Friday, March 20, 2009

Student Research/Internship Symposiums

The Juneau group has coordinated a Student Symposium for presentations of projects and other research activities. Students from around the state have been invited to attend. The event will occur in conjunction with the Lena Point Fisheries Laboratory dedication ceremony on Monday April 27th. Email Katie Palof (k.palof@uaf.edu) for information.
The Fairbanks group is having their annual Experiential Learning Symposium on April 2nd at 5:30pm in O’Neill 201. Students will be presenting about internship experiences, as required through the fisheries program in the School of Fisheries. Email fbafs@uaf.edu for information.
The Fairbanks group is also printing hooded sweatshirts, mugs, water bottles, and other items with a logo designed by Laura Gutierrez will be featured!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Spring 2009 - Oncorhynchus

The Spring 2009 issue of our newsletter, Oncorhynchus, is posted online at:

http://www.fisheries.org/units/afs-ak/oncorhynchus/2009/onco291.pdf

Please note updated contacts, and a positive note from the current Alaska AFS Chapter President!

Student Presentation Symposium

This is an early reminder and a call for presenters for the Anuual AFS Student Symposium coming up in late April.

It will be MONDAY, April 27th , most likely be an all day event!

For those of you that don't know the AFS Student Symposium is an opportunity for students to present their research in a setting similar to that of a professional meeting. Students will talk for 15 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Since the objective of this symposium is to learn, students will be evaluated by professionals and a Best Student presentation will be chosen. This is a great opportunity to practice your public speaking skills and to let others in the Juneau scientific community know about your research.

This year our symposium coincides with our new building dedication, so there may be a larger crowd, BUT it would be a GREAT opportunity to showcase our research here in Juneau and to make some contacts.

WE WANT TO MAKE THE SCHOOL AND OUR PROGRAM LOOK GOOD so PLEASE consider presenting, even if you're still in the planning steps of your project. The presentations can include proposed work, preliminary results, and finished projects! DON'T be shy!

Please E-mail me (k.palof@uaf.edu) and let me know if you are willing to present ASAP, but definitely by Tuesday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day!). I'm taking volunteers now, but if I don't get enough I will turn to coercive persuasion by your advisers! E-mail either me or Lisa, if you have comments or questions!

Thanks!
Katie (k.palof@uaf.edu) and Lisa (l.kamin@uaf.edu)

Lapse in posts

Friends of UAF AFS:

Apologies for the lapse in time since the last post.

We have a newsletter being produced by Mike Lunde in Fairbanks. Mike may be asked to take the blog over, as the UAF ExCom members have not had the time to devote to the blog.

There are a lot of updates, though, so watch for more info!

-UAF AFS ExCom-