February 21, 2009 Eric Borneman will join us to give a special reefing presentation, judge our first ever CMAS coral contest and take part in our 1st CMAS Frag Swap & Sale of 2009!

The location is the VFW Post – West Chicago, IL (Look for the WWII tank out front!)

Eric Borneman is a widely published aquarium writer and a PhD candidate at the University of Houston, where he is studying stress related factors and apoptosis in coral diseases.He was the co-author, with Ed Puterbaugh, of A Practical Guide to Corals for the Reef Aquarium. Eric is also the new President of MASNA (Marine Aquarium Society of North America). Eric has a special program planned for CMAS and you won't see this presentation anywhere else!

John Macavoy, Uberfrags Guru and CMAS member is putting together the ground rules for our first ever Coral judging contest. Do you have what it takes? You think yours is better? Come and find out!

This will also be our first major event for 2009. A huge Frag Swap & Sale will go from approximately 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM. More information will follow shortly!

It will be held at the VFW Post on Rte 59 in West Chicago. We will have room for thirty sellers and 250 attendees, so reserve your table early! The frag swap and sale includes livestock and dry goods.

In order to offset the hall rental costs, there will be a nominal table rental charge for sellers. We will also offer shared tables if you do not have enough items for a full table.

All CMAS members and interested reefers are invited to attend this great event.

The admission for non-CMAS members is only $5.00. All attendees will receive one free raffle ticket and may purchase additional raffle tickets during the frag swap and sale.

The VFW is located at 431 N. Neltnor (Rte 59) in West Chicago, IL. There will be a cash bar.

Sellers, please contact Boyd Corbett to reserve your spot and get a sellers info sheet. Send a PM or email me at fiberlux [at] comcast [dot] net.

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