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Aquaponics Conference

Event Details

Time: September 16, 2011 at 9am to September 18, 2011 at 12pm
Location: Holiday Inn, Orlando, Florida - http://www.hiorlando.com/
Street: 1805 Hotel Plaza Blvd.
City/Town: Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Website or Map: http://aquaponicsassociation.…
Event Type: conference
Organized By: The Aquaponic Source, Green Acre Organics and This Community
Latest Activity: Nov 22, 2015

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Current tentative details about the event are as follows:

FRIDAY

Tours of local aquaponics gardens and farms from 11 - 4 pm (looking for a ride? want to share a car rental? click here to find a carpool buddy)
Aquaponics Basics session - 4 - 6 pm
Poolside Meet and Greet - 6 - 8 pm

SATURDAY

MORNING

8:30 - 9:00 Conference Registration
9:00 - 10:00 Opening remarks (Sylvia Bernstein of The Aquaponic Source)
10:00 - 11:00 “Aquaponics and Integrated Approaches to Energy, Food & Waste" (Charlie Price of Aquaponics UK)
11:00 - 12:00 Panel Discussion - "The Future of Aquaponics" (Gina Cavaliero of Green Acre Organics)

AFTERNOON

Luncheon keynote - Susanne Friend of Friendly Aquaponics
Workshops all afternoon with three focuses: commercial, community and home/backyard
6:30 - Dinner - Murray Hallam keynote, Auction, have fun!
Post dinner Aquaponic Gardening Book release party

SUNDAY (end at noon)

COST

$275
$200 for a second person from the same household
Fee includes food at Friday Meet and Greet, the Keynote Luncheon and Dinner on Saturday, hotel conference facilities, and some speaker expenses
does not include hotel room, transportation, breakfasts or alcohol

Looking for a roommate to share hotel expenses with?

Comment

Comment by Debbie Sexton on May 28, 2011 at 10:30am: Would love to plan this with spouse. Need to know pricing for conference. Thanks.

Comment by David W. Russell on May 27, 2011 at 11:57pm: I am looking forward to this meeting!!

Please let us know the final price.

Comment by Sylvia Bernstein on May 27, 2011 at 9:30am: I'll be keeping the info about the conference up to date on this page, as well as the conference website that is going up soon. If you comment, or have RSVP's on this page you will get notification every time there is an update.

Comment by Sylvia Bernstein on May 27, 2011 at 9:29am: Lyla, I believe that immediately following this there will be a commercial aquaponics training at Green Acres (that is part of how we can afford to bring Susanne Friend in as a speaker...she is already coming out for that training). You might want to check in with them and see about extending your stay past the conference for that.

Comment by Lyla Hope Perry on May 27, 2011 at 8:44am: I

f the cost is not too prohibative my son and I both would like to attend. We are trying to start a family venture, but need to have some training.

Comment by Lynn on May 27, 2011 at 6:09am: Please keep me posted! Definitely on my radar.

Comment by Sylvia Bernstein on May 26, 2011 at 7:58pm: Hi Everyone. Info on cost is coming soon...Gina is working hard on getting the hotel costs down. Probably next week...

Comment by Matt on May 26, 2011 at 7:40pm: Looking forward to the conference and networking with others, keep me posted on any developments.

Comment by Earl ward on May 26, 2011 at 7:16pm: I to need more info on cost, I do have vacation time scheduled

Comment by Dr. Tom Burnett on May 26, 2011 at 7:14pm: Oops. I stand corrected. Jane might go.

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