[serra123]

Hi fellow saltwater enthusiasts. The Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society, COMAS, COMAS - Home, is having its first annual Oklahoma City Conference for Reef Aquarists and Saltwater Enthusiasts (CRASE). This will be a single day event and will comprise keynote lectures by Dr. Ron Shimek and Mr. Steve Tyree, both of whom are distinguished speakers in the area of saltwater aquariums. In addition the President of COMAS Dr. Paul Whitby will be discussing fragmenting corals. There will be a coral fragging demonstrationa and workshop. There will also be a hobbyist coral frag sale, vendor and trade displays as well as numerous door prizes.
Steve Tyree will also be bringing limited edition corals frag for sale as well.
COMAS - CRASE OKC 2007

Date: October 13, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Place: Sellers Special Event Center
13700 N. Eastern Avenue
Edmond
Oklahoma 73013

We are inviting everyone in the surrounding states to come. We hope to expand this into a two day event in the next few years. If you have never been to OKC, check out all the things to do. We have revamped our downtown into "Bricktown" with lots of fun things including a canal running through it. Make a whole weekend of it. Edmond is a great place for shopping if you have spouses who don't like the hobby.

Hope to see some of you there!
Thanks-
Sheryl Coley
COMAS PR officer
serra123@cox.net

[Samper]

My Reef club in Arkansas might put together a trip.

[serra123]

That is wonderful Sampler! How did I miss your club site? I will post an invitation there too. Thanks!
Sheryl

[FireEater]

You should post an invite to the MARSH members out of Houston.

MARSHREEF.com

We are looking into bringing in Ron Shimek next year hopefully. We are bringing in A. Calfo this October to speak.

[serra123]

Thank you Mark. I think I did post there but I will check that. I have been trying to post on the surrounding club forums. Hope to see you there!

[scubadude]

Hmmm...Sounds interesting I might have to make a road trip

Sheryl any idea what Tyree is speaking about? any other new news yet?

Chuck you goin bro?

[serra123]

The following is a list of corals that Steve Tyree of Reef Farmers will make available at the CRASE: http://forum.mycomas.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28

People who have CRASE tickets can sign up for a particular coral. If more people want the coral than there are frags available we will do a drawing of names for that frag. The list will close on Sunday Sept 22nd at midnight and names will be drawn the following Monday.

There will be a coral fragging demonstrationa and hands on workshop: In this workshop we will show you how to prune corals, how to mount them for the best growth and effect and also what tools you will require. We will supply everything you will need. The frags you make will be available purchase at minimal cost.

People attending this informal workshop will be shown how to make and mount frags of an SPS species, an LPS species as well as soft corals such as leathers and zoanthids. Attendance is free and you do not have to purchase the frags you make. So come join us, get your hands wet and work on propagating and conservation of corals.

Anyone coming?

Sheryl Coley
COMAS PR officer
www.mycomas.com
serra123@cox.net

[serra123]

Great news! Steve Tyree is giving us a discount on all his frags. There is a 15% discount on all the Tyree frag prices listed in comas site: http://forum.mycomas.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28

For more great frags being offered for sale by local hobbyists and fish shops, check out our reef central thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1206970

I imagine Steve will be speaking on reef farming.

[Zoanuts]

Man I am really excieted about the CRASE. Lots of wonderful people that enjoy the same passions as we do.
And I am a VENDOR!!!!!!!! YEA.