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For those of you with hotel reservations at Embassy Suites, please be advised that you will receive another confirmation email with a lower daily rate. There was confusion about prevailing federal per diem, and Embassy Suites will be honoring a lower rate of $117 per night. The annual meeting organizers are sorry for any inconvenience... Read More
In 2018 the AFS Cal-Neva Chapter will elect two new Executive Officers, to the offices of President and Secretary. The Chapter will also vote on proposed changes to the AFS Cal-Neva Chapter Bylaws. The candidates’ statements, proposed Bylaws changes, and information about the voting process are posted on the Elections webpage. Read More
The AFS California Nevada Chapter (CalNeva) Travel Award provides monetary awards for deserving applicants to support their attendance at the Cal-Neva Chapter American Fisheries Society 52nd Annual Meeting. The 2018 meeting will be held in San Luis Obispo, California on Feb 28 – March 2, 2018. Any member of the AFS who is active in... Read More
The 2018 Cal-Neva meeting is being held from Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2018 in San Luis Obispo. The theme is “Outside the Bubble: Communicating with our Communities”. Currently, we are requesting abstracts for symposium and technical sessions. Leading a session is a great opportunity to contribute to the annual meeting, and to share information... Read More
The Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program, approved by the AFS Governing Board in 2000, was named in honor of the late Dr. Robert F. Hutton, who was the American Fisheries Society’s first Executive Director, serving from 1965 to 1972. Since its inception in 2001, the Hutton Program has provided scholarships and mentoring experiences in fisheries... Read More
This August, Past-President Joe Merz and I traveled to “Cigar City” and braved the humidity to attend the 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Tampa, Florida. National meetings are always a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and hear the latest on the research and work being done around the country. From... Read More
This August, I had the pleasure of travelling to Tampa, Florida to attend the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, “Fisheries Ecosystems: Uplands to Oceans,” thanks to the support of the Cal-Neva chapter. This was the first time that I attended the national meeting, and I was in awe of how many fisheries professionals could be... Read More
I am very honored to be writing this personal reflection on the experience of attending the 2017 AFS Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. What’s more, I was so fortunate as to be awarded the Cal-Neva Travel Award, which was what allowed me to attend the conference. I can’t express enough thanks to the California-Nevada Chapter... Read More
One of the highlights of the AFS Cal-Neva Chapter’s Annual Meeting is the presentation of awards to deserving individuals for their professional excellence and fisheries conservation efforts. Your Chapter Awards Committee is currently seeking nominees for awards to be presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting to be held in San Luis Obispo in late February-early... Read More
The Program Committee of the Alaska Chapter and the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society seeks initial symposium and continuing education course ideas for a joint meeting, to be held in Anchorage, Alaska on May 21-24, 2018. The theme of the 2018 meeting is Change, Challenge, and Opportunity in Fisheries: Fishing for Solutions. Proposals are encouraged on topics that... Read More
