AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

February 14, 2020

 

Attendees: Dan, Kayla, Rebecca, Paul

 

• Review of business meeting feedback
  • Goals
    • Filming continuing education workshops
    • Host on a website, potentially charge small fee for non-members to watch or make access only for members of FITS (incentives for joining FITS).
      • If non-AFS member interested then should have a separate rate (maybe $25). What are the odds of non-members finding these recordings?
      • Search engine Action Item: Rebecca to get with website persons to get access to change SEO to relevant searches and see about single sign on to SSO for our site.
    • Biggest costs for workshops are bringing in an instructor

 

• AFS 2020 updates
  • Big Data symposium update (Dan)
    • It has been accepted!
    • Full day
    • 4 or 5 confirmed speakers
    • Descriptions are supposed to go up on website today – good link to advertising for speakers
    • Send any suggestions of specific people that may be interested to Dan
    • Post on website and social media and reach out to fisheries management section- Sara Tripp from Missouri
    • Some folks are not getting emails – Action item: Rebecca will look into this next week
  • Symposium on UAV/trailcam use (Paul)
    • Has been approved!
  • Tech talk (Rebecca)
    • Feedback :
      • Increased visibility
    • Ideas:
      • Live streaming externally or project onto screen outside of the vendor area
      • Large projected slide show loop for vendors in general to advertise who is inside the trade show and facilitate interest

 

• 150 year booth planning (Rebecca)
  • Potential costs probably around $750/$1000 plus work to organize and issues with security
    • 3D glasses
    • Old phones need at least 2 ($60 each)
    • 3D camera as a prize ($200-300)
  • Financial support only for shipping items to the meeting- not cost of the booth
  • We will be charged for any furnishings like chairs and tables (potentially over $100 ; other costs could include $132 for electric, other equip you have to rent from individual vendor or bring your own, dividers are $75 each)
  • Action Item: Paul will talk with AFS about security and funding

 

• Updates/discussion re. continuing education at AFS 2020.
  • Action item: Paul to see if we can still submit a proposal for data management workshop
  • Human Dimensions Data Cont. Ed- New format where each 20 minute block will be focused around a specific subject and people are free to come and go to subjects that they are interested in.

 

• CFTC status (Rebecca)
  • Feedback:
    • “Amazon like”
    • Reviews and info
    • Science reviews
    • Identify user expert opinion or experiences
    • Prices listed clearly or users can share what they have paid before
    • Need to be sure that it stays neutral ground
  • Should be monetized with vendors paying to be listed
  • Online access issues

 

• Travel Award (Paul/Rebecca)
  • 2 per year – 6 months apart
  • Winner picks the conference
  • Past winners to help with applications
  • Next meeting we will start the planning process

 

• Other business

 

 

Next Meeting March 13^th