas.htm and see what we have lined up for you.

Cheers,
Dennis Gallagher, Conference Chairman

 

[DaveBien]

Dennis,

Chicago IMAC was great. I had the pleasure (I actually got drafted, lol) of introducing many of the speakers for you and local co-sponsor, Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) of which I'm a member. It was a great time for all and we heard very few complaints about anything. The raffle and the giveaways were above and beyond.

I urge everyone to check out the LV conference. If its even 1/2 as good...

It was great meeting you and your wife. I look forward to seeing you in LV. I signed up in Chicago.

Dave Bieniasz (DaveBien)

 

[degall]

IMAC in Vegas

Thanks DaveBien; we will be looking for you. We have been adding to the speakers list for the IMAC LV. We now have:

Robert “Bob” Fenner
Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Tim Hayes
Tullio Del Aquilla
Dr. Adelaide Rhodes
Frank Burr
Tony Vargas
Adam Blundell
Joe Kistel
James Fatheree
Jake Adams
Todd Gardner
Dr. Ron Shimek (2 talks)
With more coming…

It's lining up to be a great conference so we hope to see many of you there. Don't forget the rates for both the hotel and registration go up in just a couple weeks, so hurry.

Best,
Dennis

 

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IMAC Las Vegas May be Cancelled

Hi Everybody;
I’m sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings but it appears that IMAC Las Vegas will be cancelled. There have been so few sign ups that it will not be fair to the vendors, the hotel or us. It is very disappointing to us since we thought Las Vegas would be a very popular destination, especially for Western hobbyists.

If you have registered for IMAC Las Vegas you will have 2 options: a refund or you may apply your registration toward IMAC Chicago next year May 29-June 2. Exhibitors will have the same options.

Is this decision final? Possibly not. If 200 of you register in the next week, IMAC Las Vegas is still possible. We will extend the deadline for the rate increase so you can get in on the lower rate currently in effect. In checking the forums of the western clubs, we find many of you say you are coming, you just haven’t registered. Don’t worry, registrations are kept in a separate fund and won’t be involved in our negotiations with the hotel, if this IMAC is cancelled.

Western hobbyists, this may be your last chance to show that you can support a major conference. So go over to http://www.theimac.org/IMAC Las Vegas.htm and sign up to try and save this conference.

We’re sorry if you have already bought plane tickets to Las Vegas. Maybe you can exchange them for something else or, better yet, encourage your friends to sign up for IMAC Las Vegas.

Thanks,
Dennis Gallagher

 

[Michael7979]

According to what our club President recieved it is officailly cancelled.

Look here for his email
http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4710