Transcript Genetics Terminology Illustrated I

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 didn’t see your name…
• I’m 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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What’s 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
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