Meetings & Conferences

2010 Western Division AFS Annual Meeting

April 19-23, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The 2010 Western Division AFS Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Utah Chapter of the AFS, April 19-23, 2010, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting will be held at the Downtown Radisson Hotel and adjacent Salt Palace Convention Center.

Visit the Meeting website at http://utahafs.org/wdafs2010/ for more details and information.

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Natural Resource Needs Related to Climate Change in the Great Basin & Mojave Desert:

Research, Adaptation, Mitigation

April 20-22, 2010, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with several other agencies and organizations, are sponsoring a workshop focusing on natural resource research, adaptation, and mitigation needs related to climate change in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert. The workshop, will be held April 20-22, 2010 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and will examine how climate change is affecting natural resources in deserts of the western U.S., as well as the land, water, and species management and research needs that are essential to address in the coming decade.

Workshop objectives include:

The workshop offers a valuable opportunity for scientists and natural resource managers to gather for a discussion of their information needs and opportunities. The poster session will be a highlight of the workshop, please consider presenting your research results and project information in this forum. For more information, please visit: http://www.wr.usgs.gov/workshops/

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2nd Biannual Meeting of the Mexican Fisheries Society and the Mexican Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

May 3-7, 2010

See the following documents for further information:

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Ecological Interactions between Wild & Hatchery Salmon

May 4–7, 2010 • Hilton Hotel • Portland, Oregon

Please join State of the Salmon for Ecological Interactions between Wild & Hatchery Salmon — the first international effort to explore the scale and magnitude of the ecological effects of hatcheries, identify important gaps in our knowledge and work towards resolving key issues. The agenda and expected outcomes from the conference are being shaped by a steering committee composed of agency and academic experts from the United States, Canada, Russia and Japan. The conference will feature: Presentations from throughout the North Pacific A special welcoming reception at the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center Active dialogue facilitated among participants A panel discussion focused on managing risk to wild salmon

Visit the Conference Website at http://www.stateofthesalmon.org/events/portland_spring2010.html

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Wild Trout X

Call for Papers, Posters, and Award Nominations

Holiday Inn, West Yellowstone, MT
September 28-30, 2010
"Conserving Wild Trout"

The Wild Trout Symposium brings together a broad and diverse audience of governmental entities, non-profit conservation groups, media representatives, educators, anglers, fishing guides, and business interests associated with trout fisheries to exchange technical information and viewpoints on wild trout management and related public policy. Held every 3 years, each symposium has led to innovative wild trout management approaches.

Wild Trout X offers a unique forum for professionals and anglers to interact, and where participants will to be exposed to the latest wild trout science, technology and philosophies. This conference will equip participants to better manage, preserve, and restore these significant but declining resources. The symposium will focus on the needs of working-level wild trout professionals, conservationists, and trout anglers.

The Wild Trout X Program Committee is soliciting abstracts for presentations and posters. Please send brief abstracts (300 words or less) to Committee Co-chairman, Kevin Meyer no later than April 1, 2010.

Abstracts on all aspects of wild trout research, management, conservation, education, and recreation are welcome and will be considered. However, the following topics are of particular interest:

  • Climate change and wild trout
  • Whirling Disease 50 years later
  • Resource extraction and wild trout resources
  • The role of the Endangered Species Act in wild trout management
  • Genetic considerations for managing wild trout
  • Understanding interactions between wild trout and invasive species
  • Sustaining interest in wild trout in our youth and urban citizens

Additional session topics will be added based on the papers that are submitted. Presentations will be accepted in oral or poster format, so please specify your preference and whether you would be willing to present in either format. Please note the authors who are selected for oral presentations at the symposium must submit a complete manuscript ready for Symposium Proceedings publication by August 31, 2010. Successful applicants will receive further information upon acceptance of their paper.

Abstract submission should be sent electronically to Kevin Meyer (address below) by April 1, 2010 using Word Perfect or MS Word file format. Guidelines for abstract, poster, and manuscript preparation can be found at the Wild Trout X web site: http://www.wildtroutsymposium.com

For additional information and inquiries, contact the Program Committee Co-chairs:

Kevin Meyer
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Tele: 208-465-8404
Fax: 208-465-8434
email: kevin.meyer@idfg.idaho.gov

Doug Besler
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Tele: 828-659-3324
Fax: 828-652-3279
email: doug.besler@ncwildlife.org

Nominations are also invited for the Aldo Starker Leopold Wild Trout Medal. Two medals are conferred at each symposia in memory of this distinguished naturalist: one natural resource professional and one nonprofessional who, in the eyes of their peers, have made long-time and significant contributions to the enhancement, protection, and preservation of wild trout. Please send nomination letters and a brief rationale including complete recipient contact information no later than April 1, 2010 to Wild Trout X Awards Chairman:

Jim Daley
New York Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources
Tele: 518-402-8959
email: jgdaley@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Students: Are you seeking travel support to national meetings?

Check out http://www.fisheries.org/units/eos/

And the Student Travel Expense Grant Request            

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