Gary Lange
gwlange at STLNET.com
Rainbowfish Study Group of North America
http://home.stlnet.com/~gwlange/rainbowfish.index.html
Convention info at: http://www.sfaquarium.org (eventually it will work!)
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> From: Aleksei Saunders <asaunders at mho.net>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: [RML] SF Convention
> Date: Monday, June 09, 1997 7:01 PM
>
> I talked to fish girl the other day, evidently the page has been down for a
while due to an accounting error. I've dragged up some of my old messages in
regards to the conference, hope this helps.
>
> From:
> Gary Lange
> gwlange at STLNET.com
> Rainbowfish Study Group of North America
> http://home.stlnet.com/~gwlange/rainbowfish.index.html
> Convention info at: http://www.sfaquarium.org
>
> Tentative Schedule Rainbowfish '97
>
> Friday September 19th
> Afternoon ?to be determined
> ~7 pm Get Together,
> 8:25 Welcome from SFAS rep and Gary Lange
> 8:30-9 pm Neil Armstrong - The Beauty of Rainbowfishes
>
> Saturday September 20th
>
> 9 am Opening remarks official opening of Convention
> 9:10-9:40 Bruce Hansen - Blue Eyes
> 9:40-10:05 Questions & Answers & break
> 10:10-10:30 Cary Hostrawser - Species Maintenance
> 10:30-10:40 Q&A
> 10:45-12 Jerry Allen - Irian Jaya Rainbows and the Freeport Connection
>
> 12:00-1:00 Lunch - a local on site deli will provide a quick way to get
> lunch and then back to the Rainbows
>
> 1- 2:00 pm Jerry Allen - Lake kamu-Lost Wilderness of Papua New Guinea
> 2-2:25 Q & A & break
> 2:30-3:30 Gilbert Maebe - Pajinka - Cape York
> 3:30-3:55 Q & A & break
> 4-5 pm Neil Armstrong Arnhemland
>
> 6:30/7? Banquet - Jerry Allen, Gilbert Maebe "Sahul
Symphony"
>
> Sunday, September 21st
>
> 9:30-10:30 Gilbert Maebe - History of Rainbowfishes
> ?11-11:30 Viewing (time still to be determined)
> Noon to?? HUGE Auction of Rainbows, dry-goods and others ( exact time
still to
> be determined)
>
> Useful #'s Emails most likely will get a quicker response
>
> Gary Lange (314) 837-6181 6:30 pm-10 pm weekdays, most weekends
> Email: gwlange at STLNET.com
> Kim Goodwin (510) 839-5681 Pacific Coast time
> Email: fishgirl at ix.netcom.com
> SFAS website http://www.sfaquarium.org/
> RSG website http://home.stlnet.com/~gwlange/rainbowfish.index.html
>
> >From Kim:
>
> Before July 1, the conference is $20 per person and the banquet is $25 per
person. After July 1,
> it's $25 and $30, respectively. Let me know if you require any vegetarian
meals. Send your name,
> address, phone #, and a check payable to SFAS to me:
> Kim Goodwin
> 485 Wesley Ave #1
> Oakland, CA 94606
> If you plan on bringing fish for the auction, I'd also appreciate a rough
idea of what/how many
> you'll bring, just for planning purposes. It's a 75% split in your favor.
>
> The conference is at the Clarion Hotel at the SF Airport (yes, there's a free
shuttle). The # is
> 1 800 223 7111 for reservations--the magic word "rainbowfish" should get you
our discounted
> hotel rates: $99/night single and $119/night double. FYI, you can sometimes
get better deals on
> airline tickets flying into the nearby Oakland or San Jose airports, but
assume that
> transportation (other than the bus) from there to SF will cost you $10-$50.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex Saunders
>
>