MACNAXX in Atlanta

MACNAXX · 10-27-2007, 04:09 PM

MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta

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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. If your administrator could make this a sticky and put up a banner from our website MACNA XX Atlanta that would help alot.

So who is going and how can I help?

Steve

Woodstock · 10-28-2007, 08:28 AM

Short of a family tradgedy, I will definately be there!!

I've already got my MACNA ticket but I need to book the motel...

lcstorc · 10-28-2007, 08:32 AM

I'll be there for sure. I had so much fun there's no way I'll miss it. Trying to decide now between driving and flying. If I drive I can bring home more stuff.
Anybody out there who has never gone really should. This year was my first and it was great. Sounds like Atlanta is going to be awesome as well. Particularly the banquet at the aquarium.

Woodstock · 10-28-2007, 08:37 AM

I will be driving so I can buy what I want.... also, just incase I win something BIG in the raffle drawings!

When I flew to MACNA in Texas last year, my suitcase was so heavy I had to pay extra $$ to the airlines. I think it was almost 60 lbs! LOL

lcstorc · 10-28-2007, 08:40 AM

Yes, thanks to your advice I brought an extra suitcase. Hubby thought I was completely nuts. (Well I am but that is beside the point.) I still ended up giving some of my freebies away since I still didn't have enough room. Then I won a raffle prize and had to have someone ship it to me.

Frankie · 10-28-2007, 09:05 AM

One state over? I'm there next year! Woohoo!

Woodstock · 10-28-2007, 09:07 AM

We should all stay on the same floor at the hotel

DrHank · 10-28-2007, 09:27 AM

Spent 5 years in Atlanta while I was in school. I'll probably take my truck just in case. I may even be able to stay at a friends house.

Octoman · 10-28-2007, 09:32 AM

I'm there!! How do the raffles work? When are the drawings? I've never been to one of these before...

Woodstock · 10-28-2007, 09:35 AM

Sounds like we're going to have a large RS crowd there

For the raffle tickets, there are different prices of each raffle package. The larger the prize, the more expensive the raffle ticket. Last year in Texas, there were a couple dozen different raffle packages to choose from! Decisions, decisions~ The drawings are usually on the last day of macna.

GeeWizzItsMe · 10-28-2007, 10:23 AM

I'm there, too!!!!!

GeeWizzItsMe · 10-28-2007, 10:27 AM

Wait, if I am a minor, do I still have to buy a registration ticket for me and my dad? Or just one for my dad, and I can tag along?

kathywithbirds · 10-28-2007, 10:28 AM

dang it! hotel's sold out already!

Woodstock · 10-28-2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

dang it! hotel's sold out already!

Naaa... it's just TOO far in advance to book a room

kathywithbirds · 10-28-2007, 10:54 AM

oh, well alrighty then!!

10-27-2007, 04:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
MACNAXX Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19 View Gallery Karma Komment	MACNAXX in Atlanta MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. If your administrator could make this a sticky and put up a banner from our website MACNA XX Atlanta that would help alot. So who is going and how can I help? Steve

10-28-2007, 08:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta Short of a family tradgedy, I will definately be there!! I've already got my MACNA ticket but I need to book the motel... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

10-28-2007, 08:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta I'll be there for sure. I had so much fun there's no way I'll miss it. Trying to decide now between driving and flying. If I drive I can bring home more stuff. Anybody out there who has never gone really should. This year was my first and it was great. Sounds like Atlanta is going to be awesome as well. Particularly the banquet at the aquarium. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-28-2007, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta I will be driving so I can buy what I want.... also, just incase I win something BIG in the raffle drawings! When I flew to MACNA in Texas last year, my suitcase was so heavy I had to pay extra $$ to the airlines. I think it was almost 60 lbs! LOL __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

10-28-2007, 08:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta Yes, thanks to your advice I brought an extra suitcase. Hubby thought I was completely nuts. (Well I am but that is beside the point.) I still ended up giving some of my freebies away since I still didn't have enough room. Then I won a raffle prize and had to have someone ship it to me. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-28-2007, 09:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 6,039 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta One state over? I'm there next year! Woohoo! __________________ Visit my aquarium -->Frankie's 120 gal Experiment Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will go away....

10-28-2007, 09:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta We should all stay on the same floor at the hotel __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

10-28-2007, 09:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta Spent 5 years in Atlanta while I was in school. I'll probably take my truck just in case. I may even be able to stay at a friends house. __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

10-28-2007, 09:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta I'm there!! How do the raffles work? When are the drawings? I've never been to one of these before... __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

10-28-2007, 09:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta Sounds like we're going to have a large RS crowd there For the raffle tickets, there are different prices of each raffle package. The larger the prize, the more expensive the raffle ticket. Last year in Texas, there were a couple dozen different raffle packages to choose from! Decisions, decisions~ The drawings are usually on the last day of macna. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

10-28-2007, 10:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta I'm there, too!!!!! __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

10-28-2007, 10:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta Wait, if I am a minor, do I still have to buy a registration ticket for me and my dad? Or just one for my dad, and I can tag along? __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

10-28-2007, 10:28 AM	#13 (permalink)
kathywithbirds You talkin ta ME? Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philly area, NJ Posts: 4,933 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta dang it! hotel's sold out already! __________________ (\__/) (\__/) (@.@) (^.^) (")_(") (< >)

10-28-2007, 10:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
kathywithbirds You talkin ta ME? Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philly area, NJ Posts: 4,933 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: MACNAXX in Atlanta oh, well alrighty then!! __________________ (\__/) (\__/) (@.@) (^.^) (")_(") (< >)

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