AquaMania presented by Got Fish? Update

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Things are taking shape everyone!

Dates and location:
Saturday April 5 and Sunday April 6
Travelodge Hotel and Conference Centre
1376 Carling Avenue, Ottawa , Ontario , K1Z 7L5
Map/Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/s7q5G
For those of you wanting to secure a room at the Travelodge for the special rate of $109/night, you have until March 4th to make your reservation. Call at 1-800-578-7878 and ask for the OVAS AquaMania rate.

Speakers confirmed for Saturday:
Albert Thiel - our resident saltwater expert (see http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=56972.0 for bio) will be up from Atlanta to provide talks on Nano Tanks and Corals and Fishes for the Reef - from beginner to more delicate species, dealing with care, light, flow, and nutrition.
Joseph Uy - president of Miyabi Aqua Design Ltd in Richmond BC, will be doing a live demonstration of planted aquascaping. Joseph is the exclusive ADA distributor in Canada and has studied "Nature aquascaping" techniques under the famed Takashi Amano.
Les Wilson - one of the founding partners of Cobalt International, overseeing Marketing, Product Development, and Sourcing for Cobalt. Prior to founding Cobalt, Les spent 17 years with United Pet Group aquatics. The presentation topic is currently being reviewed - we'll update you very shortly.
Jesse De Luca - Sales Representative with Rolf C. Hagen, will be presenting an insight into LED lighting for the aquarium as well as various water conditioners and related products.

Vendors confirmed:
- Got Fish? will be our primary sponsor for the event. Many thanks to David for his support!
- Hagen
- Cobalt
- CAD Lights
- Critter Jungle
- Big Al's
- Aqua Valley
...more to come

Annual Giant Auction - Sunday!
Rules for auction and registration will be forthcoming. For those of you who haven't been to one of our Giant Auction, we typically have over 1000 items! It's a blast!

Sound exciting?
See you there!!