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AFS 2010 Pittsburgh

The national AFS annual meeting will be held in Pittsburgh from September 12-16, 2010. The host state AFS Chapter plays an active role in providing assistance with planning and coordinating the national meeting, so it is critical that PA AFS Chapter members get involved. This is a great opportunity to help out and have fun. Please contact Leroy Young (General Meeting Chair) or Dave Day (Assistant Chair) if you are interested in assisting. Even if you can provide assistance on a limited basis it will be much appreciated. Check out the meeting website at http://www.fisheries.org/afs10/ for complete conference information.

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2009 Fall Meeting November 20, 2009	Held at the H.R. Stackhouse Training Center. The program began with a brief business meeting followed by a pizza social. Several invasives species presentations and a discussion of the 2010 AFS meeting rounded out the program.
2009 Summer Social July 11, 2009	Lock Haven University Sieg Conference Center
2009 Spring Technical Meeting February 4-6, 2009	A joint technical meeting with the NY Chapter AFS at the Treadway Inn in Owego, NY. The meeting theme was “Energy and Fisheries”.
2008 Fall Technical Meeting November 21, 2008	Held at the H.R. Stackhouse Training Center at Fisherman’s Paradise (near Bellefonte). The theme was “Emerging fish health issues in and around Pennsylvania”. The program began with a brief business meeting followed by invited speakers.
2008 Summer Social July 12, 2008	Keystone Central School District Environmental Education Center
2008 Spring Meeting April 5, 2008	A basic fish identification workshop focusing on species that are commonly encountered while sampling, but may be challenging to ID in the field; a pizza lunch; and a tour of the PFBC's Pleasant Gap Fish Culture Station.
2007 Fall Technical Meeting November 16, 2007	H.R. Stackhouse School of Conservation in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
2007 Summer Social July 14, 2007	Lock Haven University's Seig Conference Center
2007 Spring Technical Meeting March 9-10, 2007	A joint two-day spring meeting with the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Theme- “Understanding Large Rivers” Meeting web site
2006 Summer Social July 8, 2006	Lock Haven University's Seig Conference Center
2006 Spring Technical Meeting March 17-19, 2006	A joint two-day spring meeting with the PA Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Theme- “The Raw Material of Conservation: Inventory and Ranking Species and Habitats of Concern”
2005 Fall Technical Meeting November 18, 2005	“Overview of the direction of WRCP” by Sara Nicholas, Wild Resource Conservation Program “Discovery of a member of the Cambarus acuminatus complex (Decapoda) in Pennsylvania with notes on its conservation status and biology” by David Lieb, Penn State University “Rare fishes, reptiles and amphibians of eastern Pennsylvania” by Richard Horwitz, PhD, Patrick Center for Environmental Research (PCER), Academy of Natural Sciences “Atantic sturgeon in the Delaware River: historical perspectives and present day status” by Dewayne Fox, PhD, Delaware State University
2005 Summer Social May 21, 2005	Lock Haven University's Seig Conference Center
2005 Spring Technical Meeting April 22, 2005	“Electrofishing- Then and Now” by Dr. Edwin Cooper “Pennsylvania Dirt and Gravel Road program: How it started” by Dr. Edward Bellis “Effects of Regulations on Wild Trout” by Dr. Robert Bachman
2004 Fall Technical Meeting November 19, 2004	“A Morphological Investigation of the Hybridization of Two Cyprinid Fishes, Luxilus cornutus and Luxilus chrysocephalus, in Pennsylvania“ by Kristin Black, Penn State University “Assessment of the Paddlefish Reintroduction Program in Pennsylvania“ by Robert Carline, (presenter); P. Barry, D. Counahan, D. Argent, and W. Kimmel “Reduction of Pollution from Trout Aquaculture“ by Dr. Richard W. Soderberg, Mansfield University
2004 Spring Technical Meeting April 2, 2004	“Ecological Indicators of Hypoxia in Lake Erie” by Hunter Carrick, Penn State University “The Past and Present of Oneida Lake Fisheries: Times are a-Changin” by Randy Jackson, Cornell University “Current Happenings and Future Directions of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission” by Douglas Austen, PFBC
2003 Fall Technical Meeting October 24, 2003	"Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Fisheries Resources" Pictures
2003 Summer Social June 14, 2003	Ives Run Recreation Area on Hammond Lake Pictures
2003 Spring Meeting April 10-13, 2003	"Spring Joint Meeting of the Pennsylvania Chapters of The American Fisheries Society, The Society of American Foresters, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, and The Wildlife Society.  Theme- "Pennsylvania's Changing Landscape: What Does the Future Hold for Our Natural Resources?"
2002 Fall Technical and Business Meeting October 19, 2002	Morning Plenary Theme "Disturbed Ecosystems: Restoration Strategies", with afternoon Poster Presentations and Best Student Paper Award"
2002 Summer Social July 27, 2002	Stone Valley Recreation Area Pictures
Fish Identification Workshop III July 23, 2002	"Cyprinids and Catostomids of Atlantic Drainages" - Workshop Leader: Dr. Rich Horwitz, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) Pictures
2002 Spring Meeting March 22, 2002	"Invasive Species" at Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA. Pictures
Fish Identification Workshop II October 3, 2001	"Catfish and Suckers" - Workshop leaders: Rick Spear (PFBC) and Renea Ruffing (Ph. Student, Penn State)
2001 Fall Technical and Business Meeting November 9, 2001
Fall Social September 14, 2001	Pleasant Gap Fairgrounds Pictures
2001 Spring Meeting March 31 - April 1, 2001	Joint meeting of Pennsylvania Chapters of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, entitled "Riparian Buffers: How wide and why?"

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2003 Fall Technical Meeting - "Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Fisheries Resources"  (Top)

Left to right: Dr. Andy Turner (meeting host) and two guest speakers, Dr. Rick Relyea and Dr. Erin Snyder.	Student presenters. Left to right: Rachel Martin, Gavin Ferris, Heidi Lappi, Kristine Playfoot, and Leslie Leckvarcik.
Time to socialize...