Need your input for the coming year....

Ya all of those would good ppl for the reef talk, along with others like @rmougey, Salem and a few others. Event center would not be possible for that as that would cost a ton of money, so would be somewhere we can do for free like the school, any of the local shops, or someone's house. But certainly worth consideration and we will look and see if we can put 1 on the calendar for this year to see how it goes.

As for NOCO, you hit the nail on the head, and that is part of the major point of contention between us. They are very focused on the corporate side of the reefing community, and expecting the hobbyist to pay the money to support them. Where as, MASC has been, and will always be about supporting the hobbyists. While we do have sponsors who support us, and we support them in turn, our focus will always be on the hobbyists and supporting them in any way possible.

I have given short talks and speeches on a step ladder in a backyard - mostly about recruiting, leadership/management and a few other things, but the message got across.

I did not even know what NOCO reef club was a thing until this thread. They must be really killing it...