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July 18 — July 21
Denver, Colorado

The American Cichlid Association believes the greatest asset to an aquarium society is the benefit received by the membership when a speaker gives a lecture at the monthly meeting. A live presentation by a speaker at a local meeting adds immensely to the enjoyment of the hobby and to further the knowledge of the attendees. The ACA, realizing the financial cost of bringing in an outside speaker, is proud to offer to our members the ACA Cichlid Speaker Program, now sponsored by ZooMed Labs and AquaScience Research Group, Inc..

Basically, here's how the program works. Choose your speaker from the list (below) of ACA sponsored speakers. There will be no cost for the club for honorariums and the ACA will pay half of the round trip transportation for any of these speakers to attend your meeting with a maximum dollar amount of $200.00. You will be responsible for all additional expenses including lodging and meals.

After selecting your speaker you will need to contact them directly to arrange a convenient schedule. Once the date has been finalized, please contact Chuck Rambo, 6474 Baguio Court, San Jose, CA 95119, 408-225-9175. It is imperative to get in touch with Chuck because the ACA has set a limit of 10 total speaking engagements per year for the ACA Cichlid Speaker Program. Availability is based on a first come-first serve basis and a 90 day notice is required.

Transportation for the speaker should be arranged by you. After receiving permission to proceed from Chuck, you should submit a copy of your invoice for the reimbursement of travel expenses. Chuck must also be notified of a mailing address for the shipment of ACA material. ACA material includes brochures, membership applications and copies of Buntbarsche Bulletin, the official publication of the ACA.

All societies are limited to one annual participation.

Scheduled talks for 2009:

Currently scheduled talks for the Speakers Program.

Speakers available for this program:

Along with each speaker are listed SOME of the topics they speak on. Speakers often have new talks in the works so contact them for the latest word.

 

	Dick Au Trophydiscus@gmail.com Speaking topics: Raising and breeding discus Asian fascinations for ornamental fishes (arowanas, various south american cichlids, goldfishes, koi etc.) Let the fish keeping hobby pay for itself
	Juan Miguel Artigas Azas San Luis Potosi, Mexico juan@cichlidae.com Website: http://cichlidae.com Speaking Topics: 1. "Thorichthys", 2. "Herichthys", 3. "Cichlids from Costa Rica", 4. "Cichlids from rio Grijalva-Usumacinta", 5. "Goodeids"
	Pam Chin 7230 High Hill Drive Sloughhouse, CA 95683 916-682-3742 pam@cichlidae.com Speaking Topic: "African Rift Lake Cichlids"
	Ron Coleman 1254 41st Avenue Sacramento, CA 95822 916-705-2606 rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com Website: http://cichlidresearch.com Speaking Topics: "Costa Rican Cichlids: Life in the Fast Lane" (Powerpoint) "From the Mountains to the Sea -- Costa Rican rivers" (Mpeg video and Powerpoint) "Brazil 2003 and Mexico 2004" (Mpeg video and Powerpoint)
	David D. Herlong 131 Brannigan Place Cary, NC 27511 919-467-7459 gherlong@pipeline.com
	Tim Hovanec 15513 Mallory Court Moorpark, CA 93021. 805-523-2385. thovanec@mac.com
	Spencer Jack 704 Muriel Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2Y 0Y2 (204)-889-5629 spenjack1@shaw.ca Speaking Topics: Confessions of a Cichlaholic (new September 03) The Cichlids of Lake Malawi Fishin’ for the Answers Cichlid Trivia Challenge Lake Malawi Speciation The Amazing Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika Frontosa Fanatics (New September 03)
	John Farrell Kuhns AquaScience Research Group, Inc. 1100 Gentry Street North Kansas City, MO 64116 816/842-5936 FAX: 816/816-474-5597 jfk@aquascienceresearch.com
	Steve Lundblad 2030 North East 42nd Avenue Portland, OR 97213 503-287-4731 contact@cichlidexchange.com
	Lee Newman Vancouver Aquarium 845 Avison Way Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3X8 CANADA newmanl@vanaqua.org demonfish.krib@telus.net
No Photo	Andy Hudson 520 West Riverwood Drive Apartment 214 Oak Creek, WI 53154 charles_rambo@urscorp.com
	Rusty Wessel 6815 Carolyn Road Louisville, KY 40214 502-448-1625 wesselin@bellsouth.net