The First Annual Marine Aquarium Expo (MAX) is a TWO DAY EVENT at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, April 5-6 2008!

Saturday, April 5th 12:00 noon to 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 6th 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

http://marineaquariumexpo.com/

http://www.ocfair.com/ocf/Calendar/ViewEvent.asp?EventId=758

- Over 100 exhibitor's booths!
- Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Retailers, Exhibitors
- Livegoods/Drygoods for sale throughout the building
- 8 major Speakers lined up! (4 per day) Paletta, Fenner, Salifert, and more!
- Multiple Workshops and Demonstrations
- Children's Petting Pool and education area (pending)
- Frags! Frags! and more Frags! need I say more?

Admission: Adults - $10.00, Seniors - $5.00, Children 12 & under are Free!

MAX is held in Building #12, (22,000 sq. ft. fully-enclosed, air-conditioned exhibit hall): http://www.ocfair.com/ocf/FacilitiesInfo/B.../building12.asp

An adjoining 7,000 sq ft. covered Courtyard will host much of the peripheral activities (speakers, workshops, raffles, seating area, etc.):
http://www.ocfair.com/ocf/FacilitiesInfo/B...s/courtyard.asp
This greatly enhances the space available inside building 12 for commerce. In other words: More room for everyone!

HUGE RAFFLE at the end of each day!
Special Note: 50% of ALL Raffle Proceeds will go to 10 select public charities, all of whom are participating in MAX either directly or indirectly. (some represented by hobbyists doing a workshop on behalf of the charity)

This is a VERY family-oriented event, so please plan on bringing the entire family for a weekend of spectacular exhibits, speakers, workshops, displays, and other entertainment. Great food, clean restrooms, even a seating area.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this event is expected to attract over 3,000 hobbyist from all over the United States! Participating vendors and attendees alike are coming from all parts of the country. In fact, MAX is soon to become the largest event of its kind in the entire North American continent in terms of overall attendance. All of this, my friends, brought to your own backyard!

For more information, visit us at:
http://www.marineaquariumexpo.com

(please note: MAX is not affiliated with any club organization)

We now have eight (8) area hotels around OCFEC that have negotiated special discount rates for Marine Aquarium Expo.
http://marineaquariumexpo.com/travel.html

All are within a couple miles of both John Wayne Airport (SNA) and the event itself.

http://marineaquariumexpo.com/map.html

ANNOUNCEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Marine Aquarium Expo has just added new ''Hobby Booths" to the floorplan!
You talked, We listened...
5' x 5' booths are available for only $250 for two full days of selling! The Hobby Booths are smaller but enjoy the same exact priveledges as the larger exhibit booths, but at a fraction of the cost.

http://marineaquariumexpo.com/floorplan.html

All Booths include the following:
1) 2 Full Days Booth Rental at Marine Aquarium Expo April 5-6, 2008.
2) All Booth Rental Items: Pipe-n-drape walls, table, table cloth, chair, etc.
3) All Electricity: unlimited use upto 20 amps.
4) All Salter Water: Scripps included, courtesy of Ocean in Motion.
5) All in/out priviledges to the event (including setup on Friday afternoon)
6) All marketing materials and promotional efforts conducted for your benefit.
7) nearly 3,000 customers brought to your booth!

If interested, Please contact us at the either of the two numbers listed below or e-mail for questions. We accept either check or Paypal (+3%)

Thanks

Kevin T. Adams, MBA, President, CEO
Sunset Promotional Services, Inc.
"Marine Aquarium Expo 2008"
8072 Central Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92844
(714) 530-1094 office
(714) 260-6660 cell
www.MarineAquariumExpo.com

Cool. In my backyard.

Merry Christmas everyone!
I trust you all had a wonderful time with your families and friends.
I hope you are optomistically Looking forward to the new year.
We wish you all the best!

Sincerely,
Kevin Adams

Hi Everyone,
We just finalized the speaker's schedule today....

Schedule of Speakers for Marine Aquarium Expo 2008:

Saturday, April 5, 2008
12:00 Noon - Open
1:00PM - Jake Adams "Water Flow is more Important than Light!"
2:30PM - Adam Blundell "Filtration"
4:00PM - Mike Paletta "Setting up a Large Reef Tank"
5:30PM - Frank Burr - "Quarantine for Reef Systems"
7:00PM - Sat. Main Drawing
8:00PM - Close

Sunday, April 6, 2008
10:00AM - Open
11:00AM - Ike Eigenbrode "Coral Nutrition"
12:30PM - Marc Levenson "Acrylic Sumps"
2:00PM - Bob Fenner "Aleviating Allelopathogenic Effects in Captive Reefs"
3:30PM - Susan Zaleski "Caulerpa Taxifolia Outreach Program
5:00PM - Sun. Main Drawing
6:00PM - Close

Please see the MAX website for the latest updates:
http://marineaquariumexpo.com/

Which hotel is closer?

Believe it or not, all EIGHT hotels that we have negotiated special discounted rates are within a couple miles of the fair grounds. I think the Residence Inn by Marriot wins by a few yards at 2.07 miles

all eight hotels can be seen (with maps) here:
http://marineaquariumexpo.com/travel.html

Thank-you. We only live in Torrance but we were thinking about being lazy.

Anyone going? Any parties to attend?

For those of you coming from out of town, we HIGHLY suggest you book your hotel as soon as possible! http://marineaquariumexpo.com/travel.html

Even though there are eight hotels to choose from, most have a cut-off date of early March.
And don't forget that there are about 80 companies involved with this event that have to book rooms for their exhibitors. Rooms will fill fast.

Please let me know if there are any problems

Hi Everyone,

We have finished posting the pictures of MAX '08 to the website....

Come check them out!

http://marineaquariumexpo.com/




TWO DATES TO REMEMBER:
1) Freshwater Aquarium Expo will debut August 23-24, 2008 at OCFEC in building #14
http://freshwateraquariumexpo.com/

2) Marine Aquarium Expo '09 is set for April 3-5, 2009 at OCFEC in building #12 and courtyard!
http://marineaquariumexpo.com/

Please remember to mark your calendars for both events!


Thanks,
Kevin