OSRAS Reef Aquarium Conference III - April 19th, 2015!

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THE THIRD ANNUAL OSRAS REEF AQUARIUM CONFERENCE

:)Circle the Date on your Calender ...April 19th, 2015
:)42 Booths of Coral, Fish Vendors and Exhibitors coming from across the USA!!!
:)All Attendees get a Free Coral with each admission!!
:)All prepaid admissions get a free raffle ticket!!
:)Doors open at 9:00 AM,,Free continental breakfast for vendors,exhibitors and OSRAS members!!
:)HUGE RAFFLE... over $6000 of prizes to raffle off.
:)Speakers..James Fatherree..Mark Callahan(Mr. SaltwaterTank)
:)Special Dinner Speaker..Chad Clayton from "Reef Nutrition"
:)Early Bird Specials!!

Check back for the latest information!!!

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Raffles arriving already!!!

[LostInReefing]

Where?

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CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
801 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, Rhode Island

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Beginning vendor list:

Pop Corals (2)
Aqua Dreams (2)
Marine Reef Habitat (3)
Reef Nutrition
Mr Fish
Ocean State Aquatics (6)
Roger Williams University (Andrew Rhyne)
Coral Kings (2)
Reef Breeders (2)
Frag Freaks
Mr Saltwater Tank(Mark Callahan)
Blue Ocean Corals

More lining up!

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Start of the raffle sponsor list..week 1
eef Hobbyist Magazine
ReefRocks.Net
Reef Nutrition
Eshopps
CaribSea
Boyd Industries
Sera
Cobalt
CPR Aquatics
AquaFx
JBJ Lighting
Rod's Frozen Foods
Premium Aquatics
Marco Rocks
Algone
Real Reef Rocks
Bulk Reef Supply
Unique Corals
Orphek
Seachem
AquaVitro
Continuum
Champion Lighting
Raffle list will be soon updated with added raffles!!

[filefish180]

Already bought my tickets! Can't wait..Won a led light last year in the raffle, And came home with three beautiful acans!!

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Glad you had a good time last year... More vendors, More raffles in April. Lots to win! corals everywhere!

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MASNA booth will be setup at the conference . Stop by and join Marine Aquarium Society of North America!:bounce3:

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:fish2:Add Pacific East Aquaculture!!

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Ive been so busy with the conference I forgot to put up the admission and dinner prices!!!
OSRAS supporting (membership) members is $5.00 for admission and $25.00 for the after conference dinner with the "Special Dinner Raffle". Non-supporting members is $15.00 early bird admission (ending March 15th.) and $25.00 for dinner. $20.00 admission on day of the conference for non-members.If you would like to get the benefits of being a OSRAS supporting member for the year 2015 go to http://www.osras.org/Membership. Same page to renew your membership too.

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Just confirmed from Marineland and Instant Ocean a fully stocked aquarium, just need to add the rock and corals!! A great prize in our raffle!!!!:fish2::fish2:

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Dont forget to purchase the conference dinner with the special raffle ticket for the Dinner raffle! Great food, great special raffle, and a great speaker from Reef Nutrition!

[Jumb0shrimp]

I went with the kids last year, it was a great time. The raffle prizes were awesome!
We stayed for dinner, all you can eat! Great deal.

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the latest raffle list...more to come!!

Marineland
Instant Ocean
Kent Marine
Aqueon
Coralife
Reef Hobbyist Magazine
ReefRocks.Net
Reef Nutrition
Eshopps
CaribSea
Boyd Industries
Sera
Cobalt
CPR Aquatics
AquaFx
JBJ Lighting
Rod's Frozen Foods
Premium Aquatics
Marco Rocks
Algone
Real Reef Rocks
Bulk Reef Supply
Unique Corals
Orphek
Seachem
AquaVitro
Continuum
Champion Lighting
Tunze
Ready Set Reef
Nualgi Aquarium
Sustainable Aquatics
Air,Water and Ice
San Francisco Bay Brand
Albert Theil
Reef Breeders
MACNA 2015 Washington, D.C.

[LKQ]

If the raffle is anything like last year it's going to be great! Already put in for the day off.
Looking forward to this.

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More raffles coming in! almost sold out of booths some great grand prizes!!:bounce1:

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New vendor..Fins Aquarium

[johnken]

Can't wait, sounds like a great time! That's a good venue, I went to another trade show there and it was real nice. Lots of free parking too.

[firstlight10]

I'm looking forward to it!

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2 new vendors..Dan Rigle,,Hanna Inst:bounce1::bounce1::bounce1:ruments

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THE RAFFLE LIST KEEPS GROWING!!! new sponsors..Kessil, Living Color Aquariums

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Marineland
Instant Ocean
Kent Marine
Aqueon
Coralife
Reef Hobbyist Magazine
ReefRocks.Net
Reef Nutrition
Eshopps
CaribSea
Boyd Industries
Sera
Cobalt
CPR Aquatics
AquaFx
JBJ Lighting
Rod's Frozen Foods
Premium Aquatics
Marco Rocks
Algone
Real Reef Rocks
Bulk Reef Supply
Unique Corals
Orphek
Seachem
AquaVitro
Continuum
Champion Lighting
Tunze
Ready Set Reef
Nualgi Aquarium
Sustainable Aquatics
Air,Water and Ice
San Francisco Bay Brand
Albert Theil
Reef Breeders
MACNA 2015 Washington, D.C.
Kessil
Living Color Aquariums
Raffle list will be soon updated with added raffles!!

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TV commercial almost done for ABC6, copy will be on the internet!

[Patmurphy]

Nice to meet the folks today that are behind the club and conference. I misplaced the card the young lady gave me. Can you post the information here? Thanks



I see it at the top, tanks anyway!!

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:fish1:OSRAS conference TV commercial on ABC6 starts this week:fish1:

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When you are booking your hotel room, make sure to memtion you are going to OSRAS so you can get the discount!:wave:

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Room packed with raffles, attendees excited.. its going to our best one yet!!

[filefish180]

It is almost time! I cannot wait to see Mr Saltwater Tank! so many questions for him. And James Fatherrlee Too! I want to have a few clams in the tank! Pure paradise pets will be there too! they will have their" touch tank pets" with them. I dont know if I am brave enough to hold a python snake! but I want to see them all! I am excited with so much to do there. I am glad I get to rest with dinner and listen to chad from Reef Nurtition speak. Hope to meet and place a face with the names of other hobbyist there!

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Only 2 more days left for early-bird admission and raffle tickets
http://www.osrasconference2015.com/admission.html

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:bounce3::bounce3::bounce3::bounce3::bounce3:THIS JUST IN!!!! GREAT RAFFLE PRIZE!!

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2 Tickets for this years MACNA Conference in Washington D.C. in the raffle!!!

[sde1500]

Just a short trip down the road from me. Just started getting into the hobby, excited to find out that this is happening so close to me!

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Make sure to bring a cooler and your wallet to grab some beautiful coral from the vendors and win some raffle prizes!!!

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LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY!!!!!!!!!:dance::dance:

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See the video!!

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Sea and Reef is now not donating 1 Lightning clown to the raffle .instead there are donating a PAIR!!!!!

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Some pics from the OSRAS 3rd Annual Reef Aquarium Conference

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Time to get ready for the 2016 conference!!!:bounce1::bounce1:

Thanks to the speakers , vendors, sponsors, volunteers and attendees to make this conference such a success!!!!