CMAS Spring Event -- April 14th.

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On Saturday, April 14th 2007 we will hold our annual spring event. This is an all day event featuring 2 speakers, food, vendors, large raffle, etc. This year our speakers will include:

Biography:
I am a natural historian of sea anemones with strong interests in coral
reefs, the deep seas, and high latitudes. A convergence of my research
activities on the biogeography, evolution, systematics, reproduction, and
symbioses of these animals and their relatives led me to build a database
through which I could interrelate seemingly disparate aspects of biology.
As I began to locate what is known (and, by implication, to identify what
is left to be discovered), I became increasingly concerned with limits to
knowledge, and how precision and accuracy must be considered as part of
what is known and what is not.
Biography courtesy of http://cmbc.ucsd.edu/about/DaphneFautin.doc

Richard Harker has been a reef hobbyist for 14 years. His first reef tank was a 90 gallon tank with primarily soft corals. The tank evolved into a stony coral tank in the early 1990s and he has primarily maintained small polyp stony corals since then. In 1995 he stepped up to a 300 gallon reef tank. Photos of the tank have been featured in numerous hobbyist magazine articles and is included in Mike Paletta’s new book, "Reef tanks of the world." In 1999, Harker built a 2000 gallon tank that features nearly 100 square feet of stony corals. The reef tank has been the subject of an article in the 2000 Marine Fish and Reef Annual and the German reef keeping magazine, Koralle.
Harker has published hobbyist oriented articles in several magazines over the past five years. In addition, he is the Product Review columnist for Advanced Aquarist. He has spoken at numerous hobbyist meetings including MACNA and the Western Marine Conference.
In addition to maintaining a large reef tank, Harker has explored natural coral reefs around the world. He has studied and photographed coral reefs on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Palau, Micronesia, as well as Florida and throughout the Caribbean.
Biography courtesy of http://www.theimac.org/richardharker.htm

We will supply a light breakfast, coffee, water and soft drinks, as well as Lunch to all attendees.

CMAS Paid Members:
PreRegistration - $35 + 5 Free Raffle Tickets
At Door Registration - $40
Non CMAS Members:
PreRegistration - $40 + 5 Free Raffle Tickets
At Door Registration -$ 45
Vendors:
PreRegistration Required - $55
We ask that everyone preregister because we need an accurate head count for the food quantities.

8:30-9:30: doors open- sign in
9:30-10:00: opening comments-club business
10:00-12:00: first speaker
12:00-1:00: break for socializing and lunch
1:00-3:00: second speaker
3:00-5:00: socializing, vendor sales, raffle
5:00: adjourn
** tentative schedule subject to change**

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Columbia, MD
Directions can be found Here.

143Gadgets -- Zoanthid Collection
Geofloors -- SPS & LPS Frags
If you're interested in becoming a vendor please contact Jessica Farace by email 90OcReef@cmas-md.org

Many Items being added weekly!

Icecap Variable Speed Fan - Donated by Aquarium Specialty

$25 Live Aquaria Gift Card

Donation from FraggleReef TBD

(2) $25 The Reef Stop Gift Cards

Donation from Reef Nutrition TBD

(3) $20 Reef Science Gift Cards

(4) $25 Phishy Business Gift Cards

(5) $20 Cyber-Reef Gift Cards

For those who want to PreRegister -- Paypal $35 to membership@cmas-md.org
Pre Registration Ends March 31st!!!

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Most Recent list of Raffle Items for the Event!! Still have a few more things I am waiting on. Will post them as they are received!
C'mon and join us. No need to be afraid! We're just a buncha fish geeks like everyone else!! You won't regret attending! I assure you.

-Jess

Icecap Variable Speed Fan - Donated by Aquarium Specialty

$25 Live Aquaria Gift Card

Donation from FraggleReef TBD

(2) $25 The Reef Stop Gift Cards

Donation from Reef Nutrition TBD

(3) $20 Reef Science Gift Cards

(4) $25 Phishy Business Gift Cards

(5) $20 Cyber-Reef Gift Cards

Seachem Calcium Test Kit

$50 Clams Direct Gift Card

(16) 15oz Bottles of Live Phytoplankton donated by DT's Plankton

DIY Auto Top Off Kit Donated by Blue Ribbon Koi

(1) Box of Instant Ocean Salt Donated by Blue Ribbon Koi

Giant Clams in the Sea & Aquarium SIGNED (Book) Donated by Blue Ribbon Koi

Cleanup crew & Macro Algaes donated by FloridaPets.com

"C... The Journal of Aquatic Science, Travel & Adventure" 1 Year
Subscription Donated by Anthony Calfo & Reading Trees Publications

Two Special Edition Signed Posters donated by Anthony Calfo & Reading Trees Publications

10 Jars of Sweetwater Zooplankton donated by Red Sea Fish

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Slight change of plans for the better!
Richard Harker has been MIA for a few weeks now after many confirmations over the past year....
In addition to Daphne Fautin, we have Frank Burr & Jake Adams coming out to speak with us!! Don't miss this 3 speaker event!!
We now have Frank Burr coming out to speak with us on QT for Reef Systems.
Frank Burr is the owner of The Coral Oasis (Coral Farm) and Tropical Reef Oasis (Retail Store). Over 20 years Reef experience beginning with a homebuilt 60 gallon mini-reef and progressing to multiple personal tanks, a coral propagation farm specializing in SPS and exotic Zoos with over 900 gallons of propagation tanks as well as a coral and fish quarantine system and a Reef specialty store with over 1000 gallons of display and show tanks.
Frank is conducting ongoing research on improving quarantine methods and eradication of corals pests as well as creating and maintaining small low or no-maintenance self-sustained reef biospheres.
Author of: "Quartine for Reef Systems"
Frank Burr

In addition to Frank Burr, we also have Jake Adams, a Marine Science grad currently working on flow related effects on photosynthesis and respiration of Pocillopora damicornis. Additional info on Jake can be found on his website http://www.coralite.net/jake.html Jake has also be the first to create reef-related Podcasts!! These can be viewed here http://www.coralite.net/podcast.html Jake will be speaking on the importance of flow in the aquarium.
Jake Adams