The AGA Convention is Coming to Town

GWAPA is proud to announce that registration is open for the 2015 Aquatic Gardener’s Association Convention! We have worked with the AGA to put together a spectacular line-up of speakers. We’ll also feature a live aquascaping duel between world-reknowned aquascaper, George Farmer, and the Texas based aquascapers from Aquarium Design Group, the Senskes. In addition, we’ll have field trips to both the National Zoo and U.S. Botanical Gardens, the incredibly popular nano-workshop for beginners, top notch vendors in our vendor room, and a Sunday auction and tag sale.

Speakers:

George Farmer -- Aquascaping Principles
Tom Barr -- The Many Ways to Grow Aquarium Weeds + Bonus Banquet Talk!
Phil Edwards -- Substrate Ecology
Rachel O’Leary -- Interesting and Unusual Inhabitants for the Planted Aquarium
Sean Murphy -- Basic Plant Botany and Taxonomy
Nick Klase -- Lighting in the Planted Aquarium and LED Use

Registration Now Open!

Location: Sheraton Reston Hotel near Dulles Airport
Reston, VA.
April 10-12, 2015


The website is live, so register early if you want to attend, especially since some of the extra activities like the field trips and nano aquascaping workshop are bound to be filled up quickly and space is limited.

For more information, please visit the website:
http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/convention.html

See you all there!

Arlene

Ha! I actually just spoke with Phil - he's also a rep at Brightwell Aquatics!

Who is going from CCA?

I'd like to check it out but $85's a bit steep...

Matt

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Who is going from CCA?

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I joined cca back in January and am going, but no one will know me.

85 bucks is worth seeing Tom Barr and George Farmer

I may attend for the workshops but the location is a hike for me.

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Nope the Flucal workshop is sold out.

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Prince said:

Nope the Flucal workshop is sold out.

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Nooooooooooo!

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This is coming up, I just registered! Anyone else going?

Also, if you are planning on going and can spare some time, please sign up to help out. Just like our events, they need volunteer help, too!

I wish I could. I can't justify the expense to only make it to a couple of talks, though. My sister-in-law scheduled her baby shower for that weekend.

Here's the link for what they need help with: http://www.gwapa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6127

Please post there if you can help. You can also contact Jen Williams if you have questions

For those that can't attend the whole thing but just want to attend the Sunday auction, here's the link with information. http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/Auction/

$10 for auction-only attendees, otherwise if you register for the whole meeting, your attendance is already included.

Correction, auction is free to attend. There is no $10 fee for buyers.

chriscoli said:

Correction, auction is free to attend. There is no $10 fee for buyers.

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You're killing me here... the baby shower is, OF COURSE, Sunday!!!!:wacko: