This will be one very large and info packed meeting. We will have plenty of stuff on hand for the raffle. More info on the meeting is in this thread:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51256
Detailed schedule for the meeting:
Noon - 12:30 PM - Meet and greet
Presentation set up time - new members registration - folks milling about chatting about their tanks - time to purchase BRS coffee mugs, hats, polo shirts - library book signout and return - turn samples in for water testing - more about these club benefits can be read here:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49878
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM - Announcements - raffle items descriptions - introductions of new members
12:45-1:45 PM - Guest Speaker - Randy Holmes-Farley - expert in minitaure reef water chemistry - Winner of the 2007 MASNA award for outstanding contributions to the hobby - Bio on Randy below
1:45-2:15 PM - Break for Pizza - food will be OUTSIDE the auditorium - do not bring back into the auditorium
2:15-3:15 PM - Guest Speaker - Ron Hessing - European Perspectives on ReefKeeping - Ron's Bio is below
3:15-3:30 Raffle Drawing
3:30-4:30 PM - Frag swap mayhem and general reef chat. Clean up
Reminder: we try our best to keep the meeting on time, but there are a lot of things that are out of our control, so the times are subject to change, do not take these times as gospel please.
Randy's Bio:
Randy Holmes-Farley has a BA in chemistry and biology from Cornell University (1982) and a PhD in chemistry from Harvard University (1986). He has 57 patents, numerous publications and several awards in a variety of chemical fields. In 1992 he helped start a pharmaceutical company (GelTex Pharmaceuticals). It was eventually bought by Genzyme where he now has the title of Vice President, Chemical Research. Randy is also the co-inventor of two commercial pharmaceuticals (Renagel and WelChol).
Randy has been keeping reef aquaria for just over 10 years. He has been active on a variety of reef internet forums for that same period, and has been especially involved in chemistry-related discussions. For the past four years he has moderated The Reef Chemistry Forum at Reef Central. He has authored numerous reefkeeping articles with a chemistry emphasis for Fishnet, Aquarium Frontiers, Advanced Aquarists online magazine, and Reefkeeping online magazine.
Ron' Bio:
Ron Hessing is reef keeper, photographer, author, forum administrator and webmaster of his site www.marineaquarium.nl. Ron has been involved with the marine aquarium hobby for almost 16 years. The first snorkeling experience at Aruba was the start. For the last six years he has maintained his own 250 gallon SPS dominated reef.
Ron’s fascination with marine aquaria has resulted in his continuous search to find the best tanks and techniques in Western Europe. Much of this information is displayed on his own internet site. As an author he has delivered articles for the Dutch reef keeping magazine and online magazines. An article about the system of David Saxby, London has brought great reviews.
Ron lives in the centre of the Netherlands, with his wife, three sons, two dogs and a parrot. In the Netherlands and Belgium he gives lectures at aquarium associations. In 2006 he did his first lecture overseas at Nerac II, Lireef NY, and also spoke at the recent Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) held in Pittsburg, PA.
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51256
Detailed schedule for the meeting:
Noon - 12:30 PM - Meet and greet
Presentation set up time - new members registration - folks milling about chatting about their tanks - time to purchase BRS coffee mugs, hats, polo shirts - library book signout and return - turn samples in for water testing - more about these club benefits can be read here:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49878
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM - Announcements - raffle items descriptions - introductions of new members
12:45-1:45 PM - Guest Speaker - Randy Holmes-Farley - expert in minitaure reef water chemistry - Winner of the 2007 MASNA award for outstanding contributions to the hobby - Bio on Randy below
1:45-2:15 PM - Break for Pizza - food will be OUTSIDE the auditorium - do not bring back into the auditorium
2:15-3:15 PM - Guest Speaker - Ron Hessing - European Perspectives on ReefKeeping - Ron's Bio is below
3:15-3:30 Raffle Drawing
3:30-4:30 PM - Frag swap mayhem and general reef chat. Clean up
Reminder: we try our best to keep the meeting on time, but there are a lot of things that are out of our control, so the times are subject to change, do not take these times as gospel please.
Randy's Bio:
Randy Holmes-Farley has a BA in chemistry and biology from Cornell University (1982) and a PhD in chemistry from Harvard University (1986). He has 57 patents, numerous publications and several awards in a variety of chemical fields. In 1992 he helped start a pharmaceutical company (GelTex Pharmaceuticals). It was eventually bought by Genzyme where he now has the title of Vice President, Chemical Research. Randy is also the co-inventor of two commercial pharmaceuticals (Renagel and WelChol).
Randy has been keeping reef aquaria for just over 10 years. He has been active on a variety of reef internet forums for that same period, and has been especially involved in chemistry-related discussions. For the past four years he has moderated The Reef Chemistry Forum at Reef Central. He has authored numerous reefkeeping articles with a chemistry emphasis for Fishnet, Aquarium Frontiers, Advanced Aquarists online magazine, and Reefkeeping online magazine.
Ron' Bio:
Ron Hessing is reef keeper, photographer, author, forum administrator and webmaster of his site www.marineaquarium.nl. Ron has been involved with the marine aquarium hobby for almost 16 years. The first snorkeling experience at Aruba was the start. For the last six years he has maintained his own 250 gallon SPS dominated reef.
Ron’s fascination with marine aquaria has resulted in his continuous search to find the best tanks and techniques in Western Europe. Much of this information is displayed on his own internet site. As an author he has delivered articles for the Dutch reef keeping magazine and online magazines. An article about the system of David Saxby, London has brought great reviews.
Ron lives in the centre of the Netherlands, with his wife, three sons, two dogs and a parrot. In the Netherlands and Belgium he gives lectures at aquarium associations. In 2006 he did his first lecture overseas at Nerac II, Lireef NY, and also spoke at the recent Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) held in Pittsburg, PA.
