MACNAXX

MACNAXX · Post by **MACNAXX** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:08 pm

MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta

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Hello Mobile Bay!

We are excited about this year's MACNA conference. We already have Pre-registered and paid as many as most of the total attendance of the first 15 or so MACNAs, so it should be huge. Combine that with a great hotel, great speakers, cheap flights, and the Georgia Aquarium and we have everything to try to get you guys to have a good time while in Atlanta.

The hotel is great, and the room night of $119 can't be beat, it usually is in the $250-300 range. We were able to negotiate pretty well, but rooms are going fast.

There is a lot to do in Atlanta if people come early or bring significant others - CNN, Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the Children's museum, the world of Coke, and Hooters (hey, I know my audience) is within a 5 minute walk, and MARTA goes from inside the airport to the hotel for $1.75 - so no cab charges. The same MARTA can take you to the Braves, shopping centers, etc. We are also getting together a kids program (popcorn and movies in the hotel) to allow parents to go to the banquet and speakers. We will offer that at cost.

Oh, and the banquet is food by Wolfgang Puck. No open bar like Pittsburgh, but good food inside a great banquet hall inside the largest aquarium in the world with two windows - one toward the largest indoor aquatic exhibit in the world (over 6 million gallons - the size of a football field) that includes four whale sharks and the other one toward the four beluga whales.

Please use this thread to ask questions and I will try to check in to answer them. You can also check out our website at www.macnaxx.com. If your administrator could make this a sticky and add our banner that would help alot.

So who is going from Mobile Bay?

Steve

reefman8471 · Post by **reefman8471** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:13 pm

I would love to go....I didn't know it was going to be in Atlanta until now. Definitely planning on going.

James

Amphiprion · Post by **Amphiprion** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:49 pm

I was unaware that it was in Atlanta, myself. I will definitely do my best to attend one, given that it is much closer this time around. And it is an excuse to visit the Georgia Aquarium.

showtime305 · Post by **showtime305** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:37 am

I know this thread is old but I wanted to see if anyone else is planning to attend MACNA.

There’s only a few months left to go. We have an exciting lineup of speakers, workshop and events planned throughout the weekend.

I'll be down in the Mobile area during the 4th of July weekend. Are there any good LFS that I can check out while I’m visiting? I will also bring some MACNA XX flyer cards if someone wants to pick some up to distributed amongst your club. Does MBRK host any club meetings?

Amphiprion · Post by **Amphiprion** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:03 am

Hi, we haven't had a formal meeting in a long time. Nobody has really had the time, etc.

We'd love for you to visit us at Progressive Marine. I am fairly certain Rich (owner) plans to attend MACNA. Give us a call when you are in town or pm me and I'll be happy to give you some directions. In any case, due to odd schedules, be sure to call us in advance to make sure someone will be there. We aren't in the easiest location to find, after all. If you bring some cards, we would be more than happy to distribute them to interested customers.