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TAS 2009 Year in Review

• A Presentation for The Angelfish Society
• Annual Meeting
• December 12, 2010
• Prepared by Tamar Stephens, President

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What did we do in 2010?

• Our biggest accomplishment
• We held the first ever TAS sanctioned, judged,
  and awarded angelfish show in partnership with
  the American Cichlid Association!

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Thanks go to

• Milwaukee Aquarium Society for inviting us to ACA
  2010
• Mark Barnett of Aquabid for sponsoring us. His
  sponsorship paid for all the awards.

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Thanks to TAS members who made ACA a success, in
particular

• Charles Hawks who coordinated everything and was
  our liaison with Milwaukee Aquarium Society
• Charles Hawks for being our featured speaker at
  ACA 2010
• Ted Santos for tireless work developing a judging
  form
• Our judges Ted Santos and Frank Grainer
• Tamar Stephens for manning the TAS table and
  assisting with coordination during the event
• All the TAS members who entered angelfish and
  participated in the show

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TAS members who contributed to many other TAS
activities throughout the year
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Web Master

• Thank you to
• Don Mitchell for his excellent service as our
  webmaster, and for doing an outstanding job of
  keeping our website up to date!

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Friday Night Chat

• Thank you to
• Robert Wright moderating for our Friday night
  chat sessions despite huge personal obstacles to
  overcome.

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Door prizes

• Thank you to the people who have donated door
  prizes for our meetings, including
• Live fish from Ted Santos
• Gift certificates from Steve Rybicki

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The FinTAStic Crew

• Thank you to the FinTAStic crew who put together
  of our official newsletter Tony Vaughan, Sarah
  Smith, Jan Kesler, and Tamar Stephens.
• Thank you to everyone who has contributed
  articles, or has allowed themselves to be
  interviewed for FinTAStic.

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Photo Contest

• Thank you to
• Sarah Smith, who did a wonderful job with running
  the photo contest
• Mike Troxell, who volunteered to replace Sarah
• All TAS members who have submitted photos for the
  photo contests!
• The original purpose of the photo contest was to
  build a library of photos for use in the
  Phenotype Library. Ongoing photo contests allow
  us to continue to build this resource.
• The contest also give you a chance to show off
  your prettiest fish to your fellow TAS members.

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Spreading the word about TAS

• Kudos to
• Ted Santos, who has included free TAS memberships
  with some of his Aquabid sales!
• Chuck Hawks for giving presentations about TAS at
  fish shows and fish clubs around the country!

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Board of Directors

• Thank you to the officers and directors of TAS
  for steering a steady course through this past
  year, managing the business side of TAS, and for
  looking ahead to ways for TAS to grow and become
  more effective.

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If you didnt see your name

• Im sure I missed some people who have
  contributed over this past year. Please blame it
  on my faulty memory, not on lack of appreciation.
• So a hearty thank you to everyone mentioned in
  this presentation, and to everyone I missed.
• And hearty thank to all of you who are members
  for having the vision to see the value of TAS,
  and for providing your support through becoming a
  member.

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Whats coming up in 2011?
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TAS Angelfish Show at ACA 2011

• The Capital Cichlid Association is sponsoring the
  ACA 2011 convention, and has invited us to
  participate again!
• Dates July 21-24
• Location The 2011 ACA Convention will be hosted
  at the Crowne Plaza Washington DC-Silver Spring
  in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.

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The End