Conference Banquet - The Tennessee Aquarium, situated on the banks of the Tennessee River, is the world’s first and largest freshwater aquarium and home to more than 9000 animals encompassing over 400 species featured in their natural habitats. This $45-million, 12-story aquarium, averaging over one million visitors per year, was voted the “South’s Favorite Aquarium” by Southern Living readers. Amid cascading waterfalls and living forests, the Tennessee Aquarium offers visitors an up close view of some of the most unique, exotic and enchanting creatures in our natural world.