Aquatic Gardners Association Conference
The 2024 AGA Convention, hosted by the Raleigh Aquarium Society, will be held at the Raleigh North Hills Hilton, April 4-7, 2024! There will be speakers, aquascaping demos, workshops, auctions, and more!
The 2024 AGA Convention, hosted by the Raleigh Aquarium Society, will be held at the Raleigh North Hills Hilton, April 4-7, 2024! There will be speakers, aquascaping demos, workshops, auctions, and more!
The NEC’s Annual Convention is an opportunity to gather knowledge related to our hobby, meet that special speaker, mingle with long-time hobbyists and share your experiences with newcomers in the hobby. We encourage everyone to expand your knowledge and socialize with the friendly group who appear year after year; this is an educational and social weekend open to all and we invite you to come experience the NEC’s Annual Convention this year!
FIN-DIG 2024 is a two-day event hosted by the Sacramento Aquarium Society, featuring world-renowned speakers! The event will include a Vendor Room, special Rare Fish Auction, raffles Saturday and Sunday, and on Sunday, a big Mega Auction to close us out! This is your chance to hang with fellow aquarium enthusiasts, enjoy great presentations, pick up fish, plants, aquarium equipment and fish foods, and more! Start your summer right; come join us, because it will be a blow out!
Eyeball licking, toes sticking, and tails wagging! It's time for the GECKO WORLD to come together!
It is supported by the North American Reptile Breeders Conference (NARBC), the largest gathering of reptile enthusiasts, suppliers, artists, and herpetoculturists in the United States. After the final presentation, there will be a sale/swap. All attendees may bring gecko-related items and live animals to sell during this final hour of the symposium. Symposium attendees will have access to the best stuff, supplies, beautiful artwork, and the rarest animals 15 hours before NARBC VIPs!
American Frog Day is the longest standing amphibian conservation fundraiser event in the world. Each year American Frog Day raises and donates thousands of dollars to organizations around the world. There will be a show and sale featuring: captive born and raised amphibians, Terrarium and Vivarium supplies, Tropical plants, including carnivorous plants and orchids, and Educational displays.
Afterward there are dinner lectures on a variety of topics. The dinner lectures have been extremely popular and are the perfect ending to the American Frog Day event. See old friend, enjoy a nice meal, listen to engaging speakers lecture on conservation efforts, field exploits, husbandry and care tips, and more. Seating is limited so don't wait to long to purchase your ticket!
Every April, we cohost International Turtle and Tortoise Week with our friends at the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group. This year, our theme is “The Surprising World of Turtles.”
Gathering of world experts in captive reptile keeping to promote growing knowledge in the hobby. This 3 day conference hopes to inspire and educate and have everyone walk away with an understanding of how to improve our hobby.
The TTPG Conference is held each November in Mesa, Arizona. The TTPG Conference’s amazing lineup of speakers includes turtle and tortoise experts from around the world. The conference attracts attendees from all over the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and South America. Topics include captive care, nutrition, medical care, captive breeding, incubation tips, raising healthy offspring, enclosure design, and much more. Field trips include visits to private breeding facilities, local zoological institutions, and other interesting experiences, and there are often special evening events addressing conservation concerns, updates on legal issues and the “under 4” regulation”, presentations from USARK, Q & A sessions, and of course, lots of fun social time is enjoyed by attendees.
We hope to see you this year!