MAAST is now a member of MASNA

[imported_admin]

This is an anouncement for the members of MAAST to be made aware that we are an official member of MASNA.

MASNA is a not-for-profit organization composed of several marine aquarium clubs and individual hobbyists from Canada, Mexico, and the United States totaling over 1,200 individuals.

MASNA operates from a central Board of Directors elected each year by the delegates from the member societies at the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, (MACNA). Our goal is to ensure a sustainable future for marine environments and the marine aquarium hobby.

MASNA provides our members:

• Assistance in planning for local meetings and conferences
• Access to speakers
• A quarterly newsletter
• An annual conference (MACNA)
• Support of the annual conference
• A collective voice in national and international initiatives
• Efforts to protect the hobby from abuse and restrictive legislation
• Member on the board of MAC (Marine Aquarium Council)

Each year MASNA’s Board of Directors and members select a Member Club from across North America to host the annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA).

MASNA also provides assistance and input to MACNA host clubs helping to insure the continued tradition of successful conferences.

This event has evolved into the premier conference of the year and consists of presentations by world renowned speakers, authors and lecturers.

MACNA offers beginning and advanced hobbyists the opportunity to speak directly with the experts and to gain first hand knowledge of procedures and techniques. It also serves as a social reunion for hobbyists and business acquaintances.

MASNA's purpose is to:

• Encourage the ethical growth of the marine aquarium industry
• Support efforts to eliminate abuses in collecting and transporting marine organisms
• Educate members with quarterly newsletters, MACNA, and other sanctioned conferences
• Promote the growth of societies within the hobby to insure a sustainable future for the marine environment

Please feel free to visit www.masna.org to browse around for more information.

[RedDragon]

Sounds good Chris, we are moving up, way to go

[Yano]

Awsome