2009-10 Executive Committee

Attention! Attention!

Please email your nominations for the following positions to fbafs@uaf.edu before May 9th, 2009:


President - organizes committees, oversees other operations, implementing ideas

Vice President - organizes speakers/activities/movies/what-have-you for meetings, aids with implementing ideas and helping with activities

Secretary - Takes minutes during meetings, coordinates food for meetings and May Barbecue, helps with paperwork and other tasks as needed

Treasurer - Ensures that committees, secretary, VP/Pres, and other groups have the funds needed for tasks, keeps a ledger of spending throughout the semester, holds checkbook and financial documents

This list is NOT comprehensive, nor is it limiting the Ex-Com. Thank you for your input in advance.

-UAF AFS Ex. Com.-

UAF Sub-unit Logo

The UAF group would like to thank Laura Gutierrez for preparing many logos for us to vote on. The logo was chosen to be printed on shirts and water bottles. The top section is for the front of a hoody/t-shirt and the bottom is for the back.

If you would like to purchase logo items please bring your cash/checks to the May Barbeque!

May Annual Barbeque

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!

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-

Feeling Ambitious?

Fairbanks and Tanana Valley Students Only:

WINTERmester registration has begun and continues
through January 2. This compressed, intensive term
from January 5-16, is an opportunity to earn 3 credits
in 2 weeks. There are four core courses available and
several interest courses. Prerequisites and course
preparation necessary before the start of class can be
found at www.uaf.edu/summer/wintermester.

Choose from the following WINTERmester courses:

ANTH F100x-FQ1        Individual, Society and Culture (3 credits)
ART FO40-FQ1            Coptic Binding (0 credits)
BA F323X-FQ1              Business Ethics (3 credits)
ECON F227-FQ1           Intermediate Statistics for Business and
                      Economics  (3 credits)
ES F193-FQ1                 Electric Car Conversion (2 credits)
LAS F293 FQ1               Demystifying Biotechnology (1 credit)
LS F101X-FQ2              Library Information and Research (1 credit)
MUS F200X-FQ1         Aesthetic Appreciation: Interrelation of Art,
                    Drama and Music, (3 credits)
PS F300X-FQ1             Ethics and Society (3 credits)
PSY F393-FQ1              Intimate Relationships (3 credits)
PSY F693-FQ1             Structural Equation Modeling (1 credit)

Financial aid can be applied to these courses and space is
available in the dorms for students that need housing.

Contact Summer Sessions for more information.
Phone: 474-7021
Email: summer@uaf.edu
Online: www.uaf.edu/summer/wintermester
Office: 216 Eielson Bldg on the UAF campus

Dr. Vera Alexander

SFOS team,

Last week, Vera Alexander suffered a mild stroke and has been hospitalized since that time. She is doing very well considering the situation and her son (Graham) has been in contact with me providing updates. I talked with him and he said his mom is coming out of the hospital on December 6th (she is in Seattle with family) and will be moving into her daughters house in Seattle until sometime in January. Rehab is focused on speech therapy, but otherwise, he said she is doing well.

The following website has been set up to track Vera's condition, sign in and write in a guest book, and make donations.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/veraalexander

Mike Castellini
SFOS Associate Dean

Aleutian Discoveries

The first publication of "Aurora: Beneath the Surface" features one of SFOS's researcher's findings. Dr. Steve Jewett has made many recent discoveries around the Aleutians. See the full story and videos, sound clips, and pictures at:

http://www.uaf.edu/aurora/archives/fall-2008/sfos/

Along with the video below, there are many more videos, found at the link above, documenting new species discovered, unique areas in the Aleutian, fish behavior, and beautiful Alaskan scenery.

Alaska Sea Grant Calendar

It's once again time to collect amazing color photos of Alaska's coast
(scenery, people, wildlife) for the 2010 Alaska Sea Grant
Coastal Calendar. If you have great images, please send them
along!! We can take low res images for now, but high res images
will be needed if your image is chosen! While we cannot offer
money for your images, we can offer fame and glory that
comes with knowing that your image will be on walls around the
world for an entire year!

Thanks!

See the 2009 Alaska Coastal Calendar at:
http://seagrant.uaf.edu/bookstore/pubs/SG-ED-59.html

UAF School of Fisheries Spring 2009 Courses

Spring Semester at UAF starts on Thursday, January 22nd. Information for registration and other planning materials can be found at: http://www.uaf.edu/uaf/academics/cat.html.

Fisheries major? Interested in fisheries or marine science courses? Here is a link to the Spring 2009 SFOS offerings:

Fisheries
- 46 offerings
- Exciting new courses
- New faculty!
- High-tech classrooms
- Hands-on experience

http://www.alaska.edu/uaf/coursefinder/search_results.xml?term=200901&campus=UAF-University+of+Alaska+Fairbanks&department=FISH-+Fisheries&crn=&number=&level=Any&credits=Any&title=&time=Any&day=Any&instructor=&submit=Find

Marine Science and Limnology
- 26 Offerings
- Broad range of oceanography-related topics
- Introduction through graduate level courses
- Also new faculty members!

http://www.alaska.edu/uaf/coursefinder/search_results.xml?term=200901&campus=UAF-University+of+Alaska+Fairbanks&department=FISH-+Fisheries&crn=&number=&level=Any&credits=Any&title=&time=Any&day=Any&instructor=&submit=Find

"Oncorhynchus"

Make sure you're keeping your eye on the latest publication of the Alaska Chapter! Oncorhynchus is printed (virtually) quarterly. The website below links you to the past publications, and they are good resources for current fisheries issues, Alaska Chapter news, and other fishy happenings around Alaska.

http://www.fisheries.org/units/afs-ak/oncorhynchus/oncindex.html

Meet Your Executive Committee

Alaska Chapter

President - Bert Lewis
Bert.Lewis@.alaska.gov

President elect- Toshihide "Hamachan" Hamazaki
Hamachan.Hamazaki@alaska.gov


Past President - Jamal Moss
Jamal.Moss@noaa.gov

Vice President - Lisa Stuby
Lisa.Stuby@alaska.gov

Treasurer - Lee Ann Gardner
rwjconsulting@ak.net

Secretary - Karla Bush
Karla.Bush@alaska.gov

School of Fisheries Hooded Sweatshirts!

This hooded sweatshirt is available from the Academics office for $25

Back View:

View with the AFS Tank:

Katie Murra and the Tank x2:

UAF Bookstore Online

The Bookstore on campus no longer sells our textbooks. They have gone digital! The website is:

www.uaftext2u.com

Your time at the website will be best spent if you have gathered your specific course number (Fisheries 101, section 01) or CRN (4 digit number found on your detail schedule or in the course catalog).

FYI: The ISBN for the specific text is listed when you've found the correct class. If you have enough time, search online for a cheaper book.

Online book ordering sites:

• www.half.com - powered by eBay, easy to use, many options
• www.amazon.com - also user-friendly and inexpensive
• www.abebooks.com - a lot of books that are hard to find can be located here, make sure your'e buying from within the U.S. A lot of "international versions" from other countries are sold on this site (illegally!)
• www.craigslist.org - a lot of people sell locally, which is cheaper and can be quicker. Also, you can post what you NEED on there, and someone might respond with an answer.
• Gullivan's Books - on College St. and University Ave. Good selection, local, quick.
• Biosciences Library and Rasmusson Library - most textbooks are available in the library. If you can't afford a book, or you might not be using it much during the semester, this is an alternative to buying a text.
• Bulletin boards around campus - don't forget to look at the boards all around campus!

2008 Alaska Chapter Conference

Expanding Perspectives of Fisheries

People came from all across Alaska to attend the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society's Annual Conference titled: Expanding Perspectives of Fisheries. Students brought projects to share, professionals spoke about current work, and many different issues, regions, and species were presented.

Before the conference, 4 continuing education courses were offered: DIDSON-Based Fish Assessment Workshop, Improving your Scientific Presentation and Speaking Skills, Wilderness First Aid, and a Technical Writing Workshop.

A few of our Fairbanks members, along with other students from Juneau and Anchorage, gathered items for a silent auction. Every year the students are responsible for collecting items and the profits go to the student travel fund. Thanks to everyone who participated!

The last evening of the conference a banquet was held with live entertainment and food. The auction and several award distributions occurred that evening. Recognition was given for: best poster, best presentation, service award, and a Molly Ahlgren student scholarship.

Below is a banquet snapshot from Dona. Seth W. is on the left, Dayna is in the middle, and Shelley W. is on the right.



Big thanks to the people who worked hard to make this conference a success.

Next year the annual conference will be in Fairbanks!

October Meeting Minutes

October 9, 2008 - Minutes

19 attendees

Agenda
· Fish Tank
· Food – Costco Pizza, cookies, water, vegetable tray
· 2008 Alaska Chapter Conference
· Committees
· Membership – benefits and “how to”
· Open Discussion – activities, volunteer opportunities, etc…
· Hatchery Tour
· Planet Earth DVD - Freshwater

Fish Tank
Maintenance and feeding schedule was set-up by Stan T. Feeding 2x/week. To be recorded in maintenance log: temperature and number of fish. Partial water exchange required 1x/month.

Conference
Anchorage – October 28th-30th
2 seats on the van available. For volunteering at the conference your registration fee will be waived. There are donation slips that are going around to gather items for the silent auction. The silent auction pays for student travel, so we need as many items as possible.

Committees

• Tank – Feeding/MaintenanceMerchandising – Hats, mugs, sweatshirts, totes, posters
• Community Outreach – Volunteering, fishing, outreach collaboration with Katie Murra in Academics
• Continuing Education – boater safety, bear safety, CPR

Membership
About $25/year provides newsletters, subscription to Onchorhynchus and other AFS journals, allows discounts for conferences, definitely worth the money. See www.uafafs.blogspot.com for complete instructions on applying.

Discussion

• Winter Ice Fishing (burbot sets, dog mushing)
• Stream cleanups (media opportunity, Tanana Valley Watershed Assoc.)
• Science Potpouri (blow stuff up, in April, young people involved, ideas – touch tank, hydrology, watershed, fish lab, etc)
• Summer activities (fishing, bird watching, rafting, canoeing/kayaking)
• Boyscout/Girlscout fish painting, tshirts, fishing trips, fun art activity
• After-school tutoring (all education levels)- Review Session (presentations, presentation skills, paper reviews, lab help, math tutoring, homework help)
• November 13th – Natural Resource and Fisheries Science Career Fair Day (Wood Center, go find a summer internship!)
• Resume workshop (bring resumes)

Hatchery
Jim Fish has offered to bring us through the hatchery in his own time. Sign-up on the board if you would like to attend. Good opportunity to experience aquaculture in our own back yards.

Planet Earth DVD
Freshwater - fresh water habitats from across the world

Membership

The American Fisheries Society has optional membership that provides many benefits. Students, professionals, or anyone that shows interest in fisheries. Benefits include access to many online journals, the monthly "Fisheries" AFS publication in print, access to discounted AFS literature, and participation at the many conferences and meetings held every year.

There are many ways to obtain a membership, and many levels.

Membership Categories:
- Individual: fisheries professional or single person
- Student: high school, college, university, technical program, etc...
- Associate/Official/Sustaining/Golden memberships: organizations or wealthy individuals who can donate lots of time and/or money to AFS (generally doesn't apply to Student Chapters!)

What you will need to start:
- Credit card
- Personal information (billing/mailing addresses, email address, other contact information)
- Reliable internet connection

How to apply:

1. Go to: http://www.fisheries.org/afs/membership_student.html#membership
2. Click "Join"
   
• Make sure you are joining the appropriate membership level (as described above)
3. Fill in the required information
• Fields with an asterisk are required: first/last name, email, address, city, zip, country, login and password (enter 2 times)
4. Click submit
5. Confirm information is correct
6. Click submit
7. Click the drop-down menu and read through the options for membership level
8. Scroll down and click the correct level, taking note of price
9. Click "Save and Proceed to Next Step"
   
10. Click the bullet next to any journal subscription you would like, taking note of price
11. Click "Save and Proceed to Next Step"
12. Click any boxes next to Section Dues that you may need to purchase
13. Click "Save and Proceed to Next Step"
14. Click any boxes next to any Chapters of AFS that you would like to be a member of
15. Click "Save and Proceed to Next Step"
16. Click any boxes next to contributions you would like to donate to AFS
17. Click "Save and Proceed to Next Step"
18. If you would not like to be included when AFS distributes member information for related organizations or if you would not like to be included in the online directory, click "Exclude Me" next to the corresponding boxes
19. If you were recruited by an AFS member type their name and their AFS membership number in the box on the bottom of the page
20. Click "Proceed to Checkout"
21. Select Credit Card Type from the drop-down list under Credit Card Information
22. Enter the Credit Card Expiration date using the drop-down menus under Credit Card Information
23. Enter the Credit Card Number
24. Enter 3 digit security code located on the back of the credit card
25. Type the name as it appears on the credit card
26. Enter the address where your credit card bill is sent (address, city, state abbreviation, zip, country)
27. Click "Check-Out"

This completes your order.

Need Help?
Having trouble entering information?
Make sure all of the fields with asterisks are completed in the correct format.

Credit card doesn't have 3 digit security code, or it is warn off?
Contact your credit card company to issue you a new card.

Your internet connection caused an error when processing order?
Wait for a confirmation email (atleast 2 hours) before you go through the whole process. This will avoid a double charge to your credit card.

There are many steps to this process. If you are having difficulty contact fbafs@uaf.edu, as we have gone through this process and are relatively familiar with online ordering.

Freshwater Native Species Fish Tank

AFS Freshwater fish tank on the 2nd floor of the O'Neill Building at UAF

The tank pictured above was donated by the Bureau of Land Management office in Fairbanks. There are five native species residing in this tank: Slimy sculpin (1), Alaska Blackfish (2), Arctic Grayling (2), Round Whitefish (2), and Longnose Sucker (1).

One main objective of the AFS officers for the 2008-09 year is to get more inolvement from students, and to make the AFS name known on campus. This fish tank provides us with an opportunity for community outreach. The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will also use this tank as a tool for attracting prospective/current student attention.

If you get a chance, stop by and see our fish! They are very lively and love attention.