AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

November 13, 2020

Attendees: Kayla, Paul, Tiffany

• Virtual Annual Meeting reflection/discussion
  • FITS-related symposia
    • Letter of appreciation and shout out in newsletter and social media (Paul)
  • Vendors/CFTC
    • Need Volunteers to help recruit vendor and encourage product reviews (Kayla)
  • FITS Volunteers needed
    • Reach out to student section (Rebecca)
    • Reach out to past ExCom (Paul)
    • Positions: Communications Coord, Resource Policy, ESAB, CFTC, President-elect (Kayla)
  • Presidential elections:
    • Reach out to potential candidates and offering other open positions in FITS (Tiffany)
  • AFS Baltimore
    • Symposium ideas?
      • Deadline Jan. 11^th
      • Idea: Leveraging data to analyze shifting dynamics in relation to COVID response. (Tiffany)
      • Ask membership for ideas (Kayla)
    • 150 Booth -Not a lot of enthusiasm from membership and uncertainties of COVID. Better to spend time and energy on CFTC. Potential alternative would be to update our history page.
  • By-law change
    • Reach out to Randy for advice on how to update our officer roles (Paul)
  • Citizen Science Task Force
    • Draft email to membership (Paul)
  • FITS opportunities
  • Other business
    • Change to Fish BC software license
      • Ball State is giving license to author, Jason Doll
      • No changes to FITS-related business with Fish BC
    • Brainstorm re. ways to benefit members and attract members (esp. students and early career)
      • Where to look? student section
      • Ask membership what they want from our section
      • Idea: Lottery for AFS Membership dues/ Conference registration sponsorships/ CFTC voucher for the next year
        • Tiered system? Target students & early career
        • Timing: Late fall- before paper deadlines & membership renewal
        • Use December membership list
        • Possible CFTC lottery
        • Cannot defer conference registration – reverts to membership due and we re-draw.
        • We should alert members now so that they can encourage others to sign up (Kayla)

Next Meeting is December 11^th