Hey all, I know this is premature, but for all of us mid-westerners (you know who you are - Stop watching Dukes of Hazzard reruns and pay attention) MACNA XIX will be in Pittsburgh! I am so stoked about this. I am going to get regitered and turn in my vacation for that Friday, early next week! I am lucky enough to have relatives about 45 mins away, so I can stay free!

Anyone else making plans?

I'm down to attend for the first time. I don't have relatives but surely will have fun having my GPS tell me how to drive their. :-)

u punch in a sexy female voice into the firmware to give you dirrections jay?

WOW cool! I will proabably go since I grew up about 45mins away and the family is there. My wife will be thrilled to hear :D

We will have to see what next year brings but I too have relatives about 45 minutes away. PLus my my mom is about 1.5 hours away and I could probably combine a trip to see her with the conference.

Pittsburgh? BOOOOO! I was hoping for Las Vegas. :)

Geez no one mentioned that registration is steeply discounted till tomorrow! If you definitely plan to go get registered today

http://www.macnaxix.com/

u punch in a sexy female voice into the firmware to give you dirrections jay?

Actually I got the GPS from a Import Car Store so she already came with the sexy voice. :-)

They extended the discounted price until 10/9. Sign up now and save! If your lucky enough, you may even get to meet me! How lucky would that be! www.macnaxix.com (http://www.macnaxix.com)


http://www.macnaxix.com/Banners/WebBanner.GIF

I just registered.

See ya all there.

will be registering this week, i cant wait...

Ok, thats 4 possibly 5 from Talkingreef! We should plan this out and have dinner together or something.

yep, i think that would be a great idea.. :)
hopefully we will get more than just 4 or 5 of us.. lets dominate the conference.. :)

yep, i think that would be a great idea.. :)
hopefully we will get more than just 4 or 5 of us.. lets dominate the conference.. :)
ok, never mind all that...
im registered and ready to go.. :)

Alright!!! The big guy is going!!!

Hey should we all were Got Reef? Talkingreef T-shirts when we go?

yes, im going to start a big campaign to get everyone to wear a TR shirt there..
then we can have TR members and fans EVERYwhere at MACNA..
then everyone will know we rock.. :)

I'm down for supporting the TalkingReef by wearing a T-shirt. Can we make sure mine fits correctly and not snug :)

lol.. im sure we can work something out...

sometime early next year, im going to get a MACNA shirt done up and added to the store for everyone

Maybe we should have a contest for a catchy phrase or logo on the back of it and the Talkingreef logo on the front. :-)

good idea,
i will be looking more into that next year

Hey should we all were Got Reef? Talkingreef T-shirts when we go?I've seen the "Shirt of the Week", "Buy now and save $2.00 on each item" thingie in the left column for quite some time now but, if it's a link to something, it isn't active. What's up with the T shirt?

I've seen the "Shirt of the Week", "Buy now and save $2.00 on each item" thingie in the left column for quite some time now but, if it's a link to something, it isn't active. What's up with the T shirt?
its active, if you click on the picture it takes you to the store

Picture??? There isn't a picture on my screen.

you should see this

if not, the link that it takes you to is here

http://www.cafepress.com/Talkingreef

I'll be there with my TR shirt! I am asking for the golf shirt for christmas.

I hope to go to this MACNA, it would be great to meet the TR people! But it is still in the budget committee awaiting approval :)

Brian

Here is an updated speaker list:

Gerald Allen
Adam Blundell
Eric Borneman
Anthony Calfo
Dr. Bruce Carlson
Dr. Stan Dannemiller
James Fatherree
Lee Goldman
Ron Hessing
Kelly Jedlicki
Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Daniel Knop
Sarah Lardizabal
Dr. Frank Marini
Dr. Catherine McFadden
Mike Paletta
Steven Pro
Dana Riddle
Dr. Ron Shimek
Dr. Rob Toonen

We have tried to get a mix of both hobby based experts as well as primary scientists. Plus, we have several individuals from overseas that you probably won't have a chance to see anywhere else.

Geez, that's great list. Maybe I should look into MACNA where I can't make it to IMAC.

you should come.. maybe we will have a big TR party.. :)

Even though I'm a Noob here, I'll be there, like to meet up with some of you. I only live about 35 min. away. I can't wait.

Sweet I deliver there food at the ExpoMart.
Easy to get to, Get off the Pittsburgh/Monroeville exit off the PA turnpike route76 go west about 11/2 miles on left. It sets in front of the Monroeville mall parking lot.
Hope to see you all there.

Yippie! Looks like my wife and I will be there :-)

As a newer member to this site I was glad to see so many of you are coming to the MACNA meeting in Pittsburgh. I was thinking it might be a nice idea to all have dinner together one night to meet face to face and discuss ideas, problems, etc. I noticed when I reserved my hotel room that there is a restaurant in the hotel. Doesn't look too fancy - serves "American" entrees, but at least we wouldn't have to drive anywhere. I'd be willing to keep a list of RSVP's and make a group reservation if others were intersted. (Although I am not the most organized person...) Does this sound like something anyone else would like to do? What night would be best for everyone? I was thinking either Thursday or Friday might be nice. If you want to bring a spouse/guest I'd say that's fine, but we'll probably bore them with our discussion. Maybe they can sit at their own table!:D

Southwest Airlines has labeled Pittsburgh a "Featured Destination" which makes some flights to MACNA pretty cheap right now.

http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/hotfares3.html (http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/hotfares3.html)

Be sure to purchase your tickets to MACNA 19 before the end of the month to beat the price increase.
MACNA XIX- Welcome to Web Site of Marine Aquarium Conference of North America 2007 (http://www.macnapittsburgh.com/registration/registration.htm)

It is only two months out now. Anybody else excited!?!

Did you buy your TR t-shirt yet?

I am definitely going to MACNA! We need to plan the TR/DIBS get together to meet each other in person! I may be looking for a non-smoking lady for a room mate.

does anyone have any leads on hotels that still have rooms?
i just called The Raddison, The Hampton, Holiday Inn, all booked.
any other decent hotels close by? i don't want to stay in a "joe bobs motel" ;)

ok, looks like this hotel has a few rooms left

Hampton Inn Pittsburgh-University Center
3315 Hamlet Street
Pittsburgh, PA United States 15213
Phone: 1-412-681-1000 Fax: 1-412-681-3022

rates are about $120 - $130 a night

I posted in the other thread to try Hotwire. Last week I got the Holiday Inn Parkway East for $50 a night. It is only 5 miles away from the conference center.

OK you guys, I've got my shirts ordered!

OK you guys, I've got my shirts ordered!
mine too.. :)