Here is the latest Info at this point:
This is the schedule of speakers for the 2010 PNKCA in Boise.
8am – 9:45am
10am – 11am
Dr Ling Jin from the University of Oregon State will be updating her progress on her studies of KHV. She received a grant
from the AKCA in 2009 to study this virus.
11am – 12:30pm Mamoru Kodama will
be speaking on his knowledge of the KOI breeders of Japan and the Genetics behind it.
12:30pm – 1pm Spike
Cover will be introducing the convention to his new WEB forum.
2pm – 3pm
Dr. Richard Strange from the University of Tennessee will be speaking on KOI nutrition.
3pm – 4pm
Taro Kodama will be reviewing the processes and cost of what it takes to bring a Koi from Japan to enjoy in the United States.
4pm – 5pm
Gary Moen will be presenting Landscaping Your Koi Pond – Making or breaking your back yard.
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PNKCA Convention |
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Koi: Idaho's Living
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Friday - 8/27/2009 |
Saturday - 8/28/2009 |
Sunday - 8/29/2009 |
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8:00 |
Things to do in Boise:
Rafting
http://www.cascaderaft.com
Idaho Birds of Prey http://www.peregrinefund.org/default.asp
MK Nature Center http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/CMS/education/mknc/ Wine of Southwest Idaho http://www.suite101.com/content/wine-touring-in-southwest-idaho-northwest-usa-a163456 |
Breakfast-Registration 8:00 - 9:45
AM Vendor Fair Open 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 |
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9:00 |
Pond Tour & Lunch
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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9:30 |
9:45 AM Welcome&Announcements |
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10:00 |
KHV Update : Ling Gin |
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10:30 |
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11:00 |
Key Speaker: Mamoru Kodama |
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11:30 |
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12:00 |
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12:30 |
Spike Cover: New WEB Forum |
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13:00 |
Vendor Fair, PNKCA Representative Meeting,
Lunch on your own 12:30 - 2:00 PM |
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13:30 |
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14:00 |
Koi Nutrition: Richard Strange |
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14:30 |
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15:00 |
Cost of Japanese Koi: Taro Kpdama |
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15:30 |
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16:00 |
Landscaping your Koi Pond:
Gary Moen |
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16:30 |
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17:00 |
Early Registration & Kick Off Social-Reception
5:00 - 8:00 PM |
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17:30 |
Vendor Fair |
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18:00 |
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18:30 |
Social - No-Host Bar
6:00 - 7:00 PM |
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19:00 |
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19:30 |
Banquet
7:00
- 8:00 PM |
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20:00 |
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20:30 |
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Greeting and awards |
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21:00 |
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Raffle and Auction |
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21:30 |
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22:00 |
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Wrap up |
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Event Dates: Friday, August 27 to Sunday, August 29, 2010
Conference Location: The Grove Hotel – Downtown Boise
245 South Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID 83702Hotel Reservations: 1-888-961-5000. Contact the hotel by July
28, 2010, thirty days prior to your arrival date for the Conference rate of $89.00
(+tax) per night Single or Double and identify yourselves as part of the IWGKS-PNKCA 2010 Convention. Our group rates will
be honored for three days before group arrival (Aug-27) and three days after group departure (Sep-1) based on space availability.
Conference Fees:
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A. Full Convention+ Pond Tour |
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$139.00/person |
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B. Full Convention |
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$114.00/person |
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Option1: Seminar+Vendor Fair |
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$62.00/person |
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Option 2: Banquet Only |
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$39.00/person |
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Option 3: Pond Tour Only |
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$36.00/person |
Discount if Registered by June 1, 2010 for A. or B. of $20.00
Convention Program Subjects:
Featuring our key-note Speaker : Mamoru Kodama
Koi Breeding
Koi Nutrition
Koi Health
Koi Transport
AKCA Presentation
The "yin & yang" of Water Gardening
Extra Curricular Activities for Friday, August 27, 2010:
White Water Raft Trip!
Birds of Prey Tour
Bonsai Class
"Tube" the Boise River
The "Blue Turf" visit
MK-Nature Center & Conservatory
Hosted by the Idaho Watergarden & Koi
Society
