Hi Everybody;

We just had a fantastic IMAC this year and broke all records for the number of attendees and exhibitors.  If you have never attended a major reef aquarist’s conference let me give you some idea of what to expect.  There are 3 days of lectures by some of the world’s best-known experts and authors in the hobby.  You can ask them questions after their presentations or get together with them later in the bar or any time you run into them in the hotel.  We already have experts like

Martin Moe

Scott Michael

Eric Borneman 

Anthony Calfo

Dr. Ron Shimek

Tullio Dell Aquila

Bob Fenner,

Kelly Jedlicki

Dr. Markus Huettel

Mark Schick

Frank Burr

Steven Pro

Joe Lichtenbert

Dr. Andrew Rhyne

Dr. Sanjay Joshi

 lined up.  Some speakers will be discussing advanced topics, of interest primarily to experienced reefers, others will be discussing topics of interest to new hobbyists.  There is also a large exhibit hall with displays by major manufacturers and livestock dealers (with fabulous prices and great deals). They will be showing products you NEVER see in your LFS.  And there is the Big Raffle with prizes donated by the exhibitors. But, for many people, the best part is getting together with other hobbyists and all the partying that is going on.

The next International Marine Aquarium Conference will be on June 1, 2 and 3, 2007 in Chicago at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare.  We now have an Early Bird registration for just $125 that covers everything, including the Gala Banquet on Saturday night and the Speakers’ Reception on Friday night where you can mingle with the speakers and other attendees.

So hurry over to the IMAC website www.theimac.org and sign up for what we believe will be THE event of the year for reef aquarium hobbyists.

Happy Reefkeeping,

Dennis

Dennis Gallagher, Chairman
International Marine Aquarium Conference
http://www.theimac.org

Hi Everybody;

Just in case you have never been to an IMAC, here is how you can get an idea of what to expect.  Just go to www.theimac.org and scroll down to the bottom of the home page.  You can see major portions (and in some cases their entire talk) of the presentations given by some speakers in the past.  These include:

Eric Borneman, “Oxygen and the Reef Aquarium”

Gregory Schiemer, “Fishes in the Marine Aquarium”

Barry Neigut, “Keeping and Caring for Tridacna Clams”

Dr. Ron Shimek, “Myth Takes About Sand Beds”

Anthony Calfo, “Coral Farming”

Jeff Mitchell, “Diseases in Hippocampus”

Randy Reed, “Culturing Copopods and Rotifers”

Julian Sprung, “Goniopora Husbandry”

Richard Harker, “Coral Growth vs. Spectral Quality”

Eric Borneman, “Reef Aquarium Myths”

Dr. Ron Shimek, “A History of Sand Bed Organisms”

And the best part of this is that you can see them for FREE. Make sure to turn off your popup blocker.

Enjoy!

Dennis

 

Dennis Gallagher, Chairman
International Marine Aquarium Conference
http://www.theimac.org

Hi Everybody;

Well, we had a fabulous IMAC this year, all booths were sold out months in advance for the first time and everyone seemed to have a great time.  It is unfortunate that we had to cancel IMAC Las Vegas due to lack of interest (or probably it was the thought of temperatures in Vegas in August).  But we are trying to reschedule it for later in the winter and we will see what happens.

But we are well on our way in planning for the International Marine Aquarium Conference 2008 to be held in Chicago on May 30, 31 and June 1 of 2008.  We already have

Dr. Ron Shimek (2 presentations),

Frank Burr,

Scott Fellman,

Adam Cesnales,

Dr. Sanjay Joshi,

Bob Fenner and

Anthony Calfo

lined up with lots more to come.  We will again have our popular “behind-the-scenes” tour of Shedd Aquarium on May 29^th, and we will have a  tour of LFS on Monday June 2.  We hope we will again sell out the booths early so we will once again have a Great Trade Show.

So get over to www.theimac.org to sign up for IMAC and take advantage of Early Bird Registration Rates now in effect..

Happy Reefkeeping,

Dennis

 

Dennis Gallagher, Chairman
International Marine Aquarium Conference
http://www.theimac.org