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VOTING IS OPEN!!! FITS Presidential Election

Voting is now open for the Fisheries Information & Technology Section Presidential position. We have two excellent candidates who are already highly involved in FITS, so please take a moment to read their short bios and visions for FITS, then place your vote. Voting will close on March 31st. CLICK HERE TO MEET CANDIDATES & ... Read More

March 2023 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes                                                       March 9, 2023   Attendees: Kayla, Tiffany, Patrick   Old Business   Bylaws changes Excom has agreed to all changes. Action item: Tiffany to send to management committee for approval. 2023 President-elect election Election will run in the month of March Action item: Kayla... Read More

February 2023 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes                                                       February 14, 2023   Attendees: Kayla, Tiffany, Paul, Chelsea, Patrick   Old Business   Bylaws changes Secretary/treasurer split- Action item: Kayla will send draft to ExCom to review, and Tiffany will include in updates. 2023 President-elect election We received two highly qualified candidates Election... Read More

January 2023 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes                                                       January 12, 2023   Attendees: Kayla, Tiffany, Paul, Chelsea, Patrick   Old Business   Bylaws changes Conflict of Interest statement “The Center for Fisheries Technology shall be maintained by a committee of members from the Section (hereafter, Committee). All members are eligible to serve... Read More

FITS Election for President-Elect- Accepting Nominations

We want you to run for FITS President! Come join the vibrant team of leaders in FITS as we serve on the Governing Board of AFS, create exciting symposia, host advanced workshops, and award deserving individuals in the fisheries science profession.  The election for the position is planned for March.  The winner of the election... Read More

October 2022 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

AFS Fisheries Information and Technology Section Executive Committee Meeting Minutes October 17, 2022 Attendees: Tiffany, Kayla, Paul, Patrick, and Chelsea Old Business AFS Spokane Bylaws changes Conflict of Interest statement in by-laws (Rebecca had volunteered to draft proposed language) Bylaws change to remove requirement for 2 candidates for each election Add language that says two... Read More

FITS meeting TODAY @ 5:30pm Room 103

The Fisheries Information and Technology Section Annual Business Meeting is set for Tuesday Aug 23rd @ 5:30pm in the Conference Center Room 103. Please review the minutes from last year’s business meeting, this year’s business meeting agenda, and 2022 Secretary/ Treasurer Report. We will only cover highlights from these documents. Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward... Read More

Water Quality Section seeking to elect Communication / technology Officer

The Water Quality Section (https://waterquality.fisheries.org/) recently voted to add an elected position devoted to technology and communication. Because technological aptitude is desirable, we encourage our colleagues in FITS to consider running. Below is the description of the position. Contact Paul Kusnierz, pkusnierz@alumni.nmu.edu. ‘Communications Officer: The Communications officer is responsible for facilitating regular communication with the... Read More