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www.northeastcouncil.org Next NEC Event: 40th Annual Convention Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 2015 CALENDAR Non-NEC Events are shown in Italics Sep Mar 11-13 TFSRI Show & Auction 20-22 NEC 40th Annual Convention (link) & 26 CCY Clash of the Cichlids Show 3 (link) IGEES Guppy Show (flyer) (flyer) 27 3 Q NEC General Meeting (CC) Apr Oct 10-12 AGA Convention (link) 9 BASNY Giant Fall Auction NECA Spring Auction (flyer) 12 25 TFCB Giant Auction 19 NJAS Giant Spring Auction (flyer) 19 PVAS All Day Spring Action (flyer) 20 BAS Breeder’s Auction (link) 25 CNYAS Annual Auction (flyer) 26 2 Q NEC BOG Meeting (CC) May Nov 1-3 ALA 2015 Convention hosted by 6-8 Aquatic Experience (link) ACLC (link) (ALA website) (flyer) 15 4 Q NEC BOG Meeting (CC) 8 BASNY Giant Spring Auction (flyer) 17 OVAS Spring Auction (flyer) 18 NEAq Tour hosted by BAS (link) Jun Dec 7 2 Q NEC General Meeting (CC) 6 4 Q NEC General Meeting & Annual (SHS) Jul -Aug 30 – 2 ACA 2015 Convention hosted by NECA (link) (flyer) Aug *NEC meetings are held at NOON 5 GCAS Silent Auction (unless otherwise noted) 22 3 Q NEC BOG Meeting @5P (SHS) (SHS) – Sheraton Hartford South hotel 23 NEC Summer Auction (CC) – Conference Call The NEC does not coordinate dates for club events, but does publish this monthly calendar for your convenience. Prior to selecting a date for your club’s next event, please check the NEC calendar for availability, and then notify me of the new date immediately at [email protected] or by phone @ 914-433-2556. 1 Hello Everyone, Well the convention is less than a week away and we still need the support of NEC member club members and even better the general public to register. The committee has been working frantically to complete tasks and Ted has made a last ditch effort to get the word out. The committee has done all they can do, it's up to all of you whether this will be a successful convention or not. I know we are competing against several other events being held this year,,, but this is OUR event!!! As I've stated in previous president's messages; the convention is put on for the benefit of the member club members... Clubs: please ensure that Barb Romeo gets the updates for the contact list if your club has held elections. Please check the NEC calendar for upcoming shows/auctions and make sure to send Barb Romeo information/fliers on your club events. Don't forget to get out there and support our sister clubs, you'll have a great time doing it.... Please mark your calendar: the next NEC convention will be held on March 20-22, 2015 at the Rocky Hill Sheraton. The convention is put on for the benefit of the NEC members, so we ask that you help us by supporting this event. NEC meeting dates for 2015: (please note several meeting dates have changed) General: BOG: 2Q – June 7 (CC) 2Q – Apr 26 (CC) 3Q – Sep 27 (CC) 3Q – Aug 22 (SHS @ 5pm) 4Q – Dec 6 (SHS) - Annual 4Q – Nov 15 (CC) Events: Convention: Mar 20-22 (SHS) Summer Auction: Aug 23 (SHS) (SHS) – Sheraton Hartford South Hotel *(CC) – Conference Call 2 Note: the above dates may change if conflicts are encountered; meeting confirmation and information will be published in the newsletter President’s message. The next NEC Board Meeting will be a held on April 26, 2015 at 12 noon. This meeting will be a conference call. Details will be sent prior to the meeting. The next NEC General Meeting will be a held on Sunday June 7, 2015 at 12 noon. This meeting will be a conference call. Details will be sent prior to the meeting. Items to Remember: 1. Send your club contact updates to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 2. Newsletter events to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 3. Website news & events to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 4. Speaker list updates to Linda Giza at [email protected] Please feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions; it's best to contact me by email at [email protected], you can also call me at 1-845-896-4793. Joe Masi NEC President 03/15/15 NEC Convention Update Our 40th annual NEC Convention is here! Speakers will begin arriving on Thursday, Vendors will be setting up on Thursday night, and our excitement level is growing! We look forward to celebrating our ruby anniversary with each of you. Remember, the 40th Annual Convention will be held on the weekend of March 20- 22, 2015 at the Sheraton Hartford South hotel in Rocky Hill CT. Celebrate our Ruby Anniversary by wearing something maroon or ruby red, especially at the Saturday banquet. Convention Advertisement: Ted “P. T. Barnum” Coletti has done a phenomenal job promoting our convention! Have you seen the latest promo, the “50 Shades of NEC”? Thank you so much, Ted, for your dedication towards the success of our 40th anniversary celebration! 3 Convention Registration Table: The registration table will be located in the Rocky Hill Room where you will pick up your registration packet and your beautifully embroidered ruby red shirt. Walk-in attendees will be welcomed from Friday 10am – 8pm and on Saturday from 8am until 1pm. Our silent auction items will be displayed there, and will be open for bidding through the Sunday auction. PayPal: Great news! The NEC is now able to accept major credit cards at our registration table and at our huge Sunday auction. So bring your Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express and leave your checkbook at home! Hotel Registration: The Sheraton Hartford South is located at 100Capital Blvd., Rocky Hill, CT 06067. The convention special price booking is closed although the hotel has plenty of rooms available for walk-in attendees. Call 1-888-627-8263 to make your room reservation. Please mention that you are attending the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies 2015 Convention. Speakers: Ariel Bornstein, Pam Chin, Mark Denaro, Mike Hellweg, Shane Linder, and Brian Perkins have between them prepared presentations on the beauty of Peru and its species, killifish and other species in Africa and South America, travelogues along the Rio Negro, the natural habitats of Loracariidae, two cichlid presentations, species suitable for nano tanks – there’s a great presentation for everyone! Hospitality Room: Steve Lundblad, owner of Wet Pet in Portland, Oregon, is this year’s hospitality chair. Steve has hosted the Hospitality Room at our 38th Annual Convention and we are very pleased that he will be joining us again this year! Steve always brings fun and raffle prizes to our Hospitality Room. Join Steve and hospitality chairs Janine and David Banks, in the second floor hospitality room. 4 Confirmed Vendors: Thanks to the hard work of Vendor Chair Nancy Villars/Hallgring, our vendor room is packed with 11 vendors, including Frank’s Aquarium, The Planted Tank Guru, South Central Cichlids, Your Fish Stuff, New Era, Harris in Wonderland, Aqua-Tech Co., Sally’s San Francisco Bay Brand, Cobalt, Amazonas Magazine, and Two Tank Amin’s Fish Bazaar. Donors and Sponsors: We have four Gold sponsors this year – Wet Spot Tropicals and owner Steve Lundlad hosts our hospitality room; we also welcome Gold sponsors Central Aquatics, United Pet Group, and Amazonas. Our generous anonymous Silver Sponsor donated again for the third year, and we welcome Bronze sponsorships from again from Plecoworld.org and this year from ZooMed. As you can see, Barbara Romeo was very busy! We have donations from quite a few companies, including dry goods, live fish, and aquatic plants. 5 Room Sales: For the first time in convention history, the NEC is offering room sales! Vendor room sales rooms are located on the main floor close to the seminar rooms and the main vendor room. There are two room vendors this year, Bill Cole and Jim Cormier. Both are very accomplished breeders, so be sure to visit them. Club Tables: Club tables will be set up for Friday and Saturday for the display of upcoming auctions, membership forms, and sale of club related clothing and other items. On Saturday from 11am – 4pm, club members can sell fish and other items. These tables will be located in the hallway across from the Hartford and Rocky Hill Rooms. IGEES-Sanctioned Guppy Show: The Boston Guppy Club hosts this year’s show in the Hartford Room. We are expecting guppy pairs from around the world to be exhibited, and all the mail-in guppies will be auctioned off in the Sunday auction. You will be able to bid on these amazing pairs and bring them home with you! Photo Contest: The judges will hold an open critique session at 11 pm on Friday night, open to all. Last year’s session was very well attended and enjoyed. Awards will be given at the Saturday breakfast, and the entries will be displayed in the Vendor Room on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Articles Competition: Awards for winning articles will be 6 presented at the Saturday breakfast, and articles will be displayed in the Vendor Room on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Breeder Participation Program and Exhibitor Competition: Awards for BPP and the NEC Exhibitor participants will be presented at the Saturday breakfast. Betty Mueller Honor: This prestigious lifetime award will be presented to this year’s recipient at the Saturday banquet. Who will our winner be? Sunday Auction: Our huge Sunday auction opens at 7:30 am for registering lots; viewing is open from 9:30 – 10:30 am.