Events

Friday, August 19, 2016

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
AFS Officers Meeting (Invitation Only)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Management Committee Meeting

Saturday, August 20, 2016

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7:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
AFS Governing Board Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Continuing Education - Electrofishing I: Power-Based Standardization in Electrofishing
Jessica Mosley

 
Continuing Education - NEW! Imaging Technologies in Fisheries: Side Scan Sonar in Management and Research
Jessica Mosley

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Continuing Education - Age and Growth Analysis with R
Jessica Mosley

 
Continuing Education - Bayesian I: Intro to Bayesian Inference Using Gibbs Sampling (BUGS) for Fish Biologists
Jessica Mosley

 
Continuing Education - Beginning and Intermediate GIS for Fisheries Scientists
Jessica Mosley

10:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
American Institute of Research Fisheries Biologists
Sean M. Lucey

12:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Registration and Information

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Continuing Education - Electrofishing II: Electrofishing Equipment Operations and Troubleshooting
Jessica Mosley

5:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
AFS Governing Board Reception (Invitation Only)

Sunday, August 21, 2016

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Continuing Education - Human Dimensions and Conflict Resolution in Fisheries
Jessica Mosley

 
Continuing Education - Leadership at All Levels in AFS (FREE)
Jessica Mosley

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Continuing Education - Bayesian II: Intermediate Bayesian Inference Using Gibbs Sampling (BUGS) for Fish Biologists
Jessica Mosley

 
Continuing Education - Bioenergetics
Jessica Mosley

9:00 AM-2:00 PM


 
American Institute of Research Fisheries Biologists
Sean M. Lucey

10:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Speaker Check-in and AV Loading

10:00 AM-6:30 PM


 
Registration and Information

12:00 PM-2:30 PM


 
AFS Journal Editors Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:30 PM


 
Fisheries Administration Section Meeting
Ken Kurzanski

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Continuing Education - NEW! Fisheries Information Network System (FINS) Application and Analysis Tools
Jessica Mosley

 
Continuing Education - Scientific Publishing & Communications (FREE)
Jessica Mosley

2:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Fish Culture Section Meeting
Carl Kittel

2:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Trade Show Exhibit Move-in
Shawn Johnston

2:30 PM-3:30 PM


 
Fisheries Administration and Fisheries Management Sections Joint Meeting

3:30 PM-5:00 PM


 
Fisheries Management Section Meeting
Mark Porath

3:30 PM-6:00 PM


 
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA) Meeting
Greg Conover

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Imperiled Aquatic Species Section Meeting
Gene Wilde

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Estuaries and Marine Sections Joint Meeting
Karin Limburg

 
Poster Set-up

5:00 PM-7:00 PM


 
Education Section Meeting
Katie Bertrand

6:00 PM-9:30 PM


 
Welcome Social and Aquarium (7-9 PM)

Monday, August 22, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


 
Plenary Speakers Breakfast (Invitation Only)

7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Registration and Information

 
Speaker Check-in and AV Loading

7:30 AM-9:00 AM


 
Trade Show Exhibit Move-in / Poster Set-up
Shawn Johnston

8:00 AM-9:20 AM


 
Plenary (Dr. Hal Schramm) and The Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Presentation
Ron Essig

9:00 AM-8:30 PM


 
Trade Show and Posters
Shawn Johnston

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


 
Socioeconomics Section Meeting
Tom Lang

12:30 PM-2:30 PM


 
Plenary Speakers & Award Recipients Luncheon (Invitation Only)

3:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Fisheries Information and Technology Section Meeting
Julie Defilippi

 
Missouri Chapter of AFS EXCOM Meeting
Greg Pitchford

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


 
AFS Journal Editorial Board Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Hutton Oversight Committee Meeting

 
Water Quality Section Meeting
Yushun Chen

5:30 PM-6:30 PM


 
Genetics Section Meeting
Jeff Olsen

5:30 PM-7:00 PM


 
Michigan State Fisheries & Wildlife Alumni and Friends Social
Sharon Reasoner

5:30 PM-7:30 PM


 
Introduced Fishes Section Meeting
Pam Fuller

6:00 PM-8:30 PM


 
Trade Show and Poster Networking Event

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Registration and Information

 
Speaker Check-in and AV Loading

8:00 AM-9:20 AM


 
Plenary (Danielle Brigida) and Meritorious Service, Excellence in Fisheries Education, 2016 Fellows, and Emmeline Moore Prize Presentations
Ron Essig

9:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Trade Show and Posters
Shawn Johnston

9:30 AM-11:30 AM


 
AFS-Future of the Nation's Fisheries - Recommendations for Next President
Taylor Pool

9:30 AM-12:30 PM


 
Missouri Department of Conservation Walleye Planning Team Meeting
Paul Cieslewicz

9:30 AM-5:00 PM


 
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA) Meeting
Greg Conover

10:00 AM-4:00 PM


 
Wild Jobs Café
Michelle Dobbins

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


 
Equal Opportunities Section Meeting and Luncheon (Invitation Only)
Marybeth K. Brey

 
World Council of Fisheries Societies Luncheon (Invitation Only)

12:00 PM-3:00 PM


 
Best Student Paper and Poster Judges Luncheon (Invitation Only)
Amanda Rosenberger

2:30 PM-3:30 PM


 
AFS Book Editorial Advisory Board Meeting

3:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Biologically-Based Design and Evaluation Initiative for Hydropower
Alison Colotelo

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Student Speed Mentoring

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Fisheries Editorial Reception (Invitation Only)
Denise Spencer

4:30 PM-6:00 PM


 
Bioengineering Section Meeting
Mike Garello

5:00 PM-6:30 PM


 
International Fisheries Section Meeting
Robert Hughes

5:00 PM-7:00 PM


 
VEMCO Acoustic Telemetry Demo/Social
Nancy Edwards

5:30 PM-6:30 PM


 
Fish Habitat Section Meeting

5:30 PM-7:30 PM


 
Reception for AFS Award of Excellence (Invitation Only)

6:00 PM-9:00 PM


 
Student Networking Event – Cowboy and Cowgirl Up (Students Only)

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM


 
Spawning Run and Carcass Crawl

7:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Registration and Information

7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Speaker Check-in and AV Loading

8:00 AM-9:20 AM


 
Plenary (Dr. Zeb Hogan) and William E Ricker Resource Conservation Award, President's Fishery Conservation Awards (Member and Non-Member), and Award of Excellence Presentations
Ron Essig

9:00 AM-2:00 PM


 
Trade Show and Posters
Shawn Johnston

9:30 AM-11:30 AM


 
AFS-Future Direction for Resource Policy Efforts
Tom Bigford

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
AFS Chapter Presidents Meeting

11:40 AM-1:00 PM


 
LOTEK Luncheon – New Technology and Product Overview (Invitation Only)
Joseph DiLullo

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


 
AFS Past-Presidents Luncheon (Invitation Only)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM


 
Trade Show and Poster Takedown
Shawn Johnston

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


 
AFS Business Meeting

6:00 PM-10:00 PM


 
The Grand Networking Event

Thursday, August 25, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM


 
Incoming AFS Governing Board Breakfast (Invitation Only)

7:30 AM-12:00 PM


 
Registration and Information

7:30 AM-5:00 PM


 
Speaker Check-in and AV Loading

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


 
Kansis City -- Tampa Hand-off Luncheon (Invitation Only)