Washington–British Columbia Chapter of AFS

Greetings:

Please be aware that the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society deadline for the 2008 graduate-level student scholarship applications is March 1, 2008. This scholarship program provides up to $3,000 annually in scholarships to master’s or doctoral students in the general area of fisheries science with one to three awards to individual students. Beginning in 2002, the Sustainable Fisheries Foundation established the William Trachtenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund, which augments the Western Division scholarship program. This fund provides up to $600 annually to a graduate-level student conducting studies on fisheries sustainability. Applications for the Western Division scholarship program will automatically be considered for the Sustainable Fisheries Foundation scholarship program as well. Please pass the attached information on to potential applicants (note that the application deadline is March 1, 2008).

Thanks,

Bob Gresswell
Western Division AFS, Scholarship Chair

2008 Application Procedures

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We Invite Additional Speakers and Posters for both Symposia and Contributed Sessions on freshwater, estuarine, and marine topics.

The Program Committee invites abstracts for individual symposia, oral, and poster presentations. Abstracts must be submitted on-line by January 31st, 2008. Please also see www.npic-afs.org for information on the Program, Accommodations, and to Register for the Conference .

Proposed Session Topics:

• Saving the Salish Sea
• Research, Monitoring and Evaluation of Salmon Recovery
• Fish Health
• Elwha River Recovery
• Marine Species-Habitat Interactions
• Forage Fish Ecology
• Puget Sound Ecology and Habitat Trends
• Puget Sound Water Quality
• Marine and Freshwater Fish Ecology and Management
• Columbia River Aquatic Science Topics
• Seagrass, Nearshore, and Salmon
• Marine Hydropower Technologies
• Groundfish Ecology and Management
• Habitat Restoration
• Advancements in Genetics
• Bull Trout Ecology and Management
• Planning in Restoration and Conservation

Deadline for Oral and Poster Presentation Abstracts
January 31st, 2008
Make hotel reservations before Feb. 4th for group discount
Register by Feb. 15th for reduced registration fees.

Contact Program Chair Larry Dominguez (Larry.Dominguez@dnr.wa.gov) for any additional questions

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Please join us on Wednesday March 5th at 5:30 for the WA-BC Chapter Awards Social and Raffle. We will be giving out awards and raffling off items throughout the evening.

David Hillman will be playing some of his original music after the awards and raffle ceremonies. Rock, alt-country, blues, and jazz, all take turns in his repertoire of songs. Check out his website.

http://www.davidjhillman.com/home.html

Hors d’oeuvre will be served to registered conference attendees. There will also be a no host bar for refreshments.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

WA-BC Chapter EXCOM

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WA-BC Chapter is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of the 2008 Annual General Meeting through:

• Decreasing the amount of solid waste produced by the meeting
  • Serve liquids in bulk containers (e.g. cream for coffee, water in pitchers [no bottled water], kegs of beer (bring your own mug/glass)
  • Minimize paper handouts and promote electronic correspondence
  • Encourage participants to reuse name tag holders from previous conferences
• Reducing energy and water consumption at the meeting
  • Hotel provides option to not wash sheets and towels every day
  • Turn off light in conference rooms when not in use
• Minimizing or off-setting harmful emissions resulting from vehicular transportation and energy consumption associated with meeting
  • Promote mass transit (Bellingham Val-U Inn - Transportation)
  • Encourage car pool
• Disposing of solid and liquid waste in an environmentally responsible manner
  • Recycle paper, plastic bottles, aluminum cans
  • Provide containers for recycling in every room

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Are you a Worthy Coelacanth?

WA-BC Chapter has a number of awards which will be presented at the Annual General Meeting. A brief description of each award is provided below.

Haig Brown Award
Established in 1981 to recognize those who have produced outstanding, non-technical articles or publications on any aspect of fishery management, research, habitat protection, enhancement, or other related fields.

Worthy Coelacanth Award
First presented in 1984 to a senior member of WA-BC Chapter who has made an outstanding contribution to fisheries management and science.

Volunteer Organization
For a volunteer organization that has made exemplary contributions to fisheries conservation, education, or science.

Meritorious Service
Awarded to an WA-BC Chapter member who has made substantial contributions to the success of the Chapter.

The Fish Gaffe
This award recognizes the most noteworthy faux pas by a Chapter member each year. The first recipient was Jeff Cederholm for his outstanding collection of self-inflicted typos in a previous AGM agenda.

Please send your brief nomination statements for these awards to WA-BC Chapter Vice President Jim Shannon at jash@deainc.com by February 1, 2008.

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Are you interested in a tremendous chance to broaden your fisheries networking and serve AFS at the same time?!?!

The WA-BC Chapter Executive Committee is seeking candidates for the position of General Arrangements Chair for “Team 2011”, to coordinate implementation of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, September 1-8, 2011. The General Arrangements Chair serves as the overall coordinator of a number of committees to lead NPIC’s hosting of this international professional conference of up to 3,000 delegates. The Chair interacts with the incoming AFS President, the appointed Program Chair, AFS staff, a number of committee chairs, and accommodations’ representatives to ensure that the conference is successful.

This is a volunteer position that will require increasing responsibilities and involvement, beginning in March 2008, and culminating in at least 50% time commitment in the year leading up to September, 2011. Experience coordinating large projects and working with diverse teams and individuals is required for success in this position. Agency or organizational support is also highly desirable. To apply, please send a brief statement of interest, with description of support, a CV, and a list of three professional references to Eric Knudsen by January 7, 2008. For more information, contact Eric at 360-424-5767. The WA-BC Chapter Executive Committee will make the selection in late January, 2008.

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WA-BC Chapter wants you! We have openings for 2008-2009, beginning in September, for Vice President and Assistant Newsletter Editor. The Vice President will ascend annually to President-Elect, President, and Past-President, while the Assistant Newsletter Editor may ascend to Newsletter Editor. For more information on the responsibilities of these positions, please see the Officers section of our Bylaws page. If you are interested in becoming involved or would like to nominate someone, please contact Eric Knudsen by January 8. The Executive Committee will make final decisions on the candidates and we will hold electronic elections for these two offices in late January/early February, prior to the AGM.

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