American Fisheries Society
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES SECTION
Annual Business Meeting
Marriott Waterside Hotel, Tampa, Florida
5:30pm, Tuesday, August 22, 2017

 

 

AGENDA

Determination of Quorum (Claussen)
Call to Order (Claussen)
Roll Call:  Members and special guests (Vatland)
Treasurers Report (Reich)

President’s Remarks (Claussen)

• Work plan and achievements
• Raising profile within AFS
• Fisheries article
• Symposia,
• Procedural updates

Membership (Claussen)

• Gift members
• Sponsored membership
• Insert for AFS brochure
• Joining any time

Communications

• Facebook (So-Jung)
• Newsletter (Bob Hughes)
• ListServ (Claussen)
• Website (Claussen)

Editorial Assistance Program (Vatland)

Carl Sullivan Award Recipients (Claussen)

• Burmese: Nyunt Win, Bobby Mg, Khin Maung Soe, Michael Akester
• France: Claire Claudon
• India: Piyashi DebRoy
• Russia: Alexei Orlov
• UK: Peter Bridgewater

Story Map – Inland Fisheries Working Group (Sarah Glaser)

FSBI Fellows Exchange Program (Jeremey Higgs)

• Chair: Jeremy Higgs
• Fellows: Lauren Laing and Jane Sullivan
• Incoming Chair: Charlie Waters 2016 Fellow
• Education Section new partner
• Potential new exchanges

AFS Resource Policy Committee – IFS Representative: Dr. Christina Swanson: Natural Resource Defense Council

Bern Megrey Fund Update (Claussen)

AFS Executive Director’s Report (Austen)

• Report on Society Activities
• ED Plan of Work for 2018
• Governing Board Report
  • Wiley
  • Publications
  • Dues Increase
    • Developing Country dues remain at $10
  • Policy Report

Introduction of 2017-2018 President (Steven Cooke)

Approval of President-Elect’s Proposed Plan of Work

Overview of 2018 Atlantic City meeting

• Program ideas
• Future meetings updates (Reno-2019, Columbus-2020, Baltimore-2021)

World Council of Fisheries Societies (Donna Parish))

• WFC 2020 in Adelaide
• WFC 2024 – Should AFS consider submitting bid to host 9th WFC in 2024?