The International Federation of Online Clubs and Aquatic Societies     

   I Focas

THE organization dedicated  to the promotion of the fishkeeping hobby worldwide

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.....Welcome to IFOCAS.This our main site has recently changed hosts, so we hope you will all change your site links to reflect this move. It is now 2009, our 9th birthday. We have a membership group for every fishkeeper, group, business and aquarist, whether individual or commercial.........If fishkeeping is your speciality then we are sure you will find something of interest to you on our site. All world directories of clubs and aquatic bodies are just one click away, but while you are here why not join us - it's really easy.... There has been a slight delay in uplisting new members details recently due to the sheer volume of new members - but do not worry - if you have received your entry codes you are a member even if the public listing is a little delayed

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE!  October 2011. IFOCAS now has over 9,100 aquarist members in 2830 organizations spanning over 42 countries and is globally the largest and most influential hobbyist fish group.  Last year our site upgraded and  moved so do not forget to change your links and bookmarks to www.IFOCAS.org .

 

Sorry for the rather poor quality of this document folks. but at least its here at last. The webmaster has had some technical problems converting the spreadsheet into web pages but at least it is readable. Next we are going to apply some technical wizardry to this and the next survey and see if we can come up with any sensible picture of our hobby today.

Replicant Grant Gussie Shamus Page Keith Brian Saul Paul & Sally Guppyghost Peter Brokenshire Claude A.Radley
REPLY NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
CLUB REGION CANADA CANADA GB GB GB CANADA USA GB CANADA        
STATE Alberta Saskatchewan Tyne & Wear East Sussex London Ontario New York Bristol International
CLUB NAME Calgary Saskatoon CaerUrfa Eastbourne CFAC Hamilton Nassau County Bristol AS Pan-Canadian
How many members did you have in 2000 ? 105 150 13 105 17(now 41) 75-100 40 Under 30 300
When was your club/ society founded (year) ? 1951 1970 1978 1992 2000 1930? Ish 1970 1929 2000
How many members did you have in 1990 ? 135 n/k 25 n/k n/a 75-100 5 40 0
How many members did you have in 1997 ? 115 n/k 20 47 n/a 75-100 50 not stated 0
How many members did you have in 1998 ? 115 n/k 15 80 n/a 75-100 45 not stated 0
How many new members have enrolled in the last year ? 4 25 3 16 41 10 to 15 4 2 300
How many members are under 30 yrs old ? 15 50 2 9 6 25 20 3 70
How many mebers are over 30 years old ? 90 100 11 96 35 50-75 20 over 30 230
Has your club got a junior section ? No Yes No No No No Yes no No
How many members has the junior section ? None 12 N/a None n/a n/a 8 n/a None
How frequently do you hold meetings?  W.F.M? Monthly Monthly Fortnightly Monthly Monthly or less Monthly (10 months) Monthly Monthly Quarterly
Average attendance at a ordinary meeting ? 35 40-70 8 41 4 or 5 50-60 30 10 to 18 150
Average attendance at a special event ? 55 100 plus 13 45 n/k 300 20 200
Do you hold regular bowl shows ? No Yes No No No Fading Fast Yes Yes No
Average attendance on show nights ? N/a 40-70 N/a n/a n/a With Meetings 30 10 to 15 n/a
Do you hold an annual ‘Open Show’ or similar event ? YES Bi-Annual YES YES YES (Annual meet) Yes No Yes Auctions
Average attendance of this event ? 500 1000 60-70 45 ? 300 n/a 200-400 200
Do you regularly have guest speakers at the club ? Yes Yes 5 p.a Yes Not Yet Yes Yes No Always
Has the club appointed a Publicity or Public Relations Officer ? Yes Joint Board No Joint Board Joint Board Communally Yes No No
Have you ever had to cancel an event due to lack of interest ? Yes No No No No No Reschedule not cancel No No
Are you a member of a local federation/national federation ? (FAA, CFAS FBAS etc) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Do you get all the support you need from such a federation ? Yes Never Asked for any Yes n/a No Input equals output No so-so No - Don’t need any
Has your club appointed a Membership secretary ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Joint Board Yes Yes Secretary does this Yes
Has your club set up a dedicated web site ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Have you appointed a webmaster to maintain and update this site ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Do you publish a club magazine ? Yes Yes,Quarterly No Yes No Yes Yes Monthly newssheet No
Do you list all future events on your web site ? NO Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Is your web site listed on all of the online directories of clubs and societies ? Yes Yes Yes Not Yet Yes Yes ? Is now Yes
Do you regularly inform the aquatic press of all events ? NO No.Not at all Yes No Yes Not Often Yes Only annual show Yes
Do you make a point of welcoming new members ? Yes Yes.Very Important Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes.Very Important Yes Yes
Is your club advertised by all of the local aquatic stores ? ( window posters, handbills etc) NO No. Commercial Opposition to this. Yes Most of them Yes Yes Some. Need more members to help No but should be! No
Do you liase with the local schools and  help where necessary in setting up educational displays ? NO No Not Yet If asked Yes No Yes No No
Would your club like assistance to set up or maintain its website ? NO No Yes No No n/a Like a contact point No No
Members Additional Questions ( these will be added to future surveys and ALL survey data will be published)