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Jelly
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January
6, 2015 – Update
Congratulations to the 2015 class of Jelly School! The following
aquarium professionals will be joining us for two days of
jelly-wrangling fun right before RAW.
Andrew
Angelo, Mote Marine Lab and Aquarium
Amy Arnold, Georgia Aquarium
Matt Babineau, North Carolina at Fort Fisher
Francis Cote, Aquarium de Quebec
Michelle Davis, Horniman Museum and Gardens
Nicole Gioia, Adventure Aquarium
Margarida Gomes Ferreira, Oceanario de Lisboa
Ben Minerich, Minnesota Zoo
Libby Nickels, Florida Aquarium
Amanda Reno, UnderWater World Sea Life, Queensland
Jordan Salyers, Virginia Aquarium,
Tasha Skillman, Tennessee Aquarium
Victoria Stever, Texas State Aquarium
Laura Wandel, Moody Gardens
Didn’t get
to Jelly School this time? We may hold more workshops in the future.
Stay tuned…
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Ever dream
of spending two days of learning and information exchange in the
hallowed halls of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s jelly galleries? Then
Jelly School is for you!
As a RAW
warm-up, we will be hosting 12 lucky jelly husbandry professionals for a
two day seminar on how we manage our jelly collections at the Monterey
Bay Aquarium. Led by jelly gurus Michael Howard, Tommy Knowles and
Wyatt Patry, it’s sure to be jam-packed full of amazing information.
Jelly School 2015 is
designed for aquarists currently working with jelly collections
in a public aquarium facility. Our target audience consists
of aquarists with some prior jelly exhibit and culture experience who
are looking to expand their jelly husbandry skills, knowledge, and
experience.
E-mail Jelly School at
jellyschool@mbayaq.org with any additional
questions.
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General
Information:
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Jelly School will be held on Sunday March 1st
and Monday March 2nd, 2015 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium,
immediately before RAW general sessions start on Tuesday, March 3rd.
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A separate registration fee of $300 will
apply for Jelly School attendees. Your registration fee will include
all instruction, printed and electronic course materials, and entrance
to the Monterey Bay Aquarium during the course. Lunch will also be
provided each day.
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Transportation to and from Jelly School and
the RAW host hotel (Monterey Marriott) will be provided every morning
and at the end of each day.
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Lodging during Jelly School is not provided
and is the sole responsibility of the attendee. The Monterey Marriott
will provide discounted RAW lodging rates to Jelly School attendees.
Hotel reservations for Jelly School can be made through the RAW hotel
link under the “Travel and Lodging” Tab.
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RAW registration is NOT included in
Jelly School registration. Jelly School attendees are not required to
attend RAW, but if they choose to do so, must register through the main
RAW registration page.
Jelly School Application and Registration Process:
In order to
provide the best experience possible for our Jelly School attendees,
we’ll be limiting our class size to 12 individuals. Because we expect
demand to outweigh available space, we’ll be selecting students through
an application and lottery.
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Please complete
the
Jelly School application. You must have
Adobe Reader XI in order save your electronically completed
application (download Adobe Reader XI here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html)
Or, if you have technical difficulties opening the .pdf version of the
application, you can
click here
to download it in MS Word format.
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Jelly School
applications are due by November 7, 2014 and should be emailed
directly to
jellyschool@mbayaq.org
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Once all of the applications have been
received and processed, we will select our class roster of 12 students
by November 14, 2014. Class invitations and a link to online course
registration and payment will be extended to selected students at that
time.
Good
luck! We look forward to your applications for Jelly School!
The
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