Category: Announcements
2023 Excomm Nomination Bios!
President-Elect Carrie Pershyn Education and Experience: My name is Carrie Pershyn, and I am an early career professional interested in serving as the President for the AFS Student and Early Career Professional Subsection Executive Committee. I currently work as Biodiversity Research Manager for the Ausable River Association, a nonprofit watershed...
AFS 2022 Spokane – Student Challenge
Both in-person and virtual student attendees will have access to a checklist of tasks to complete throughout the conference. Completed checklists will be put into a drawing for two $40 Visa gift cards (one for virtual and one for in-person students). Time/place: Checklists due by the end of the Grand...
Early Career Professionals Panel + CV Workshop AFS 2022 Spokane
Come learn about life after school from our AFS early career professionals. Then, either learn how to create a resume/CV if you don’t have one already, OR get your existing resume/CV peer reviewed (bring your laptop or a printout!). Great for students at all stages of their careers. Time/place: Wednesday,...
Student-Professional Mixer AFS 2022 Spokane!
Mingle with other students, early career professionals, and later-career professionals. The first half will be a structured meet-and-greet where you’ll circulate around themed tables. The second half will be open networking and games (lawn games, board games, jigsaw puzzles). A picnic-style meal and drink ticket will be provided. Registration required — check...
Quiz Bowl AFS 2022!
Spokane AFS 2022 Quiz Bowl Registration is open until August 9th! Sign up as a team or individual at this link:
Welcome our 2022 Committee Members!
Congratulations to our new 2022 Student & Early Career Researcher Committee Members! President: Mike Lawrence Mike served as President-Elect for the past year, and has now o-fish-ally taken over from our Past President, Macey Rowan. Mike is an Aquatic Science Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada! President Elect: Taylor Heckman...
2022 Election Nomination Bios!
President Elect Taylor Heckman Hello! My name is Taylor Heckman, and I am a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Esteban Soto’s Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory at UC Davis, where I recently finished my PhD in Microbiology. I completed my BA in Biology at Willamette University in Oregon, moving there from Hawaii....
Undergraduate Travel Assistance Award DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 18TH
We have opened the Undergraduate Travel Assistance Award (UTAA) for applications! This award is designed to help introduce undergraduate students to AFS meetings and increase participation at the Society level. The UTAA helps undergraduates to offset the cost of travel to the AFS Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore this year! Eight undergraduates will...
FITS needs YOU!
Students and Early Career Professionals, FITS needs YOU! As a student or ECP, are you frustrated with how difficult it can sometimes be to know where to buy the stuff you need for your project? You are not alone! FITS is the Fisheries Information and Tech Section, a section dedicated...
Daily Themes
Monday, Sept 14 Opening Plenary — Climate ChangeTuesday, Sept 15 Diversity and Inclusion DayWednesday, Sept 16 Plenary #2 — Science CommunicationThursday, Sept 17 Student and Early Career Professionals Day (direct to our tab on the workshop), SECP Business Meeting (4:10-5:10 pm EDT). Student awards are being given out live at...
Student and ECP workshop on fisheries careers
The Student and Early Career Professionals Subsection is providing a virtual workshop titled, “Preparing future scientists of fisheries: how to become a more a-lure-ing candidate” at this year’s AFS Virtual Annual Meeting on Thursday, 17 Sept 2020. We need your help to gauge interest and participation by taking a survey...
Age Estimates in Stock Assessments Webinar
Tune in Tuesday, June 23rd at 1 p.m. EDT for the webinar “How many candles on the birthday cake? The vital role of age estimates in stock assessments”. Click here to register. Age estimates for fishes provides vital information that is used in stock assessments, particularly those utilizing age-based models. Basic decisions such as...