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Re: [GSAS-board] FW: Aquarium club talk
Thanks Phil!
As you connected with Jennifer, you are the host and have the pleasure of the
introduction if you would like. I would be more than happy to manage the
details related to travel on this one.
Any objections?
-Paul
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote:
> Sounds good to me. You might want to suggest that she do a bit about the
> Vanc Aquarium as well, since she works there and all (or I could do a small
> bit with my pictures from our trip there...)
>
> Are you the Club Guy In Charge Of Contacting Speakers? I couldn't remember
> if we had such a person or not, who can speak lucidly about expenses we pay
> and whatnot, because I've no clue.
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
> On Behalf Of Paul M. Wallace
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:59 PM
> To: GSAS board members and alumni
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] FW: Aquarium club talk
>
> Dear Phil,
>
> Thank you! Jennifer sounds like the perfect speaker and in light of all the
> cichlid frenzy this season I would still like to invite her. I am working
> with Kathy to get the details of Ad and Wayne but my impression is that the
> talks are widely different and personal and just happen to take place in the
> same part of the world. I have a letter drafted below to flesh out the
> details but would like to check with you and the board prior to sending
> it...
>
> "Dear Jennifer,
>
> Thank you for hosting Phil at the big Vancouver auction as he has since done
> everything in his power to make use feel guilty for not going. At the last
> board meeting we also realized that we were short a January speaker and Phil
> volunteered to find an INTERNATIONAL speaker. The club is more than happy
> to host you with an allowance for travel and lodging.
>
> For this year, our dear friend Kathy Olson has already committed two cichlid
> speakers.
>
> * Local member Jeff Schulstrom in March for 1/2 talk on importing to share
> with home show (not confirmed)
> * Ad Konings in May whom likes Lake Tanganyika Sand dwellers
> * Wayne Leibold in June on is also a cichlid guy but will likely talk
> specialization
> * (Plant auction in Feb and general in April)
>
> I appreciate your willingness to speak on short notice in January and your
> topic sounds awesome. Our only concern is that the cichlid talks are every
> other month. While I think this is great (I ended up with an Mbuna tank
> after the last talk and have been told 'Mbuna are the gate way to
> Tanganyikans'), the concern is to provide details (or nudges) to those in
> the club that are not yet keeners. I will be nailing down the topics for
> Jeff, Ad, and Wayne in the next few days and value your input.
>
> -Paul
>
>
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote:
>
>> Hey gang, here's the conversation I've had with Jennifer at the Vancouver
>> Aquarium. Thoughts?
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> From: Jennifer Reynolds [mailto:Jennifer.Reynolds@vanaqua.org]
>> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:43 AM
>> To: 'Phil Lacefield Jr.'
>> Subject: RE: Aquarium club talk
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi again Phil,
>>
>>
>>
>> Let me know what the gang thinks. To be honest, I would rather do my
>> Tanganyika presentation just because it's already all prepped, I've had a
>> few chances to practice it so far, and I'm eager to share what I
> experienced
>> with other keeners- I know if I weren't already me, I'd love to see this
>> talk- it even has underwater video. My favourite is of cooperative
> hunting
>> behaviour between mastacembelid eels and predatory cichlids!
>>
>> The other factor of course is time to make a new presentation- kind of
>> lacking on that front right now, and with the holidays coming up, it's
> sure
>> to get worse. Now, I could easily do a really short blurb about the
>> Aquarium either before or after that- I think I can do a good job of
> talking
>> the place up and I could bring down some pamphlets, possibly even raffle
> off
>> some more admission passes/etc if I can get my paws on some...
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jen Reynolds
>>
>> Senior Aquarium Biologist, Tropical Waters
>>
>> Vancouver Aquarium
>>
>> Ph: (604) 659-3530 Fax: (604) 659- 3502
>>
>> jen.reynolds@vanaqua.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From: Phil Lacefield Jr. [mailto:phil@lacefield.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:42 AM
>> To: Jennifer Reynolds
>> Subject: Re: Aquarium club talk
>>
>> Hey there! I'll be more than happy to pass this along to Those Who Decide
>> on our board, and personally I would love to hear more about cichlids - we
>> had Lawrence Kent do an utterly amazing talk on his West African
> adventures
>> int he spring, and I even won some of the fish he hand-carried back on the
>> plane. Yeah, I know!!! :-)
>>
>> However, I have a feeling we might be a tiny bit cichlid-ed out, as the
>> question arose at our board meet on Tuesday that someone might want to
> come
>> down and discuss the Vanc Aquarium and what you do there/why it's an
> awesome
>> aquarium to visit. I thought it was particularly cool that we got to
> visit
>> an aquarium in a country that borders a vast portion of the Arctic, not a
>> perspective we often get down here :-) Maybe combine the two somehow?
>>
>> Like I said, this evening I'll pass this along and we'll see what we can
> do!
>>
>>
>> THanks so much! - Phil
>>
>> Jennifer Reynolds writes:
>>
>> Hi Phil,
>>
>> Dave passed on a message to me that you are looking for speakers for
>> January. I've done a talk on my cichlid work in Lake Tanganyika last year
> a
>> few times now that has been pretty well received. It's especially good
> for
>> cichlid geeks, but I also include some stuff for travellers, catfish and
> eel
>> folks, and scuba divers- lots of underwater photography in it, too.
>> Attached is a little blurb/poster type thing with a couple of images and a
>> write up about my work. Let me know if you're interested- would be a good
>> opportunity for me to come down to Seattle. I also know there are lots of
>> folks in the Seattle club who are way more into Africans than there are
>> here- so it would be awesome to talk to them about it. I saw Ad Koning's
>> talk on Lake Malawi down in Seattle about 5-6 years ago or so.
>>
>> The only potential issue is I may be going to Brazil in late January for
>> some work with the World Fisheries Trust and a new aquarium in Belo
>> Horizonte. That hasn't yet been confirmed, however- and the dates were
>> definitely leaning more toward the end of the month. I *think* it is a
> safe
>> bet that I can do Jan 12, but just wanted to let you know that there could
>> be complications.
>>
>> Let me know what you think!
>>
>> Cheers, and thanks again for your terrific auctioneering.
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> Jen Reynolds
>> Senior Aquarium Biologist, Tropical Waters
>> Vancouver Aquarium
>> Ph: (604) 659-3530 Fax: (604) 659- 3502
>> jen.reynolds@vanaqua.org
>>
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