[Sc-aquaponics] 2020 North Central Aquaculture Conference

[Ohio Aquaculture]

 Fellow Aquatic Culturists;

The Ohio Aquaculture Association (OAA) and the USDA North Central Regional
Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) are pleased to announce registration is now open
for the 2020 North Central Aquaculture Conference to be held Saturday -
Sunday, Feb. 1-2 in Columbus, OH.  The Conference theme is *"Equipping
Producers to Move Midwest Aquaculture Forward"*. The OAA hosted the
inaugural North Central Aquaculture Conference in 2014 in Toledo OH and
attendance was nearly 400 people.  It is the hope of the OAA's Board that
all of you reading this message will attend and make this conference even
more successful than the one in Toledo.  Please note that our Annual Ohio
Aquaculture Conference is a part of this North Central Aquaculture
Conference - the Annual Ohio Aquaculture Conference will return as a stand
alone conference in 2021.

The Conference will provide attendees opportunities to educate themselves
by attending presentations, interacting with exhibitors at the trade show,
and networking with fellow producer and friends during the continental
breakfasts, breaks, lunch, and the Saturday evening social and Banquet.
Eighteen sessions comprising 54 presentations will be available for
attendees to choose from.  Sessions are:

Advancing Aquaculture
Aquaculture BMP's
Aquaculture Business & Marketing
Aquaponics i & II
Culture Pond Management
Fish Health & Biosecurity
Fry & Fingerling Production
Getting Started in Aquaculture
North Central Regional Updates
Nutrition & Feeding
Percid Culture
RAS
Real World Farmer Experiences I & II
Regulatory Considerations
Sunfish / Bass Culture
Shrimp Culture

*Registration: * Registration cost is $150 until January 21, 2020, $250
from January 22-28, and $300 at the door.  Register early and save!.
Registration includes two continental breakfasts, breaks, Saturday lunch,
and the Saturday evening Social and Banquet.  You can register at
http://ohioaquaculture.org/events.

*Hotel Information:*  The Crowne Plaza Hotel - Columbus North is providing
a large block of rooms at a discounted rate until January 8th, 2020.  Book
early!  Hotel reservations can be made at 2020 NCRAC Annual Meeting
<https://www.crowneplaza.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=CP&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=CMHDA&_PMID=99801505&GPC=NC1&cn=no&viewfullsite=true>
or by calling the hotel directly at 614-885-1885.  Make sure to mention
booking code NC1 when registering for hotel rooms to receive the discounted
rate.

I encourage you to register early.  Holidays tend to cause many of us,
myself included, to become forgetful of post-holiday deadlines.

Thanks and Take Care.  Have a Great Thanksgiving!

Bill Lynch
OAA President


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*Alycia Brehm*

*OAA Program Assistant*

*8120 Wesley Chapel Rd*

*West Liberty, OH 43357614-595-9308*
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