GaryP
Mon, 22nd Dec 2003, 07:22 AM
Hello folks,
Instar (Larry) and I are planning on offering a workshop/seminar on general SW water chemistry. While the seminar will be mainly directed towards reefkeeping, the information will be applicable to those of you into FO tanks as well. The date and site is yet to be determined but I would expect that it would be towards the end of Jan. or Feb. There will be a small charge for materials, something around $5 and you will come away with printed material to use as a reference. The seminar will be directed towards those of you that are new to SW, however we're sure that many of the more advanced hobbyists in the group may find useful information in such a seminar. The general idea is to handle the chemistry topic with the individual with little or no background in chemistry in mind. This is not going to be a college level chemistry course, perhaps more on a High School level. We would like your feedback as to how many of you would be interested in such a seminar.
Both Larry and I have been contacted and fielded many water chemistry questions from many of you individually, both in person and online. We feel that such a seminar would be very helpful. We both have a background in chemistry and feel that we can provide helpful information to many of you. We feel there is a need for such a program that would be of benefit to many of you.
We have contacted Chris about this and he has agreed to take the concept to the next board meeting. In addition, we have discussed the concept of broadening the scope and implementing an education program that would present a series of eminars. We would like to tap the expertise of some of the more experienced members of the group to serve as instructors for this program, especially in areas that they are most knowledgeable. Other topics that have been discussed are system design, nutrient export, captive breeding, quarantine, disease management, lighting, and maintenance. As time goes on we can get into some more specialized topics if the program is successful and interest in such seminars is shown to exist within the MAAST membership. We have suggested that a education chair and/or committee be appointed to coordinate the program and help make arrangements for the seminars. We'll let the board make that decision and contact you with further details in the future.
We encourage you to contact the board with your feedback and suggestions. In the mean time we need your feedback on whether you would be interested in such a program. Larry and I are probably going to put a lot of time and effort into preparing the course materials for the water chemistry seminar and we would like to know how much interest there is before beginning this process.
Thanks,
Gary
Instar (Larry) and I are planning on offering a workshop/seminar on general SW water chemistry. While the seminar will be mainly directed towards reefkeeping, the information will be applicable to those of you into FO tanks as well. The date and site is yet to be determined but I would expect that it would be towards the end of Jan. or Feb. There will be a small charge for materials, something around $5 and you will come away with printed material to use as a reference. The seminar will be directed towards those of you that are new to SW, however we're sure that many of the more advanced hobbyists in the group may find useful information in such a seminar. The general idea is to handle the chemistry topic with the individual with little or no background in chemistry in mind. This is not going to be a college level chemistry course, perhaps more on a High School level. We would like your feedback as to how many of you would be interested in such a seminar.
Both Larry and I have been contacted and fielded many water chemistry questions from many of you individually, both in person and online. We feel that such a seminar would be very helpful. We both have a background in chemistry and feel that we can provide helpful information to many of you. We feel there is a need for such a program that would be of benefit to many of you.
We have contacted Chris about this and he has agreed to take the concept to the next board meeting. In addition, we have discussed the concept of broadening the scope and implementing an education program that would present a series of eminars. We would like to tap the expertise of some of the more experienced members of the group to serve as instructors for this program, especially in areas that they are most knowledgeable. Other topics that have been discussed are system design, nutrient export, captive breeding, quarantine, disease management, lighting, and maintenance. As time goes on we can get into some more specialized topics if the program is successful and interest in such seminars is shown to exist within the MAAST membership. We have suggested that a education chair and/or committee be appointed to coordinate the program and help make arrangements for the seminars. We'll let the board make that decision and contact you with further details in the future.
We encourage you to contact the board with your feedback and suggestions. In the mean time we need your feedback on whether you would be interested in such a program. Larry and I are probably going to put a lot of time and effort into preparing the course materials for the water chemistry seminar and we would like to know how much interest there is before beginning this process.
Thanks,
Gary