As part of the 3rd Annual WWKC Virtual Koi & Goldfish Show we will have special seminars online. The seminars will be hosted on a webinar program called WebEx. They will be limited to a maximum of 23 attendees. To become one of the attendees, you need to send Susan Reed a PM expressing your desire to be included, stating the seminar you would like to attend. The PM must have a valid email address for her to have the seminar send your invitation. Without the invitation, you cannot attend. The seminar schedule and a few details are as follows:
Saturday, Dec 5:
12:00 – 1:00 Richard Steele will be talking on water gardens, design, plants, and maintenance. Richard is a past president of the Central Virginia Water Garden Club and current newsletter editor. He has been ponding for 13 seasons.
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1:30 – 2:30 Brady Brandwood of Lotus Land Koi Farm will be talking about koi development. He is a breeder of very high quality domestic koi on his self contained facility in Monroe, N.C. Brady also publishes Koi Fixx. Last year his seminar was oversubscribed so register early.
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3:00 – 4:00 Karen Pattist will discuss how the nitrogen cycle works, the importance of water testing, and the benefits of frequent partial water changes, with a focus on stress, where it comes from and how it affects our Koi. Karen has been keeping Koi for nearly 25 years. She has gone through the usual progression of three ponds, including a 55,000 gallon Koi pond which she designed and built. She is the English editor for the Kokugyo Koi books by Mr. Kodama. Karen is currently President of the Pioneer Valley Water Garden & Koi Club in Connecticut.
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4:30 - 5:30 Karen Pattist will discuss how to observe our Koi for signs of disease and learn the sources of pathogens. She will explain the symptoms and treatment for the 3 primary Koi disease problems, and how quarantine can be used to prevent disease. See bio above.
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Sunday Dec 6:
12:00 – 1:00 Mat McCann will do a question and answer seminar. Mat is the farm manager and breeder for Nisei Koi Farm in New Jersey. Mat joined Quality Koi Companies in July 2000 after moving from England. There will be a thread on Koiphen to submit questions that you would like to have answered.
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1:30 – 2:30 Gene Winstead Gene Winstead will talk about maintaining good water quality, testing kits and methods, koi clay and mud ponds. Gene is the owner of Koi Village in Bulls Gap, TN.
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3:00 – 4:00 Cindy Badder Cindy Badder will be presenting a health seminar on Bad Bugs - Good Meds. Cindy is a dedicated hobbyist and member of Greater Louisville Koi Club in KY. She us well known as a friend of animals and a moderator of Koiphen.
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4:30 - 5:30 Peter Ponzio has agreed to do a walk around the goldfish entries, explaining the judging points of winners. Peter is a founding member of the American Goldfish Association and one of the association’s first judges and was the head of the committee that published the US goldfish standards at the GFSA. He is also a certified judge for the AKCA and resides in Hawthorn Woods, IL.
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Judges Walk About with WWKC Judges Bart & Mike 7 pm Eastern
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Originally Posted by koiman1950
Don't miss out on this. You MUST sign up in advance to get the invitation to join the seminar "room". These are LIVE seminars. We need questions for Mat of Quality Koi for his seminar on Sunday. PM me. 
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