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Fall Fest Nov 10th 2012: The Official Thread!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Andy The Reef Guy, Sep 24, 2012.

  1. Sep 24, 2012 #1
    Andy The Reef Guy

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    Fall Fest is fast approaching people! Start making your shopping lists and weekend plans!

    Fall Fest is Saturday November 10th at the Clarion Hotel and Highlander Conference Center in Iowa City, IA (just off interstate 80!)

    Current members get in FREE!

    non-current members/non-members $15 at the door (or renew/start your membership and get in FREE)

    Hobbyists set up a table and sell for $40 (members only, $20+40 for new members)

    John Coppolino & Mark Vera are speaking at the event. We will ask Mark to present a very informative talk on "Algae and Nutrient Control." John Coppolino will be contacting us soon and telling us more about what he plans to present (stay tuned to this thread!).

    See our website for more details www.girsfests.weebly.com Updates coming almost daily at this point!

    Let us know if your down on our Facebook Event Page

    Stay tuned and let us know what's on your shopping list!

    My list: Austrailian blastos, rainbow acans, new chalice and favia mini colony! (and probably some zoanthids Imploding suns? )
     
  2. Sep 24, 2012 #2
    Kpotter2 North liberty, IA

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    How do we know when we need to renew our membership?
     
  3. Sep 24, 2012 #3
    Andy The Reef Guy

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    You will get an email alert I believe.
     
  4. Sep 25, 2012 #4
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    goto the top tab where it says "join girs"

    Click on the link that says join now with paypal. It will tell you the date your membership expires.



    CANT WAIT FOR FALL FEST (yes that is my excited voice)
     
  5. Sep 25, 2012 #5
    Kpotter2 North liberty, IA

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    Thanks I have 62 days..lol
     
  6. Sep 25, 2012 #6
    PatrickWest

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    o jeez i didn't realize my membership lapsed until just now... time to sign up again
     
  7. Sep 25, 2012 #7
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    Super stoked for this!!!!!! This is my first Fall Fest I'll be going to, so one can only imagine the excitement!
     
  8. Sep 25, 2012 #8
    Andy The Reef Guy

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    your brain is going to explode all over the place!
     
  9. Sep 25, 2012 #9
    Deleted member 1172

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    Lol sweet man!! That's what I'm after! That, plus actually meeting a few of you and learning things!
     
  10. Sep 26, 2012 #10
    dead fish Iowa City

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    This is the perfect time for folks to sign up for that long-elusive membership. I know it's a sore subject with some, but basically $20 to get a membership and get into Fall Fest should be a no brainer.
     
  11. Sep 27, 2012 #11
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    I will be one of the vendors there and will be giving away one of my L2 Algae Scrubbers. It will be the second generation of this product also, which I am currently building & troubleshooting.

    My pricing structure is going to chance, but I will be offering a reduced price at the show, along with a few bonus items. More info to come by the middle of October!
     
  12. Oct 25, 2012 #12
    nickbuol Marion, IA

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    Since this is labeled as the "official thread" for this, I thought I would ask my questions here.


    As you can see, I am new to the GIRS and I am under the impression that the "Fall Fest" and "Frag Fest" are one in the same, correct?


    I currently am tankless (you can read more about it in my 'Hello from Marion' post in the introduction forums - http://www.greateriowareefsociety.o...fault.aspx), and I've just barely dabbled in corals about 9 years back before a catestrophic tank loss that got me away from the hobby for a while, so is the upcoming Fall Fest something that a non-tank owner who is still planning out a 120 gallon FOWLR tank would/could get some real benefit from?


    I live in marion, so a drive down to Iowa City isn't that far. I would probably just pay the $20 membership to get in "free" since that has the greatest potential to not only help me out here, but hopefully support GIRS too.


    If I had been around here longer, I would find it interesting to put faces to names, but I am just "the new guy" so that isn't a big deal to any of you as you will already have built relationships and be oogling over the frags and such.


    Just wondering as I would probably spend a majority of the time there so that I could listen to the speakers and of course stay through the raffle.


    Thoughts on it for a newbie to the group? Thanks!
     
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  13. Oct 25, 2012 #13
    PotRoast

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    Even if you don't by corals it is a good event for sure. You can get a taste of how the show works, we have another one in the Spring. The speakers alone are worth it, IMO. Plus it is free if you were going to join anyways. I can't really think of any downsides to be honest.


     
  14. Oct 25, 2012 #14
    nickbuol Marion, IA

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    They should *require* people to wear name tags with their username. LOL /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif
     
  15. Oct 25, 2012 #15
    mthomp

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    My biggest advice to you is dont be shy. Walk up to people and introduce yourself. I met a great deal of people from this club that way and not a single one bit me in the process.
     
  16. Oct 25, 2012 #16
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    I'll be giving away one of these

    http://greateriowareefsociety.org/Community/DiscussionForums/tabid/78/aff/14/Default.aspx
     
  17. Oct 25, 2012 #17
    nickbuol Marion, IA

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    The Scrubber? Sweet!
     
  18. Oct 26, 2012 #18
    joshua.jebe "DIRTYLOO" AKA waterloo iowa 50703

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    kinda stoked to learn some new stuff and see great people.




     

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