Hello All - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology staff are organizing several symposia at upcoming conferences for which we are soliciting abstracts and presentations. We are excited to have the opportunity to further explore these topics, and ask that you consider contributing abstracts to the sessions listed below. Please also share this information with colleagues who may be interested.
*American Fisheries Society (AFS) - Abstract Deadline is March 13 <http://2015.fisheries.org/call-for-papers/>* *Meeting Dates: August 16-20,2015 in Portland, Oregon* *1. Session Title:* The Habitat Science Needed for Effective Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) <https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogrampreliminary/Session3409.html> * Organizers: *Kirsten Larsen <[email protected]>, Kristan Blackhart <[email protected]>, and Tony Marshak <[email protected]> *2. Session Title:* Incorporating Ecosystem Dynamics in Fishery Stock Assessment and Management: Progress and Challenges <https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogrampreliminary/Session3520.html> * Chair: *Patrick Lynch <[email protected]> *3. Session Title:* Space Oddity: Recent Advances Incorporating Spatial Processes in the Fishery Stock Assessment and Management Interface <https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogrampreliminary/Session3540.html> * Organizers:* Aaron Berger, Patrick Lynch <[email protected]>, and Daniel Goethel *Coastal Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Biannual Meeting - Abstract Deadline is May 1 <http://www.erf.org/call-for-abstracts>* *Meeting Dates: November 8-12, 2015 in Portland, Oregon* *1. Session Title:* Coastal habitat connections to offshore fisheries productivity <http://www.erf.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=29513753&;> * Conveners:* Kristan Blackhart <[email protected]>, Terra Lederhouse <[email protected]> If you have any further questions, please contact the listed symposia organizers. Sincerely, Tony Marshak Contractor ECS Federal, Inc. *In support of* National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology 1315 East-West Hwy, F/ST4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: +1-301-427-8208 http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/
