The American Fisheries Society will hold its 126th Annual Meeting (Theme: "Sustainable Fisheries: Economics, Ecology, and Ethics") at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan, on August 26-29, 1996. The program includes a plenary session, 26 special symposia, 10 contributed paper sessions, various subunit and committee meetings, a poster session, a trade show, and numerous social functions. Fishery professionals will make more than 400 oral and poster presentations on management of fisheries bycatch; sustainability of Great Lakes fisheries; recreational fisheries management; impacts of nonindigenous aquatic species; ecological integrity of fish assemblages; survival of walleyes; urban fisheries; water quality issues; reproductive disruptions in fish; risks posed by genetically modified organisms; endangered species; estuarine fisheries; and many other topics. The Chair of the 1996 AFS Program Committee is Dr. Mary C. Fabrizio, National Biological Service, Great Lakes Science Center, 1451 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2807. If you can access the World Wide Web on your computer, be sure to visit the new AFS Annual Meeting website at the following URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/partners/afs/ . Besides a preregistration form for the meeting, this website features abstracts of all technical papers to be presented along with a search engine to find authors and topics of particular interest to potential attendees. Addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of authors are included with the abstracts (Having the abstracts of all papers available prior to an annual meeting is apparently unprecedented for AFS). Look at the special 24-page insert in the June 1996 issue of AFS's monthly publication FISHERIES for general meeting information, a preregistration form, and a tentative schedule of events and presentations. Hotel reservations at the Hyatt Regency (800/233-1234 or 313/593-1234) should be made by July 18th, and the preregistration deadline for the meeting is August 1st. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PREREGISTRATION FORM for American Fisheries Society's 126th Annual Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan, 25-29 August, 1996. NAME ___________________________________________________________________________ LAST FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL NAME (as it should appear on the name badge) ____________________________________________ AFFILIATION (as it should appear on the name badge) __________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ CITY ___________________________________ STATE/PROVINCE________________________ ZIP/POSTAL CODE ________________________ COUNTRY____________________________ TELEPHONE (______)___________________ COMPANION'S NAME (as it should appear on the name badge) _________________________________________________ REGISTRATION: All registrations include technical sessions, Sunday evening welcoming reception ("A Taste of Michigan"), Poster Viewing and AFS Social, and Picnic at Greenfield Village. The AFS Banquet and Spawning Run are extra charges. AFS Member $200 ($240 after 1 August) $_______ Non-AFS Member $250 ($290 after 1 August) $_______ Student AFS Member $100 $_______ Student Non-AFS Member $150 $_______ Companion $75 (Does not include technical sessions) $_______ SPECIAL EVENTS: Tuesday, 27 August - Banquet & Entertainment: No. _______ x $30 = $_______ Wednesday, 28 August - Spawning Run (includes refreshments and T-shirt) Indicate T-shirt size(s) and #: S ___ M ___ L ___ XL ___ No. _______ x $15 = $_______ ONE-DAY REGISTRATION includes technical sessions only -special events are extra. One-day Registration:$80 per Day. Check Day(s): M__ T__ W__ Th__ $_______ Sunday, 25 August, Evening Welcoming Reception $20 $_______ Monday, 26 August, Poster Viewing & AFS Social $15 $_______ Wednesday, 28 August, Picnic at Greenfield Village $30 $_______ TOTAL TOTAL REMITTANCE $_______ (Preregistration refund policy: 75% refund on or before 1 August) ***All fees must be paid in U.S. currency.*** Method of payment(check one): Check___ Money Order___ Visa___ Mastercard___ Credit Card No. ________________________________ Expiration date _________________________________ Name (as it appears on card) ____________________________ Signature _____________________________ NOTE: Name badges issued through registration will be required at the plenary session, technical sessions, trade show, and social events. Name badges serve as your receipt. If written receipt is required, please request upon arrival at registration. If children wish to attend Greenfield Village, tickets may be purchased at the conference. ** A $15 service charge will be added on all returned checks. ** For visitors information, call 800/DETROIT. MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: Deb Feldpausch, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 30446, Lansing, MI 48909 OR FAX TO: 517/373-0381. Deb Feldpausch's phone number is 517/373-1280.
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