2015 Caoac Convention - Ibc Show May 15-17, 2015

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Not just for freshies, but unsure where to put this:

Please join us for the 2015 CAOAC Convention featuring the International Betta Congress District Sanctioned Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/1528018130767138/



May 15th – 17th 2015 - Victoria Day Weekend.

Burlington Holiday Inn and Conference Centre

Speakers

Bob Fenner
Rachel O’Leary
Ken McKeighen
Gerald Griffin
Jae Hovius

Featuring:
38 class CAOAC Show
IBC Sanctioned Betta District 6 Show
Large auction of tropical fish & supplies
Vendor Show Room
Saturday Banquet
CAOAC Annual General Meeting Sunday morning

Pricing:

$79 full Convention Ticket (includes speakers and dinner)
$39 Speakers Only
$45 Banquet Only

Pre-register and purchase your tickets online with our PayPal option

Click here to book the hotel

New this year!! Win a Free Ticket

With every pre-registered and paid for ticket by March 14 (must be received or paid online by this date) your name will go in for a draw to be reimbursed your full ticket price. Draw to be held at the CAOAC General Meeting Sunday March 15, 2015. (Tickets won through raffle draws are excluded from this draw).

Now Available - Chance to Win a Ken McKeighen painting

Another way to win!! Register and reserve your hotel room by March 14 and be entered into a draw to win an 8x10 painting from Ken McKeighen. Must be at the convention to win. To check out his artwork, go here and click on the picture of the plane to scroll through and see some of his work.

 

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Here is the artwork you could win!

 

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Time for a convention update!

Unfortunately, Ken McKeighen could not make it to the convention, but we will have several of his art works available during the auction on Sunday! We welcome Ray "Kingfish" as our dinner speaker at the banquet on Saturday. Ray knows everyone it seems, so it bodes well!

Schedule for the weekend (subject to change)

Friday, May 15

3:00-8:00PM CAOAC Show Registration—Halton Hall A

4:00-7:00PM Convention Registration—Foyer

7:00-8:00PM Gerald Griffin – SMP Wild Betta Slide Show

8:15-9:15PM Rachel O’Leary – Freshwater Invertebrates: A Primer

Saturday, May 16

8:00AM-12:00PM Show Room Open

8:30-9:30AM Jae Hovius – Fish Nutrition

9:45-10:45AM Gerald Griffin – Betta Genetics

11:00AM-12:00PM Bob Fenner - Breeding Marines

12:15-1:15PM Lunch

1:00-5:00PM Show Room Closed for Judging

1:30-2:30PM Rachel O’Leary - Choosing Interesting Inhabitants for the Planted Tank

2:45-3:45PM Bob Fenner - Putting up a New Collecting Station in Fiji

4:00-5:00PM Rachel O’Leary – An Introduction to Asian Hillstream species

6:30-7:00PM Cocktails

7:00-8:30PM Dinner

8:30-9:30PM Ray 'Kingfish' Lucas—Fish Food Fun & Friends from both sides of the Border!

Sunday, May 17

8:00-8:30AM Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:30AM CAOAC Annual General Meeting

10:00-11:00AM BBC Auction

11:00AM-12:00PM Larissa Williams—IBC Judging standards

9:00AM-11:00AM CAOAC Auction Registration

11:00AM-5:00PM CAOAC Auction

Gold Sponsors

Amazonas

Coral Magazine



Bronze Sponsors

Martin Mills

Northfin

Paradigm Fish Food





Dealers at the convention

Big Al’s Pet Supercentre Hamilton

Brad’s Fishroom (Paradigm Foods)

Fish Farm Supply Co

Lisa’s Lair Bookstore

Martin Mills

Northfin

Shrimp Fever



Companies that donated product towards the auction

Cobalt Aquatics

Green Pleco

Ken McKeighen

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

Seachem Laboratories, Inc.