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TAS 2009 – Year in Review

A Presentation for The Angelfish SocietyA Presentation for The Angelfish Society

Annual Meeting Annual Meeting

December 12, 2010December 12, 2010Prepared by Tamar Stephens, PresidentPrepared by Tamar Stephens, President

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What did we do in 2010?

Our biggest accomplishment:Our biggest accomplishment:• We held the first ever TAS We held the first ever TAS

sanctioned, judged, and sanctioned, judged, and awarded angelfish show in awarded angelfish show in partnership with the partnership with the American Cichlid American Cichlid Association! Association!

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Thanks go to

• Milwaukee Aquarium Milwaukee Aquarium Society for inviting us to Society for inviting us to ACA 2010ACA 2010

• Mark Barnett of Aquabid Mark Barnett of Aquabid for sponsoring us. His for sponsoring us. His sponsorship paid for all sponsorship paid for all the awards.the awards.

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Thanks to TAS members who made ACA a success, in particular

• Charles Hawks who coordinated everything and was our Charles Hawks who coordinated everything and was our liaison with Milwaukee Aquarium Societyliaison with Milwaukee Aquarium Society

• Charles Hawks for being our featured speaker at ACA Charles Hawks for being our featured speaker at ACA 20102010

• Ted Santos for tireless work developing a judging formTed Santos for tireless work developing a judging form• Our judges: Ted Santos and Frank GrainerOur judges: Ted Santos and Frank Grainer• Tamar Stephens for manning the TAS table and assisting Tamar Stephens for manning the TAS table and assisting

with coordination during the eventwith coordination during the event• All the TAS members who entered angelfish and All the TAS members who entered angelfish and

participated in the show participated in the show

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TAS members who contributed to many other TAS activities

throughout the year…

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Web Master

Thank you to: Thank you to:

• Don Mitchell for his excellent Don Mitchell for his excellent service as our webmaster, and service as our webmaster, and for doing an outstanding job of for doing an outstanding job of keeping our website up to date!keeping our website up to date!

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Friday Night Chat

Thank you to: Thank you to:

• Robert Wright moderating for our Robert Wright moderating for our Friday night chat sessions despite Friday night chat sessions despite huge personal obstacles to huge personal obstacles to overcome.overcome.

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Door prizes

• Thank you to the people who have Thank you to the people who have donated door prizes for our donated door prizes for our meetings, includingmeetings, including

• Live fish from Ted SantosLive fish from Ted Santos

• Gift certificates from Steve RybickiGift certificates from Steve Rybicki

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The FinTAStic Crew

• Thank you to the FinTAStic crew who put Thank you to the FinTAStic crew who put together of our official newsletter: Tony together of our official newsletter: Tony Vaughan, Sarah Smith, Jan Kesler, and Vaughan, Sarah Smith, Jan Kesler, and Tamar Stephens. Tamar Stephens.

• Thank you to everyone who has contributed Thank you to everyone who has contributed articles, or has allowed themselves to be articles, or has allowed themselves to be interviewed for FinTAStic. interviewed for FinTAStic.

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Photo Contest

Thank you to: Thank you to: • Sarah Smith, who did a wonderful job with running the Sarah Smith, who did a wonderful job with running the

photo contestphoto contest• Mike Troxell, who volunteered to replace SarahMike Troxell, who volunteered to replace Sarah• All TAS members who have submitted photos for the All TAS members who have submitted photos for the

photo contests! photo contests! – The original purpose of the photo contest was to build a library of The original purpose of the photo contest was to build a library of

photos for use in the Phenotype Library. Ongoing photo contests photos for use in the Phenotype Library. Ongoing photo contests allow us to continue to build this resource. allow us to continue to build this resource.

– The contest also give you a chance to show off your prettiest fish The contest also give you a chance to show off your prettiest fish to your fellow TAS members.to your fellow TAS members.

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Spreading the word about TASKudos to: Kudos to: • Ted Santos, who has included free TAS Ted Santos, who has included free TAS

memberships with some of his Aquabid memberships with some of his Aquabid sales! sales!

• Chuck Hawks for giving presentations Chuck Hawks for giving presentations about TAS at fish shows and fish clubs about TAS at fish shows and fish clubs around the country!around the country!

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Board of Directors

• Thank you to the officers and Thank you to the officers and directors of TAS for steering a directors of TAS for steering a steady course through this past steady course through this past year, managing the business side year, managing the business side of TAS, and for looking ahead to of TAS, and for looking ahead to ways for TAS to grow and become ways for TAS to grow and become more effective.more effective.

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If you didn’t see your name…

• I’m sure I missed some people who have contributed over I’m sure I missed some people who have contributed over this past year. Please blame it on my faulty memory, not this past year. Please blame it on my faulty memory, not on lack of appreciation.on lack of appreciation.

• So – a hearty thank you to everyone mentioned in this So – a hearty thank you to everyone mentioned in this presentation, and to everyone I missed. presentation, and to everyone I missed.

• And hearty thank to all of you who are members for And hearty thank to all of you who are members for

having the vision to see the value of TAS, and for having the vision to see the value of TAS, and for providing your support through becoming a member. providing your support through becoming a member.

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What’s coming up in 2011?

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TAS Angelfish Show at ACA 2011

• The Capital Cichlid The Capital Cichlid Association is sponsoring the Association is sponsoring the ACA 2011 convention, and has ACA 2011 convention, and has invited us to participate again!invited us to participate again!

• Dates: July 21-24Dates: July 21-24• Location: The 2011 ACA Location: The 2011 ACA

Convention will be hosted at Convention will be hosted at the Crowne Plaza Washington the Crowne Plaza Washington DC-Silver Spring in downtown DC-Silver Spring in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Silver Spring, Maryland.

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The End