Alpaca Ontario Fall Education Day
ALPACA ONTARIO
FALL EDUCATION DAY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2005 BELLEVILLE
Speaker: ERIC HOFFMAN
Alpaca Ontario’s Fall Education Day will be held on October 1 at the Ramada Inn on the Bay in Belleville. We are very fortunate to have Eric Hoffman as the speaker for the day. Eric Hoffman, recognized internationally as an authority on alpacas, is a retired educator, author and nature writer who has been involved with alpacas for over 20 years. His alpaca farm, Bonny Doon Alpacas, is in Santa Cruz, California. Eric is the principal author of The Complete Alpaca Book , co-author of The Alpaca Book, creator of The Alpaca Registry, founding editor of The Alpaca Registry Journal, and two term founding president of the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA). He has written more than 150 articles on alpacas, llamas, vicunas, and guanacos, that have appeared in various magazines such as Pacific Discovery, International Wildlife, and Outside. He has been a keynote speaker for alpaca events in Australia, New Zealand, Peru, the United States and Canada.
The Alpaca Ontario Fall Education Day will be held at the Ramada Inn on the Bay and Conference Resort in Belleville. Address is 11 Bay Bridge Rd. Phone: (613) 968-3411. Web site:
Directions (map is on
From the east: Take highway 401 to exit 543A. Follow highway 62 south for 3.5 km. to highway 2 (Dundas St.). Turn right to the continuation of highway 62 south (1 km.). Turn left toward the BayBridge. The hotel is on the left side at the lights.
From the west: Take highway 401 to exit 538 south (Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd.). Continue south to highway 2 (Dundas St.) and turn left. Continue east to Bay Bridge Rd. and turn right toward the BayBridge. The hotel is on the left side at the lights.
If you need accommodation, a block of rooms has been reserved, but only until August 31. The special conference rate is $102 plus tax – when you are booking make sure to mention you are with the Alpaca Ontario conference to get this rate. If family members are accompanying you and they are not attending the conference you may wish to stay in PrinceEdwardCounty – see: for information on activities and accommodations.
Schedule Saturday Oct.1 Speaker: Eric Hoffman
9:00 - 9:30 - Pick up registration materials. Coffee and breakfast pastries.
9:30 - 10:30 - ‘The Evolution of the Camelid Family, Andean Pastoralism and the
Alpaca in the 21st Century’
10:30 -11:00 - Refreshment break
11:00 - 12:00 - ‘Objective Evaluation of an Alpaca’
12:00 - 1:15 - Lunch (provided)
1: 15 - 2:15 - ‘Understanding Camelid Behaviour for Better Management’
2:15 - 2:30 - Refreshment break
2:30 - 3:30 - ‘Alpaca Fibre from A to Z’
Please fill out the accompanying registration form. For the best rate, mail by the early bird deadline of August 26.
This is an excellent opportunity to further your knowledge and to hear one of the world experts on alpacas. Please tell anyone interested in alpacas who is not a member of AO, and may not have received this mailing, about this event.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Nancy Carr
(613) 376-3389
REGISTRATION: ALPACA ONTARIO FALL EDUCATION DAY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2005 BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO
SPEAKER: ERIC HOFFMAN
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Email:______
No. of people attending ______
@ $65 per person if AO member and postmarked by Aug. 26 = ______
Or @ $85 per person if AO member and postmarked after Aug. 26 = ______
Or @ $90 per person if not AO member (see below about joining AO
and get the better rate!) and postmarked by Aug. 26 = ______
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I am not presently an Alpaca Ontario member and would like to join
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- Prorated membership for the rest of the year (to March 2006)___ $50 ______
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Total: ______
Please make chequepayable to: Alpaca Ontario
And mail with completed registration form to: Nancy Carr
2719 Sumac Rd.,
R.R. # 1, Elginburg, Ont. K0H 1M0
Early bird deadline: postmark Aug. 26 Final deadline: postmark Sept. 23
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COMMENCING MARCH 15TH
ANNUAL FARM MEMBERSHIP IF NEW MEMBER PAYING
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