---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:41:37 -0400 From: "Coletti, Ted [OBI]" <TColetti@obius.jnj.com> Subject: Announcement to Livebearer Hobbyists Greetings Livebearer Enthusiasts! The American Livebearer Association is proud to present its 11th Annual Convention, April 27-29 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Convention will be held at the Holiday Inn West, 2747 South 11th Street. Great speakers, awards banquet, livebearer show, and a great auction of rare and fancy livebearers awaits all who attend! Come, bring your fish and join in on the fun! The Southwestern Michigan area is home to many interesting things to do and see. One "fishy" attraction is the Wolf Creek Fish Hatchery. Winery tours and tasting are near, Lake Michigan is less than 45 minutes away for fishing and boating. Major Shopping mall is ten minutes from the hotel. If you can, try to spend a couple extra days exploring the area. If you are in the mood for a shop hop, maps to local pet stores will be available. We hope to make the 2001 ALA Convention an enjoyable weekend for all! For more information contact Rich Serva, 5407 S. Celeste View Dr., Stow, Ohio 44224. (330) 650-4613. rjserva@goodyear.com. www.livebearers.org ALA Convention 2001 Tentative Schedule Friday April 27 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Convention & Show Registration 8:00 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. Short program #1 8:20 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. Short program #2 8:40 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Short program #3 After speaker - ??? Hospitality Room Open Saturday April 28 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Convention & Show Registration 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Speaker #1 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Speaker #2 Lunch Break Closed BOD Meeting 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Speaker #3 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Speaker #4 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 Judging - Show Room Closed 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed BOD Meeting 6:30 p.m. Cash Bar 7:30 p.m. Banquet/Dinner 8:30 p.m. ALA Awards Presentation 9:00 p.m. Banquet Speaker After speaker - ??? Hospitality Room Open Sunday April 29 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Auction Registration 12:00 noon Auction Begins 3:30 p.m. Raffle Prizes Drawn 4:00 Teardown of show entries SCHEDULED SPEAKERS (SO FAR) : DAN FROMM ARMANDO POU BUD WHITE CHUCK BIALON CHARLEY GRIMES MORE TO COME! Go to www.livebearers.org for updates! HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: There is a block of rooms being held at the Holiday Inn. Rooms cost $73.00 plus tax for either rooms with two double beds or one king size per night. In order to get these rates please mention the group code ALA Convention when reserving a room. You must call before March 27th to get this rate. Holiday Inn West 2747 South 11th Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009 Telephone: (616) 375-6000 SHOW CLASSES: 1.Guppy - Male, Half Black Body Color, Delta Tail 2.Guppy - Male, Snakeskins, Delta Tail 3. Guppy - Male, Solid Color, Delta Tail 4.Guppy - Male, Varigated Color, Delta Tail 5. Guppy - Male, Other Tail Types 6. Guppy - Female 7. Mollies - Domestic and Natural Varieties (Poecilia latipinna, P. mexicana, P. petenensis, P. sphenops, P. velifera and their hybrids) 8. Swordtails - Common Finnage (X. helleri) 9. Swordtails - Fancy Finnage (X. helleri) 10. Variatus & Platies - Common Finnage (X. variatus & X. maculatus) 11. Variatus & Platies - Fancy Finnage (X. variatus & X. maculatus) 12.All other Xiphophorus species 13. Gambusia & Related Genera (Belonesox, Brachyraphis, Flexipenis, Gambusia, Heterophallus, etc.) 14. All other Poeciliid species (Alfaro, Carlhubbsia, Cnesterodon, Girardinus, Heterandria, Limia, Neoheterandria, Phallichthys, Phalloceros, Poecilia - other than guppies & mollies, Poeciliopsis, Priapella, Pseudopoecilia, Quintana, Scolichthys, Xenophallus, etc.) 15. Goodeids - Torpedo Body Shape (Allodontichthys, Allotoca, Ataenobius, Characodon, Girardinichthys, Goodea, Ilyodon, Xenotaenia, etc.) 16. Goodeids - Deep Body Shape (Alloophorus, Ameca, Chapalichthys, Skiffia, Xenoophorus, Xenotoca, Zoogoneticus, etc.) 17. All Other Livebearers (Halfbeaks, Anableps, Jenynsia, Stingrays, etc.) 18. Pairs Class - Livebearers only - male and female of the same species 19. Family Class - Livebearers - parents and 10 or more fry under three months old. The fishes must have been bred by the exhibitor. 20. Livebearer photography ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- A.L.A. CONVENTION 2001 REGISTRATION FORM Name___________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ City____________________________State___________E-Mail___________________ Zip_______________ Country________________ Phone_________________________ Buffet Dinner and Speakers $60.00 per person ________ Buffet Dinner Only (includes program and door prize drawing) $30.00 per person _____ Speakers Only (includes dinner speaker but not prize drawing) $30.00 per person_____ Convention T-Shirts: $12.50 each. Standard sizes T-Shirt(s) _____________ available: large, x-large & xx-large. Other sizes available as special order. Special orders must be placed by April size(s) ________________ 1, 2001. This year's shirt will feature Gambusia marshi with artwork by D. R. Dubbeld on Green shirts. Total_______________________ All prices are in US funds. Make your check or money order out to The American Livebearer Association and send to: Rich Serva - 5407 S. Celeste View Dr., Stow, Ohio 44224 Note: A limited number of show tanks have been purchased by the ALA for showing out-of-town entries. If you will need a tank for this purpose, please let us know by April 1. If yes, how many? ________ GO TO www.livebearers.org for updates to speakers and schedule!