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MACNA XXIII Sept 9th - 11th, 2011

MACNA 2011
Sept 9th - 11th 2011
Hy-Vee Hall
730 3rd Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Please join us for this years Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) at the HyVee hall in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. MACNA is the largest & oldest marine aquarium conference in North America. MACNA is an exciting, annual event you can listen to lectures from any and every field related to reef keeping. Subjects from conservation to reef chemistry, to equipment and husbandry, there is something for everyone.

MACNA is different than other conferences. In addition to listening to speakers and viewing vendors' products, it is a social event! Speakers, vendors and attendees come together with a common interest! Vendors, speakers and attendees come to see each other as much as they do to hear lectures or view vendors products. You can mingle & chat with your favorite authors, vendors, or reef enthusiast from around the country at the Friday night reception and Saturday night during the awards banquet.

There will also be over 100 vendors there selling the hottest corals, displaying new cutting edge equipment, and asking you for your ideas so they may serve you and the hobby better.

So join us for MACNA XXIII in Des Moines, Iowa!!

Exhibitor Spotlight:

UV Lighting International

http://www.uvlco.com

(800) 435-7779

UV Lighting Company International is your one source for specialty lighting products including Aquarium, Cosmetic, Germicidal, Horticulture, Medical, and Reprographic lighting products. We are a family owned business with over 30 years of industry experience. Our goal is to earn your business by offering quality products, exceptional customer service and prices that can't be beat.

Speaker Spotlight:

Terence Fugazzi

Terence hails from Salt Lake City, Utah where he works as a technology marketing consultant. A technology geek at heart, Terence is a relatively new saltwater hobbyist having only maintained reef tanks for just over two years. However, in that short time he gravitated toward the technology side of reefkeeping with his involvement in aquarium controllers and automation. Terence currently maintains a 210g SPS-heavy mixed reef, and a 135g frag tank in his garage -- both controlled by a single Apex Aquacontroller.

In March of 2010 Terence co-founded the Utah Marine Aquarium Society (www.utmas.com), a club of reefkeeping enthusiasts. He is extremely passionate about the hobby and even more passionate about helping others enjoy it and, most importantly, to stick with it.