Empire Alpaca Association Welcomes You
The Empire Alpaca Association ("EAA") was born in 2002 as an outgrowth of the first Empire Alpaca Extravaganza. Those first 16 farms expressed a desire to become a
New York Affiliate of the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association. From the original 16 farms, EAA now has 242 members – ranging from small farms to some of the largest in the country plus non-owner enthusiasts. EAA is the first Affiliate to draft and vote in a Code of Ethics, something of which we're all very proud. EAA supports all its members equally with marketing and educational efforts.
EAA does more than host the Empire Alpaca Extravaganza – which is does proudly. The Extravaganza makes many opportunities available: support of the camelid industry through donations to the International Camelid Institute and the Quechua Benefit; direct marketing through the purchase of trade show space and mailings to prospective breeders and education in the form of the Empire Alpaca Symposium.
Whether you're new to the industry or a seasoned pro, thank you for visiting EAA's website. We encourage you to dig deeper, visit our member farms or check out some of our events.
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| Empire Alpaca Extravaganza
This AOBA Certified level 5 show (750+ animals) will
be October 25 & 26, 2008 in Syracuse, New York.
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| 2008 Winter Symposium and Fleece Event |
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 Featuring
a Neonatal Class with Dr. LaRue Johnson
Empire Alpaca Association has booked Dr. LaRue
Johnson for the 2008 Winter Symposium. Dr. Johnson has
conducted 112 neonatal courses already. The EAA course
will consist of a day of neonatal lectures on Saturday
and then on Sunday a series of 2 hour “wet labs” with
actual alpaca crias. A hands-on neonatal class is an
extremely important class for an alpaca owner to attend.
The Symposium will feature lectures on other topics
as well and the Fleece Event will feature a fleece show,
spin-off and fiber arts competitions. We will again
conduct the optional fiber arts workshops on Friday and
have a session for vets on Friday with Dr. Johnson.
We have "booked" The Saratoga Hotel and Conference
Center in Saratoga Springs (www.thesaratogahotel.com).
Saratoga Springs is a lovely town about 30 minutes north
of Albany with lots of restaurants, shopping and other
things to do.
The dates are: Friday February 29, 2008 for the vet
session and optional fiber arts workshops and Saturday
and Sunday, March 1 & 2 for the Symposium and Fleece
Event. More information will be available as we have it.
Mark your calendar now - don’t miss this event!
Click here to see the results of the 2008 Fleece Event.
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Important New Changes To Memberships and Renewals
To streamline the renewal process, the Empire Board of Directors
adopted a single date renewal of June 1, 2008 for all members. Existing
memberships that are up for renewal during the transition period (through
June 1, 2008) will have the annual membership fee and the web link and profile
page fees prorated. New members will pay the $50 membership fee for the year
ended May 31, 2008. Starting on June 1, 2008 all members will be billed for
the normal one year membership. This transition will result in a more efficient
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| Calendar of
Events |
Alpaca Shows and
Events. View our list of current and upcoming shows
and events.
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| Alpaca Facts |
Find answers to frequently
asked questions about Alpacas.
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| Join EAA |
Become a member of the
Empire Alpaca Association
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| Member Farms |
We are 242
Member Farms strong. View our complete list.
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| Members
Information |
A collection of our documents,
procedures, forms, board meeting minutes, and
by-laws.
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| Code of
Ethics |
Read the Code of Ethics, or to file a complaint...
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Quarterly Newsletter
Missed one of our newsletters? View our current and past
newsletters.
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Committee Information
We are always looking for members to join or help on any
one of our 5 committees: Education, Marketing, Ethics,
Show, and Nominating.
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About EAA