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The Central Florida Koi Show is Sponsored by Central Florida Clubs
and the ZNA Southern Koi Association March 9-11, 2012
The Central Florida Koi Show will be held again this year the second weekend in March 2012 from the 9th-11th at the International Palms Resort and Conference Center on International Drive.Formerly the Holiday Inn, the hotel is in its third year under new management at the same location.
This is our·fourteenth show in· Orlando.The CFKS·Society, Inc. has five member·clubs; the Florida East Coast Koi and Pond Club,·Gainesville Koi Club, the Orlando Area Koi and Pond Club, and the Rainbow River Koi Club.·The ZNA Southern Koi Association has members throughout Florida and the Southeast. Click on name below the club logo above to a visit CFKS member Web sites.·
All clubs are AKCA·member clubs.· Additionally, the newly incorporated Central Florida Koi Show Society is a member of the Associated Koi Clubs of America (AKCA). KOI USA Magazine is a publication of the AKCA.
Please make room reservations before February 1st for the show rate. If you make your reservation online, please let Henry Culpepper know by sending him an email.
Hotel - For Room Reservations use the direct line 407-351-3500
The Koi Show and Vendor Fair is free and open to the public.
Judge Team- Our Head Judge for 2012 will be Steve Childers, Head Judge assisted by Bryan Bateman and Dave Young. Troy Head will join the team as an AKCA candidate judge.
Vendors may contact Michael McMahon, Vendor Coordinator for informaion regarding show booths.
Registration - A koi entry form and the show rules will be available for download soon. If you have a question or need more information please contact Sherri White .
Raffle Donations - Please contact Don Hellard to arrange for a donation to our show raffle. Click here to go to our Raffle page.
Seminar - We will have a Seminar Program again for the 2012 show. Seminars TBA
There is a $10 fee to attend the seminars all day on Saturday. Please go to the registration room off the Atrium to sign in for the seminars.
Banquet - Our show banquet is one of our most important events of the weekend! Not only is it a time to recognize the many winning koi and their owners, it is also a great time to socialize.
The show features judging of hobbyist's koi, a vendor fair where you may see displays of pond hardware and koi, and seminars (Saturday only). More information on all the events for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be available soon. Come early to see the show koi on Sunday because the koi in the show area are removed starting around noon after the judges complete their comments about the koi around the koi show tanks.
Directions: The show site is at the International Palms Resort (formerly Holiday Inn Resort), 6515 International Drive. From I-4 westbound take the Kirkman Rd exit (from left lane). Follow the exit ramp staying in the right hand lane. At the stoplight, make a right turn onto I-Drive and go 1/2 mile. The hotel is on the right. There is additional parking on the north side of the hotel.
From I-4 eastbound, take Exit 74-A at Sand Lake Rd. Go south to International Drive, turn left onto International Drive. About 1 mile, look for the hotel on left.
Transportation from airport MCO. Shuttle services run regularly from the airport to Iinternational Drive hotels.
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Airport Shuttle Information
Mears Transportation has a kiosk at the airport on the luggage level and it services I-Drive hotels including ours - a van departs the airport every 15 minutes. They do not need reservations - guests can go directly to the luggage level and purchase a ticket at their kiosk/window.
We hope you will enjoy visiting our show Web site and will return here often leading up to the show in March to check out news about the show and other helpful information that will be updated periodically.
Volunteers Needed see contacts for a list of coordinators.
The show is always in need of volunteers so please see the areas where we need help. Go to the "Show Volunteers" page on the menu bar if you would like to sign up for a time to help out.
All our show sponsors and vendors are important to the success of the Central Florida Koi Show
We especially want to recognize Hikari for their donation of show chemicals and to two other companies that have been with the show since the beginning of the first show in Orlando in 1998.:
Nishikigoi of Niigata
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