$130 with the English version of Nichrin
$150 with the Japanese version of Nichrin
$40 for those who belong to another ZNA club and have the the Nichrin magazine.
Associate membership for 2010
$150 with the English version of Nichrin
$180 with the Japanese version of Nichrin.
Checks to be made out to ZNA Nor Cal and mailed to:
Donald Dang
3093 Baronscourt Way
San Jose,CA 95132.
1) Our Feb club meeting will be held on Feb. 20, 2010 at Champion Koi @ 3395 Keaton Loop, San Jose 95121
- As normal, general membership will be starting at 1:00PM
- Executive Board starting @ 12:00 PM to go over some details for 2010 show and 2009 revision show report
2) Education Seminar: Steve Eckard will talk about "Spriing Pond Maintanance and Important Water Quality during Winter-Spring Transition"
3) Club Business - President Larry
- Club business - Prez Larry
- Revision/correct 2009 Show Report
- AKCA update - Karen, ZNA update
- 2010 Annual Nishikigoi Show Status
- Membership Due - Please bring your membership fee to meeting to save some stamp;-))
4) Election: Election Committee (Master Trinh and Dr. Preston)
- Cast the ballot for new board by members and counting the votes by Election Committee
- Certify new board by President or Secretary
5) Koi Judging Excercice - Prez larry if we have time this month.
On behalf of ZNA Norcal, we would like to say many thanks to all of you: our judges,
our Club President, our show chair, speakers, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, visitors,
the show venue, and koi kichies, especially those who come from a long way !!!
This is a true koi spirit and friendship. The show is a big success since
there are more than 3,000 visitors who came to our show over the 2-day weekends!
Major Awards: Grand Champion - Showa Size 8 - Dr. David Tran
Showchair Award - Uturi Size 6 - Donus Tran
President Award - Asagi/Shusui - Dr. Sanjiv Kapoor
Founder Award - Utsuri Size 3 - Vu Tran
Atlanta Koi Club Friendship Award - Koromo Goshiki Size 4 - Marylin Burns
Central Coast Koi Club - Utsuri sixe 5 - Nick Holquin
NW Koi & Goldfish Friendship Award - Kawarigoi - Ann Nguyen
Guongdong China FA - Utsuri - Michelle Reeser
NC Koi Society FA - Erwin Santos
ZNA HongKong FA - Utsuri - Donus Award
Judge Award - Asagi/Shusui - Felix Lau
Best Tategoi - Showa - Erwin Santos
AKCA Award - Gin Showa - Jason Guevara
IKONA FA - Hi Utsuri - Thomas Phan
The Northern California ZNA Koi Show is one of the premieres in America. The ZNA NorCal club will host the 3rd annual show at Holiday Inn, 1740 North First Street, San Jose, California from November 14 to 15 2009. This is one of the highest quality koi competitions in which participates across the nation including North Carolina, Texas, Oregon, Georgia, California, and others with entries in various of categories including sizes, color, and pattern. Larry Gill, the president of ZNA NorCal, has been travelling around the world for koi judging and seeing many beautiful fish, but said that he is very honored to see his home koi club always has the top of quality koi. “ZNA NorCal show is the home of Gosanke,” said James Reilly, a ZNA Koi Judge with deepest knowledge of Nishikigoi in both technical and history. The Gosanke is the top three and most popular of the Koi categories including Kohaku, Sanke and Showa. The Kohaku which is a white with red pattern, Showa which has a white and red pattern on its black skin and Sanke which has a black and red pattern on its white coloring make up this category of Koi fish. More than 30 tanks have been reserved for housing these excellent fish during the event. The show and seminars are free and open to public on November 14 and 15 from 9Am to 6Pm.
The show is also designed for having numerous sponsors including fish vendors, pond builders, koi artist, bonsai, dry goods vendors, and artisans. Visit vendors from across the country selling imported and domestic koi, goldfish, water color painting, other pond & water gardening products, non-pond items and their servies.
Koi Seminars will be present by Mr. Kodama with a variety of koi topics including male koi. Mr. Kodama is a well respected koi master in the world. He is the author of many famous koi books, and has written hundreds of koi and koi related articles. Judging seminars and comments on the winning koi will be presented by Koi Judges. Dr. Scott Weber of University California of Davis will have a seminar on Koi health and KHV topic.
The show will use the English style of judging. Exhibitors are assigned an exhibition tank provided by the club for their fish. Judging will begin at 9:30 AM Saturday November 14, and judging will be completed by 2PM on the same day. The show results will be announced and awarded during Award celebration at the Saturday Show Banquet. There will be a Grand Champion for the greatest fish of the show. Reserve Grand Champion, Mature, Adult, Young and Baby Champion, Best in size, First and Second Honorable Mention as well as other awards. Mr. Bob Finnegan will head the Judging Team this year. Other judges are Mr. Larry Christensen, and Mr. Junichi Kayano. All three judges are well known for their depth knowledge of Nishikigoi.
Bonsai is an additional feature to our koi show. Bonsai will be display on both Saturday and Sunday. Sam Adina, a bonsai designer, will be given a bonsai demonstration on Saturday November 14, 2009.
There are many items donated by sponsors, vendors, and members for raffle and auction to benefit the club. In addition for raising some fund, "raffle and auction is part of the fun and entertainment for the event", said Ann Nguyen, the youngest koi member of the ZNA Norcal Koi Club.
ZNA NorCal Club was formed in February of 2006 by Dinh Nguyen along with 33 founding members, as a chapter of ZNA International Organization, is a non-profit club. It is the youngest ZNA Chapter in America. However, “It is the most active chapter with many serious hobbyists,” said Ron Goforth, Chairman of USA ZNA District. The main purpose of the show is about education, a chance to learn about koi improvement, koi keeping knowledge, and sharing and enjoying the beauty of the fish. Nishikigoi is originated from Japan with the deepest of appreciating Nishikigoi as “living art” or “living Jewelry”. In addition to the appreciation of the beauty, most of ZNA members hold on the same ZNA spirit of “Friendship through Koi” that we are now in forging and building friendship through the hobby all over the world. This show promises to be one of the premiere shows in America with top quality koi. It will be a memorable experience for participate hobbyists, vendors, or simply attending the show as an observer. We invite you all to attend the NorCal show for enjoyment and appreciation of the Nishikigoi and experience our show as well as building friendships.
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3rd Annual ZNA NorCal Nishikigoi Show 2009 - Download Info and Flier
The 3rd Annual ZNA NorCal Nishikigoi Show on Nov 14-15, 2009
The ZNA NorCal Chapter is proud to announce “The 3rd Annual ZNA NorCal Nishikigoi Show” to be held on November 14-15, 2009 at Holiday Inn at 1740 North First Street, San Jose, California. Please click on the following image to know more about the venue:
Rooms will cost $84 a night with free continental breakfast and free Internet.
The show will be open free to public.
In addition to Trophy Awards for Championship, cash will be awarded as well. As of today, $1000.00 will be awarded for the Grand Champion, $200 for Reserved GC, and $100.00 for each of the other championship awards. If we have any more donations, cash awards will be increased.
AMC Glass Inc. and Nathan Truong has also donated $500 toward our Championship Cash Award pool! Thanks AMC and Nathan for this wonderful gift!
Here is the latest update on our sponsor list:
1. GRAND CHAMPION Trophy: sponsored by Dream Pond/FancyKoiOutlet
2. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION Trophy: sponsored by Kois & Ponds USA (Michael Hernandez)
3. MATURE CHAMPION Trophy: sponsored by Eastern Nishikigoi
4. ADULT CHAMPION: sponsored by Kevin of Genkikoi
5. YOUNG CHAMPION: sponsored by Tom Lai at ChampKoi
6. BABY CHAMPION: sponsored by Kodama Koi Farm in Japan/Hawaii
In addition, ChampKoi also sponsors President Award and ShowChair Award.
Hikari is sponsoring water quality supplies to our show. Thanks Hikari!
Thanks Long Phung Fast Food and Pasteur Noodle House for sponsoring lunch refreshments and soft drinks for show volunteers, workers, judges, and entrants on Saturday.
Dr. David Tran will sponsor our show pins! Thanks David!
Thanks Cody Turtle for designing our beautiful show flier!
Dr.Scott Weber of UC Davis will have a seminar on KHV topics on Saturday, November 14 at 1pm at the show. Thanks Dr. Scott Weber!
Mr. Mamoru Kodama will speak about male koi at 3pm on Nov 14. Thanks Mr Kodama !!!!
Mr. Sam Adina a bonsai designer will be at our show Nov 14 and 15. He will do demos and have plants, pots for sale. Thanks Sam !
On behalf of ZNA NorCal koi club, we would like to say many many thanks to all the sponsors! Our upcoming show will not be called a success without your sponsorship and generosity!
Your participation in the ZNA NorCal Koi Show will help further our koi hobby. For vendors, it is a great way to promote your business’ products and services directly to the hobbyists who use them. In addition to the koi show and vendor booths, vendors are invited to demonstrate their products and present information in seminar format throughout the day on Saturday. This focused opportunity will provide you with increased visibility and is intended to educate hobbyists in the latest advances in construction/filtration technology, koi nutrition and health care.
We also need your help with raffle/auction donations and sponsorship of :
Trophies and awards
Show pins
Friday night judges dinner
Friday or Saturday luncheon to show volunteers
We are honored to announce the official judging team for this year's 3rd Annual ZNA-Norcal Koi show:
1. Bob Finnegan as Head Judge
2. Larry Christensen, Assistant Judge
3. Junichi Kayano, Candidate Judge
As you know, Mr. Bob Finnergan is one of the co-founders of AKCA!
Mr. Christensen and Mr. Kayano are also very well respected in the koi-kichi world.
More info like vendor list will be provided/updated later on this Website. So make sure to check back often.
Should you have any question, please feel free to contact any of us. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing all of you at the show.
Best Regards,
Larry Gill - Show Chair and Club President, (510) 352-7168 or gelldu@sbcglobal.net
Dinh Nguyen, (408) 309 9119 or ddinhnguyen@yahoo.com
Dr. Sanjiv Kapoor - Vendor Coordinator, (408) 223-8776
or sanjivkapoork1100lt@yahoo.com
Here is the video clip of Larry's invitation. Thanks koi.tv for the clip:
$130 with the English version of Nichrin
$150 with the Japanese version of Nichrin
$40 for those who belong to another ZNA club and have the the Nichrin magazine.
Associate membership for 2010
$150 with the English version of Nichrin
$180 with the Japanese version of Nichrin.
Checks to be made out to ZNA Nor Cal and mailed to:
Donald Dang
3093 Baronscourt Way
San Jose,CA 95132.
