The 11th annual Southwest Area Killifish Event (formerly known as the Cactus Killie Cook-Out) is scheduled for Saturday,
March 14, 2009.
REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee to attend SAKE but we ask that you "register" before the event. To do so, please send an e-mail to
azkillie@yahoo.com and include your name, hometown, and any aquarium club affiliation. When your registration has been processed, you will see your name listed below.
LOCATION: Ramada Plaza Hotel Phoenix at Metro Center
12027 North 28th Drive
Cactus Road/I-17 Exit 209
Phoenix, AZ 85029 US
Phone: 602-866-7000
http://www.ramadaplazaphx.com/
Rate is $69.00/night if you use code: SAKE
EVENT SPONSORS:Click on this link to see the companies that are supporting the 2009 SAKE:
http://ark.naturalaquariums.com/index.php?topic=418.0SPEAKERS:Dr. Ron Harlan, leader of frequent collecting trips to Latin America
Mike Hellweg, noted speaker and regular contributor to various aquarium magazines
Dr. Lynne Parenti, Curator at the Smithsonian Institution
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:11:00 a.m. Set up begins
12 noon Doors open for attendees
12:30 Silent auction begins
12:45 1st Raffle Drawings
1:00 p.m. First program: "Phylogeny of the Atherinomorpha: Evolution of A Novel Fish
Reproductive System" by Lynne Parenti
2:00 Break
2:20 2nd Raffle Drawings
2:30 p.m. Second program: "Culturing Live Foods" by Mike Hellweg
3:30 Break
3:45 Silent Auction ends!!! (Items will be distributed later)
3:50 3rd Raffle Drawings
4:00 p.m. Third program: "Trip of a Lifetime up the Rio Tigre" by Dr. Ron Harlan
5:00 p.m. End of afternoon programs - distribute items to Silent Auction winners
5:30 Dinner
7:00 p.m. Fourth program: "Miniature Oddballs, Keeping and Breeding Uncommon Miniature Fish" by Mike Hellweg
8:00 Break
8:30 Raffle and Auction until completed
THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE HAVE "REGISTERED": 1. Allan Semeit....ARK, GPPS, AKA...Phoenix, AZ
2. Gary Kukowski.....ARK, DWAS, AKA, ALA...Glendale, AZ
3. Derek Tang.....ARK, DWAS...Chandler, AZ
4. Tara Launders.....ARK, DWAS...Peoria, AZ
5. Ron Harlan.....SCKC, AKA...Glendale, CA
6. Mike Hellweg.....MAS, AKA, ALA...St. Louis, MO
7. Lynne Parenti.....Washington, D.C.
8. Dan Pape.....ARK, AKA...Tucson, AZ
9. Kristen Stewart.....ARK, DWAS...Chandler, AZ
10. Sue Katz.....ARK, AKA...Tulsa, OK
11. Ben Melesio.....ARK, AKA...Mesa, AZ
12. David Riggs.....ARK, DWAS, AKA, ALA...Phoenix, AZ
13. Craig McGowan.....ARK...Glendale, AZ
14. Will White.....ARK...Prescott Valley, AZ
15. Tony Gill.....ARK...Tempe, AZ
16. Donna Rager....ARK, DWAS...Chandler, AZ
17. John Kukowski.....ARK, DWAS...Tempe, AZ
18. Paul Heidrich.....ARK, AKA...Maricopa, AZ
19. Debra Heidrich.....ARK, AKA...Maricopa, AZ
20. Bill Gallagher.....BAKA, AKA...San Rafael, CA
21. Cathy Gallagher.....BAKA...San Rafael, CA
22. Brannen Maples.....Representative for OASE Pumps
23. Mike Mills.....SCKC, AKA...Agoura Hills, CA
24. John Boylan.....BAKA, SFAS, SVAS, AKA...Richmond, CA
25. Sandy Binder.....SCKC, CAS, AKA...Seal Beach, CA
26. Malte Ebach.....ARK...Tempe, AZ
27. Lynn Cain.....DWAS...Phoenix, AZ
28. Chris Breitkreutz.....SCKC, AKA...North Edwards, CA
29. Kathleen Breitkreutz.....SCKC...North Edwards, CA
30. Dennis Mills.....ARK...Phoenix, AZ
31. Brian Courtwright.....ARK, AKA...Prescott, AZ
32. Allen Wood.....COAS, CKC, ALA...Pueblo, CO
33. Linda Wood.....COAS...Pueblo, CO
34. Paul Dority.....ARK, AAPE, DWAS...Mesa, AZ
35. Scott Olson.....ARK, AAPE, PCCA...Glendale, AZ
36. Kelly Anderson.....ARK...Prescott Valley, AZ
37. James Hall.....ARK...Flagstaff, AZ
38. Robin Hall.....ARK...Flagstaff, AZ
39. Bruce Kauspedas.....AAPE, ARK, DWAS...Phoenix, AZ
40. Ron Rudnick.....ARK...Phoenix, AZ
41. Edward Violante.....ALA...Glendale, AZ
42. Mary Zupko.....AAPE...Phoenix, AZ
43. Mike Jones.....AAPE, DWAS...Glendale, AZ
44. Mike Holtum.....AAPE...Tempe, AZ
45. Richard Holtum.....AAPE...Tempe, AZ
46. George Zupko.....AAPE...Phoenix, AZ
47. Bill Maynard.....(AAPE)...Phoenix, AZ
48. Douglas Judd.....ACA, AKA, ALA, GSAS, NACOU...Great Salt Lake, UT
49. Chris Wheeler.....AAPE...Peoria, AZ
50. Bruce Goode.....Glendale, AZ
51. Paula Hightower.....AAPE, ARK...Chandler, AZ
52. Kenniy Curran.....Gilbert, AZ
53. Steve Ehrlich.....SCKC...Culver City, CA
54. Deborah Goodall.....DWAS...Gilbert, AZ
55. David Padgett.....ARK...Tucson, AZ
56. Rey Mangahas.....AAPE...Apache Junction, AZ
57. Clark Walker.....DWAS...Glendale, AZ
58. Jay Koepke.....Mesa, AZ
AAPE = Arizona Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts
ACA = American Cichlid Association
AKA = American Killifish Association
ALA = American Livebearers Association
ARK = Arizona Rivulin Keepers
BAKA = San Francisco Bay Area Killifish Association
CAS = Coast Aquarium Society (Southern CA)
CKC = Colorado Killie Club
COAS = Colorado Aquarium Society
DWAS = Dry Wash Aquarium Society (Phoenix, AZ)
GPPS = Greater Phoenix Pond Society
GSAS = Great Salt Lake Aquarium Society
MAS = Missouri Aquarium Society
NACOU = Nature Aquarium Club of Utah (aquatic plant club)
PCCA = Pacific Coast Cichlid Association
SCKC = Southern California Killi Club
SFAS = San Francisco Aquarium Society
SVAS = Silicon Valley Aquarium Society
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