Registration: www.alaconvention.org
When: May 19-21
Where: Kalamazoo MI
Lodging:
Delta Hotel By Marriott Kalamazoo and Conference Center
Special rate of $134/night
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=16710...
Schedule
Thursday
| 9am – 4pm | Collecting Trip (Michigan fishing license required) |
| 6pm – 10pm | Vendor Room set-up |
Friday
| 7:00am – 1:00pm | Shop Hop to Water Colors, Blue Fish & Preuss Pets |
| 9:00am – 12:00pm | Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Tour |
| 10:00am – 10:00pm | Show room open and fish entry. Vendor room open. |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | #1 ALA Talk |
| 2:45pm – 3:45pm | #1 AKA Talk |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | #2 AKA Talk |
| 5:15pm – 6:00pm | break |
| 6:15pm – 7:15pm | #2 ALA Talk |
| 7:30pm – 9:30pm | Goodeid Working Group Auction |
| 9:30pm – 10:00pm | Goodeid Working Group Meeting |
| 10:00pm – midnight | Hospitality Room |
Saturday
| 7:00am – 8:30pm | Show room closed due to judging |
| 8:30am – 5:30pm | Show room and Vendor Room open |
| 8:30am – 9:30am | #3 AKA talk |
| 9:45am – 10:45am | #3 ALA Talk |
| 11:00am – 1:35pm | Swap Meet |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Kids tank and raffle |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | #4 AKA Talk |
| 2:15pm – 3:15pm | #4 ALA Talk |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm | #4 AKA Talk |
| 4:45pm – 5:45pm | #5 ALA GPS poster presentations |
| 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Beer and wine tasting for AKA Maier Fund & ALA VPF Fund (location TBD) |
| 7:00pm – 9:30pm | Banquet and Awards |
| 9:30pm – 10:00pm | Last viewing of Show room |
| 10:00pm – | Show room and vendor tear down |
| 10:00pm – midnight | Hospitality Room |
Sunday
| 8:00am – 12:00pm | Tear Down Fish Show |
| 9:00am – 10:00pm | AKA Open BOD meeting room TBD |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | ALA Open BOD meeting room TBD |
| 8:30am – 10:30am | Auction Registration: Your registration number will be your auction number for the ALA and AKA auctions. The auctions will held be simultaneously, but the transactions will remain separate, and the buyer will be required to pay each tab separately (ALA or AKA). |
| 11:00am – end | Auction: The ALA/AKA auctions will be held together. A killifish will be sold and then a livebearer will be sold until all fish are sold. |