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All-Aquarium Catfish Convention

Welcome to the 2026 All-Aquarium Catfish Convention, hosted by the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society! Online registration is closed -- Please register in-person at the event!

Program Contents

Schedule

times subject to change

Friday, October 9th

9:00 AM Field trip bus leaves
10:00 AM Vendor room opens
1:30 PM Field trip returns to hotel
2:00 PM Talk: Ingo Seidel Whiptails
4:00 PM Talk: Angela Haggard Asian Catfish
6:00 PM Vendor room closes
6:00 PM Talk: Ian Fuller Collecting in Peru (mixer)
8:00 PM Friday night Spree, and Hospitality suite open

Saturday, October 10th

9:00 AM Vendor room opens
9:30 AM Talk: Ingo Seidel Otos
11:00 AM Talk: Sean Hensley Wood Catfish
1:00 PM Talk: Ian Fuller Corydoradinae
2:30 PM Talk: Dr. Melanie Stiassny Congo fish and biotopes
4:30 PM Talk: Rajanta S. Rahardja spawning Hypancistrus
6:00 PM Vendor room closes
6:30 PM Banquet (separate ticket) with Hans-Georg Evers
??? Hospitality suite open

Sunday October 11th

9:00 AM Auction registration open
10:00 AM Auction starts

Join us late Friday and Saturday evening in the Hospitality Suite, and on Friday, room-hop between sellers with the return of Spree, this year on the second floor!

T-Shirts and Pub Glasses

We have convention T-shirts and pub glasses, as well as GSAS T-shirts, available at the registration desk throughout the weekend.

Getting to the Convention

The convention is at the DoubleTree Southcenter, which is located a couple miles from SeaTac Airport. A free airport shuttle is included to those arriving by air. Make sure to take the Black Van with the cookie on the side. (Do not take the not-black shuttle to the other Doubletree right at the airport.) The hotel shuttle can also be used to get to the Link Light Rail, which can take you to downtown Seattle and other destinations.