American Fisheries Society
Alaska Chapter
The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is a professional organization of individuals interested in maintaining high standards for the fisheries profession and ensuring conservation of Alaska's fisheries. This web site is a source of current information regarding the Alaska Chapter and its activities.

The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is pleased to announce the availability of a monetary award[1] for an Alaska Native or other minority person, to cover travel expenses to attend the 2007 Annual Chapter Conference of the American Fisheries Society.

Applicants must be Alaskan Native or a minority (woman, black, Hispanic, or other ethnic minority) in a field of fisheries science or a related discipline, must be in an entry level position or student, AND will not be able to attend the meeting otherwise (a full set of the criteria are listed in the application forms below). The deadline for application this year is October 22, 2007, the application form is available from the below (in MSWord or Adobe PDF format), or by contacting one of the Cultural Diversity co-chairs.

	Application Form MSWord (47 Kbytes)
	Application Form PDF (10  Kbytes)

NOTE THAT THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 22 October 2007!!!

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[1] The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society reserves the right not to present any awards.  The recipients of these awards are not eligible for any other Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society travel award in the same year.