Announcement: GWG 2d International Meeting 7-8-9 oct.2011
Grigri posted: 11.05.2011
GWG 2d International Meeting 7-8-9 oct. 2011
Organized by
Association France Vivipares, Aquaclub de Trouville and GWG.
Localisation: Pont l’Évêque, Calvados, France (F14130) http://www.pontleveque.com
Address: Old market hall, Halle du vieux marché couvert.
Contact information:
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We are really happy to invite you to the 2d meeting of the GWG.
We will organize there a big exhibition of around 400 tanks of livebearers.
We are hoping to make the biggest Goodeids exhibition ever made in the world, presenting all species, and if possible in most populations. For this we need your help and your fishes. You can bring fishes with you up to the 8/10 in the morning or send them by post during the week before the meeting.
Fishes have to be registered previously. Best of show will be prized. All fishes will be auctioned Sunday morning except if breeder wants to get them back home.
Preliminary schedule:
Friday 7/10:
Participant arrival, fish reception, tourism-tour (Calvados manufactory, city tour)
Visit of the Goodeids maintenancy unit of the Aquaclub de Trouville.
Saturday 8/10: during all the day 400 livebearers tanks in exhibition, open to public.
Fish reception up to 9h00.
Speakers provisional announcement:
10h00 Meeting opening speech by Michael Koeck and Jacques Sabatier
10h15 Kees de Jong (Netherland), “Goodeids: an overview”.
11h15 Omar Dominguez (Mexico), “Morelia Aqualab activities”.
12h30 Lunch (for registered people)
14h30 Joel Healy (USA), “All about Characodons”
15h30 Christian Keller Santandrea, “Quatro Cienegas trip and threatened Gambusias”.
16h30 Break
17h00 Fishes exchanges and round table for GWG members
19h00 Short drink, Show prize.
20h30 Dinner (for registered people)
Sunday 9/10:
9h00 to 12h00 Auction of the exhibited fishes.
12h30 Lunch (for registered people)
14h30 Meeting closure.
Trip information:
Pont l’Évêque is located just in the north of Normandy, near Deauville. So it is reachable by:
Boat from England to Le Havre or Ouistreham,
Plane by Paris-Beauvais airport (150 km) or by Deauville–Saint Gatien (10 km) flights from London City airport (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Monday) by City Jet Compagny. Cars by highway exit Pont l'Evêque by A13 (Paris-Caen) A29 (Calais-Caen) from northern Europe and exit Lisieux A28 (Tours-Rouen) from southern
Rail (1h40’) from Paris (Saint Lazare station) to Pont l'Evêque station.
Ask us for housing possibilities.
Registration form, with prices, will be send later but you can already make a pre-registration.
For any question, please, contact with us:
Grigri posted: 30.05.2011
Participation, lodging and meals registration form
Full name …………………………………………………
Country: …………………………………………………...
Email :……………………………………………
Mobil phone : :…………………….……………..
How do you will reach the show?
By car ? By plane ? precise airport: ……………..
By train ?
How many people are coming with you? …………..
Meals :(please precise special diet or vegetarians meals)
Friday dinner 7/10 : 15 € x …… pers. =…….. €.
Saturday lunch 8/10 : 15 € x …… pers. =……...€.
Saturday dinner 8/10 : 30 € x…..... pers. =……...€.
Sunday lunch 9/10 : 15 € x……. pers. =……...€.
Lodging (for Friday and Saturday night, including breakfast):
- Dormitory (3 to 8 peoples): 50 € x ……… pers. =……...
- Double bedroom (double bed only): 65 € x……… pers. =………(2 people min)
- Single bedroom : 116 € x ……. pers. =………
You can look for others accommodations at: http://www.blangy-pontleveque.com/
Registration form to the Livebearer Exhibition
Please, if you want to register Livebearer fishes for the exhibition, return this formulary to
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before 1st of juliol.
Particularly for the GWG exhibition we are looking for as many species and locations of Goodeids as possible. More than 400 tanks are available. Exhibited fishes will be sold to cover the organization cost and benefits will be used for protections actions.
First name:............................... Last name:............................... Email:..................................... Phone number :.....................
I enrol my fishes to the wild form livebearer exhibition. Fishes will be set in tanks of 9,6 l ; pH 7,8 ; hardness 30° f. Except if you ask previously for retain your personal fishes, all exhibited fishes will be sold on Sunday morning to cover the organization cost. Benefits will be used for protections actions. Best of show will be prized !
| Species | Strain or location (if known) | Number of fishes (pair, group of juveniles…) | Nb of garnitures |
Previously not inscribe fish will not be accepted. Fishes could be send by mail or bring to the exhibition up to 8th October at 9h00.
You can also bring fishes for the “GWG fish exchange” of the Saturday afternoon; you can exchange or sold them for you personal benefit, please announce your offer on the GWG forum.
The exhibition will also count with a national Guppy, Platy, Xipho and Molly show. Guppies are evaluated in accordance with IKGH rules. XMP are evaluated in accordance to the French XMP standard. Please ask us if you are interested by participation. Your fishes could be prized !
Dear all, I will not be able to participate but wish you a fruitfull and somewhat fishy weekend!
Paul Veenvliet
Grigri posted: 08.08.2011
Hello all !
This is the exact place we will be lodging :
http://www.ecodomaineduhouvre.fr/
just in the bottom of the page you see the "Mongol Yourte". typical Mongol habitats, transport to the exhibition place will be done with horses... (it's true, not a joke !)
that's our "dormitories". There is only a fews places remaining ! so if you are interested be hurry !!!!!
see you there !
Alain
Grum-Schwensen posted: 01.09.2011
I think I´ll participate :-)
Thue
Poecilia Scandinavia
Grigri posted: 29.09.2011
Please find here the official program !
http://www.archive-host.com/files/12294 … e_2011.pdf
Just wanted to add that 12 countries will be represented ! thank you all for your participation !
seriouslyfish posted: 29.09.2011
Hahaha I recognise that photo Mike!!
Grum-Schwensen posted: 29.09.2011
I look forward to see you all !!!
Illustrator posted: 05.10.2011
Dear all, I will not be able to participate but wish you a fruitfull and somewhat fishy weekend!
Paul Veenvliet
seriouslyfish posted: 06.10.2011
Me neither but wish everyone a great weekend and constructive discussions!
Best
Matt
Grigri posted: 10.10.2011
Hello !!! Just turning back from Pont l'Évêque !!!
It was really great to see all of you ! despite rail strike and rusticity of the Yourtes (LOL) !
Thank you all for your participation, entousiasm and of course fishes ;-))
Hope every body trun back home safely.
See you soon!
Nigel Hunter posted: 10.10.2011
Hello
The British party returned safely
A big thank you to the French for organizing such an enjoyable event,their hospitality and generosity was superb
The Yourts served their purpose and the company was great
looking forward to working together to move the GWG forward
I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend as much as we did
Thank you
seriouslyfish posted: 11.10.2011
Glad it went well chaps - looking forward to seeing some photos and reports!
Grum-Schwensen posted: 11.10.2011
Nice to be there.
See you all sooner or later...
Thue
Michael Koeck posted: 11.10.2011
Hi friends!
Just a few lines because they covered me here immediately with a lot of work:-(
First of all: My whole-hearted thanks to L'Aquaclub Trouville et l' Associacion France Vivipares, who have been great hosts for the GWG!!! It has been an event worth to remember, unifying more than 40 members out of 14 countries in one purpose. I've never seen so many Goodeids in one place - anyway we presented more than 50 tanks with Goodeids out of 25 species in one exhibition!! Tremendous:-))
Thanks to all who have been there and all who sent us their wishes for the meeting; the next organizer will have to do a great job to surpass this event...
To all who gave me fish: I brought them home all alive and they fed the first time; thanks to all these guys, thanks to the speakers Omar, Kees and Michi for coming and doing a wonderful job!
Cheers for now, Mike
One thing: Summary will come soon, will take me a few days:-)
joelhealy posted: 11.10.2011
This was a wonderful event. I enjoyed it very much. The organizers did a fantastic job. I can't imagine how much planning and work must have been involved. It was a long trip for me, but hearing any single one of the speakers or just seeing the different populations of rare goodeids present would have been worth the trip by themselves. I got the opportunity to meet and talk with people whom I have followed only in writing for years. Thank you again to the GWG and AFV for creating an amazing weekend.
Eiffel posted: 12.10.2011
hi friends,
here under a little "souvenir" from this meeting in France.
For my part it has been a real pleasure to put a face on differents names and, probably, the nights in the Yourts will stay as a great recollection in my hobbyist life !
hope to see you soon !
Fabien
AFV94020
and another one...
the Yourt team ! 
you can recognized on it (from left to right) : Patrick D (Fr) / Alain G (Fr/And) / Fabien L (Fr) / Mike K (Austria) / Miguel A (Por) / Nigel H (GB) / Jean-François L (Fr) / Don K (GB) / Paddie D (GB) / David "Dai" Jones(GB)