You are here: Home » Next Wave Featuring The Corals Farmers Market(sm) Event Next Wave Featuring The Corals Farmers Market(sm) Event http://www.coralfarmersmarket.com/ This year DFWMAS is proud to announce we have teamed up our annual Nextwave event with Steve Tyree and The Coral Farmers Market sm Coral Show (http://www.da-cfm.com). This event should be the biggest and best NextWave we’ve ever had. Tickets will be LIMITED, so make sure to purchase them early. February 26th, 2011, 8AM - 6 PM Fort Worth Botanic Garden 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. Ft. Worth, TX 76107 Google Map Tickets $25 - full event ticket including the speakers, vendor hall, and raffle $15 - vendor hall and raffle only ticket, no speaker access $8 - Jasons Deli Box Lunch to be delivered to the gardens that morning        Instructions for online registration form:            Select how many full Speaker and Vendor Hall Passes you want            Fill in ‘Details to be printed on Speaker/Vendor Hall Passes:’ for each            The name you want printed on your badge is the ‘Display Name’            If you have one, your DFWMAS forum username is ‘Forum Name’            Then, if you select any Jasons Deli Box Lunches, select a choice for each            There are two choices each for Meat type and Bread Type, 4 selections total            We have Turkey breast and premium ham available on white or wheat bread REGISTER ONLINE NOW before ticket prices go up on February 12th, 2011 IF YOU PAY ONLINE, TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, NOT MAILED  Everyone is encouraged to attend Next Wave 2011! — Think of this conference as going to Reef Keeping College for a day. Four speakers are being flown in to instruct attendees on successful saltwater care. After each presentation, which will be in the form of slides, PowerPoint, or video, attendees can ask questions from the speakers about the subject being discussed. Don’t miss your chance to gain knowledge that will last you a lifetime! Speakers J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. - Trials and Tribulations of a 200,000 gallon Reef Tank Senior Aquatic Biologist - California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium - click here for bio James Fatherree - Reducing the Electrical Consumption of Your Reef Aquarium Author - Giant Clams in the Sea and the Aquarium - click here for bio Gerald Heslinga - Sustainable Pacific Island Mariculture Founder/Owner of Indo-Pacific Sea Farms - click here for bio Matt Pedersen - Passion Incarnate & the Ultimate DIY Project - Marine Fishrooms Matt Pedersen is an interactive software developer and part-time fly fishing guide originally from Chicago, IL and current living in Duluth, MN, USA. Additionally, Matt has experience as a professional orchid breeder and certified fly rod builder. Matt has been a marine aquarist for 23 years, and an aquarist for 28+. After spending time on every side of the aquarium industry (retail, commercial and private maintenance & installation, wholesale, hatchery), he currently considers himself a “professional hobbyistâ€. Most recently, Matt has currently spawned 22 species of marine fish, successfully raising 8 of them to date including one worldwide first (the Harlequin Filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris), as well as attempted another 6 invertebrate species to date. Most all of this was accomplished with less than 100 gallons of total working capacity, and all in closed culture. In 2010, Matt Pedersen was selected as the breeder of choice to work with the now famous “PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish†from the SEASMART program, and chronicles the efforts to propagate this one-of-a-kind fish online at The Lightning Project. Matt Pedersen is credited with starting MOFIB (Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrate Breeder’s Association) and writing for multiple publications including Coral, Koralle, Practical Fish Keeping, Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Reef Builders, and the forthcoming Marine Habitat. Matt has spoken at numerous aquarium clubs and events from coast to coast. He currently sits on the MBI (Marine Breeding Initiative) Council, a project dedicated to bringing the concept of a unified Marine Breeder’s Award Program to hobbyist organizations across the country and around the globe. In 2009, Matt was awarded “Aquarist of the Year†honors by both IMAC West and MASNA in recognition of his accomplishments and contributions to the marine aquarium hobby. Last updated November, 2010. Schedule 8:00am Doors open for sign-in 9:00am - 10:15am 15 min. break 10:30am - 11:45pm 2 hr. lunch break 1:45pm - 3:00pm 15 min. break 3:15pm - 4:30pm 4:35pm Raffle Clean-up & out by 6:00pm Vendors Reef Farmers Reefkoi Reef Nutrition Wet Thumb Frags Steel City Corals Zoos Aquarium Services World Wide Corals Gonzos Coral Frags 3rd Coast Corals Your Reef Raffle Items 1 coral from each vendor Raffle tickets will be priced at $1 each, or 25 tickets for $20.
