AFS Fisheries Information & Technology Section Executive Committee Conference Call May 18, 2017 11:00 – 11:45 EST Julie Defilippi Simpson Jodi Whittier Jeff Kopaska Andy Loftus Nick Sievert Rebecca Krogman Annual Meeting Support Request from Parent Society Julie- Section Meeting Julie- How many attendees do we expect, how should we arrange furniture... Read More
AFS Fisheries Information & Technology Section Executive Committee Conference Call March 9, 2017 11:00 – Julie Defilippi Rebecca Krogman Jodie Whittier Jeff Kopaska Andy Loftus Julie – Annual Meeting Support Request from Parent Society Issue: FITS has been asked to provide support for the AFS Annual Meeting. Discussion : The discussion... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 2/09/17 12:00pm-Central Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Simpson Nick Sievert Jeff Ojala Rebecca Krogman Andy Loftus Jodi Whittier Jeff Kopaska Discussion: MARIS Website Nick sent out an email to Jeff outlining an agreement to pay $500 for migrating the FAMS website upon completion. Website Rebecca no new news Fits goals Julie... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 1/12/2017 12:00pm-Central Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Simpson Nick Sievert Rebecca Krogman Andy Loftus Thom Litts Jeff Kopaksa Jennifer Bayer Discussion: FDX Discussion Julie- Jennifer can you provide some insight into how USGS feels going forward Jennifer- Been a while since this has been discussed. Not a consensus on how to... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 12/8/2016 10:00am-11:00am Central Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Simpson Nick Sievert Andy Loftus Thom Litts Jeff Kopaksa Rebecca Krogman Discussion: Andy- In contact with USGS about migrating MARIS, found an affordable hosting service so this process is progressing. Website Discussion Julie- Discussed last month and on communication committee call. Branding is... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 11/3/2016 10:00am-10:50am Central Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Andy Loftus Nick Sievert Thom Litts Jeff Kopaska Discussion: Nick provides dues information Dues Reimbursement: Jan 1- Dec 31 Renewal Period: Sep 1-August 31 So using the most recent year as an example our membership roster (if we looked at the list through... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 10/6/2016 10:00am-11:08 Central Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Nick Sievert Rebecca Krogman Andy Loftus Thom Litts Jeff Ojala Julie Claussen Jodi Whittier Discussion: Science Communication Section Overview from Julie C: Initial discussion was to make sure it wouldn’t step on toes and would complement existing efforts Science communication is a really... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 7/14/2016 11:00am-EST Attendees: Julie Defilippi Rebecca Krogman Nick Sievert Thom Litts Discussion: Annual Section Meeting 2015 full report is ready to go Revised agenda for 2016 will be sent to the Executive Committee for review Julie/Nick will send out meeting materials to all current members with a meeting announcement.... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 4/14/2016 10:00am- Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Nick Sievert Jodi Whittier Andy Loftus Thom Litts Jeff Kopaska Discussion: Drupal Gardens Going out of Business-Julie Website can be migrated to another webhosting platform (Bluehost is an alternative we can migrate to). Do we want to migrate to bluehost or move in another... Read More
FITS Excom Conference Call 3/10/2016 10:00am-11:24 CST (call continued after secretary had to disconnect). Attendees: Julie DeFilippi Jeff Kopaska Andy Loftus Nicole Eiden Nick Sievert Rebecca Krogman Discussion: Julie- AIFRB symposium, FITS donated $200, we will get to host the materials on our website. FAMS Loan Andy pointed out that we need to... Read More
