Here it is! The ALA 2023 Convention
Registration www.alaconvention.org
When May 19-21
Where kalamazoo MI
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 Show & Vendor Room Set Up
Friday
7 to 1pm Shop Hop to Water Colors, Blue Fish & Preuss Pets
9 to 12pm Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Tour
10am to 10pm Show room open and fish entry. Vendor room open.
1:30 to 2:30pm #1 ALA Talk
2:45 to 3:45pm #1 AKA Talk
4:00 to 5:00pm #2 AKA Talk
5:15 to 6:00pm Break
6:15 to 7:15pm #2 ALA Talk
7:30 to 9:30pm Goodeid Working Group Auction
9:30 to 10pm Goodeid Working Group Meeting
10:00 to 12:00 Hospitality Room
Saturday
7:00 to 8:30am Show room closed due to judging
8:30 to 5:30pm Show room and Vendor Room open
8:30 to 9:30am #3 AKA talk
9:45 to 10:45am #3 ALA talk
11 to 1:30am Swap Meet
11:00 to 12pm Kids tank and raffle
1:00 to 2pm #4 AKA talk
2:15 to 3:15pm #4 ALA talk
3:30 to 4:30pm #5 AKA talk
4:45 to 5:45pm #5 ALA GPS poster presentations
5:30 to 7pm Beer and wine tasting for AKA Maier Fund & ALA VPF Fund Location TBD
7:00 to 9:30pm Banquet and Awards
9:30 to 10pm Last viewing of Show room
10:00pm Show room and vendor tear down
10pm Hospitality suite
Sunday
8:00 to 12pm Tear Down Fish Show
9:00 to 10am AKA Open BOD meeting room TBD
9:00 to 10am ALA Open BOD meeting room TBD
8:30 to 10:30am Auction Registration, your registration number will be your auction number for the ALA and AKA auction. 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 to ???? Auction, the ALA/AKA will be held together and killifish will be sold and then a livebearer will be sold until all fish are sold.