The biennial international conference and trade show

Abstract submissions due February 1, 2002. Click here for information.

Sponsored By

Aquacultural Engineering Society (http://www.aesweb.org), Contact: webmaster@aesweb.org
Freshwater Institute (http://www.freshwaterinstitute.org), Contact: info@freshwaterinstitute.org
Virginia Sea Grant College Program (http://www.cfast.vt.edu)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (http://www.usda.gov)

Virginia Tech

Welcome

You are invited to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, to be held at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia, on July 18-21, 2002. The conference is designed for individuals in industry, government, or academia who are involved with recirculating aquaculture.

This conference continues to feature the leading experts in recirculating aquaculture who will be presenting over 75 papers, as well as poster sessions. Ample time is allotted during all sessions for questions and free discussions. The 1500+ participants from the U.S. and 30 foreign countries that have attended the past three conferences indicated that some of the most popular aspects were the trade show, plenary session, and continuous break service forum. Equipment manufacturers and salespersons, producers, academics, regulators, investors, and others interested in the recirculating aquaculture field all gather in the trade show area to “meet and greet” and “cuss and discuss” pressing issues associated with recirculating aqua-culture. The 2002 conference continues to accent informal learning opportunities with expanded trade show hours and a reception following the plenary session on Thursday night.

Exhibitor registration is now open. To register for a booth, please complete and return this registration form.

For further information about the conference and symposia, please contact Dr. George Flick, Virginia Tech, Mail Code 0418, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, telephone: (540) 231–6965, or e-mail your questions to: aqua@vt.edu.

George Flick, Food Science and Technology Department
Greg Boardman, Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement
Charles Coale, Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
Stephen Smith, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ewen McLean, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Mike Jahncke, Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Other Learning Opportunities

A pre-conference workshop on the Design and Operation of Aquaculture Systems, sponsored by Virginia Tech, will be held from 8:30 am on July 16 through noon on July 18 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. Harry Westers, President of Aquaculture Bioengineering and former head of aquaculture operations in the state of Michigan, is the featured instructor. He will lead participants through the basic principles of designing and operating aquaculture facilities as well as some basic calculations related to facilty design. Participants are provided with a copy of the computer program utilized to complete the calculations. For more information on the workshop or to register on-line, please check the main VT aquaculture web-site: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/aquaculture.htm

The Eighth Annual Aquaculture Water Reuse Systems Short Course will be held on July 22-26 at the Freshwater Institute in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in cooperation with Cornell University. Dr. Michael Timmons of Conrnell university and Dr. Steven Summerfelt, Mr. Brian Vinci, and Dr. James Eblelin, all of the Freshwater Institute, are the course instructors. The course provides thorough "hands-on" coverage of the design, operation, and mangement of water reuse systems for finfish and includes topics such as system carrying capacity, space and volumen requirements, flow requirements and fluid mechanics, nitrification principles and biofilter design, water chemistry, and monitoring and control systems. For more information on teh short course or to register please check the following web-site: http://www.education.cornell.edu/aben