1999 Meeting Home Page
Texas Chapter AFS Annual Meeting
Corpus Christi, Texas, January 23-26, 1999
By Paul Hammerschmidt
The 1999 Texas Chapter AFS meeting will beheld in Corpus Christ, Texas, January 23-26, 1999. Meeting and trade show activities will occur at the Omni Bayfront Hotel, 900 N. Shoreline Blvd. (Phone 512-887-1600). The Sunday
evening social will be at the hotel while the Monday evening banquet and auction will be held at the Texas State Aquarium. This includes a free tour of the aquarium. Corpus Christi has a myriad of amenities for your social and sightseeing pleasure such as the USS Lexington, Water Street Market, full scale replicas of the ships of Christopher Columbus, Greyhound Racing, and great seafood. Make plans to be there!
Registration for this year’s meeting will be $25 regular member pre-registration ($30 at the door), Student/Spouse registration $15 ($20 at the door). Hotel accommodations will be $70 single/double, $85 triple and $95 quad. So plan to double up where you can. I’ll have more meeting and registration details in the next newsletter.
Final Agenda
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Saturday, 23 January | ||||||||||||||
No Formal Chapter Activities Planned | ||||||||||||||
Tour area on your own (Brochures Available) |
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Sunday, 24 January | ||||||||||||||
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | ||||||||||||||
Continuing Education: Human Dimensions in Fisheries Management |
Laguna Madre | |||||||||||||
Continuing Education: How to Make an Effective Presentation |
Aransas | |||||||||||||
Continuing Education: Genetics in Fisheries Science |
Nueces B | |||||||||||||
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | ||||||||||||||
Continuing Education: Human Dimensions in Fisheries Management |
Laguna Madre | |||||||||||||
Continuing Education: How to Make an Effective Presentation |
Aransas | |||||||||||||
Continuing Education: Genetics in Fisheries Science |
Nueces B | |||||||||||||
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | ||||||||||||||
Careers in Fisheries Booths | High Tide | |||||||||||||
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | ||||||||||||||
Social / Mixer | High Tide | |||||||||||||
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Monday, 25 January | ||||||||||||||
Registration 7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Omni Hotel Lobby; Registration Desk |
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Tradeshow 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Nueces Ballroom Foyer |
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6:30 am – 7:30 am | ||||||||||||||
Past President’s Breakfast | Aransas | |||||||||||||
8:00 am – 8:15 am | ||||||||||||||
Meetings: Introductory Remarks Welcome to Members by CC Mayor |
Nueces A | |||||||||||||
8:15 am – 10:20 am | ||||||||||||||
Meetings: Invited Panel Discussion: WATER-USE ISSUES in TEXAS: A 21st Century Challenge for Fisheries Managers |
Nueces A | |||||||||||||
10:20 am – 10:45 am | ||||||||||||||
Coffee Break | Nueces Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||||||
10:45 am – 12:00 noon | ||||||||||||||
Meetings: Technical Presentations | Nueces A | |||||||||||||
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12:00 noon – 1:15 pm | ||||||||||||||
LUNCH: on your own | ||||||||||||||
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | ||||||||||||||
Meetings: Technical Presentations | Nueces A | |||||||||||||
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2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | ||||||||||||||
BREAK | ||||||||||||||
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | ||||||||||||||
Meetings: Business Meeting | Nueces A | |||||||||||||
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm | ||||||||||||||
Banquet/Social/Raffle/Auction | Texas State Aquarium | |||||||||||||
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Tuesday, 26 January | ||||||||||||||
Tradeshow 8:00 am – 10:00 am | Nueces Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||||||
8:15 am – 10:00 am | ||||||||||||||
Meetings: Technical Presentations | Nueces A | |||||||||||||
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10:00 am – 11:00 am | ||||||||||||||
Closing Remarks | Nueces A | |||||||||||||
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Monday – Tuesday, 25 & 26 January | ||||||||||||||
Poster Presentations | Nueces Ballroom Foyer | |||||||||||||
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Continuing Education Class Schedule
- Human Dimensions in Fisheries Management – Robin Reichers
- Genetics in Fisheries – Rocky Ward
- How to Give a Presentation – Karen Pace-Bently
These three classes will run concurrently from 2 pm – 4 pm, Sunday, January 24, 1999.
They will convene for one-hour each and then repeat allowing attendance in two of the three classes.
In addition there will be a “Student Outreach” from 4 pm – 5:30 pm, Sunday, January 24, 1999 and will cover topics:
1. Sources of job vacancies.
2. Filling our an application.
3. Developing a resume.
4. Responding to an invitation to be interviewed.
5. How to prepare for the interview:
a) timing
b) what to wear
c) what to say
d) performance during the interview
6. Follow-up.
Additionally, there may be representatives of potential employers available to visit with students.
For more information, contact Bruce Hysmith at
(903) 786-2389 or fisheries@texoma.com