2014 International Betta Congress Convention in California!!

All right guys...the moment you have all been waiting for...THE 2014 IBC CONVENTION SCHEDULE!! We have a TON of interesting talks and fantastic activities this year! Everything from how to host your own show, to the history and genetics of the development of the opaque and orange bettas, to photography techniques for all levels, live foods with microscopes, wild bettas, trips to SE Asian professional betta and arowana farms...come one come all! Also of course our fantastic hospitality room, IBC stock shop for all things betta supplies, and, for those aching to learn about judging, all 3 judging seminars and apprenticeships. Our year end awards banquet is sure to be a blast, and our auction is projected to draw in a huge crowd of surrounding fish enthusiasts from the greater Bay Area!! For those coming early, we're going to have a day trip to the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium and possibly a home-town baseball game trip!!

We're super excited to host convention this year - hopefully you can come!!

IBC Convention Schedule (subject to change)

Wednesday (June 25)
6am-9am: Breakfast for hotel guests
9am-7pm: People flying in + CBS shuttle
10am-6pm: Monterey Bay Aquarium Trip
1pm-7pm: Show room set-up
6pm-10pm: Baseball Game

Thursday (June 26)
6am-9am: Breakfast for hotel guests
9am-7pm: Bench fish, accept walk-ins and registrations
4pm-5pm: Judging Board Meeting (open)
5pm-6pm: Executive Board Meeting (open)
7pm-9pm: President’s Reception/Party
9pm-11:30pm: Hospitality Room Open

Friday (June 27)
6am-9am: Breakfast for hotel guests
9am-6pm: Stock Shop and Sponsor Room Open
9am-10am: Judging Seminar 1
10:30am-6pm: Judging + Judging Seminar 3
3pm-4pm: Yvonne Chaban– Live Foods 
4pm-5pm: Aj – SE Asia Trip
5pm-6pm: June Delane and Ariel Petersen– How to host a show
7pm-9pm: Buffet Dinner
9pm-11:30pm: Hospitality Room Open

Saturday (June 28)
6am-9pm: Breakfast for hotel guests
8am-9am: Apprentice Testing
9am-5:30pm: Show Room Open (public welcome)
9am-10am: Gilbert Limhengco– Development of the Orange Betta
10am-11am: Gianne Souza - Line-breeding Show Bettas
11am-12pm: Judging Seminar 2
Break for lunch
1:30pm-2:30pm: Gianne Souza and Minh Nguyen– Photography Techniques for All Levels
2:30pm-3:30pm: Gerald Griffin – Wild Betta Talk
3:30pm-4:30pm: Dr. Gene Lucas – Development of the Opaque Betta
5:00pm-6:00pm: General Membership Meeting
7pm-9:30pm: Awards Banquet
9:30pm-10:30pm: Pack fish
10:30pm-11:30pm: Hospitality Room Open

Sunday (June 29)
6am-9am: Breakfast for hotel guests
9am-1pm: Auction
1pm-5pm: Convention Tear-down

Our official convention website is http://cbsbettas.org/2014convention/. Let's keep those registrations coming!!