Official CMAC 2012 Thread

[Gobey]

We felt it would be better to extend the online ticket sales until after my radio interviews tomorrow. I'll take the blame on this one.

It was a nice, but sort of last minute change of plans, but I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We need to close the online sales a few days in advance of the conference because we need to make the name tags/entry passes.

[Gobey]

Hello All,

Below you will find our schedule of events for this coming Sunday.

I will post the speaker names to the time slots once I finalize all tranportation details. I'm guessing I'll have that detail wrapped up by Wednesday at the latest.

This is our best guess at a schedule at this moment in time:

8:00-8:30 Conference Opens – Registration Table Opens

8:30-9:30 First Speaker Presentation / Vendor Room Opens [1 hour]

9:30-9:45 First Speaker Q/A Session [15 mins]

9:45-10:30 Break [45 mins]

10:30-11:30 Second Speaker Presentation [1 hour]

11:30-11:45 Second Speaker Q/A Session [15 mins]

11:45-1:00 Lunch Break [1 hour, 15 mins]

1:00-2:00 Third Speaker Presentation [1 hour]

2:00-2:15 Third Speaker Presentation Q/A Session [15 mins]

2:15-4:15 Meet the Stars of 'Tanked' / Vendor Room Open [2 hours]

4:15-5:00 Club Raffle [45 mins]

5:00 Conference Close

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Thanks for posting the time schedule Rich and good luck tomorrow

[Gobey]

Below is a list of the vendors who will be present at CMAC 2012.

Please note that this list is in no particular order:

If I misspeak or misspell, first I apologize in advance and second, Eric, James & Charlene, please chime in and set me right

Dirk's Dry Goods

Pacific East Aquaculture

Aqua Dreams Aquarium

Jason Fox Signature Corals

Puppy Center and Aquarium

Glass Cages

Reef Breeders LEDs

Acrylic Tank Manufacturers (ATM)

Reef Creations

Marine Farmers

Reef Nutrition

AZnutty's Saltwater Connection

NY Coral King

Reef Rocks

Coralman9

Unique Corals

Fathom LED

Boston Aqua Farms

MASNA - Marine Aquarium Societies of North America

CTARS - Connecicut Area Reef Society

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Never before have I been looking forward to the end of a vacation, lol. I kinda wish I was on vaca next week instead of this week so I could enjoy what I get on Sunday a bit more before missing out because of work. But at least I get to end my vaca on a high note, lol. See you all on sunday

[Gobey]

I am starting to get excited for new frags!

I dusted off my custom CTARS frag cooler bag and sold some blood for frag cash too!

You know me, once the new frags have been dipped (like a responsible reefer), acclimated and I have nice polyp extensionl, I'll lop them

in half and make sure I sell or trade clone frags locally to my friends in CTARS to extend the reach of the CT broodstock should I have a tank mishap. I encourage you all to lop your new coral in half and I have plenty of space in my systems to keep them save for you with a back up generator!

Wait, that one smiley face is not fragging a horse faced monti is he???!!!

My bad...

Reminder CTARS has the two on air radio interviews today! The first one is on AM 1360 at 9:35 AM and the second is at 4:00 on FM 106.9

It's going to be interesting and I'm curious to see if these spots will draw some undeclared reef keepers out of the woodwork and into our awesome club and better yet to our conference on Sunday (so much pressure on me...)

Is there such things as TOO MANY SMILEY FACES in one post?

[Gobey]

I think I nailed it!

Any feed back? I tried to plug everyone...

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

I tried both stations where I live and don't get either one of them . I'm glad you think it went well and wish you luck on the next interview also

[suicideissleep]

So is the vendor room open all day or does it close for speakers?

[skeeter7424]

ticket purchased! Really looking forward to this meet and getting to finally meet some of you guys who I talk to on here (and other forums!)

Already spent most of my allotment on pre-orders for stuff, that may have been ill-planned

See everyone saturday morning

[BfishLpond78]

Originally Posted by skeeter7424

ticket purchased! Really looking forward to this meet and getting to finally meet some of you guys who I talk to on here (and other forums!)

Already spent most of my allotment on pre-orders for stuff, that may have been ill-planned

See everyone saturday morning

Talk about getting there early!!!

I'll see you Sunday morning

sent from never never land...

[alperry]

now the club raffle.. whats that about? prizes? and is it only open to club members?

[Rwinfrey]

Nope fully open to the public. I have got a bunch of stuff ready.to.go
Ro's
Flow pumps
Chemicals
Lighting
Reef rocks
Big big raffle

[alperry]

ok pretty psyched hopefully they can get the paypal back up so i can get tickets

[suicideissleep]

Originally Posted by Gobey

Hello All,

Below you will find our schedule of events for this coming Sunday.

I will post the speaker names to the time slots once I finalize all tranportation details. I'm guessing I'll have that detail wrapped up by Wednesday at the latest.

This is our best guess at a schedule at this moment in time:

8:00-8:30 Conference Opens – Registration Table Opens

8:30-9:30 First Speaker Presentation / Vendor Room Opens [1 hour]

9:30-9:45 First Speaker Q/A Session [15 mins]

9:45-10:30 Break [45 mins]

10:30-11:30 Second Speaker Presentation [1 hour]

11:30-11:45 Second Speaker Q/A Session [15 mins]

11:45-1:00 Lunch Break [1 hour, 15 mins]

1:00-2:00 Third Speaker Presentation [1 hour]

2:00-2:15 Third Speaker Presentation Q/A Session [15 mins]

2:15-4:15 Meet the Stars of 'Tanked' / Vendor Room Open [2 hours]

4:15-5:00 Club Raffle [45 mins]

5:00 Conference Close

Did I read this wrong does the vendor room close while there is someone speaking?

[Rwinfrey]

It didn't last time I wouldn't imagine it would

[suicideissleep]

Just the way it looks its only open for three hours but I might be reading it wrong

[ClemQuat]

Vendor room is open from 8:30 to 5:00

HOPE YOU ALL TUNED INTO WCCC!

(you can listen on your computer AND they have a droid/iphail app as well)

[norrin_radd]

Cant remember who Rich is but I just heard him on WCCC promoting the event. WAY TO GO RICH!!!!. unfortunately I was NOT caller 6 to get the pair of tix though

[ClemQuat]

Rich (Gobey) is our treasurer

[Gobey]

Hey there Suicideissleep,

As James said, the vendor room is open from 8:30AM to 5:00PM.

On the schedule I clarified 'Vendor Room Opens' at 8:30AM because there will be a brief period from 8:00AM -8:30AM to allow the vendors to polish their booths and wrap up setting up when our registration table opens but the vendor room will be closed - just until 8:30AM.

Some of our vendor guests will be setting up Sunday morning after a late night and an early morning of traveling. We gave them that 30 minutes to catch their breath before the mayhem begins. Trust me, my frag cooler is dusted off and ready to receive.

As for the second 'Vendor Room Open', I put that notation there just to clarify that although the meet and greet session with the co-stars of "Tanked" will occur in the vendor room at the ATM booth, this meet and greet will NOT stop the shopping spree to the members. We may have attendees waiting in line to meet Wayde and Brett but I'll do my best to keep the isles open so all vendor booths remain fully accessible.

This is all good! I'm pretty excited for CMAC and still living off the adrenaline rush of being in the studio with Klonk (she's super cute).

[suicideissleep]

Thank you was just confused

[Gobey]

I've been confused for years now

[erbgo]

Originally Posted by skeeter7424

ticket purchased! Really looking forward to this meet and getting to finally meet some of you guys who I talk to on here (and other forums!)

Already spent most of my allotment on pre-orders for stuff, that may have been ill-planned

See everyone saturday morning

Skeeter it is sunday not sat

[skeeter7424]

Yup, saw my error! I knew that I just can't type!

Also will you have to be present for the raffle? Id love to buy tickets, but I have to be out of there by noon