19th Annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA XIX)

[StevenPro]

I wanted to let you all know that the next MACNA is going to be held in Pittsburgh, September 14-16, 2007. This is a great opportunity to see some fabulous speakers, new and interesting products, rare and unusual livestock, and to hang out with fellow fish geeks from all over the world!

Registration for the full show, including the Friday night reception and Saturday banquet, is only $100! But, this price will only last until the end of the year, so register now to lock in this great price.

We have a number of excellent speakers already confirmed and are aggressively working on others. Here is a current listing:

Eric Borneman
Anthony Calfo
Dr. Bruce Carlson
Dr. Stan Dannemiller
Helmet Debelius
James Fatherree
Lee Goldman
Ron Hessing
Kelly Jedlicki
Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Daniel Knop
Sarah Lardizabal
Dr. Frank Marini
Dr. Catherine McFadden
Mike Paletta
Steven Pro
Dr. Ron Shimek
Dr. Rob Toonen

See our website for more information, MACNA XIX- Welcome to Web Site of Marine Aquarium Conference of North America 2007

[StevenPro]

Just a reminder, be sure to get your registration tickets by the end of this month because as of Jan. 1st prices for the full show go from $100 up to $125.

[StevenPro]

Here is an updated speaker list:

Adam Blundell
Eric Borneman
Anthony Calfo
Dr. Bruce Carlson
Dr. Stan Dannemiller
James Fatherree
Lee Goldman
Ron Hessing
Kelly Jedlicki
Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Daniel Knop
Sarah Lardizabal
Dr. Frank Marini
Dr. Catherine McFadden
Mike Paletta
Steven Pro
Dana Riddle
Dr. Ron Shimek
Dr. Rob Toonen

[StevenPro]

I am pleased to announce that it looks like Gerald Allen is going to be our banquet speaker.

[StevenPro]

Here is a listing of our exhibitors to date. Note, this is only whoever has reserved and paid for space.

All-Glass
Anthony Calfo Publications
Aquarium Advice
Aquarium Systems
Aquatic Ecosystems
Boyd
CaribSea
Coral Dynamics
Coralife
CPR
DT’s Phytoplankton
Elmer’s Aquarium
Energy Savers Unlimited
Fritz/Teco
GEO
Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society Inc.
Hikari
IMAC
Kent Marine
Marine Depot
Marineland
Neptune
Ocean Nutrition
Oceanic
Perfecto
Pittsburgh Area Planted Aquarium Society
Red Sea
Reed Mariculture
Reef Builders
Reef Sanctuary
Reef Ware
Reefs.org
Salty Critter
Seachem
Tetra
Tunze
Two Little Fishies
Uber Frags
Ushio
WetWebMedia
World Wide Imports

[StevenPro]

We already have over 500 individuals committed to attend this year and still have 5 months to sign up more people. Act fast to attend the largest marine aquarist educational conference, trade show, and party in the US!

[StevenPro]

Southwest Airlines has labeled Pittsburgh a "Featured Destination" which makes some flights to MACNA pretty cheap right now.

Featured Destination

[StevenPro]

Be sure to purchase your tickets to MACNA 19 before the end of the month to beat the price increase.

MACNA XIX- Welcome to Web Site of Marine Aquarium Conference of North America 2007

[StevenPro]

In addition to the previous list of exhibitors, you can also expect to see:

Elos
Magnavore
Coral Frenzy
TFH Publications
Bowtie Publications
Brightwell Aquatics
PFO Lighting
Champion
Frag Exchange
Boston Aqua Farms
That Fish Place
NOAA
USCRTF
reefs.org
Ecosystem
Coral Magazine
Aquarium Specialty
Emperor Aquatics
RK2
Taam/Rio
Aqua FX
ORA
Drs. Foster & Smith
Euro-Reef
Finnex
Hydor
IceCap
Prodibio
Zero Edge

[AndyB4784]

I'd love to see the Elos display. They have some killer stuff. Hope to attend with some of the guy's from Preuss. Although I'm not sure how many of us they are going to take (aside from Kirby, Steve, and Rick that is).