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The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future -Teddy Roosevelt What Teddy said about knowing the past to prepare for the future also
Shawn Johnston Meeting and Events Manager at AFS headquarters in Bethesda, Shawn Johnston heads all aspects of meetings management at the Society. At this year’s Annual Meeting in Atlantic City,
The World Fisheries Congress 2020 (WFC2020) will be held in Adelaide, Australia from 11-15 October 2020. The WFC2020 aims to have a diverse, exciting and broad reaching Congress to showcase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2018 Contact: Martha Wilson mwilson@fisheries.org Tel.202.445.9514 JESSE TRUSHENSKI BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Jesse Trushenski, Ph.D., has become the
The AFS Officers are happy to announce that Leanne Roulson has been elected by membership to serve as the Second Vice President for the Society, taking effect at the end
The newly released 2017 Impact Factors show gains for four of six AFS publications, with the North American Journal of Fisheries Management and Marine and Coastal Fisheries making substantial jumps.
One the primary recommendations of a special publications workshop held in May 2017 in Reno, Nevada, was the creation of Editor-in-Chief (EIC) positions for four of the AFS journals. EIC
Interested in learning the basics of Roberts Rules of Order? Do you get frustrated by poorly run business meetings and endless motions and seconds? Would you like to develop meeting
The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is conducting an election for Second Vice President for the coming year. All current members are eligible to participate. The election begins May 15, 2018 and
Preparations for the Skinner Memorial Raffle at the 2018 annual meeting in Atlantic City are being made. We are contacting members nationwide to help in obtaining items for this exciting
