The Schedule!
Wednesday July 12
| 3-6 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 3-8 pm | Vendor Setup |
Thursday July 13
| 9 am – 5 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 9 am – 3 pm | Vendor Setup |
| 9am-5pm | Show Fish/Rental Tank Drop Off in the Wisconsin Room |
| 10 am – 3 pm | Field Trip | Tristan’s | Rotary Gardens (Must sign up to attend) |
| 10 – 3:00 pm | Karben4 Brewery Tour (You must sign up to attend) |
| 3 – 7:30 pm | Vendor Room Open |
| 6 – 6:30 pm | Opening Ceremony |
| 6:30 – 7:30 pm |
Speaker: Pam Chin – Swimming With Cichlids – Lake Tanganyika – The Shallow Rocky Habitat |
| 7:45 – 8:45 pm |
Speaker: Steve Lundblad: Aulonocara |
| 9 pm – 1 am | Hospitality Event 9pm-2am World of Beer (open to all registered attendees; 8225 Greenway Blvd Ste. 140, Middleton, WI 53562) |
Friday
| 7 – 8:30 am | Breakfast (You must pre-register for this meal) |
| 8 am – 5 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 9 am – 8 pm | Vendor Room Open |
| 9am-5:15pm | Fish Show/ Rental Tank / Auction Fish Room Open |
| 10:00 am – 2:30 pm | Field Trip: House on the Rock (You must sign up to attend) |
| 3 – 4 pm |
Speaker: Markus Kaluza – Mato grosso do sul – from Pantanal to Parana |
| 4:15 – 5:15 pm |
Speaker: Barbie Fiorentino – How to get your Floor Wet in 12 Easy Steps |
| 5:30 – 6:15 pm | Mixer (Atrium off lobby) Open to all registered attendees |
| 6:15 – 7:30 pm | Dinner break |
| 7:45 – 8:45 pm |
Speaker: Jacqueline Heijmen Bennett-Leaver – Dutch Suckers |
| 9 pm – 12 am | Hospitality Suite |
| 8:00 – 12 am | Babes Auction |
Saturday
| 7 – 8:30 am | Breakfast (You must pre-register for this meal) |
| 9an-8pm | Show/Rental/Auction Fish Room Open (The Wisconsin Room) |
| 9-4:30pm | Vendor Room Open |
| 9 – 1o am |
Speaker: Lawrence Kent – Finding Cichlids, Catfish, and More, All Over Africa |
| 10 – 11 am |
Speaker: Dr Adrian Indermaur: Day and Night in Lake Tanganyika |
| 11 am – 12 pm | Lunch (You must pre-register for this meal) |
| 12 – 2 pm | Rare Fish Auction |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm |
Speaker: Julian Dignall – Back to the Future: Fishkeeping! |
| 3:15 – 4 pm | Cataclysmic Raffle Drawing |
| 4 – 5 pm |
Speaker: Thomas Tillman – Collecting Cichlids in Panama – a Comparison of Biotopes within 10 Years |
| 5 – 6 pm |
Speaker: Ivan Mikolji: Fishes of the Orinoco in the Wild |
| 6 – 6:30 pm | Cash Bar before Banquet |
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Banquet (You must pre-register to attend)
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| 8 pm – 12 am | Hospitality Suite |
Sunday
| 7 – 8:30 am | Breakfast (You need to pre-register for this meal) |
| 8am – 9:45 am | Auction Registration |
| 10 am | All Species Auction |
| 10 am – 4 pm | Vendor Room Open |
| 4 – 6 pm | Vendor Room Breakdown & Pack up Convention gear |