World Reef Conference `09, Chicago, IL, Oct 3rd & 4th

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Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) is pleased to
announce the 2009 World Reef Conference and Frag Fest, to be co-located with H
H Backer’s 43rd annual Pet Industry Christmas Trade Show & Conference on
October 3rd & 4th.


WRC09 is a two-day educational conference and Frag Fest for
saltwater hobbyists and promises to be the Midwest’s largest reef related
conference event in 2009.  The location
for WRC09 is the Donald Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

• Join us for two days of live presentations by top
  reefing experts, including Eric Borneman, Julian Sprung, Scott Fellman, Marc
  Levinson (Melev’s Reef), Jeff Turner and our very own Jim Walters of Oldtown
  Aquarium!

• If you are interested in the latest aquarium lighting
  techniques or learning about fish and livestock aqua-culturing, WRC09 is the
  place to learn!

• Attend the super popular “Build a Reefball” workshop
  that will be sponsored by Uberfrags and the International Reefball
  Foundation.  There will also be two
  terrific DIY and photography workshops at WRC09.

• Bid on & buy world class livestock in our Saturday
  Afternoon Live Auction!

• Get some of the sweetest deals you’ll ever see on
  everything live, wet or even dry for your reef in our Sunday afternoon Reefers
  Rule aquatic auction!

• WRC09 will feature major reef-related raffles on both
  Saturday and Sunday afternoon.  Every
  full conference pass includes FREE raffle tickets & you can purchase
  additional tickets to win any of over 500 raffle prizes!

• At WRC09, you can visit with the top manufacturers in
  the aquatic hobby,  purchase livestock
  from any of over fifty top fraggers, meet and talk with fellow hobbyists from
  around the Midwest, win some great reefing prizes and even take some time to
  enjoy Chicagoland in the fall!

Oh yea, one more little detail….


For the first time ever, WRC conference attendees will gain
access to the H H Backer Pet Industry 43rd annual Christmas show!   On Sunday, October 4th, WRC09 Conference attendees
can spend a few hours visiting Aquatics Hall. 
Backer’s Show is the largest and most important pet industry event of
its kind and all of the major aquatic manufacturers and wholesalers will be
exhibiting there.  As a WRC09 full
conference attendee, you will be able to see the latest in aquatic hobby
products and visit with some of the largest manufacturers and wholesalers in
the world. 


The WRC09 two-day conference pass will include all speaker
sessions, preferred  selection of the
aquatic workshops, ten free raffle tickets, access to Living Seas Young Reefers
Experience, the largest ever Frag Fest, special access to the Backer Aquatic
Hall on Sunday, free admittance to Backers famous All-Industry party on
Saturday night and lots of freebies.  
Sign up at www.WorldReefConference.com


See you at World Reef Conference 09 in October!