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Tuesday, February 14th, 7:30 PM (6:30 PM Social)
Alex Williamson: “An archeologist perspective on the history of our aquarium hobby”
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
No vax check required (new). Please stay home if you feel sick or have any symptoms.
Alex Williamson is a GSAS member, aquarist, YouTuber and podcaster. Alex graduated with a dual major in anthropology and history from Western Washington University, and has used these skills to research the history of our hobby, dating all the way back to ancient times
. He has an interest in tracing back facts or communal knowledge in the hobby today to their primary sources.
Alex's presentation will combine these experiences, telling a story from our cultural and genetic past, emphasizing the profound relationship humanity has had with fish, from the earliest aquaculture practices around the world, to the dawn of the modern aquarium hobby.
After the presentation, join us for our Monthly Auction (sellers, pre-register your stuff here).
COVID UPDATE: As of this meeting, we are no longer requiring proof of vaccination status. If you have any symptoms of sickness, please be respectful of others and stay home. Similarly, be respectful of others' mask-wearing or distancing choices at our meetings. GSAS will continue to update our COVID policy month-to-month.
Do you have aquariums you’d like to share with other members? Do you enjoy seeing what others are doing with theirs? Do you like prizes? The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society has decided to add another contest for our members and so we are pleased to announce our new Monthly Photo Contest.
Go to our contest page (members only) for complete rules and submission e-mail address.
The short version: Submission deadline is the end of the month (first contest closes February 28th -- extra time!). Prize to each month's winner is either a $25 gift certificate to one of our sponsor stores or a club t-shirt (including mailing).
We hope to see your submissions soon!
Tuesday, January 10th, 7:30 PM (6:30 PM Social)
Spencer Jack: “Collecting Gymnogeophagus Sp. and other cool fishes in Uruguay”
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
Proof of vaccination (or 72 hour negative PCR test) required, masks encouraged
Welcome to the second half of the GSAS meeting season! First up, we have Canada's Spencer Jack as our January speaker.
Spencer is a true cichlidiot
, having worked with cichlids (and other fish) for over thirty years. His passions for fish have lead him to collecting on four continents and spoken at countless numbers of aquarium clubs.
He has an abundance of material, plenty of hands-on experience in the field as well as in fish breeding, has great photos, lots of new information, and a very entertaining way of presenting this all.
Spencer is also an active hobbyist within the Canadian aquarium hobbyist community, having co-founded the Aquarium Society of Winnipeg and founded the Canadian Cichlid Association. He also owns and operates a tropical fish business.
Spencer's talk is "Collecting Gymnogeophagus Sp. and other cool fishes in Uruguay". After the presentation, join us for our Monthly Auction (sellers, pre-register your stuff here). Plus, welcome our new committee chairs for 2023!
Thank you to everyone who bid, donated, sold, operated computers, ran items, set up and cleaned up at our major auction this year. And a special thanks to the sponsor stores and national companies for your generous donations (some of which were sitting in storage for over two years!).
Our big auctions still remain the primary source of income from the club, and their success means we can pay our rent and Internet video storage bills, bring in top quality speakers, and have nice prizes in our contests throughout the year. Thanks again!
