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Re: [GSAS-board] FW: FW: Aquarium club talk



Great job Phil.  I am stoked to hear her presentation.  She was just in Africa 
last year!


On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Paul M. Wallace wrote:

> We have a speaker for January!  Thanks Phil!
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Reynolds [mailto:Jennifer.Reynolds@vanaqua.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:08 PM
> To: 'Paul M. Wallace'
> Cc: phil@lacefield.com
> Subject: RE: [GSAS-board] FW: Aquarium club talk
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Thank you very much for the invitation.  I'm really looking forward to this!
> I may even have to come down and see Ad's talk in May- could you please add
> me to your Aquarium club mailing list so I can get updates about the talks?
> 
> As for travel/lodging, etc, I'd gladly accept any funds to help with that
> side of things.  I would definitely enjoy the opportunity to be hosted by a
> club member, but before I take you up on that, I'll touch base with a couple
> of friends here in Vancouver who may be interested in accompanying me to
> Seattle- that way I'd be able to share costs on somewhere to stay.
> 
> I'll also plan on bringing down some Vancouver Aquarium pamphlets and
> admission passes, etc, and would be happy to give a little spiel on why
> folks should come visit us up here- and perhaps Phil would also like to
> throw in his two cents on that side of things!
> 
> Cheers,
> Jen
> 
> 
> Jen Reynolds
> Senior Aquarium Biologist, Tropical Waters
> Vancouver Aquarium
> Ph: (604) 659-3530  Fax: (604) 659- 3502
> jen.reynolds@vanaqua.org
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul M. Wallace [mailto:pwallace@u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:32 AM
> To: Jennifer Reynolds
> Cc: phil@lacefield.com
> Subject: RE: [GSAS-board] FW: Aquarium club talk
> 
> Dear Jennifer,
> 
> On behalf of the GSAS board I would like to invite you to speak in Seattle
> at the January program.  This season we are hosting a bit of cichlid frenzy
> with several talks on the topic and your videos and 'life in the lake'
> sounds great!  I would also like to hear a little about the Vancouver
> Aquarium as it is still a personal favorite for me.
> 
> We have a small travel budget if you accept to pay travel, dinner, and
> lodging.  We have several club members that regularly host speakers if you
> would like.
> 
> Thanks!
> -Paul
> 
> 
> -----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 11:05 PM
> To: GSAS board members and alumni
> Subject: 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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