West Coast Weekend XIII (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

>From Northwest Killies.  They're cool, and this looks to be a very 
densely-packed convention!

-- 
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com

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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:31:27 -0800
From: Brian Perkins <btec11@comcast.net>


Here is the final show Schedule for West Coast Weekend, hot off the
presses. As you can see, Ruud Wildekamp From Amsterdam, Holland has
agreed to do two talks for you! At the first, he will be discussing the
Distribution of West African Lampeyes and their place among the rich and
varied Killifish fauna of West Africa. In addition, his second talk will
take us on a trip up the Aksu River in Turkey; from the Mediterranean
Sea to it's headwater at Lake Egirdir. Along the way we will visit the
habitats and assess the challenges facing many rare Aphanius species and
related fishes. (i.e. Pseudophoxinus) 

Dave Koran will be giving his talk on Pupfish, with special emphasis on
strategies for Long term captive maintenance. 

Tony Terceira will be  discussing his ideas on how best to capture our
fish "through the lens". If you are not familiar with Tony's work for
the last couple of decades, you should treat yourself to a copy of his
e-book collaboration with another of our speakers (Charlie Nunziata) on
the subject of Fp. gardneri. It is available now from the
Fishwizards.com and will be on sale at WCW. 

For those of you just getting started with Killies, there is no better
teacher than our own Don Greig to get you off on the right foot. Special
follow-on education and "FAQ" help will be available to all beginners
after the show is finished via the Northwest Killies Website and
discussion list. 

Brian Watters supports West Coast Weekend once again, this time with his
experiences collecting Nothobranchius fishes and Lampeyes in Eastern and
Southern Africa. His special emphasis will be on the distribution,
sympatry and habitats of the Lampeyed fishes. 

Charlie Nunziata's talk will focus on  Epiplatys; an overview of the
genus, with a special emphasis on their aquarium care, maintenance and
conservation. 


Whew! This is an incredible list of fine speakers, every one of these
talks will be packed full of great stories, information and help. This
will truly be a show about the Seldom Seen, the New and Rare, the Weird
and Wonderful fish of the Killie world!

For reservations online, surf to our website and follow the links to the
Silver Cloud Inn (see my Sig.  below)

You may choose to call the Silver Cloud directly: 1-800-205-7892 to talk
to a reservations person.

For the best deals on flights to PDX (Portland, Oregon) Try:
www.expedia.com or www.orbitz.com

Remember, the dates are April 24th and 25th in Portland, Oregon!!! With
109 days left, it's not too early to plan to join us on the Left Coast
for West Coast Weekend!!




>
> Friday
>
> 12 - 7      Set up tanks and stands/ Tank Show entries/ Registration.
> 7-???       Welcome party/ dinner @ Kennedy School
>
> Saturday
>
> 7-9             Judging Show Entries/
>
> 9                SHOW OPEN TO PUBLIC
>
> 9- 9:45        Dave Koran: "Long term Maintenance of captive Pupfish
> Populations"
>
> 10- 10:45    Tony Terciera: "Digital Killies: Capturing Killies
through
> the lens"
>
> 10-???        Don Greig: "Get started with Killies"  A Beginners
Seminar
> in the Fishroom
>
> 11-11:45              Ruud Wildekamp: West African Lampeyes:
Distribution, Taxonomy, behavior.
>
> 12- 2          Lunch Break/ Set up for Silent auction
>
> 2-4            Silent Auction
>
> 4-4:45        Brian Watters: A tour of East African Lampeye species
and
>                       their Habitats
>
> 5-5:45       Charlie Nunziata: Fishroom conservation with an emphasis
on
>                       the genus Epiplatys
>
> 7-???         Microbrewery Tour/Dinner
>
>
> Sunday
>
>  8-???        Prep for Auction/ Bag Fish/ Breakdown tanks

>9                      SHOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

> 9-10         Ruud Wildekamp: Killies of West Asia. Travel up the Aksu
River, Turkey  from  the                   Mediterranean Sea to Lake
Egirdir. 

> 10-12         Auction Setup/ Awards Presentation
>
> 12-5         The Massive Auction
>
>


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