Symposium
Here is an opportunity to tell your data story! TITLE What kinds of data are needed for successful 21st century fisheries conservation and management?: integrating existing strengths, persistent gaps, and new perspectives WHO In this symposium, we cast a wide net across professionals who work with fisheries field data. We would like to include freshwater, estuarine, and marine examples from lakes, reservoirs,... Read More
The MacGyvers are back for AFS 2026, continuing a tradition of showcasing ingenuity in fisheries science! Abstract submission deadline is April 22nd. See session info here: https://afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/2026/03/10/macgyvering-innovative-problem-solving-in-fisheries-science/ Questions? Email: datatechnologysection@gmail.com or visit our website: https://units.fisheries.org/fits/ Follow us on Facebook for the latest updates! Read More
Hope everyone had a wonderful time in San Antonio. The MacGyver Symposium once again went really well! We want to express our thanks to all of our presenters, organizers, spectators, and members that came out to support the Symposium. Now that we are back into the swing of every day… We want to hear from... Read More
The 2025 National AFS meeting is just around the corner! The 2025 Data and Technology Section Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for right after the MacGyver Symposium, Monday, August 11th at 4-5PM CST. We will be meeting in the Rivercenter Conference Room 13, right after the MacGyver Symposium is completed! Please see the Agenda as... Read More
We welcome Brian Beckley to the Data and Technology Section Executive Committee as the President-Elect! He will be at the annual business meeting in San Antonio, make sure you say “Hi!”. We look forward to working with him moving forward. See below for some information about Brian! Brian Beckley President, Voda IQ Chairperson, Region 3... Read More
The time has come, MacGyver. The Data and Technology Section is calling on YOU to submit your abstract for our 4th annual “MacGyvering: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science” Symposium at the American Fisheries Society national conference in San Antonio 2025. Do you want to share your solutions to fisheries dilemmas with a wider audience... Read More
Aloha from the Executive Committee of the Data & Technology Section of the American Fisheries Society. Please join us for our annual business meeting at 4:45PM Hawaiian Standard Time on Monday, September 16, 2024. This will be hosted virtually through Zoom (see the Agenda for a link) and in person in room 318B of the... Read More
Data & Technology Section of AFS Annual Business Meeting September 16, 2024 4:45-5:30 pm Hawaii Standard Time Convention Center 318B Honolulu Convention Center, Hawaii Virtual Zoom Meeting Option: Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 860 0840 3730 Passcode: 090021 Or call in (audio only) +14086380968,,86008403730#,,,,*090021# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,86008403730#,,,,*090021# US AGENDA ●... Read More
We have a date for our symposium session at the 2024 annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii! The Data and Technology Section’s session, “MacGyvering”: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science” will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii on Monday, September 16, 2024 from 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM HST, currently set at the Conference Venue, Meeting Room... Read More
The “MacGyvering”: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science is back ???? and the call for abstracts is open! This has been a really successful session the past couple of annual meetings, and we are looking forward to continuing to platform these solutions! Call for Abstracts Deadline: Friday May 3rd, 2024 Is this Symposium right for... Read More
