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.
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2008
Annual Alaska Chapter AFS Conference
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DRAFT Schedule
"At-a-Glance"|
OCTOBER 26-30
- Continuing Education Classes & Conference |
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Sunday |
Morning |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 1 of Wilderness First Aid |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 1 of Public - Speaking - Improve Your Scientific Speaking and Presenting Skills |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 1 of DIDSON-based Fish Assessment Workshop Echoview |
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Evening |
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Iliamna | Lupine | Dillingham - Katmai | Special or "Other" Events-Locations |
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Monday |
Morning |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 2 of Wilderness First Aid |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 1 of Public - Speaking - Refining Your Scientific Speaking and Presenting Skills |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 2 of DIDSON-based Fish Assessment Workshop Introduction to DIDSON-based assessment techniques |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Technical Writing Workshop King Salmon room |
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Evening |
DIDSON Presentation |
6:00 - 8:00 pm OPENING RECEPTION Hilton Chart Room |
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| Denali | King Salmon - Iliamna | Dillingham - Katmai | Special or "Other" Events-Locations | ||
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Tuesday |
Early |
Plenary Session 8:40 - 10:00 am |
8:30 am - 5:00 pm CE Course Day 3 of DIDSON-based Fish Assessment Workshop Advanced topics in DIDSON tools and techniques |
Conference
Registration 2nd Floor Lobby 8:00 am - noon |
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Late Morning |
Applying GIS to Fisheries Research and Management 10:20 am - 12:20 pm |
Contributed Papers (Session 1) 10:20 am - 12:20 pm |
Speaker
Practice - Portage room All day
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| Lunch-time |
Luncheon Included with
registration & Student Mentor Luncheon - Aleutian Room (12:20 - 1:40 pm) |
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| Early Afternoon |
Alaska’s Subsistence Fisheries: Balancing Tradition, Conservation, and Economic
Change (part 1) 1:40 - 3:20 pm |
Everything You Wanted to Know About Whitefish, But Were Afraid to Ask (part 1) 1:40 - 3:20 pm |
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Late Afternoon |
Alaska’s Subsistence Fisheries (part 2) 3:40 - 5:00 pm |
Whitefish (part 2) 3:40 - 5:00 pm |
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Evening |
Opening Social - SNOW GOOSE Restaurant |
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Wednesday |
Early |
What’s Going
On with Fish and Fisheries on the North Slope? (part 1) 8:20 - 10:00 am |
Mining
and Fisheries in Alaska: Issues, Impacts, and What We Need
to Know to Make Resource Management Decisions. Is Mining and
Fisheries Compatible? (part 1) 8:20 - 10:00 am |
POSTER Session 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Conference Registration 2nd Floor Lobby 8:00 am - noon Speaker
Practice - |
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Late Morning |
North Slope
(part 2) 10:20 am - 12:20 pm |
Mining
and Fisheries in Alaska (part 2) 10:20 am - 12:20 pm |
POSTER Session continued |
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| Lunch-time | Lunch - "On Your Own" (12:20 - 1:40 pm) | Past Presidents Luncheon Location TBD |
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| Early Afternoon |
POSTER Presentations (1:40 - 2:00 pm) |
Speaker Practice - Portage room |
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Advances
in Kuskokwim River Salmon Population Assessment
(part 1) 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
Mining
and Fisheries in Alaska (part 3) 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
POSTER Session continued |
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| Break (4:00 - 4:20 pm) | |||||
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Late Afternoon |
Alaska Chapter of AFS Annual BUSINESS MEETING 4:20 - 6:00 PM |
Mining
and Fisheries in Alaska (part 4) 4:20 - 5:00 pm |
POSTER Session continued |
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Evening |
6:30 - 9:30 pm BANQUET - Hilton Aleutian-Alaska Mr. Whitekeys & The Fabulous Spamtones |
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Thursday |
Early |
Size Trends of
Alaskan Salmon Stocks 8:20 - 10:00 am |
Contributed Papers (Session 2) 8:20 - 10:00 am |
Conference Registration 2nd Floor Lobby 8:00 am - ??? Speaker Practice - Portage room |
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Late Morning |
Escapement
Goal Management 10:20 am - 12 noon |
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Awards and Adjournment (12 noon) |
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Please send comments, corrections, questions to:allen.bingham@alaska.gov