Programming and Attractions

The AKA convention will feature a variety of killifish based attractions! We will have 5 Guest Speakers & workshops, 4 field Trips, 16 Class Fish Show, Huge Vendor Room, Friendly Hospitality room, Awards Banquet, Fish Swap and Fish Auction!

Schedule of Events

Friday, June 12:

8:00 AM: Morning Tours Begin
Noon: Registrant Lunch till 1:30 PM
1:30 PM: Afternoon Tours Begin
6:00 PM: Welcome Pizza Party till 7:30 PM
7:45 PM: Frans Vermeulen – Running My Fishroom
10:00 PM: All Rooms Closed


Saturday, June 13


7:00 AM: SHOW Judging, Show Room is closed
9:15 AM: Mike Hellweg – Live Foods for Killifish
11:00 AM: SWAP Open to Registrants
11:30 AM: SWAP Open to Public till 1:30 PM
1:30 PM: Andrej Spec, MD – Killifish Plants
2:45 PM: Michi Tobler, PhD – Ecology & Conservation in the Fish World
4:00 PM: Brendan Tubbs – Ricefish and Tubbing
5:00 PM: Closed BOT Meeting
7:00 PM: AKA Annual Banquet
7:30 PM: Frans Vermeulen – South American Killifish
8:15 PM: SHOW Room Open
10:00 PM: All Rooms Closed for Takedown


Sunday, June 14

11:00 AM: Live Auction Begins with AKA New and Rare, and Show Fish!