Convention Agenda - 2011

Below is an outline of the proposed agenda - details will be revised over time.

Other than the guest speakers, other highlights include the Convention Dinner & Auction.

The traditional ANGFA auction of rare and beautiful fishes will be conducted Saturday evening and conference attendance entitles you to join in the frenzied bidding. We'll also have a Trade Table operating the whole weekend where members can view and purchase fish and plants at a more leisurely pace. Meet ANGFA identities in person. Morning Teas, Lunches and Afternoon Teas will be supplied. As an optional extra, ANGFA volunteers will conduct a tour on Monday to help you unwind from the convention, relax with friends. Bring your family and enjoy some of Sydney's famous attractions. The Monday events are likely to be a visit to Sydney Aquarium in the morning, followed by a BBQ lunch on the edge of Middle Harbour at Garigal National Park (near Roseville Bridge).

Friday Evening (11th September)

7 PM   Registration (for those who wish to avoid the queue on Saturday morning).
8 PM   AGM Annual General Meeting, Regional Reports, committee discussions.
9 PM   Retire to the Bar

Saturday (12th September)

8:00 AM        Registration    
8:45 AM        Convention Opening    - Lyndon Giles & Sue Carson
9:05 AM        Preserving Rarer fish in the hobby    - Rainbowfish group
9:20 AM        Methods for Aquatic Horticulture - How are Non CO2 and CO2 Enrichment Different?    - Tom Barr
10:25 AM        Morning Tea    
10:45 AM        Gobioid fishes from Australia and PNG    - Doug Hoese
11:30 AM        Colourful characters: Exploring the evolutionary biology of the Western rainbowfish    - Michael Young
12:15 PM        Lunch    
1:15 PM        Conservation management of threatened freshwater elasmobranches in Northern Australia    - Sterling Peverell
1:55 PM        The Big Murray - Where to from here? (Conservation of the Murray crayfish)    - John Merrick
2:40 PM        Perils of Piscatorial Pursuits    - Bruce Hansen
3:25 PM        Afternoon Tea    
3:45 PM        Experiences with Mycobacteriosis   - Diana Walstad
4:30 PM       New Zealand Freshwater Fish     - David Cooper
5:15 PM        Convention presentations close

6:00 PM        Pre-Dinner Drinks
6:30 PM        CONVENTION DINNER
8:00 PM        Auction starts – rare and beautiful fishes (Trading Table will also operate)
11:00 PM      End

Sunday (13th September)

8:30 AM        Registration    
8:45 AM        ABC - Australia’s Beautiful Colours    - Franz-Peter Mullenholtz
9:05 AM        From genes to ecosystems  (NSW DPI research into all 3 levels of aquatic biodiversity).    - Dean Gilligan
9:45 AM        Australian lung fish - Past, Present and Future    - Jean Joss
10:25 AM        Morning Tea    
10:45 AM        Hidden Gem of the North – Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve   -  Leo O'Reilly / Gary Moores
11:30 AM        Why fish are smarter than you think    - Culum Brown
12:15 PM        Lunch    
1:15 PM        Western Australia    - Gilbert Maebe
1:50 PM        My Island Home    - Glynn Aland
2:30 PM        Why Natural Planted Tanks are Better    - Diana Walstad
3:35 PM        Afternoon Tea    
3:55 PM        Australia's OTHER wildlife    - Gunther Schmida
4:45 PM        Convention Close    
5:15 PM            

Monday (14th September)

10 AM  Meet at designated location to commence Tours
1 PM    BBQ lunch