This is part of a thread I sent on the Cichlids list. I'm re-sending it to the Apisto list in case anyone's interested in attending this year's ACA Convention in July. >>Any chance you could give the list a brief idea of what's in store (speakers, etc.)?<< Okay, I found it. Here's a brief look at what's happening: SPEAKERS Juan Miguel Artigas Azas - "An Overview of the Cichlids of Mexico" Charlie Grimes - "This is the ACA" Rwene Kruter - "Tanganyikan Cichlids" Dr. Wayne Leibel - "I've got tHem South American Mid-Life Crises Blues" Dr. Paul Loiselle - "Victorian Cichlids" Steve Lundblad "Peacocks with Fins, not Feathers" Kieth Shepherd - Keeping and Breeding Cichlids" Jack Wattley - "Discus" Rusty Wessel - "Collecting in the Tropics" WORKSHOPS Central Air Systems - John Koeniger Fish Health - Terry Fairfield, Dr. Ken Reeves, and Daryl Szyska (bring live specimens for dissection) Fish Photography - Laura Kleinofen Fish Trivia Quiz - Mike Schadle Surfing the Net - Gary Wagner Tank Building & Repair - Ken Georgison Water Analysis - Shemya Bryant call Jan Cave at 708/980-5933 for more info Bill Vannerson McHenry, IL USA