2015 CAOAC Convention - IBC Show May 15-17, 2015

[Lisachromis]

Please join us for the 2015 CAOAC Convention featuring the International Betta Congress District Sanctioned Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/1528018130767138/



May 15th – 17th 2015 - Victoria Day Weekend.

Burlington Holiday Inn and Conference Centre

Speakers

Bob Fenner
Rachel O'Leary
Ken McKeighen
Gerald Griffin
Jae Hovius

Featuring:
38 class CAOAC Show
IBC Sanctioned Betta District 6 Show
Large auction of tropical fish & supplies
Vendor Show Room
Saturday Banquet
CAOAC Annual General Meeting Sunday morning

Pricing:

$79 full Convention Ticket (includes speakers and dinner)
$39 Speakers Only
$45 Banquet Only

Pre-register and purchase your tickets online with our PayPal option

Click here to book the hotel

New this year!! Win a Free Ticket

With every pre-registered and paid for ticket by March 14 (must be received or paid online by this date) your name will go in for a draw to be reimbursed your full ticket price. Draw to be held at the CAOAC General Meeting Sunday March 15, 2015. (Tickets won through raffle draws are excluded from this draw).

Now Available - Chance to Win a Ken McKeighen painting

Another way to win!! Register and reserve your hotel room by March 14 and be entered into a draw to win an 8x10 painting from Ken McKeighen. Must be at the convention to win. To check out his artwork, go here and click on the picture of the plane to scroll through and see some of his work.

[Lisachromis]

Time for a convention update!
Unfortunately, Ken McKeighen could not make it to the convention, but we will have several of his art works available during the auction on Sunday!  We welcome Ray "Kingfish" as our dinner speaker at the banquet on Saturday.  Ray knows everyone it seems, so it bodes well!
Schedule for the weekend (subject to change)
Friday, May 15      
3:00-8:00PM   CAOAC Show Registration—Halton Hall A
4:00-7:00PM   Convention Registration—Foyer
7:00-8:00PM   Gerald Griffin – SMP Wild Betta Slide Show
8:15-9:15PM   Rachel O'Leary – Freshwater Invertebrates: A Primer
Saturday, May 16   
8:00AM-12:00PM Show Room Open
8:30-9:30AM   Jae Hovius – Fish Nutrition
9:45-10:45AM   Gerald Griffin – Betta Genetics
11:00AM-12:00PM   Bob Fenner - Breeding Marines
12:15-1:15PM   Lunch
1:00-5:00PM   Show Room Closed for Judging
1:30-2:30PM   Rachel O'Leary - Choosing Interesting Inhabitants for the Planted Tank
2:45-3:45PM   Bob Fenner - Putting up a New Collecting Station in Fiji
4:00-5:00PM   Rachel O'Leary – An Introduction to Asian Hillstream species
6:30-7:00PM   Cocktails
7:00-8:30PM   Dinner
8:30-9:30PM   Ray 'Kingfish' Lucas—Fish Food Fun & Friends from both sides of the Border!
Sunday, May 17   
8:00-8:30AM   Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30AM   CAOAC Annual General Meeting
10:00-11:00AM   BBC Auction
11:00AM-12:00PM   Larissa Williams—IBC Judging standards
9:00AM-11:00AM   CAOAC Auction Registration
11:00AM-5:00PM   CAOAC Auction
Gold Sponsors
Amazonas
Coral Magazine

Bronze Sponsors
Martin Mills
Northfin
Paradigm Fish Food


Dealers at the convention
Big Al's Pet Supercentre Hamilton    
Brad's Fishroom (Paradigm Foods)   
Fish Farm Supply Co   
Lisa's Lair Bookstore   
Martin Mills
Northfin
Shrimp Fever

Companies that donated product towards the auction
Cobalt Aquatics   
Green Pleco   
Ken McKeighen   
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Seachem Laboratories, Inc.

[ajm1961]

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

To encourage members to attend the conference and represent our club, the OVAS Executive has approved the reimbursement of the cost of attending the speaker portion of the convention - a maximum of $39 per attendee.

You must be a paid OVAS club member and attend the convention to obtain this reimbursement.
Send a copy of your paid registration receipt and proof of attendance to:

We reserve the right to limit the number of eligible reimbursements. First come, first served policy

[Lisachromis]

Fantastic!  What a great idea.

[charlie]

Fantastic!  What a great idea.

Agreed , this is the second time the club has done this.
Regards

[Lisachromis]

If people are going, they need to let people know ASAP.  I know they need numbers for the banquet.

[missavgp]

What will you need for proof of attendance? I am going and will send my confirmation of my full conference ticket, but what else will I need?

[robt18]

Agreed , this is the second time the club has done this.
Regards

We got the good idea from past execs

If you have a receipt for the ticket that is ideal. If that isn't possible, your physical ticket and pictures of you having fun at the convention will suffice. (pending approval of other execs...)

[Lisachromis]

At worst, you can get confirmation from CAOAC itself whether or not someone bought a ticket.

[Lisachromis]

Who is actually going since the treasurer seems to think there is only 1 ticket purchased for OVAS members?

I am!! Getting excited. 

[missavgp]

I am as well. Really looking forward to having a weekend out.