Our 2011 Convention was held this year at the prestigious Kilhey Court Hotel, in Standish near Wigan where the roots of the CSG reside. The speakers this year where from the top drawer with the amazonian researcher, naturalist and author Michael Goulding, Dr Claudio Oliveira from the University of Sao Paulo Brazil, Dr.Ralf Britz, Researcher of Fishes at the Natural History Museum in London, Dr. Devon Graham from the U.S.A., Hans-George Evers from Germany, Dave Hulse, U.K. from fish food manufacturers, Tetra and our own membership secretary Bob Barnes. Trophy keepsakes, carved impeccably by our Show Secretory Brian Walsh were presented to each speaker in turn. Other fish keeping organisations that were represented in the CSG marketplace stalls included the British Livebearer Association, British Cichlid association, International Loach Association, and also Aquarian. There was plenty for everybody this year with a record number of dry and live food stands. Pride of place was the BAP displays showcasing the hard work and dedication that goes into breeding the many families of catfish. The weekend was drawn to a close at about 4.30 on the Sunday night by our President, Ian Fuller, whose hard work alongside the committee and helpers has not gone unnoticed and again they rose to the occasion to make it probably the best ever Convention so far. Thanks goes to the many visitors from all corners of the world who attended the weekend and of course thanks must also be given to our sponsors who you can view here. See you all at the same venue in 2012!.

Fish Nutrition	How catfishes influence our perception of the Amazon	Taking questions	Biodiversity and threats of freshwater fishes in Brazil	Taking questions from Dr.Michael Goulding
Speaker: Dave Hulse (Tetra)	Speaker: Dr.Michael Goulding	Speaker: Dr.Michael Goulding	Speaker: Dr.Claudio Oliveira	Speaker: Dr.Claudio Oliveira
Habitats of Amazonian catfishes	Myanmar and its fish fauna	Taking questions	The Catfishes of Argentina	CSG talk
Speaker: Dr.Devon Graham	Speaker: Dr.Ralf Britz	Speaker: Dr.Ralf Britz	Speaker: Hans-Georg Evers	Bob Barnes
Convention 2011	British Livebearer Association	Presentation	Presentation	Presentation
BAP display	Dai Jones	President Ian Fuller to Bob Barnes	President Ian Fuller & Brian Walsh to Dr.Claudio Oliveira	President Ian Fuller to Dave Hulse
Presentation	Presentation	Presentation	Presentation	Presentation
President Ian Fuller to Dr.Devon Graham	President Ian Fuller to Dr.Ralf Britz	President Ian Fuller to Hans-Georg Evers	Chairman Bill Hurst to BAP Silver award winner, Adrian Taylor	Auction of painting L:R; P.Lambourne, I.Fuller & D.Layley (winner)
Presentation	Presentation	Convention 2011	Convention 2011	Convention 2011
Pim carving presented to Michael Goulding	Red Tailed Catfish carving	Function room	The Market Place	"I did it my way" :-)