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GOVERNING BOARD BRIEFING BOOK
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
September 1, 2007 San Francisco, California
Report No.
1. Call to Order, Declaration of Proxies,
Quorum Determination and Plan of Discussion………….………………...Jennifer Nielsen
* 2. Approval of Minutes –March 2007 Meeting……………………….……… Jennifer Nielsen
* 3. President's Remarks………………………………………........................... Jennifer Nielsen
*AB 4. Executive Director's Report………………………………............................Ghassan Rassam
a. Report, b.Approval of Budget, c. Disclosure Policy, d. Parent Soc Annual Mtg Expense
e. Jnls Time to Publication, f. Development New Intiatives
*A 5. Constitutional Consultant’s Report…………………………………………...Gwen White
6. In Camera Session……………………………………………………………. Jennifer Nielsen
a. Executive Director Annual Review
b. Other issues
DIVISION REPORTS
*7. Northeastern………………………………………………………………...Larry Miller
* 8. Southern……………………………………………………. ………………Fred Heitman
* 9. North Central……………………………………………………………….Stu Shipman
*AB 10.Western…………………………………………………………………… Bob Hughes
a. Annual Report
SECTION REPORTS
*11. Bioengineering………………………………………………………………Marcin Whitman
12.Canadian Aquatic Resources………………………………………............. Kim D Hyatt
*13. Computer User……………………………………………………………...Fred Janssen
* 14. Early Life History…………………………………………………………..Chris Chambers
* 15. Education……………………………………………………………………Donna Parrish
a. Student Subsection………………………………………………. Justin Davis
16. Equal Opportunities………………………………………........................... Taconya Piper
* 17.Estuaries…………………………………………………………………….Syma A. Ebbin
*18. Fish Culture………………………………………………………………… Mike Barnes
*19. Fish Health…………………………………………………………………. Ted Meyers
* 20. Fisheries Administration…………………………………….………………Gary Saul
* 21. Fisheries History…………………………………………… ……………… Chris Moffitt
22. Fisheries Law……………………………………………….……………….Dave Allison
*23. Fisheries Management……………………………………....……………… Joe Larsheid
24. Genetics……………………………………………………………………. Ed Heist
*25. International Fisheries ………………………………………………………Dana Schmidt
* 26. Introduced Fish…………………………………………………………….. Margaret Dochoda
27. Marine Fisheries…………………………………………….……………… Debra Murie
* 28. Native Peoples’ Fisheries…………………………………………………...Jeremy Pyatskowit
* 29. Physiology…………………………………………………………………..Alan Kolok
* 30. Socioeconomics……………………………………………………………. John Whitehead
* 31. Water Quality.……………………………………………… ………………Lou Reynolds
* = Report received, included in briefing book
A = Action item(s)
AB = Action item(s) with budget implication
STANDING COMMITTEES
Report No.
32. Arrangements
a. . 2007 Annual Meeting Report…………………………………… ..Dave Manning
* b. 2008 Annual Meeting Budget………………………………………Dave Maraldo
33. Awards……………………………………………………………….….. Bill Franzin
a. Excellence…………………………………………………………… Paola Ferrei
* b. Meritorious Service………………………………………………… Carolyn Griswold
* c. Outstanding Chapter………………………………………………… Bob Curry
Margaret Murphy
* d. Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation………………………….….. Mary Fabrizio
* e. Distinguished Service………………………….………………..….. Mary Fabrizio
* f. President’s Fishery Conservation………………..………………….. Chris Kohler
* g. William E. Ricker…………………………………………………… Chris Kohler
* h. Retired Members Travel ……………………………………………. Chris Kohler
34. Ballot Tally………………………………………………………….……… Chris Zimmerman
35. Board of Appeals……………………………………………………………Gary Whelan
36. Board of Professional Certification……...……………………………… . Gary Whelan
* 37. Continuing Education…………..…………………………………………. Craig Woolcott
38. Enhancement of AFS Value Committee……………………………………Christine Moffitt
*39. Endangered Species…………………………………………………………Noel Burkhead
40. Ethics and Professional Conduct…………………………………………… Paul Pajak
* 41. External Affairs…………………………………………………………… Kevin Pope
*42. Investment…………………………………………………………………..Henry Booke
a. Attachments to the report [Confidential]
* 43. Meetings Oversight………………………………………………………… Ira Adelman/
Philip Moy
*44. Membership………………………………………………………………… Don Jackson
Bill Franzin
* 45. Membership Concerns………………………………………………………Jill Hardiman
46. Names of Aquatic Invertebrates……………………………………………..Vacant
* 47. Names of Fishes…………………………………………………………….Joe Nelson
*48. Nominating…………………………………………………………………Tom Kwak
49. Past Presidents’ Advisory Council………………………………………….Chris Kohler
Background: a. Planned Giving Program, b. Endowment Fund
50. Program……………………………………………………………………...Larry Brown
Eric Wagner
* 51. Publication Award…………………………………………………………..Georgina Lampman
* 52. Publications Overview……………………………………………………Steven J. Cooke
53. Raffle……………………………………………………………………….. Victoria Poage
*A 54. Resolutions…………………………………………………………………..Jill Hardiman
a. Evolution Resolution, b.Evoloution Res. background, c. Instream Flow Resolution.,
d.Instream Flow Res. justification, e. Resolution to 2007 Hosts
55. Resource Policy…………………………………………………………….. Kim Hyatt
56. Time and Place………………………………………………………..……..Eric Knudsen
57. Web Editorial Advisory Board...............………………………………….…Joel Carlin
* = Report received, included in briefing book
A = Action item(s)
AB = Action item(s) with budget implication
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Report No.
*AB58. Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program……………………………….Steve Lochmann
* 59. North American Agenda for Aquatic Resources ….………………............Dale Burkett
* 60. Professional Safety………………………………………………………….Bill Fisher
*61. Task Force on Fishery Chemicals………………………………………..…Rosalie Schnick
62. TWS-AFS Technical Review, Lead in the Environment……………………Chris Goddard
* 63. AFS Disaster Relief Program ……………………………………………….Bob Curry
a. Final Report Summary 3-1-06 to 7-31-07
b. Survey report, Appendix A-Survey instrument reference; Appendix B-Survey comments
64. Tag Symposium 2008 Steering Committee……………………………………Stan Moberly
*AB 65. Development of Disaster Relief Procedures……………………………….Don Jackson
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
66. Fisheries Conservation Foundation…………………………………………Gus Rassam
67. World Council of Fisheries Societies……………………………………… Gus Rassam
LIAISONS
*68. AIBS……………………………………………………….……………Chuck Berry
69. Estuarine Research Federation………………………………….……….Steve Jordan
70. The Wildlife Society…………………………………………………….Fred Harris
71. Coastal Zone & Coastal Society……………………..………………….Thomas Bigford
*72. Eastern Brook Trout Conservation Inititative Steering Comm………...Bob Carline
*73. National Fish Habitat Inititative Action Plan Board ……………….…..Stan Moberly
74. Sustainable Forestry Iniative Review Panel………………………... ….Daniel Hayes
75. World Aquacutlure Society………………………………………..…....Bob Stickney
76. Society for Conservation Biology……………………………….…….Paul Angemeier
77. Desert Fishes Council…………………………………………….……Phil Pister
78. American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists…………..……..Bob Lea
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
* = Report received, included in briefing book
A = Action item(s)
AB = Action item(s) with budget implication
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No. 2 Approval of Minutes Jennifer Nielsen
Mid-Term Governing Board Meeting
Hilton Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, March 10, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. by President Nielsen. No proxies were announced.
White declared a quorum was present. Heitman welcomed the Board to the Southern Division
and said he hoped everyone would enjoy the warm temperatures and great fisheries, with the
southern most trout fisheries in the United States. Nielsen stated that the Mid-Year Board
meetings used to be held outside Bethesda, with great participation since it offers more Division
input. She noted that Sections with fewer than 50 members are not eligible to vote, but may
make motions. Introductions were made around the table, including visitors in the room.
Nielsen said the reports with both action items and budget implications will be first (except for
the president’s action item, which would be handled in the in camera session), then action items,
and last non-action item reports.
Voting Members
Mike Barnes Joe Hennessy Debra Murie
Scott Decker Bob Hughes Jennifer Nielsen
Margaret Dochoda Kim Hyatt Donna Parrish
Syma Ebbin Don Jackson Lou Reynolds
Bill Franzin Christopher Kohler Dana Schmidt
Mary Fabrizio Alan Kolok Stu Shipman
Andy Goodwin Joe Larscheid Eric Wagner
Ed Heist Steve McMullin John Whitehead
Fred Heitman Larry Miller Marcin Whitman
Non-voting Members, Guests, and Staff
Dave Allison Myja Merritt Gus Rassam
Beth Beard Jeremy Pyatskowit Gwen White
#2 Approval of September 2006 Minutes
Hyatt moved approval of the September 2006 Annual Meeting minutes. Seconded by Shipman.
Ebbin asked that her statement on page 19 be deleted as she did not recall saying it. Hughes
requested to change “Hard” to “Ward” on page 13 of the Governing Board minutes.
Motion passed.
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#4 Executive Director’s Report
Rassam noted the written report was in the Briefing Book. He would like to emphasize the
contributions of the staff to the Society; they have been coping with change as some staff have
been difficult to replace, but folks are moving forward. He acknowledged two staff present--Beth
Beard and Myja Merritt. There was a long discussion about Fisheries and electronic uses at the
retreat the previous day.
#4b Approval of Budget
Rassam stated the budget has changed since the briefing book version. The original 2007 budget
was approved at the Annual Meeting in Lake Placid, and he proposes minor revisions. The data
are still limited, so the revisions are based on predictions.
REVENUE
Membership: There is a decline of $19,000 of dues for regular members because of the erosion
of the regular category to young professional. Young professional has an increase of $4,000 and
also student dues are up $4,000. Student membership is increasing with the dues being lowered
to $19. Altogether there is a net decline of $11,000. Allison asked what will the overall number
be for increased members? Rassam stated the increase will be about 5-6%, mostly students, as it
is a great membership value and the word is spreading. There is 88-90% retention over the
years, which is not bad compared to other societies.
Subscriptions: This is the substance of AFS revenue; the net revisions are upward. Fisheries
figures were revised for non-member subscriptions. Library subscriptions are up $8,000 and
InfoBase subscriptions are up $15,000. Institutional subscriptions are down $2,000; subscribers
to NAJA and JAAH only as a package have declined in recent years. Some institutions are
cheating by using individual subscriptions to supplement library subscriptions. Journals are
doing very well with libraries and there is good retention. For other revenue there has been a
decline in book sales and contributions, an increase in interest and advertising, with a total net
decline of $22,000.
EXPENSES
There are no revisions to salary, benefits, and travel. Ebbin questioned why the cost of benefits
goes up? Rassam states that negotiations with vendors caused a decline in costs in 2006, as a
young staff has been healthy. This figure is just an estimate and Myja Merritt, the office
administration manager, has been successful in her negotiations with providers. Merritt noted
that there was an 18% increase in costs for health benefits last year.
Printing: Money was not allocated for printing the AFS Directory, which costs about $3,000 and
only goes to those who request it. It used to cost $15,000 when the directory went to all
members.
Contractual Services: Insurance has been changed upwards. Fees were renegotiated with another
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company and there have been more requests from Units seeking coverage.
Office Expenses: Merritt noted that a rise in office supplies is due in part to printing the Hutton
Program brochures “in house” along with other items. Rassam says that funds will be saved
elsewhere in the budget, and that the office now has a good color printer available.
Miscellaneous: Expenses are revised downwards under “Other” by $40,000, mostly due to the
completion of bank transactions that were high for the Fourth World Fisheries Congress.
Ebbin noted that travel went from $13,000 to $25,000. Rassam said he was just being proactive
and it may be less. Revenue and Expenses are both revised down by $23,000, since it is the
practice to have a zero budget. There has been positive revenue of almost a half a million dollars
for the past two years. The Reserve Fund is still a line item to act as a cushion. Rassam stated
that the Management Committee recommends approval of his revisions to the budget.
Hughes moved approval of the 2007 Budget revisions. Seconded by Heitman.
Motion passed.
Library Rates
Rassam said the next year’s library prices are approved at the Mid-Year Meeting. He proposes
an increase of 6% for libraries, without changing any other service cost. This reflects increased
pages in the journals and will compensate for declining subscriptions. Heitman asked when rates
were last raised and if some subscriptions were lost? Rassam responded that library subscriptions
are very elastic markets; it has been studied but no one knows where the limits are. There is a
decline of 3-4% each year and if you look at the market and what other publishers are doing,
most are increasing their rates 8-10%. This will offset the loss, and also consortiums are
growing as subscribers.
Allison said the concern for saving money may limit the number of libraries that subscribe. He
asked if the goal is to make money or spread knowledge? Success achieved in the last eight years
was with the goal of improving services to members and the public. Where is the balance as you
cannot monetize everything? Rassam stated there is no simple answer. The market is shifting,
and library roles are changing. Young people are accessing information in new ways. The best
information should be distributed as widely as possible without losing money while competing in
the market. The best information is not free. Not only are libraries declining, but individual
subscriptions are declining as well. Distribution of information has increased mostly through
electronic means. Wagner asked if the increase in rates will cover increasing expenses. The
increase will mostly cover expenses, and publishing more pages.
Wagner moved approval an increase of 6% for library subscription rates for 2008 to cover the
library journal packages. Seconded by Hughes.
Motion passed.
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Conflict of Interest
Rassam reported a Conflict of Interest Policy was drafted for both the Governing Board and the
AFS staff, following the advice of the AFS auditing firm to bring the Society into compliance
with the Sarbannes/Oxley Act to bring transparency. Hughes noted several concerns--the
Attorney General of Oregon has ruled on this matter; conflict of interest needs to be better
defined. He has new suggested wording and would provide it later after discussion with Rassam.
Rassam said that this policy is from the Non-Profit Organization Board. It is a legal requirement
and some states have more stringent requirements.
Nielsen requested that this discussion be tabled until after break.
Fund Allocation for Mid-Year Meeting
Rassam referred to Motion 3, in his report, to allocate funds to help Governing Board members
attend the Mid-Year Meeting.
Fabrizio moved the allocation of $20,000 of general funds as matching funds to support
participation of Governing Board members in the Mid-Year Meeting. Seconded by Ebbin.
Fabrizio said it could be difficult to get employers to pay for travel to the Mid-Year Meeting.
The AFS Management Committee has recommended approval for this motion. Reynolds asked
how “matching funds” worked? Fabrizio said this means that there will be some good faith
effort on the part of Board members part to get matching funds for support. This will be
approved on a case by case basis.
Whitman noted that in some cases neither a Board member’s agency or Unit is able to provide
support and transportation costs can vary. Nielsen said that retired AFS members have a
committee to determine who gets travel awards; she wants to retain flexibility. McMullin said
that clear criteria should be established, and this should not be an entitlement. Some Divisions
have plenty of money to use. Hennessy asked that if a committee is appointed, what will be the
timetable for this? Nielsen said she will establish protocols in time for the next Mid-Year
Governing Board meeting.
Hennessy asked if the technology of video conferencing could be examined? Kolok stated that
“financial need” is a slippery slope; some Units budget the travel cost into their budget. It cost
10-15% of his Section’s annual budget for him to attend this year’s Mid-Year Meeting. Nielsen
stated that the criteria will be discussed later by the Governing Board; the motion now is to just
budget funds.
Hyatt noted that some Sections are not represented at this Mid-Year Meeting because of financial
reasons. This action will be truly needs based. Pyatskowit asked how the amount of $20,000
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was determined? Rassam clarified that the Governing Board has 35 people, and $1,000 was
counted for each person, but perhaps only half will apply. Nielsen said this is a generous
contribution, but the amount can be revisited with each budget. Rassam pointed out that one
Section was not present due to the cost. Heitman said the proposed procedures will be available
at San Francisco and Dochoda noted these funds will allow retirees to lead Sections.
Motion passed.
#4a Future Priority Directions for AFS
Rassam said that future directions for AFS were discussed at the retreat held at the 2006 Annual
Meeting in Lake Placid, since the Society can do more things now because of the reserve fund. A
committee consisting of Carl Burger, Christine Moffitt, and Jack Wingate helped to prioritize six
initiatives:
1. Electronic Services [received the most votes #1]
2. Public Outreach [choice #3]
3. Partnerships with Other Professional Organizations
4. Investigate Retaining Services of Meeting Organizer
5. Capacity Building: Matching Grant Program for Units
6. Develop Online, Open Access Journal [choice #2]
Some weights were assigned and a choice will have to be made. There is $100,000 to work with,
but the options must be further prioritized as we don’t want to jeopardize the reserves. Ebbin
noted it was hard to assign either negative or positive points to the initiatives. Rassam stated they
are trying to make assessments objectively and come up with criteria, but it is not a perfect
system. We are not taking it too seriously, but it did help. Each initiative got some points, but the
most interest was in electronic services. Some did not receive many either positive or negative
points. Rassam would like the exercise to become part of the Governing Board procedures.
Better criteria are needed through dialogue with the Governing Board.
The impacts on membership are first, then on the budget, but the influence on the Strategic Plan
is the most important. Electronic services, outreach, and open access could be investigated
further and we can come to San Francisco with a proposal. Nielsen asked if this is budgeted for
this year or next year? Rassam stated it is for this year, 2007. Reynolds noted that under Goal 1,
in the last sentence of the first paragraph, “An Electronics Services Committee could function…”
“could” should be “will” as pertains to the committee charge.
Allison said that AFS should proceed now on electronic services, allocate up to $50,000, and
have a full consultancy with the Computer User Section (CUS) and Rassam to develop state-of-
the-art electronic communications. It is absolutely critical, especially for students and young
professionals. We need to know that this will be expensive but the return of investment is
immeasurable. Kolok said that younger people do think that way. His Section is co-sponsoring a
symposium in San Francisco, and he has received many e-mails about how un-user friendly the
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abstract submission system was; peers are also having trouble. It is costing us members and
money.
Heitman said that Rassam made a good point that membership is shifting to student and young
professionals. Joel Carlin from the Web Advisory Board and Fred Janssen from CUS should be
sent to Bethesda for a week. The software is not hooking up between the Southern Division and
Society; Rassam needs experienced people, as a disseminator of information. The new online
journal will use the AFS website. Whitman asked about the scope and priorities, which groups
will be involved, will there be help on the Unit level? Who are decision makers on prioritization?
Nielsen responded this is not a motion yet, still a discussion.
Hennessy said that this is a long term need; we need to keep moving forward and need another
staff person at AFS to continue to add more electronic services. Hughes circulated a sheet
describing the experiences of a session chair. He said that San Francisco Program Chair Larry
Brown also reported on the time it has taken up, while at other societies it takes just minutes to
register or submit abstracts. This has been a problem for years.
Allison noted that each person supports investing money the Society has now. Before adding in
new staff, we should get the system working first, and after that we need adequate staff to
maintain and update it. Hyatt said that the problem has been diagnosed; let us look at the
solutions. The website and web services can be contracted out, but we need a combination of a
short term/long term strategy. Websites become obsolete quickly. Allison said that people with
experience in the Divisions and Sections could work as a team with Rassam to structure
solutions. Reynolds suggested that there be a website summit in Bethesda office before the 2007
meeting in San Francisco, held for one or two days to develop a plan. It should include broad
section of the Society; we need to make progress now and not wait until the 2007 Annual
Meeting.
Miller noted that the Northeastern Division three years ago decided to hire a consultant and
purchase hosting services. They had to find a volunteer to update the web page, which worked
well for Lake Placid meeting, but now we have trouble with access and cannot update it. The
volunteer quit; you need to have someone who knows the site and can update it. Ebbin said there
are two issues—problems with the current system and also improving services. She felt alone
with her technical problems until she talked to other Units. There are huge inadequacies, but we
should go beyond fixing it to going to the cutting edge. The Units need to not feel isolated and to
share and move to the future.
Hennessy remarked that he was the webmaster for the Wisconsin Chapter and the North Central
Division. The list of things he uses as AFS electronic services is long, but he contacts a single
person with a laundry list of problems. We need a developer in the room for the discussion and
should bring new staff on board before the Computer User Section and others meet in Bethesda.
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Hennessy moved that from the money available, to begin recruitment of additional electronic
services staff person and assign an Electronic Services Committee. Seconded by Hughes.
McMullin noted that the motion seems premature before the problems have been diagnosed and
we have a plan for a solution. Decker asked if there isn’t already an Electronic Services
Committee. Nielsen explained that at the Annual Meeting this year in San Francisco, there will
be a discussion about morphing the ad hoc Web Committee into an Electronic Services
Committee. Miller said that the problems should be identified first, but we could bring people
together for a workshop of all the Society webmasters, maybe at the Annual Meting. There is a
lot of collective knowledge.
Parrish said that she is not sure of capabilities and qualifications of the current staff versus
adding a third person. The current people may just not have the right skills. Heitman said he
agreed with bringing a group together to say where AFS is at and it needs to go, but is hesitant to
put a new person on staff. Miller said that we need to get people to think of output first and what
is the end product, and then add people and hardware to get there. Kolok said there were two end
points—fix the holes in the boat immediately like abstract submission and also look at the long
term issues like listservs. They should be looked at concurrently. Ebbin said this should be a
visioning exercise. We need to define participants—some have different skills—and brainstorm
with a good inclusive group who understands the problems.
Hennessy said he appreciated Parrish and Miller’s comments about identifying needs and
qualifications of new staff. He wants to identify electronic services as the first priority and
commit to hiring a staff person. The first step is to identify the committee before the 2007
Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Hyatt responded that he is against committing to hire another
staff person until the strategy is set. The committee will take a long time to resolve. He
recommended a short-term contract to quickly resolve current problems. McMullin noted he is
against the motion and does not want to tie anyone’s hands, though we may end up there with a
new staff person in the end. Allison said that will be an option for Rassam if the current staff,
committee, and consultants see the need. We need to initiate the process.
Miller said that staff is a permanent thing. While the $100,000 is for this year, Rassam can put
funds into the budget for staff next year. We need a workshop to define the problems and fix
immediate problems. Rassam noted that there have been many comments but he will confine the
comments to the motion. It is mistake to micromanage the process, such as staffing and office
management. Looking at the end result is more appropriate. Many electronic things do not lend
themselves to committee review, like membership renewal, which is at contractor, or journal
access, which also is not in house. We cannot do these things in house without raising the
budget. The staff will fix the abstract submissions system and the listserv, but he disagrees with
the approach in this motion.
Motion failed.
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Wagner moved that Electronic Services and its subcategories listed in the Future Priorities
Direction document be made the highest priority for $100,000 allocation, and to fix the problems
discussed. Seconded by Hughes.
Nielsen asked if we need to clarify that this is the highest priority? Hughes said this has been a
priority for six years, and the funds are available today. Kohler said that the $100,000 amount
may be limiting; it may be smaller for quick fixes or much larger for the long term. We do not
want to have hands tied, but he agrees with the motion that it is a top priority. Wagner noted that
they were discussing the priorities for the $100,000 excess and wants to clarify that Electronic
services is the first priority. Hughes said that the amount was not limiting, just a starting point.
Allison said that this is our vision of moving into the electronic world and a commitment to go
there and move forward with ideas. It is not just to fix but to create and spills over into other
priorities. We will know that the $100,000 is available.
Motion passed.
BREAK
Nielsen said that the floor was still open for discussion on the future priorities of AFS but there
would be a 5-minute limit on the discussion.
Heitman moved to convene an electronic services summit in Bethesda, with Nielsen and Rassam
to identify the group to attend and that AFS will pay for the people that need to be there, to meet
with Rassam and the IT staff, reporting problems and solutions to the Governing Board at the
2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Seconded by McMullin.
Ebbin asked if there should be a survey of the Governing Board of the problems before the
summit? Miller replied that Unit representatives can discuss their problems. Rassam noted it
would be a big meeting with all the Chapters. Allison said the Board should not dictate who
should be there but it should be limited to 5 or 6 people, plus Nielsen and Rassam. Whitman
noted there already had been a poll that might answer that question.
Motion passed.
Rassam noted that this has been a beneficial discussion for him. He encouraged the Governing
Board to communicate with him on issues that they consider important, not with the IT staff at
AFS, about inadequacies. He is glad the Electronic Services bubbled up to the surface; AFS has
not moved not far enough in this direction. He will take immediate actions and a long term
strategy will be defined, considering the end result first like the discussion at Friday’s retreat.
Rassam used to work with commercial company to develop e-commerce and e-mail in the 1980s,
but it was too early, and too advanced. Needs and technology change; the Governing Board
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should define the needs—both the Governing Board and staff change.
President-Elect Plan of Work
Nielsen said that Fabrizio’s Plan of Work would be next for discussion. Fabrizio said this was a
draft Plan of Work and she would like to get comments and suggestions before it is voted on at
the 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The theme for the 2008 Annual Meeting in Ottawa
will be “Fisheries in Flux.” AFS is a diverse organization of international scope. The changes in
technology should ensure the sustainability of resources of the Society.
1. Aquatic Stewardship (AS)
Promote interest/sustainability partnerships with other societies on projects such as the 5th World
Fisheries Congress (WFC5), and the Tagging Symposium. Take their scientific information to
Capitol Hill visits, with the National Fish Habitat Action Plan as an ongoing project.
2. Information Transfer and Outreach (ISO)
Establish the open access marine journal, rethink the Electronic Services Committee, enhance
Unit communications, and explore an electronic journal for grey literature to strengthen our
knowledge base.
3. Membership Services (MS)
Maintain and develop new leaders, increase the diversity of leaders, promote financial health of
Units, and synchronize the membership survey with the strategic plan to provide input.
Fabrizio asked the Board members to giver her comments at this meeting or later.
Conflict of Interest
Nielsen reintroduced the tabled item on the conflict of interest policy which Hughes and Rassam
amended and clarified during the break
Hughes proposed under #1 of the Definitions of Conflict of Interest that the statement be further
defined and asked orally at each Board meeting. Nielsen asked if the oral statement is in lieu of
signing the policy. Hughes replied it was not.
Hughes moved to approve adoption of the amended Conflict of Interest Policy form. Seconded
by Wagner.
Motion passed.
#9 North Central Division
Shipman stated that the Management Committee recommends the minority view of the NCD
motion.
Shipman moved to remove the reduced dues for members that reside outside North America that
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are willing to receive Fisheries online. Seconded by McMullin.
Shipman said the Kansas Chapter thought it was inequitable that others outside North America
can select an option to get a lower dues rate. Only 30 members have taken the option. It costs
more to mail Fisheries outside of North America. Ebbin asked if it is affecting members who
cannot afford regular dues or are they from Canada? Shipman noted they were outside of
Canada.
Schmidt said he speaks against the motion if it affects people in Latin America, though it’s not a
big deal for Europe or Australia/New Zealand. Rassam explained it does not affect developing
countries dues, as that category includes most of South America, Africa, and Asia. Schmidt
replied there is no problem as long as those Latin American countries still have the online option.
Reynolds asked about making a Fisheries an online option. Nielsen said this is the next item for
discussion. But it does affect this issue; will there be a break on price? Kohler noted the
Management Committee recommends this motion; he suspects that mostly Western Europeans
are taking advantage of the reduced online rate. Miller asked what the Developing Country rate
is? Rassam said it is $5.00 for Fisheries online and $25 for print copies. There are 80 subscribers
in this category. Miller asked if any members can request Fisheries online only but still pay
regular dues? Rassam said it can be done “upon request.” Hughes asked that members from
what countries can get Fisheries online for $44? Rassam said it was mostly Europe, and also
Japan and Korea. AFS uses the broadest definition of developing countries. Hughes asked what
is the cost to Society per member for printing and mailing Fisheries? Rassam said $30 for
printing, $25 for mailing.
Miller called for the question.
Motion passed.
#12 Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS)
Hyatt read the Section’s motion from the briefing book. There are excessive delays in bulk mail
which cause Canadians to get Fisheries issues a month later than U.S. members. It has a negative
effect, and this problem should received high priority. This issue was discussed at the
Management Committee meeting.
White read the Management Committee motion: Refer the action item to a committee, named at
the discretion of the president, which will report a recommendation at the San Francisco meeting
regarding the proposal that beginning as soon as is practicable, the American Fisheries Society’s
monthly Fisheries magazine be produced, in total, in electronic form and to be delivered in print
and/or electronic form, subject to wishes of AFS members. Hyatt moved and Hughes seconded.
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Reynolds questioned why a committee is needed; why can’t it just be done? Nielsen noted that it
is not that simple due to advertising.
Motion passed.
#17 Estuaries Section
Ebbin reported that a committee had investigated options for promoting Section membership.
Hoenig brought a proposal to the 2006 Mid-Year Meeting for a $10 credit to members to offset
Section membership dues. The motion was tabled and not brought up at the meeting in Lake
Placid. The Section has voted to revisit this issue.
Ebbin moved that in return for the services its Sections provide to the American Fisheries
Society and its members, to encourage Section membership, and to strengthen the Sections, the
Society shall support its Sections by providing a credit, to be apportioned from Society dues, to
each individual Society member each year for membership in one Section of his or her choice.
Members electing to belong to more than one Section shall pay the dues for all additional Section
memberships. The amount of each credit shall be equal to the dues for any one Section chosen by
the member, or the lowest Section dues among multiple Section memberships, up to a maximum
amount per member per year of $15. Seconded by Murie.
Schmidt said it did make a difference, as his Section has gained 65 more members (30%) by
eliminating membership dues. Kolok said that may get members into Sections; out of 400-500
physiology meeting attendees, only 100 AFS members attend, but it won’t get new Society
members. Goodwin said there is a need for committed, passionate people, while Dochoda noted
that it may not have the intended effect since it may be used most by people already in Sections.
Trial memberships should be tried. McMullin said some Sections are already free for students;
more students should be encouraged to join.
White pointed out that the Management Committee did not pass this motion. Kohler said he is
against the motion. It is not a trivial amount of money. AFS is already spending a lot on IT. The
Society needs people to be vested in the Sections. We have already lowered the voting
requirement for Sections on the Governing Board and voted to subsidize travel for Sections
which need it. Fabrizio’s Plan of Work will also empower Sections.
Miller said there are two objectives: to increase financial support and increase membership.
Financial support came up at the 2006 Annual Meeting in Lake Placid. Sections can apply for
grants to sponsor symposia or could make benefits like lower registration fees for Section
members. He was sad to see it was ranked low on the future priority list. Nielsen said that other
items on the priority list will not go away and will be reconsidered next year.
Murie supported the motion from an educational perspective as it is important to get students
involved. She would like to increase Section offerings to students; there is a need for new student
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members to serve in the Sections. Schmidt said that International Fisheries Section members do
not belong to Chapters and Divisions and do not get benefits of dues rebates. These are real
members who volunteer for committees; it is not equitable.
Allison said to think back to the times of not having money. He speaks against this motion as a
Section that needs help; it is a slippery slope and a counterintuitive way to encourage people to
join. Sections need to give members a reason to join, which is the Section’s responsibility and
they should not look to the parent Society. Miller said he also speaks against the motion as it is
not the best vehicle to address the problem.
Ebbin stated the parent Society does support Chapters and Division. It will not be a $70,000
impact for $10 credit. Most Section dues cost $5, so it is more likely a $35,000-$45,000 cost.
The 50-member voting privileges and support given for travel does not address declining
memberships. Sections can do more things with more money and increase their vitality. This
provides base money which goes back to members. Free Section memberships can be a one year
experiment.
Ebbin moved to amend the motion to change the credit for Section membership from “each” year
to “one” year. This action will sunset after one year if not renewed.
Pyatskowit said it still appears this is an ongoing thing. Whitman asked if it “sunsets?” Yes, it
does.
Kohler reported the Fish Culture Section has tried this and now membership is just $2. It has not
added new members; activities build membership. Sections can raise dues. Some Sections have
experimented with this. There has got to be value. The International Fisheries Section perhaps
could get an exception. Nielsen asked if there are physical implications to this structure in the
database. Rassam stated it will require changing the database structure, an additional cost.
Parrish agreed with Kohler; the Education Section has not gotten new student members with free
dues. Ebbin noted that a one Section experiment does not apply. People will find things they are
interested in. Larscheid said the Fisheries Management Section gave free membership and it did
not work even for a large popular Section.
Amendment passed.
Motion failed.
#5 Constitutional Consultant’s Report
White’s report contains 4 motions regarding revisions to the AFS Constitution and Rules, 12
updates to the Procedures Manual, and 18 Unit bylaws updates. The first motion will be for the
creation of a standing Audit Committee. Rassam noted it is in place already, with two members.
It provides another layer of transparency, with more due diligence. The committee was given
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2006 financial information, and then it goes to the auditors, back to the committee, and then to
the Governing Board at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco. White reported that Motion C3
regarding the Web Editorial Advisory Board will be delayed until the Annual Meeting.
Motion C2: Miller moved that the Governing Board create a standing Audit Committee in the
AFS Constitution. Seconded by Heitman.
Motion passed.
Rules
White said the Fisheries Administration Section would like to reduce the wordiness of the
Section description.
Motion R1: Shipman moved to simplify the description of the Fisheries Administration Section
in the AFS Rules. Seconded by McMullin.
Motion passed.
Procedures Manual
White noted that in her report [#4, page 4] in the briefing book that the following six updates
would be taken up at a later date:
d) Web Editorial Advisory Board - would be taken up in San Francisco at the Annual Meeting.
e) Council of Scientific Society President - still working on this
f) Fisheries Conservation Foundation – still working on this
g) National Fish Habitat Initiative – still working on this
h) World Council of Fisheries Societies – still working on this
k) Past President’s Endowment Fund - the language needs to be clarified.
White said that there would be updates to the remaining 6 of the 12 updates in her report. She
noted that the Planned Giving Program is an interim procedure with the committee still working
on it.
Motion P1: Miller moved approval of the following 6 updates:
a) Conflict of Interest Policy and Disclosure Form (insert after page 8) – meets the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (a Congressional act to provide transparency in
organizations).
b) Audit Committee (insert after page 25) – new committee description (see C2)
c) Publications Overview Committee (pg 42) Composition - add the President-Elect as a
voting member to reflect practice for at least the past four years.
i) President’s Fishery Conservation Award (page 53)
a) For the category of “AFS Individual or Entity” require an endorsement from a
relevant AFS Unit (Chapter, Division or Section) attesting to the member’s
activity in the Society.
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b) ii) Change vote from “yes” or “no” to give members of the PPAC an opportunity
to vote “yes,” “no, not this year,” or “No, not qualified, remove from further
consideration.”
c) iii) Change from “Unsuccessful nominees from the previous two years shall be
eligible for reconsideration” to indicate that “Unsuccessful nominees from a given
year will either be removed from the pool if deemed unqualified by a majority of
voting Council members, or will remain in the pool and be eligible for
reconsideration for the two immediately following years.”
j) William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award (page 55)
a) Change vote from “yes” or “no” to give members of the PPAC an opportunity to
vote “yes,” “no, not this year,” or “No, not qualified, remove from further
consideration.”
b) Change from “Unsuccessful nominees from the previous two years shall be
eligible for reconsideration” to indicate that “Unsuccessful nominees from a given
year will either be removed from the pool if deemed unqualified by a majority of
voting Council members, or will remain in the pool and be eligible for
reconsideration for the two immediately following years.”
l) Planned Giving Program (add to PROGRAM PLANNING AND FINANCIAL
PLANNING Section B.5 Reserve Fund and Dedicated Funds, pg 73-74) – describes purpose
of program. Seconded by Shipman.
Hughes moved to call the question. Seconded by Decker.
Motion passed.
White said there were 18 Unit bylaws revisions and she hopes to get them all updated by the
Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Motion B14 for the Tennessee Chapter bylaws will be
handled separately. All the bylaws and backgrounds are complete. There were 14 new student
subunits last year. The Chapters that were dissolved at the meeting in Lake Placid have been
reconstituted as Subunits. The Tidewater Chapter now has a record five subunits.
Shipman moved to pass the following 17 bylaws. Seconded by Decker:
Motion B1: Move approval of the bylaws of the Dakota Chapter
Motion B2: Move approval of the bylaws of the Duke University Student Subunit of the
Tidewater Chapter
Motion B3: Move approval of the bylaws of the Eastern Illinois University Student Subunit
of the Illinois Chapter
Motion B4: Move approval of the bylaws of the Education Section
Motion B5: Move approval of the bylaws of the Fish Culture Section
Motion B6: Move approval of the bylaws of the Idaho Chapter.
Motion B7: Move approval of the bylaws of the Illinois Chapter
Motion B8: Move approval of the bylaws of the International Fisheries Section.
Motion B9: Move approval of the bylaws of the Michigan Chapter.
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Motion B10: Move approval of the bylaws of the New Mexico State University Student
Subunit of the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter
Motion B11: Move approval of the bylaws of the Ontario Chapter
Motion B12: Move approval of the bylaws of the Ontario Student Subunit of the Ontario
Chapter.
Motion B13: Move approval of the bylaws of the Southern Division
Motion B15: Move approval of the bylaws of the Tidewater Chapter
Motion B16: Move approval of the bylaws of the University of Arizona Student Subunit of
the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter
Motion B17: Move approval of the bylaws of the University of Hawaii Student Subunit of the
California-Nevada Chapter
Motion B18: Move approval of the bylaws of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Student Subunit of the Tidewater Chapter
Motion passed.
White noted the Tennessee Chapter is working on complete revision but wanted one change
immediately. They do not want to require Chapter members to be parent Society members. Other
Chapters have this requirement and it is ignored. Heitman said this is a heartbreaking situation.
He is speaking against change. It is not in the best interest for AFS—we have not enforced the
requirement, but don’t want affiliates not encouraging parent Society membership.
Heitman moved Motion B14 for approval of the bylaws change of the Tennessee Chapter not be
approved. Seconded by McMullin.
Reynolds asked how many Units do not require membership in the parent Society? Many rank
and file do not go to the Annual Meeting, but only attend Chapter meetings. Hennessy said that
officers must be members of the parent Society for three of the past four years for the Wisconsin
Chapter. However, most Chapter members are mostly non-AFS members at technician level. We
want them to be involved in the Chapter at least. White noted the Constitution requires Unit
officers to be parent Society members. Miller said this can be an outreach opportunity.
Motion passed.
Allison reiterated that Chapters have the option of informally waiving the requirement.
LUNCH – in camera session 12 noon – 1:45 p.m.
Nielsen reported that at the in camera session, the Executive Director bonus was discussed and
approved. The management structure for future agendas was discussed.
#10 Western Division
Hughes said the Western Division co-hosts the Annual Meetings and has asked the Management
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Committee to review how its proposal will affect finances and how the meeting costs and
receipts are tallied.
#12 Canadian Aquatic Resources Section
Hyatt moved that that the proceeds from the AFS Raffle to be held in conjunction with the 2008
AFS meeting in Ottawa, be donated to accelerate building of the Larkin Travel Fund
administered by CARS for the purpose of supporting travel awards to Canadian students
applying for assistance to attend AFS Annual Meetings. Seconded by Franzin.
Hyatt explained this motion was brought forward by Martin Castinguay. The Larkin Fund
provides funds for Canadian students to travel to the AFS Annual Meeting. Nielsen clarified that
this meant the AFS raffle for the 2008 Ottawa meeting and proposes a protocol for the use of
raffle funds. White noted that currently the procedures are to divide the funds, with 70% going
to the Skinner Fund and the rest going to the local Unit sponsoring the raffle. Miller said that
when the Atlantic International Chapter sponsored the raffle at the Quebec Annual Meeting in
2003, 100% of the proceeds went to the Larkin Travel Fund, but CARS gave some funds back to
the AIC.
Kohler said he chaired the committee to deal with the raffle proceeds, and it used to be a
contentious issue, with proposals popping out of the air. A new policy was adopted, as read by
White, and we have not had to deal with these issues anymore. This will open a can of worms we
thought was closed. Franzin said the Skinner and Larkin Funds have the same intent, but
meetings are held more often in the U.S. than in Canada and he feels the Governing Board
should make an exception. Parrish said two Canadian students won Skinner Awards last year,
and she speaks against the motion, preferring to keep it the way it is.
Nielsen asked Hyatt what appropriation is being asked for in the motion. Hyatt said the 30% that
goes to the local Unit. As the Ontario Chapter is hosting the Ottawa Meeting, Fabrizio
questioned if they are in agreement with this? Hyatt said that he assumes they are. White
suggested that CARS could host the raffle instead of the Chapter. Parrish supported the motion
as long as the Skinner Fund gets some proceeds. Jackson said he is confused as to how to vote—
is it assumed that CARS will fund the raffle?
Fabrizio moved to table the motion. Seconded by Decker.
Motion tabled.
#55 Resource Policy Committee (RPC)
Hyatt reported that the committee proposed the motion, in conjunction with the Water Quality
and Socioeconomics Sections, based on work assigned at the Governing Board meetings in
Anchorage and Lake Placid.
Hyatt moved that the draft policy statement on Economic Growth and Fish Conservation be
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approved for submission to Fisheries for review and comment by the AFS members in
anticipation of its presentation and call for adoption by the membership at the Annual Meeting in
San Francisco in 2007. Seconded by Hughes.
The committee has been working on background study report for two years. A policy statement
was drafted, with a long dialogue, much give and take, and a balance of inputs reflected. It is
ready to come out of the committee. The RPC is requesting that the statement be published and
open for comment. McMullin asked if this motion entailed any implicit approval of the policy
statement’s goals by the Governing Board? Hyatt replied that it would be published for due
process by the membership, and be revised, with an ultimate draft brought to the Annual Meeting
in San Francisco.
Reynolds said he speaks in support of the motion. He spoke with John Whitehead, president of
the Socioeconomics Section, who requested a friendly amendment.
Reynolds moved that in Section A of the Policy Statement, next to the last paragraph, last
sentence, change “are” to “is.” Seconded by Kohler.
Amendment passed.
Miller said this statement causes problems for him, as coming out against economic growth is
like being against apple pie. Economic decisions do not take natural resources into account. You
cannot monetize them easily and he cannot support the statement as written. Nielsen notes that
this motion is only to move the policy statement forward to be published in Fisheries.
Motion passed.
#33e Distinguished Service Award Committee
Fabrizio reported the slate of candidates was chosen by the committee which included herself,
Scott Decker, and Bob Hughes. There are four nominations being brought forth, which is a
standard procedure at the Mid-Year Meting. She spoke briefly about each candidate.
Henry Booke: Booke is chair of the AFS Investment Committee and has a long record of service
to AFS in the fiscal management and financial security for the Units and the parent Society.
Bob Curry: Curry was president of the Southern Division when Hurricane Katrina devastated the
Gulf. We want to recognize him for leading the charge for disaster relief efforts; he facilitated
the distribution of materials.
Dennis DeVries: Devries has been an editor of Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
since 1998 and contributed to other journals. He has handled reviews for over 500 manuscripts,
served on the Publications Overview Committee (POC), contributed to the POC Strategic Plan,
and was Constitutional Consultant from 1994-1997.
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Don Jackson: Jackson served AFS for 20 years. He is recognized for his work on the Hurricane
Task Force. He arranged for a joint meeting of the Mississippi and Louisiana Chapters, found
travel money for members to attend, and took a year off from work to devote himself full time to
the cause. He worked to make sure that people maintained professional connections with each
other as well working hard to provide care and concern for his colleagues.
After a vote, all four candidates were selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award.
#78a Disaster Relief Procedures
Jackson’s Hurricane Relief report stands as submitted. The committee has been developing
generic disaster relief procedures, developing a timeline, and evaluating the Southern Division
response to see if it could be more responsive and done more quickly. They are also working on
a survey of the Southern Division members and budgetary guidelines.
This effort will expire on July 1, 2007. Heitman said to get in any more requests for aid quickly,
as Danielle Pender’s contract is up soon. Jackson expressed gratitude from the Louisiana and
Mississippi Chapters; the Society has touched them deeply. He read the following from the
introduction of his report:
“In this light AFS understands that all professionalism is reflected through persons and these
persons have human as well as professional needs. Subsequently and through the collective will,
support, and encouragement of AFS members for one another, AFS as an organization has truly
evolved into a society.”
Heitman reported he had heard thank yous to Rassam and Kohler at the Southern Division
meeting and it was hard to keep a dry eye. Members say they cannot thank Jackson enough for
this help in a time of need. Jackson thanked Kohler and Rassam for coming through at the
Annual Meeting in Anchorage. The Society is now better prepared for future crises.
#33f President’s Fisheries Conservation Award Committee
Kohler said the award announcements went out and he will collate nominations.
#7 Northeastern Division
Miller said the NED is the main sponsor for the “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a
Dynamic Global Environment – 2nd International Symposium on Diadromous Fishes” to be held
June 18-21, 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He credited Paul Perra for handling the finances, and
all Chapters have contributed funds. Miller reported that all Chapters in the NED have
contributed to the Disaster Relief Fund and Bob Carline donated his library.
#9 North Central Division
Shipman said the reports stands as written.
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#8 Southern Division
Heitman reported that the Reservoir Committee will be holding the National Reservoir
Symposium June 6-9, 2007 at this same Atlanta Airport Hilton; it will be international in scope.
He thanked Rassam for his help with the Disaster Relief Program and Jackson for his passion
and providing information.
#10 Western Division
Hughes welcomed everyone to attend the Annual Meeting in San Francisco, saying it will be an
excellent meeting.
#50 Program Committee
Wagner reported that there were 1,700 abstracts submitted, with 300 of them posters. There are
great socials at the Aquarium of the Bay and the Hyde Street Pier. This is a Western Division
and parent Society event; fundraising has some commitments, but not much money yet.
Registration is the next big task. Hughes said that many hotel rooms have already been reserved;
reserve now if you want to get a government rate. Reynolds asked if the Management Committee
would be meeting on Thursday, with a retreat held Friday? Nielsen said Governing Board
functions will be from Thursday through Saturday of the meeting. Wagner said there will be
fishing trips and other excursions offered at the meeting.
#11 Bioengineering Section
Whitman said the Section’s only symposium is hosted every five years. The next one will be
held in San Francisco at the Annual Meeting. There are timing conflicts, but he will discuss this
issue later.
#12 Canadian Aquatic Resources Section
Hyatt said the report stands as written.
#15 Education Section
Parrish said the Section redid their bylaws and thanked White for her help. A resolution has
been forwarded to the Resolutions Committee. The Montana Chapter asked for a resolution on
teaching evolution in the school system. This was voted on by the Section, will be published in
Fisheries, and will be voted on by the membership at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Parris reported that the old student paper judging procedures were not fair to any of the students.
They could not get enough judges for the Annual Meeting in Lake Placid and it was hard to
contact students. The award is now divided from the feedback. More students are giving talks
and we want to reward high quality science. The Student Subsection will provide feedback for
those who request it. The Ecological Society of America was contacted for information on their
system, but theirs was not working either. Better information needs to be provided to the
students.
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#17 Estuaries Section
Ebbin reported that they are looking for nominations for the Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation
Award and Tom Bigford, NMFS, should be contacted.
#18 Fish Culture Section
Barnes thanked White for her help with the Section bylaws. At the Aquaculture 2007 meeting in
San Antonio, Kohler gave the plenary address and Nielsen also attended. This was a very visible
presence for AFS and went beyond expectations. Kolok also partnered on a symposium with the
Physiology Section for two days.
#19 Fish Health Section
Goodwin reported the fish health regulations are changing quickly. The Blue Book is being
revised. The Section is represented at all National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (NAAHP)
meetings to insure continued participation of Section professionals. A committee is developing a
mechanism for the Section to comment on policy issues. The Section has begun a Student
Committee that maintains a very active student page on the Section web site. The 2007 FHS
meeting will be held in conjunction with the Western Fish Health Workshop in Lake Jackson,
WY, June 4-6.
#22 Fisheries Law Section
Allison said the Section is restructuring. The first newsletter in 10 years has come out and he
will work with White on updating the bylaws.
#25 International Fisheries Section
Schmidt noted the Section had contributed $3,000 to the Diadromous Fishes symposium for the
international speakers. They awarded $1,140 to the Mexico Chapter workshop and are
supporting an officer to travel to the Mexico Chapter’s meeting. They are looking for broader
participation on the Awards Committee. This year, $16,000 will be awarded. The Section is
working to address concerns about the possibility of holding the AFS Annual Meeting in Mexico
in 2011; it has been 70 years since AFS held a meeting there. The Section is growing with new
members.
#26 Introduced Fish Section
Dochoda reported the Section was on the Fisheries Administration Section’s meeting agenda for
inter-jurisdictional consultation.
#27 Marine Fisheries Section
Murie noted the Section is excited about the new AFS journal focusing on marine and estuarine
fisheries, approved by the Governing Board at the Annual Meeting in Lake Placid.
#28 Native People’s Fisheries Section
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Pyatskowit said the Section is reaching out with Rassam and Nielsen to native fisheries
professionals.
#31 Water Quality Section
The Section website is now up and running, with open access to their newsletter.
#33d Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Committee
Fabrizio said the Sully Committee nominations were due April 16.
#16 Equal Opportunities Section
White said she appreciated the travel fund contributions from other units.
New Business
Nielsen said it was a fabulous Governing Board meeting that took care of a lot of business.
Hughes asked what was the process used to endorse the Klamath Dam removal? Rassam said
AFS is part of a coalition with the National Wildlife Fund, Trout Unlimited, etc., and have had
discussions. Requests come to the office, and are discussed with the president and/or officers.
Hughes noted AFS also has a dam removal policy on the books.
Allison reported the Magnuson-Stevens Act was reauthorized this year even in an anti-
environmental Congress. It is a pro-conservation bill, with protection for deep sea benthic habitat
and coral. A request form AFS resulted in this provision being inserted calling for exploration
and protection of deep sea habitats. Nielsen remarked the people she had visited on Capitol Hill
said they are burned out on fish. Allison replied that more things are coming up in the next two
years—such as the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act, which need
continued attention.
Miller moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Heitman.
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
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No. 3 President's Remarks Jennifer L. Nielsen
TO: 2007 Annual Governing Board
FROM: Jennifer L. Nielsen, President
DATE: August 24, 2007
I. Motion Report
No motions requested
II Activity Report
Focus Area I: Aquatic Stewardship
1. Develop a long-term strategy and protocols for addressing a rapid response by AFS to sudden,
unpredicted disaster or environmental impacts in aquatic ecosystems.
Strategic Plan Strategies AS 2.9, 3.3, 3.4
Relation to original theme: Creates quick-response tools for support and implementation of long-term and
sustainable recovery and restoration of fisheries and aquatic systems, including the ecosystem and human or
institutional involvement.
Action: Don Jackson, 2nd VP AFS, chaired a special committee looking into establish a long term approach for
disaster relief at AFS. The results of this committee’s discussion will be presented to the GB in San Francisco.
These results have budgetary implication and will need to be reviewed by the MC and voted on by the GB.
2. Advocate water as habitat in the 21st century.
Strategic Plan Strategies AS 1.3, 1.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5; ITO 1.1
Relation to original theme: Ensure long-term commitment to quality of resources (freshwater, marine, and the
watersheds and ocean domains on which they depend) available for aquatic life on earth.
Action: AFS has continued to play a critical role in the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and the National Fish
Habitat Board. The Board met twice this year and Stan Moberly served the society as our representative at both
meetings. Ten pilot projects are underway which bring together community groups, non-profit organizations,
local watershed groups, Native American tribes and state and federal agencies in efforts to conserve our
nation’s waterways and conserve fisheries resources. See Stan’s report for greater detail on these activities.
3. Develop and promote the “International Fish Marking and Tagging Symposium” in collaboration
with other international fisheries societies (Australia and New Zealand).
Strategic Plan Strategies AS 1.3, 1.5, 2.3, 3.3; ITO 1.1, 3.5
Relation to original theme: New technologies can marry old to increase insight addressing long standing and
difficult hypotheses on marine migrations. “It is clear that an international marking and tagging symposium in
the next few years could have substantial value given the advancements we have seen over the last 20 years”1,
i.e. since AFS’s last seminal publication on this issue. “It will certainly assist with the international
advancement of fisheries science and the proceedings would no doubt remain an important reference for years
to come.”2
Action: The collaborations and planning for this meeting are well underway. Abstract submission is open and an
editor for the published proceedings as an AFS symposium volume has been appointed. See AFS web site for
more details on this exciting activity and plan to visit New Zealand in February 2008.
1
Dr. David Hall, Managing Director Hallprint Pty, Ltd. Victor Harbor, South Australia.
2
Ibid.
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Focus Area II: Information Transfer and Outreach
1. Develop strategies to increase visibility and participation in the Fisheries Conservation Foundation
(FCF).
Strategic Plan Strategies AS 2.1; ITO 1.1, 3.1; MS 1.6, 1.7
Relation to original theme: The focus areas identified by the FCF Board as outreach priorities for 2006-2007
will be supported by AFS with all available and authorized resources. AFS membership will be encouraged to
participate as advocates for FCF projects or as supporting participants in funded projects. AFS units with
associated membership and responsibilities in areas covered by FCF activities will be encouraged to assist and
participate in FCF activities.
Action: Final production of the video product on stream conservation by Kurt Fausch sponsored by FCF will be
viewed at San Francisco. Other products are still in process. A sponsored dinner event on sustainable seafood
is planned as a collaboration between AFS and FCF immediately following the San Francisco meeting.
2. Develop and foster new fellowships among professional resource societies with reciprocal open access
or exchange agreements.
Strategic Plan Strategies ITO 1.1, 2.1, 3.5; MS 4.2, 4.6
Relation to original theme: AFS needs to bridge the gap between our membership and the members of other
natural resource societies and build toward a more unified future to address mutual needs and concerns.
Action: Several new society liaisons were appointed this year. We appointed members form the Society for
Conservation Biology, Desert Fishes Council, and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
New strategic activities and collaborations including inter-societal liaisons in discussions for expansion of the
AFS Hutton Program are underway.
Focus Area III: Membership Services
1. Develop long term strategy for strategic funding allocations of Society resources once our reserve
goal has been met that address the goals of aquatic stewardship, global leadership, and membership
advantages.
Strategic Plan Strategies ITO 5.1, 5.4; MS 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Relation to original theme: Financial stability in AFS requires continuous oversight and management to meet
long-term goals projected by the membership. A process for maintaining and increasing membership value of
participation in the Society should be linked to opportunities directed by financial stability and organizational
growth.
Action: The Officers of the society have reached an agreement with Gus Rassam for a new four-year contract to
serve as Executive Director with AFS.
Action: In collaboration with Executive Director, Gus Rassam, the Officers of AFS have put in place
mechanisms to facilitate and fund member-driven needs within units of the society. The first AFS IT workshop
was held in Bethesda in July 2007 to discuss the change to a member-centric IT strategy at AFS. We also
decided at that meeting to hold an open workshop on IT issues for all unit webmasters at the San Francisco
meeting. Under this new approach electronic services will meet membership needs as a first priority. To meet
that end significant infrastructure changes have been made to IT equipment and contractual agreements at AFS
headquarters.
2. Develop strategies to increase AFS’s electronic publication mediums and foster new advances in
access tools for the membership.
Strategic Plan Strategies ITO 1.1; MS 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3
Relation to original theme: New electronic services will provide new, free tools to our membership that woill
enhance our scientific contribution and future directions at AFS.
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Action: Development and implementation of our new open-access journal on coastal and marine fisheries is
well underway. We have appointed a new development editor for this journal (see POC Report) and the POC is
busy discussing the title and vision for this journal.
Action: We are going to make Fisheries electronically available to all members in the near future.
Action: For the first time in AFS history the Plenary Session at San Francisco will be pod-cast and available on
the web.
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No. 4 Executive Director's Report Gus Rassam
Executive Director's Report- Gus Rassam
September 2007
To: AFS President, Jennifer Nielsen; members of the AFS Governing Board
From: AFS Executive Director, Gus Rassam
Subject: Report for 2006-2007; San Francisco Annual Meeting, September 2007
Aquatic Stewardship (AS):
• Visit to the Hill: This year, because of holding the Midyear GB meeting in Atlanta, we
confined our activities to a visit to the Hill by the president and president-elect of AFS.
We met with several Congressional staff and briefed them on AFS activities and
listened to the issues that are of concern to them. As a result of that visit, at least one
congressional fellow will be at the AFS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
• Provided Congress with Federal budget fisheries support letters
• Worked with the AFS Water Quality Section to send a letter to EPA concerning
ammonia levels. (We also coordinated with sister society SETAC on this effort.)
• Continued our participation in the FishNet and Teaming with Wildlife collaborations.
• Provided rapid response to requests for comment on various pieces of legislation from
Congressional staff.
• Continued reviews of fisheries restoration reports for Rocky Mountain region of US
Forest Service.
• Collaborated with several sister societies on commentary related to the Clean Water
Restoration Act and the inclusion of head waters and other bodies of water within the
protection of the Act; partnered with the National Wildlife Federation and many other
conservation organizations in preparing an Amicus brief to the US Supreme Court
regarding a Clean Water Act case in Michigan; partnered with American Sportfishing
Association and several other organizations in addressing the issue of dams on the
Klamath River.
• Revived the effort to produce a white paper on lead sinkers in the aquatic environment
with a joint committee with the Wildlife Society. The white paper will be finished by
the time of the Annual Meeting and will then be presented to AFWA as well.
• Continued our collaboration with Sea Grant and several other agencies to produce our
bi-annual symposium at the Annual Meeting: this time focused on Natural Hazards.
Kate McLaughlin has been on the staff of AFS for the past year to work on this
symposium and the proceedings resulting from it. For the first time, Kate has
succeeded in getting the manuscripts for that volume in hand BEFORE the meeting.
Quite a feat!
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• The World Council of Fisheries Societies (WCFS) continues to show more coherence
and preparations for the Fifth World Fisheries Congress (Yokohama, Japan, October
2008) are well underway. AFS contributed a great deal to shaping the program and
continues to play a major part in steering the Congress. WCFS has also begun a
strategic planning process under the leadership of Doug Beard to plan inter-Congress
activities. Doug and President Jennifer Nielsen represented AFS at a meeting of the
Japanese Society of Fisheries Science in Tokyo this spring and I went to Pakistan on
the invitation of the Pakistan Fisheries Society and the Zoological Society of Pakistan
to participate in their annual meeting.
• Took copies of Sound Science policy to various agencies and encouraged use.
• Worked with National Wildlife Federation to accelerate the production of a Climate
Change position paper for AFS.
• Increased our visibility in the efforts of the National Fisheries Habitat Initiative. Stan
Moberly, AFS past president, represents AFS on the Initiative’s Board and is
submitting a separate report.
Member Services (MS):
• Built new Annual Meeting registration module and used for the San Francisco
meeting. Its most important feature is the linking to the membership database, thus
capturing the member-centric strategy. For the first time, we will have captured in the
database a complete record of member attendance at the meeting.
• Both student and young professional memberships are growing at a faster pace than the
membership overall. Student membership in 2007 will probably exceed last year’s by
15% contrasting with 2-3% for the overall membership. As part of our strategy of
emphasizing student and young professional memberships, both president Nielsen and
I attended Division meetings and encouraged members to recruit others, and other
officers did the same with some chapter meetings.
• Worked with Japanese Society of Fisheries Sciences on the preparation for the 5th
World Fisheries Congress (See above). AFS Past-President Barbara Knuth continues to
be the Vice President of the World Council of Fisheries Societies.
• Participated in a meeting of the Mexican chapter of AFS in La Paz (with attendance by
president-elect Mary Fabrizio, WD president Bob Hughes, Cal-Neva Chapter president
Jeff Maclain, and continued support for the Mexican chapter and discussed options for
2011 annual meeting in Mazatlan, Mexico.
• Participated with the Wildlife Society on the design and execution of a wide-ranging
survey of the natural resource staff of Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Geological
Survey/Biological Discipline. The survey was completed and its results will be
disseminated in October.
• Participated in the survey conducted by the Meetings Oversight Committee regarding
the meetings of AFS. The results of that survey form the core of the Governing Board
retreat in San Francisco.
• Began planning a strategic plan with the help of Eric Knudsen and under the direction
of president-elect Mary Fabrizio.
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Information Transfer and Outreach (ITO):
• Digitized all Progressive Fish Culturist issues and added to Fisheries InfoBase; also
added all current issues of Fisheries to the InfoBase, making the latter the most
complete literature resource in fisheries. Several enhancements to the InfoBase now
allow users to create their own bibliographies or list of references from it. Google
Search was added to the InfoBase as well.
• Achieved a fourth-ranking impact factor for Fisheries among all fisheries journals.
• Increased the number of titles and diversity of the book program with some major titles
coming out soon.
• Marine and Coastal fisheries Journal: Worked with POC and Marine Fisheries Section
and Estuaries Section leaderships to define role and position of a Development Editor;
Jim Cowan was selected to fill that position; Coordinator staff position is being filled
this month; will hold a preliminary planning meeting in San Francisco, to be followed
by a working meeting in Bethesda in October; launch is still planned for 2008 and will
depend primarily on an adequate supply of papers for several issues.
• Reduction of time to publication in journals: The preliminary staff report (attached)
does not indicate any significant reduction. Staff will investigate the reasons.
• Development of New Products and Services: This addresses the use of excess funds
over a one-year operating budget (three-year rolling average): Several
accomplishments have been made here. A process has been set up to deal with the
results of the Lake Placid Retreat, the special committee report preceding the retreat,
and the prioritization process preceding and during the Atlanta midyear meeting of the
Governing Board. All goals and actions resulting from this process will be retained and
periodically, every year or every other year, the Governing Board will be asked to
add/delete/prioritize these goals; the top three or four will be selected for planning and
implementation pending the availability of excess funds. A budget for these goals will
be maintained separately from the operational budget (except for staff and benefits
which will still be included in the operating budget); a first attempt for such a budget
for 2008 is attached here. The items included in 2008 are: Marine and coastal journal;
public information component; electronic services enhancements; and support for
Governing Board midyear meeting attendance
• Electronic services enhancements: We held a meeting in May of an ad-hoc committee
representing sections and divisions to map out a strategy for improving our electronic
services. The overall approach agreed upon at that meeting is to have a “member-
centric” structure to our databases and services. The Electronic Services Committee.
• Participated in planning for an international, AFS-sponsored meeting in New Zealand
in February 2008 on Marking and Tagging Fish, with partners from New Zealand and
Australia.
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Other:
• Continued participation in the Outdoor Writers Association of America meeting with a
booth and participation by President Chris Kohler and Fisheries Managing Editor
Beth Beard.
• Discussed options for a Hutton-like program with the Wildlife Society/Society of
Range Management and Society of American Foresters. After four years of major
contributions by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($100/year), we had to
transition to a lower level of funding and therefore a scaled-down scope of
scholarships.
• Ended 2006 financially on a positive note (with nearly $150,000 net over expenses)
adding to the reserves.
• Started work with an investment management firm supervised by the Investment
Committee (see Report #42).
• Launched the Past-President’s Fund campaign. The total so far is $17,400 from 9
individual past presidents.
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Budget follows on next 10 pages
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
REVENUES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
MEMBERSHIP
1 Regular Members 414,717 370,354 386,000 395,000
2 Student Members 54,490 26,017 30,000 28,000
3 Young Professionals 21,685 22,783 25,000 23,000
4 Retired Members 13,860 14,159 14,000 14,000
5 Life Members 3,247 6,067 5,000 5,000
6 Official members 80,300 84,800 86,000 85,000
7 Contributing Members 31,700 30,850 30,000 30,000
Total 619,999 555,030 576,000 580,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
REVENUES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
JOURNALS
INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
8 TAFS 63,750 46,615 50,000 50,000
9 NAJFM 53,209 41,159 42,000 42,000
10 NAJA 14,218 10,869 12,000 10,000
11 JAAH 15,009 9,135 10,000 10,000
Total Individual Subs 146,186 107,778 114,000 112,000
INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
12 Fisheries 4,898 12,922 14,000 5,000
13 Libraries 724,919 739,727 708,000 700,000
14 Institutions 26,818 13,000 13,000 20,000
15 Consortia 71,080 75,284 76,000 85,000
16 InfoBase 12,540 35,395 30,000 38,000
Total Institutional Subs 840,255 876,328 841,000 848,000
Total 986,441 984,106 955,000 960,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
REVENUES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
OTHER
17 Annual Meeting 282,461 132,000 190,000 120,000
18 Books - AFS 303,332 237,826 300,500 300,000
19 Books - Other Publishers 10,272 3,055 5,000 5,000
20 Contributions 27,140 15,895 17,000 17,000
21 Interest 89,044 225,569 114,000 150,000
22 Page Charges - Journals 256,870 224,138 220,000 220,000
23 Page Charges - Fisheries 10,837 10,620 7,500 5,000
24 Certification 6,350 10,230 6,000 6,000
25 Mailing List Rentals 9,560 16,880 13,000 12,000
26 Advertising 200,550 147,629 150,000 150,000
27 Trade Show 62,563 72,363 70,000 60,000
28 Slides and Other Products 4,786 3,840 2,000 2,000
29 Miscellaneous Income 28,304 40,712 11,500 11,500
30 From Grants 176,310 50,000 160,000 160,000
31 Postage 46,867 49,588 45,000 45,000
32 Royalties 8,619 8,841 9,000 8,000
33 Reprints 17,778 15,236 16,000 15,000
Total 1,541,643 1,264,420 1,336,500 1,286,500
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
EXPENSES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
SALARIES & BENEFITS
34 SALARIES 1,039,151 1,050,000 1,100,000 1,196,500
35 BENEFITS 268,870 254,374 310,000 300,000
Total 1,308,021 1,304,374 1,410,000 1,496,500
TRAVEL
36 Officers 13,083 14,975 14,000 14,000
37 Executive Director 9,754 11,256 12,000 19,000
38 Journal Editors 14,446 16,037 13,000 14,000
39 Staff 2,319 8,208 4,000 4,000
40 Committees 2,808 5,300 8,000 8,000
Total 42,410 55,776 51,000 59,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
EXPENSES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
PRINTING AND PRODUCTION
41 TAFS 110,272 123,186 114,000 115,000
42 NAJFM 104,700 70,966 110,000 110,000
43 NAJA 28,635 41,427 30,000 30,000
44 JAAH 32,602 11,431 30,000 30,000
45 Fisheries 76,725 83,724 95,000 90,000
46 Cost of Books Sold 34,231 19,626 55,000 40,000
47 Miscellaneous 32,858 31,725 30,000 30,000
Total 420,023 382,084 464,000 445,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
EXPENSES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
48 Audit, Legal Fees, Payroll etc. 17,925 26,883 18,000 18,000
49 Professional Services 47,415 65,858 45,000 40,000
50 Journal Development 3,374 0 15,000
51 Manuscript Tracking 17,060 20,080 18,000 18,000
52 InfoBase Development 7,717 11,888 10,000 5,000
53 Editorial Freelance Services 49,669 58,543 45,000 45,000
54 Editorial Stipends 21,376 22,881 32,000 30,000
55 Bulk Mail Services 3,752 10,127 5,000 5,000
56 Storage 6,331 10,982 13,000 10,000
57 Building Operations and Utilities 48,413 54,121 54,000 54,000
58 Equipment Maintenance 23,004 30,059 28,000 28,000
59 Software Maintenance 3,432 3,000 3,500 4,000
60 Promotion and Marketing 1,578 8,000 8,000 8,000
61 Insurance 7,949 11,459 11,000 7,000
62 Order Fulfillment 45,905 42,451 50,000 45,000
Total 304,900 376,330 340,500 332,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
EXPENSES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
OFFICE
63 Office Supplies 17,276 26,044 26,000 25,000
64 Postage and Freight 140,893 155,974 140,000 140,000
65 Telephone, Fax and Internet 11,647 14,592 12,000 13,000
66 Equipment, Software and Furniture 5,590 5,502 10,000 8,000
67 Depreciation 65,863 79,135 70,000 65,000
Total 241,269 281,248 258,000 251,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
EXPENSES
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
MISCELLANEOUS
68 Dues and Contributions 10,435 3,859 12,000 5,000
69 Governing Board Meetings 25,319 11,160 25,000 25,000
70 Awards 4,619 5,410 7,000 7,000
71 Chapter and Division Rebates 63,793 54,865 60,000 60,000
72 Reserve Fund Allocation 0 50,000 0
73 Committee Expenses 0 7,000 7,000
74 Staff Training and Education 5,504 4,517 10,000 8,000
75 Other 141,638 156,114 90,000 110,000
76 Trade Show 6,824 2,395 10,000 11,000
77 FCF Contribution 10,000 0 0
78 Disaster Relief Program 0 16,000 30,000 0
79 Journal Development (New) 0 30,000 10,000
Total 268,132 254,320 331,000 243,000
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
PROPOSED 2008 BUDGET
September 2007
OVERALL SNAPSHOT
2005 2006 2007 2008
Actual Actual Budget Budget (Proposed)
12/31/2005 12/31/2006
REVENUES
MEMBERSHIP 619,999 555,030 576,000 580,000
JOURNALS 986,441 984,106 955,000 960,000
OTHER 1,541,643 1,264,420 1,336,500 1,286,500
TOTAL REVENUES 3,148,083 2,803,556 2,867,500 2,826,500
EXPENSES
SALARIES & BENEFITS 1,308,021 1,304,374 1,410,000 1,496,500
TRAVEL 42,410 55,776 51,000 59,000
PRINTING AND PRODUCTION 420,023 382,084 464,000 445,000
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 304,900 376,330 340,500 332,000
OFFICE 241,269 281,248 258,000 251,000
MISCELLANEOUS 268,132 254,320 331,000 243,000
TOTAL EXPENSES 2,584,755 2,654,133 2,854,500 2,826,500
NET 563,328 149,423 13,000 0
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
Assumptions for Proposed 2008 Budget
REVENUE
Line 1 - 7 Membership Dues Based on membership being flat.
Line 7 Contributing Member Includes Associate Membership and Sustaining Membership.
Line 8-16 Journal Subscriptions Based on 2006 numbers.
Line 13 Libraries Increase in subscriptions revenue will be primarily offset by attrition.
Line 15 Consortia Based on 2007 numbers.
Line 16 InfoBase Small increase in number of subscriptions anticipated.
Line 17 Annual Meeting Meeting revenue has increased over the past years due to increase in
attendees. We anticipate San Francisco to be a big draw.
Line 20 Contributions Discretionary funds drying up for contributions (Includes contributions
from members, other individuals and foundations).
Line 26 Advertising Includes Job posting and Fisheries Advt.
Line 29 Miscellaneous Income Continuing education, member life insurance program and copyright.
Line 30 Grants Include Hutton Program, Antimycin, MARIS, AFS - Sea Grant Fellowship
EXPENSES
Line 47 Miscellaneous Printing of membership directory, back issues and office printing
Line 49 Professional Services Includes Web and computer related contracts, database vendor contracts,
e-ballot vendor, advertising vendor etc
Line 50 Journal Department Funds allocation is terminated
Line 52 InfoBase Further development (adding Progressive Fish Culturist; books)
Line 58 Equipment Maintenance Includes new database needs
Line 65 Telephone Teleconferencing fees, web and internet charges included
Line 67 Depreciation Includes new database system, building and other office equipment
Line 73 Committee Expenses Includes fund for retired members travel support to Annual Meeting
Line 75 Other Includes lockbox fees, bank charges (annual meeting, international bank
charges etc), staff recruitment, plaques, staff appreciation
Line 79 Journal Department Potential development of new Marine Journal
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Disclosure Policy
AFS Conflict of Interest Policy and Procedures
DRAFT
The purpose of the following policy and procedures is to prevent the personal interests of the
American Fisheries Society (AFS) officers, board members, or staff from interfering with the
performance of their duties in AFS, or resulting in personal financial, professional, or political
gain on the part of such persons at the expense of AFS or its members, supporters, and other
stakeholders.
Definitions
1. Conflict of Interest (also Conflict) means a conflict, or the perception or appearance of a
conflict, between the personal private interests and official responsibilities of a person in a
position of trust. Persons in a position of trust include staff members, officers, and board
members of AFS.
1a. Actual conflict of interest means any action or any decision or recommendation by a
person acting in a capacity for AFS, the effect of which would be to the private pecuniary benefit
or detriment of the person or the person’s blood relative, domestic partner, or any business with
which the person or a relative of the person is associated.
1b. Potential conflict of interest means any action or any decision or recommendation by a
person acting in a capacity for AFS, the effect of which could be to the private pecuniary benefit
or detriment of the person or the person’s blood relative, domestic partner, or any business with
which the person or a relative of the person is associated, unless the pecuniary benefit or
detriment arises out of the following:
(a) An interest or membership in an AFS subunit required as a prerequisite to serving on the
Governing Board.
(b) Any action in the person’s official capacity that would affect to the same degree many
other AFS members.
(c) Membership in, or membership on the board of directors, of a nonprofit entity that is tax-
exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
2. Board means the AFS Governing Board.
3. Officer means an elected or appointed officer of the AFS parent society.
4. Staff Member or Employee (including adjunct staff) means a person who receives all or
part of her/his income from payments made by the AFS parent society.
Policy
It is the policy of AFS that the Board, officers and employees are expected to avoid any actual
or apparent conflict between their own personal interests and the interests of the Society. A
conflict of interest can arise when a board member, officer, or employee participates in
decisions, takes actions, or has personal interests that may interfere with his or her objective
and effective performance of work for the organization. For example, board members, officers
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and employees are expected to avoid actual or apparent conflict in dealings with members,
suppliers, customers, competitors, government agencies, and other third parties.
Procedures
1. Full disclosure, by notice in writing, shall be made by the interested parties to the
Management Committee of the Board in all cases where conflicts of interest may exist,
including but not limited to the following:
a. An officer or board member is related to another officer, board member or staff member
by blood, marriage or domestic partnership.
b. A staff member in a supervisory capacity is related to another staff member whom
she/he supervises.
c. A board member, an organization in which the board member has an interest, or a staff
member of such organization, stands to benefit financially from an AFS-related
transaction or receives payment from AFS for any subcontract for goods or services
other than as part of her/his regular job responsibilities or as reimbursement for
reasonable expenses incurred as provided in the bylaws and board policy.
d. At each session or meeting at which a potential or actual conflict of interest issue is
addressed, the official must make a public declaration. However, the official is required
to make that announcement only once at each meeting, even if the issue involves
several votes.
2. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest or of any condition listed in item 1
above, the AFS Management Committee shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists
and, if so, the Board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action
deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect the best interests of AFS. Both votes
shall be by a majority vote without counting the vote of any interested board member, even if
the disinterested board members are less than a quorum, provided that at least one
consenting board member is disinterested. Any actions taken shall be reflected in the official
minutes of the Management Committee and Board.
3. A Board member who is formally considering employment with AFS must take a temporary
leave of absence from the Board until the position is filled. [This procedure also applies in
the case of a relative of a Board member by blood, marriage or domestic partnership
seeking employment with AFS.] Such a leave shall be taken within the Board member's
elected term, which will not be extended because of the leave. A Board member who is
formally considering employment with AFS [or is related to an individual seeking
employment] must submit a written request for a temporary leave of absence to the
Executive Director of AFS, c/o the AFS headquarters office, indicating the time period of the
leave. The Executive Director shall inform the AFS President of such a request. The
President shall bring the request to the Management Committee for action. The request,
and any actions taken, shall be reflected in the official minutes of the Management
Committee and Board.
4. An interested Board member, officer, or staff member shall not participate in any discussion
or debate of the Management Committee or Governing Board, or of any committee or
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subcommittee thereof, in which the subject of discussion is a contract, transaction, or
situation in which there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest. However, they may
be present to provide clarifying information in such a discussion or debate unless objected
to by any present Board or committee member.
5. Anyone in a position to make decisions about spending AFS resources (i.e., transactions
such as purchases or contracts) – who also stands to benefit financially from that decision –
has a duty to disclose that conflict as soon as it arises (or becomes apparent); s/he should
not participate in any final decisions on the action.
6. A copy of this policy shall be given to all Board members and staff members upon its
adoption and/or upon commencement of such person's relationship with AFS or at the
official adoption of stated policy. Each Board member, officer and staff member shall sign
and date the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form upon its promulgation and/or at the
beginning of her/his term of service or employment, and once each year thereafter. Failure
to sign does not nullify the policy.
7. This policy and disclosure form must be filed annually by all specified parties.
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AFS
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
This form must be filed annually by all specified parties as identified in the above AFS
Conflict of Interest Policy Statement (approved by the AFS Governing Board on
...........). Please complete the shaded blocks below, print and sign the form, and return
it to AFS headquarters as indicated below.
I have no conflict of interest to report
I have the following conflict of interest to report (please specify-form box will
expand as necessary):
By affixing my signature, I certify my understanding of the implications of this policy.
Signature
Full Name (printed)
Date
Completed form to be returned to ASPRS headquarters at:
AFS
Attn: Myja Merritt
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110
Bethesda, MD 20814
Or Fax to: 301-897-8096
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Expense
AFS Parent Society Expenses for Annual Meeting
Madison 2004 meeting: Total expense: $145 K. Revenue to AFS: $152
Alaska 2005 meeting: Total expense: $140 K. Revenue to AFS: $282 K
Lake Placid 2006 meeting: Total expense: $160 K Revenue to AFS: $132 K
San Francisco 2007 meeting: Numbers are not in yet but it is anticipated that the meeting
will attain negative overall revenue.
Analysis: 1. The expense numbers above include the following components: Staff and
benefits (overhead) making up 48-55% of the cost. The numbers and the percentage vary
over the years depending on inhouse staffing or outsourcing; the particular demands of a
given meeting (extra time spent; etc); trade show contribution to meeting budget
constitutes 7-8 % of the cost; Program production and printing constitute 5-6%;
registration and credit card fees constitute 13-15%; business meeting costs 5-6%;
fundraising 3-4%; promotion and marketing 5-6%
2. There is less net revenue to AFS when the share formula with the units includes the
10% for the divisions
3. As we take over more functions from the host committee and chapter, the expenses for
AFS mount, reducing potential profit. For example, taking over the web function this
year is reducing any potential profit substantially
4. The reason that Alaska realized excess overall income (profit) for AFS has more to do
with reduced meeting expense overall and a large turnout. In San Francisco, it is unlikely
that we will have the same situation because of the high cost of holding a meeting in that
city.
#4d ED Report - AFS Parent Society Annual Mtg Expense
#4e ED Report - Journals Time to Publication Data
AFS Journals Time to Publication Data (Through 7/07)
(AllenTrack report for 2003-2007; old log sheet data for 1998-2003)
TAFS
Sub- Review Editor’s Author Ed Prod Ed decision Total time to Submissi Rejected Reject rate
mission (AE) decision revision and publication ons (%)
production
(1)
1998 1.4 12.1 1.6 20.7 49.1 84.9 193 52 26.9
1999 2.8 11.9 2.5 21.8 42.7 81.7 173 57 32.9
2000 1.4 14.5 2.4 22.0 36.3 76.6 190 55 28.9
2001 1.5 12.9 1.9 19.1 33.9 69.3 169 38 22.5
2002 1.4 13.5 1.5 15.1 36.4 67.9 171 45 26.3
2003 1.3 10.6 1.3 16.0 6.0 30.3 36.3 65.5 195 58 29.7
2004 1.7 11.4 1.4 14.8 6.1 22.0 28.1 57.4 229 71 31.0
2005 2.3 10.6 1.4 15.3 5.4 20.8 26.2 55.8 302 102 33.8
2006 2.7 12.7 1.1 13.7 4.3 19.4 23.7 53.9 268 87 32.5
2007 2.8 11.7 1.3 12.6 4.7 16.0 20.7 49.1 159* 35*
(1) Ed decision time included in production on 1998-2002 log sheets.
* Through July
NAJFM
Sub- Review Editor’s Author Ed Prod Ed decision Total time to Submissi Rejected Reject rate
mission (AE) decision revision and publication ons (%)
production
1998 1.8 11.4 2.2 15.5 44.2 75.1 186 41 22.0
1999 2.9 13.1 1.7 17.2 37.3 72.2 171 25 14.6
2000 1.4 14.9 2.1 17.2 41.8 77.4 180 27 15.0
2001 1.6 16.2 2.7 13.8 40.1 74.4 169 26 15.4
2002 0.9 11.4 0.6 18.6 45.5 77.0 200 45 22.5
2003 0.9 9.1 1.3 13.9 3.7 42.3 46.0 71.2 218 71 32.6
2004 1.3 9.4 1.4 14.1 8.1 28.4 36.5 62.7 207 56 27.1
2005 1.6 10.6 1.1 14.4 9.4 28.0 37.4 65.1 206 59 28.6
2006 2.3 8.6 0.6 11.9 6.4 32.7 39.1 62.5 285 89 31.2
2007 1.6 8.4 0.6 13.6 7.3 28.0 35.3 59.5 21*
*Through July
NAJA
Sub- Review Editor’s Author Ed Prod Ed decision Total time to Submissi Rejected Reject rate
mission (AE) decision revision and publication ons (%)
production
1998 1.4 10.3 1.7 14.0 39.6 67.0 70 12 17.1
1999 0.9 11.5 1.4 14.3 31.2 59.3 78 14 17.9
2000 2.0 11.2 1.8 13.5 33.5 62.0 67 14 20.9
2001 1.0 11.8 1.2 13.4 25.6 53.0 62 8 12.9
2002 0.9 10.3 1.1 8.0 29.1 49.4 57 6 10.5
2003 0.7 7.7 2.1 8.6 2.7 26.3 29.0 48.1 67 10 14.9
2004 1.4 8.9 1.3 7.6 2.6 22.4 25.0 44.2 67 11 16.4
2005 1.7 7.6 0.6 10.3 1.9 31.9 33.8 54.0 100 24 24.0
2006 2.1 9 0.2 9.3 3.9 34.3 38.2 58.8 92 21 22.8
2007 2.4 7.9 0.4 12.7 2.9 NA 18
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JAAH
Sub- Review Editor’s Author Ed Prod Ed decision Total time to Submissi Rejected Reject rate
mission (AE) decision revision and publication ons (%)
production
1998 1.1 11.2 2 11.0 35.9 61.2 55 9 16.4
1999 0.7 9.9 1.5 9.9 32.4 54.4 43 6 14.0
2000 1.3 10.4 0.8 14.1 30.7 57.3 69 11 15.9
2001 1.1 11.5 7.1 14.0 13.5 47.2 47 10 21.3
2002 1.1 12.3 2.9 9.4 17.6 43.3 45 6 13.3
2003 1.1 10.1 3.6 11.3 7.4 24.0 31.4 57.5 72 12 16.7
2004 1.1 8.3 2.4 9.0 4.0 25.9 29.9 50.7 61 14 23.0
2005 1.4 8.1 1.4 8.7 6.1 25.0 31.1 50.7 50 10 20.0
2006 2.0 8 2.3 11.3 9.0 23.3 32.3 55.9 51 9 17.6
2007 2.0 8.4 1.4 12.1 6.6 15.7 22.3 46.2 4
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#4f ED Report - Development New Initiatives
Executive Director's Report -
No. 4f Gus Rassam
Development New Initiatives
Appendix (1) to ED Governing Board Meeting, San Francisco, September 1, 2007
Development of new initiatives, products, and services at AFS
Development process:
The following describes some of the initiatives we have begun to implement for the
development of new and better products and services at AFS. These initiatives grew from
three areas of Governing Board activities: The special committee formed by president
Chris Kohler and composed of Chris Moffitt, Jack Wingate and Carl Burger to make
recommendations on how to spend excess funds over the Governing Board-mandated
one-year operating budget in reserve. That committee in turn solicited comments from
units of AFS and all those recommendations were discussed thoroughly at the Lake
Placid retreat of the Governing Board in 2006. The list of possible action items was
discussed and prioritized at the Atlanta meeting of the Governing Board in March 2007.
In the meantime, there were some events like the Katrina and Rita hurricanes that led to
putting some emphasis on helping AFS members affected by natural disasters and monies
were allocated to that purpose.
The process that we will be following to deal with these initiatives will follow the path
described below:
1. We will maintain a master list of ideas, initiatives, suggestions starting with the
Lake Placid retreat and as added to during the following years.
2. As some of the priority initiatives get to be implemented, they will fall off the list
and at intervals of two-years, we will ask the Governing Board to re-prioritize the
list. Other items may be added each year as a result of Governing Board actions
or ideas filtering from retreats or special committees.
3. In the meantime, staff will monitor our finances to assure that a.) our target of a
rolling average of one-year operating budget is maintained; and b.) identify the
amount of excess funds available for development.
4. The Officers of the society will determine proper way of developing business
plans for new initiatives, either through special committees, consultants, staff, or a
combination of these.
5. These business plans will then be voted on by the Governing Board for staff to
begin implementation.
Development in 2008:
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The following is a brief description of the initiatives that are being undertaken or started
in 2008 and some financial implications attached to them. Most of these financial costs
will be outside the usual zero-sum budget usually presented to the Management
Committee and the Governing Board each year. This way, we will be able to track these
initiatives a little more clearly.
• Marine and Coastal Fisheries Journal: The staff cost here will be approximately
$65 K/year salary and benefits to start with but will be included in the overall
AFS budget.
In addition, there will be an allocation of $10 K (development plus stipend) per
year for the first two years.
Cost of processing and production (first year): approximately $20 K
Management (included in overall budget): $ 8 K
Miscellaneous: $5 K
Overall expense in 2008 from Development Budget: $35 K
• Public Information: Upgrade our activities to reach the public with selected
science pieces from our journals. Extra staff cost: $8 K (included in overall
budget).
Cost of freelancers doing the “translation” of articles: $12 K
Miscellaneous: $ 5 K.
Overall expense in 2008 from Development Budget: $17 K
• New Electronic Services, Products, and Upgrades: This was most immediate top
priority from the Governing Board in 2006-2007. We already spent some money
on this in 2007 by holding an AFS-hosted meeting in Bethesda to identify major
elements of an action plan.
Staff: We are planning on a dedicated Electronic Applications staff person to
begin implementation, while relying on more outside consultants to do some of
the actual IT configuration within AFS. (The net effect will add some $20 K/year
initially to our overall budget but can grow higher depending on what new
initiatives we undertake.)
Cost of implementation of some modest initiatives (such as a better abstract
submission system; applying meeting registration and abstract systems for unit
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usage; all in the direction of a member-centric AFS is budgeted for $30 K in
2008.
Overall expense in 2008 from Development Budget: $30 K.
• Natural Disaster Support: An estimate of $25 K is projected.
Overall expense in 2008 from Development Budget: $25 K
• Governing Board Travel to Midyear Meeting: The Governing Board in Atlanta
2007 decided on allocating $20 K/year to possible help Governing Board
members attend the midyear meeting.
Overall expense in 2008 from Development Budget: $20 K
• Miscellaneous small initiatives: Just like Disaster Relief initiative, there always
be some unforeseen circumstances and/or actions of the Governing Board that
will require funding outside the normal budget cycle. We propose to include some
such contingency money in this, separate, Development Budget. The amount
allocated here is $10 K. An example of such initiatives could be a meeting in
Bethesda to strategize and increase of the impact factor of our Aquaculture
journal or to provide training and/or support for Officers in the performance of
their duties.
Overall expense in 2008 from Development Budget: $10 K
Total 2008 Development Budget: $140 K. This figure is obviously a maximum
and could vary depending the on the project. It is still within our excess-fund
capacity as we stand today.
#4f ED Report - Development New Initiatives
#5 - Constitutional Consultant
No. 5 Constitutional Consultant Gwen White
2007 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
Constitutional Consultant
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Gwen White, Constitutional Consultant
DATE: August 13, 2007
I. Action
Action Requested: Adopt 2 motions regarding revisions to AFS Constitution and Rules, along
with various updates in the Procedures Manual and 11 Unit Bylaws. Attachments are numbered
following the designation for the recommended motions.
CONSTITUTION
Parliamentary Note: Constitutional amendments may be proposed if they have been
provided to the membership by the Executive Director at least 30 days before that
meeting, recommended by a 3/4 vote of the Governing Board or a validated petition
signed by at least 50 Active Members and approved by a 2/3 vote of the general
membership at the following Society meeting. A referendum is also possible.
Adopted Motion C1: The Governing Board recommends revision of the Nominating
Committee in the AFS Constitution as follows.
Background: At the September 2006 meeting, the Governing Board recommended
approval of the following amendment to the AFS Constitution and adopted changes to
Procedures to eliminate the automatic disqualification of all committee members from
nomination for Society office. As required, the amendment was published in the May
2007 issue of Fisheries in preparation for a vote at the August 2007 Society Business
Meeting in San Francisco. Associated changes to the procedures were approved by the
Governing Board at the March 2007 meeting. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR
MEMBER VOTE AT BUSINESS MEETING.
AFS Constitution Article IX.2.Q. Nominating Committee - strike "Members of the
Committee may not be nominated to a Society office."
Adopted Motion C2: The Governing Board recommends creation of a standing Audit
Committee in the AFS Constitution as follows.
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Background: At the September 2006 meeting, the Governing Board recommended
approval of the following amendment to the AFS Constitution and adopted changes to
Procedures to create an Audit Committee as a Standing Committee. As required, the
amendment was published in the May 2007 issue of Fisheries in preparation for a vote at
the August 2007 Society Business Meeting in San Francisco. PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED FOR MEMBER VOTE AT BUSINESS MEETING.
AFS Constitution Article IX.2.B. Audit Committee – conducts an audit of Society
finances and provides a report to the Executive Director and President concerning the
results and any recommendations.
[Note that this changes the lettering outline for all subsequent committees.]
Recommended Motion C3: The Governing Board recommends renaming and expanding the
mandate of the Web Editorial Advisory Board in the AFS Constitution as follows.
Background: At the September 2006 Incoming Meeting, President Nielsen
recommended approval of the following amendment to the AFS Constitution and changes
to Procedures to expand the mandate of the committee to include all electronic
services. As required, the amendment was published in the July 2007 issue of Fisheries in
preparation for a vote at the August 2007 Society Business Meeting in San Francisco.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR MEMBER VOTE AT BUSINESS MEETING.
Constitution Article IX.2.Z. Electronic Services Advisory Board - provides oversight
and coordination for electronic membership services, including those pertaining to AFS
communications, publications, meetings, unit functions, and the content and structure of
the AFS web site.
RULES
Parliamentary Note: Rules may be suspended until the next annual meeting by a 2/3
vote of the Governing Board and amended by a simple majority of the members at the
following Society meeting.
Recommended Motion R1: At the request of Section members, the Governing Board
recommends simplifying the description of the Fisheries Administration Section in the AFS
Rules as follows.
Background: At the September 2006 Annual Business Meeting in Lake Placid, Active
Members of the Society approved a change in the name and charge of the Fisheries
Administrators Section and made amendments from the floor to list additional levels of
government agencies with related administrative programs. The Section has asked for the
description to be more clear and comprehensive by simply striking the list of agency
types. The proposed revision was published in the July issue of Fisheries in preparation
for a vote at the August 2007 Society Business Meeting in San Francisco.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR MEMBER VOTE AT BUSINESS MEETING.
Rule 4. Description of Sections
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Rule 4.I. The FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION SECTION is an association of members
who have a stake in the administration of federal, tribal, District of Columbia, state or
provincial fisheryies agencies and fisheries or programs; and who wish to encourage
timely discussions and exchanges of information on issues that impact fisheryies
management programs and fishery users.
PROCEDURES
Parliamentary Note: Procedures may be suspended or amended by a simple majority
vote of the Governing Board.
Recommended Motion P1: Move approval of various updates in the AFS Procedures Manual.
Background: Updates have been submitted by chairs and AFS staff as follows.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
a) General Responsibilities of Society Officers (pages 1-2) – revise description to more
accurately reflect current practice, including as an engaged liaison with units throughout
the Society and interaction with the Executive Director over contract negotiations and
performance review. [See Motion P1]
b) Executive Director Contract Negotiation Process (after page 6) – add process for
negotiating the Executive Director’s contract. [See officers report]
c) Section Purposes, Officers and Duties, Standing Committees (pages 14-16) – change
number of members required for voting on the Governing Board from 200 to 50;
corrected to state that a Section President serves on the Management Committee if
elected at large by the Governing Board and not by appointment of the Society President.
[See Motion P1]
d) Web Editorial Advisory Board (page 46) - Change name to and charge of the
Electronic Services Advisory Board. [See Motion C3]
e) Continuing Education Committee (page 31 or 70) – clarification on education activities
sponsored at "Society-level events" and committee approval of courses seeking to award
CEUs. [See committee report]
f) Disaster Response (after page 70) – add process for declaring and providing disaster
relief funds. [See committee report]
BYLAWS
Parliamentary Note: Bylaws may be approved by a majority vote of the Governing
Board and do not take affect until the AFS Executive Director sends a notice of approval
to the unit.
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Recommended Motion B1: Move approval of the bylaws of the Arizona State University
Student Subunit.
Background: The Subunit is new. Their Bylaws were reviewed and found to be in
order. AFS also has received the required petition and slate of officers.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
Recommended Motion B2: Move approval of the bylaws of the College of William and
Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Student Subunit.
Background: The Subunit is new. Their Bylaws were reviewed, approved by the
Tidewater Chapter Executive Committee and found to be in order. AFS also has
received the required petition and slate of officers. NEED CHAPTER EXCOM
APPROVAL, PETITION/OFFICERS LIST.
Recommended Motion B3: Move approval of the bylaws of the East Carolina University
Student Subunit.
Background: The Subunit made several revisions to their bylaws. Their Bylaws were
reviewed, approved by the Tidewater Chapter Executive Committee and found to be in
order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
Recommended Motion B4: Move approval of the bylaws of the Estuaries Section.
Background: The Section made several revisions to their Bylaws. Their Bylaws were
reviewed and found to be in order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
Recommended Motion B5: Move approval of the bylaws of the Fish Health Section.
Background: The Section made several revisions to their Bylaws. Their Bylaws were
reviewed and found to be in order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
Recommended Motion B6: Move approval of the bylaws of the Marshall University Student
Subunit.
Background: The Subunit is new. Their Bylaws were reviewed, approved by the West
Virginia Chapter Executive Committee and found to be in order. AFS also has received
the required petition and slate of officers. RECOMMEND APPROVAL. NEED
PETITION/OFFICERS LIST
Recommended Motion B7: Move approval of the bylaws of the Missouri Chapter.
Background: The Chapter made several revisions to their Bylaws including adding a
new student subunit (Missouri State University). Their Bylaws were reviewed and found
to be in order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Recommended Motion B8: Move approval of the bylaws of the Student Subsection of the
Education Section.
Background: The Student Subunit made several revisions to their Bylaws. Their
Bylaws were reviewed, approved by the Education Section Executive Committee and
found to be in order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL
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Recommended Motion B9: Move approval of the bylaws of the Tennessee Chapter.
Background: The Chapter made several revisions to their Bylaws. Their Bylaws were
reviewed and found to be in order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Recommended Motion B10: Move approval of the bylaws of the Tennessee Technological
University Student Subunit.
Background: The Subunit made several revisions to their Bylaws. Their Bylaws were
reviewed, approved by the Tennessee Chapter Executive Committee and found to be in
order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
Recommended Motion B11: Move approval of the bylaws of the Bonneville (Utah) Chapter.
Background: The Chapter is requesting a name change from “Bonneville” to “Utah”
Chapter to facilitate recognition outside the state. The rest of the Chapter Bylaws
language was recently updated in August 2006, so no other changes are needed. Their
Bylaws were reviewed and found to be in order. RECOMMEND APPROVAL
II. Outcome or Accomplishments in Relation to the Society’s Strategic Plan
Charge or Annual Program of Work: The Constitutional Consultant assists and advises the
President on parliamentary procedure at all meetings of the Society, Governing Board, and
Management Committee. The Constitutional Consultant reviews all proposed amendments to
the Constitution and assists the Executive Director with their presentation to the members prior
to a vote. The Constitutional Consultant reviews all proposed amendments to unit bylaws and
bylaws of new units for conformity with the Society's Constitution, and presents them to the
Governing Board with recommendations for approval.
During the tenure of Dirk Miller, the AFS determined that the Society would benefit by requiring
membership of the Constitutional Consultant in the National Association of Parliamentarians
(NAP). The current Constitutional Consultant has nearly completed a one-year online course
offered by the University of Wisconsin and NAP to achieve this step.
This is a member service. However, the Strategic Plan does not contain specific references to the
duties of the Constitutional Consultant.
III Financial Status
The limited financial impact of the Constitutional Consultant is through regular travel costs to
attend the mid-year and annual meetings when financial assistance is needed. As indicated in the
appointment letter, the AFS is also reimbursing examination fees for required membership in the
National Association of Parliamentarians.
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Constitutional Consultant’s Report – Attachment C1
Revision of the Nominating Committee
Approved for publication in Fisheries by the Governing Board
10 March 2007
The Governing Board recommends amendments to stipulations affecting the Nominating
Committee in the AFS Constitution as follows.
Background: At the September 2006 meeting, the Governing Board recommended approval of
the following amendment to the AFS Constitution and adopted changes to the Procedures. The
AFS Constitution does not allow members of the committee to be nominated to Society office.
Robert’s Rules of Order suggests that such limitations not be placed on a member's rights to
election to office. The restriction on participation in the Nominating Committee also caused
confusion during selection of committee members due to need to predict which individuals are
likely to be candidates for office that year. To accommodate this, the AFS Procedures Manual
previously barred the two past-presidents of divisions and sections from serving on the
Nominating Committee to free them for nomination as a Society officer.
In response, the Governing Board frequently voted to suspend these procedures to allow
nomination of such individuals to the committee. At their September 2006 meeting, the
Governing Board voted to remove this eligibility restriction from the Procedures Manual.
By making these changes, any Active Member would be able to serve on the Nominating
Committee and would be eligible for nomination to Society office. Members of the Nominating
Committee who were identified as candidates for office may recuse themselves from further
decisions.
Process: This proposed constitutional amendment was published in the May 2007 issue of
Fisheries posted to the AFS website for Society review at least 30 days ahead of a vote by Active
Members at the Society Business Meeting in San Francisco, August 2007. Proposed revisions to
the Procedures are provided below and were previously adopted by a simple majority vote of the
Governing Board.
Recommended Amendments:
CONSTITUTION
[STRIKE a phrase from Article IX.2. Standing Committees]
Q. NOMINATING COMMITTEE names a slate of candidates for the Society offices of
President-elect, First Vice-president, and Second Vice-president according to procedures
approved by the Governing Board; it must name at least two candidates for Second Vice-
president. Members of the Committee may not be nominated to a Society office. (see
Article III. 3 B. i.)
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RULES
[No changes needed.]
PROCEDURES, page 38
Strike from Composition: “The two most recent Past-Presidents of each Division and of each
Section are not eligible for election or appointment to this Committee.”
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Creation of Standing Audit Committee
Approved for publication in Fisheries by the Governing Board
10 March 2007
The Governing Board recommends creation of a standing Audit Committee in the AFS
Constitution as follows.
Background: At their March 2007 meeting, the Governing Board recommended approval of the
following amendment to the AFS Constitution and adopted changes to Procedures to create an
Audit Committee as a Standing Committee. The Audit Committee is currently a Special
Committee appointed by the President.
This committee conducts a review of Society finances to address Congressional concerns
regarding nonprofit organizations where the Executive Director is also the chief financial officer.
The committee provides recommendations to the Executive Director, AFS President and
Management Committee concerning Society financial affairs and the external audit.
Process: This proposed constitutional amendment was published in the May 2007 issue of
Fisheries posted to the AFS website for Society review at least 30 days ahead of a vote by Active
Members at the Society Business Meeting in San Francisco, August 2007. Proposed revisions to
the Procedures are provided below and were previously adopted by a simple majority vote of the
Governing Board.
Recommended Amendments:
CONSTITUTION
[ADD language to Article IX.2. Standing Committees]
B. AUDIT COMMITTEE conducts an audit of Society finances and provides a report to
the Executive Director and President concerning the results and any recommendations.
[Note that this changes lettering for all subsequent committees in Article IX.2.]
RULES
[No changes needed.]
PROCEDURES MANUAL
[ADD to section on “Standing and Special Committees”, insert after page 25]
Audit Committee
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Purpose:
Conducts a review of the Society finances to address Congressional concerns
regarding nonprofit organizations where the Executive Director is also the
financial officer. Provides recommendations to the Executive Director and AFS
President concerning Society financial affairs. (Article IX.1.B.)
Composition:
At least three AFS members including two Co-Chairs.
Duties:
• Review the financial picture and practices of the Society at the end of each year
before an outside contracted firm conducts the formal audit.
• Work with Society financial staff to provide feedback to the Executive Director on
financial issues.
• Review the audit report provided by the contracted audit firm prior to the Midyear
Governing Board meeting.
• Present conclusions in a report to the Governing Board at the AFS Annual Meeting.
Operational Guidelines:
None. Additional guidelines are described in the Procedures Manual section on
“Program Planning and Financial Planning.”
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Constitutional Consultant’s Report – Attachment C3
REVISE Web Editorial Advisory Board
Approved for publication in Fisheries by the AFS Governing Board
29 June 2007
The Governing Board recommends changing the name and expanding the mandate of the Web
Editorial Advisory Board in the AFS Constitution as follows.
Background: At their September 2006 incoming meeting, the Governing Board recommended
amending the AFS Constitution and the Procedures to change the name and expand the mandate
of the Web Editorial Advisory Board to encompass all electronic services of AFS. The
Governing Board directed the AFS President to work with others to develop language for their
review at the annual meeting in September 2007.
Process: This proposed constitutional amendment will be published in the July issue of Fisheries
and posted to the AFS website for Society review at least 30 days ahead of a vote by Active
Members at the Society Business Meeting in San Francisco, August 2007. Proposed revisions to
the Procedures are provided below and may be amended by a simple majority vote of the
Governing Board.
Recommended Amendments:
CONSTITUTION IX. Standing Committees
Current language:
2.Z. WEB EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD provides oversight on the content and structure
of the AFS WEB site. Its goal is to maintain high standards of technical content and presentation
on the web site according to policies set forth in the current Strategic Plan of the American
Fisheries Society and current plan for the AFS Web Site.
Proposed revision:
2.Z. ELECTRONIC SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD provides oversight and coordination for
electronic membership services, including those pertaining to AFS communications,
publications, meetings, unit functions, and the content and structure of the AFS web site. Its
goal is to maintain high standards of technical content and presentation, ease and continuity of
membership access, and review of new electronic tools for membership services according to
policies set forth in the current Strategic Plan of the Society.
RULES
[No changes needed.]
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PROCEDURES, pages 46-47 (substantial revision to current language)
Electronic Services Advisory Board
Purpose:
Periodically evaluate AFS electronic membership services to assess effective and
efficient functionality, information content, ease of use, timeliness of information,
attractiveness, and implementation of new media. Additionally, the Electronic
Services Advisory Board (ESAB) will provide for broad-scale representation of
member interests in electronic services by facilitating quality control of online
data management, media and communications and facilitate technical guidance
(e.g., annual workshops on electronic services) for units, sections, chapters and
individuals.
Composition:
Includes the AFS President-elect, eight other persons with staggered two-year terms and
appointed AFS staff. Each AFS President shall appoint one member each from the
Publications Overview Committee, the Meetings Oversight Committee, the Education
Section and the Computer Users Section. In addition, each AFS Division President shall
appoint a single representative. Two division and one section representative shall serve
staggered terms. Each AFS President shall designate a Chair from within this committee
other than the AFS President-Elect. All members of this Advisory Board are voting
members with the exception of the AFS staff.
Duties:
1. Provide guidance and strategic direction for the development, use, and maintenance of
the AFS member-centric database.
2. Provide guidance and strategic support for development of an integrated member-
centric website as part of the AFS web page.
3. Continually monitor the AFS Web Site to assess its attractiveness, information
content, ease of use, appropriateness of linkages, and timeliness of information.
Develop policies and recommendations to provide AFS staff with guidance on the
AFS Web Site and other electronic services regarding:
a. Content;
b. Technical issues (e.g., quality control of information technology policies and
procedures);
c. Ethical and professional standards (e.g., advertising, accessibility, and
copyright issues);
d. Outsourcing (e.g., using ISPs versus self hosting, using contractors);
e. Promotion (e.g., increasing use by membership and general public, increasing
search engine hits); and,
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f. Education (e.g., providing technical guidance on websites, listservs, online
voting and other electronic services to divisions, sections, chapters and other
units).
4. If the Board deems that immediate substantial changes are needed, these
should be transmitted directly to the AFS President. If the Board deems that
minor corrections to the web pages are needed, these should be transmitted
directly to the Executive Director and appropriate AFS staff for their attention.
5. Review and advise AFS President and Executive Director on new technological
tools that may be available to enhance format and function of electric services of
AFS membership.
6. Provide a summary of assessments to the Governing Board for the midyear
and annual meetings, and more frequently to the AFS President if appropriate.
7. Review the 5-year Plan for the AFS Web site and draft a schedule to
implement recommendations outlined in the plan that have not been previously
implemented.
Operational Guidelines:
1. ESAB will meet by conference call at least twice each year at the discretion of the
Chair.
2. The ESAB will have responsibility for organization and implementation of an IT
workshop held each year at the AFS Annual Meeting to discuss developments in
information technology and AFS electronic member services.
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REVISE Description of Fisheries Administration Section
Approved for publication in Fisheries by the Governing Board
10 March 2007
Recommended Rules Amendment: At the request of Section members, the Governing Board
recommends simplifying the description of the Fisheries Administration Section in the AFS
Rules as follows.
Background: At the September 2006 Annual Business Meeting in Lake Placid, Active
Members of the Society approved a change in the name and charge of the Fisheries
Administrators Section and made amendments from the floor to list additional levels of
government agencies with related administrative programs. The Section has asked for the
description to be more clear and comprehensive by simply striking the list of agency types.
Process: An amendment to the AFS Rules does not have to be published in advance for member
review. However, by providing this explanation in the May issue of Fisheries and on the website,
Active Members may be better prepared to vote at the Society Business Meeting in San
Francisco, August 2007.
Recommended Amendments:
RULE 4. Description of Sections
I. The FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION SECTION is an association of members who
have a stake in the administration of federal, tribal, District of Columbia, state or
provincial fisheryies agencies and fisheries or programs; and who wish to encourage
timely discussions and exchanges of information on issues that impact fisheryies
management programs and fishery users.
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VARIOUS UPDATES in Procedures Manual
Note that language for most of the proposed Procedures Manual revisions may be included in
other officer and committee reports, as noted in the summary above. Only (a) and (c) are
provided below.
a) General Responsibilities of Society Officers (pages 1-2) –
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL OFFICERS
The specific descriptions of officers’ duties, on the following pages and in the following
chapters, emphasize the required operational duties. The most important responsibility,
however, is to provide leadership to the Society and the profession.
During the five years an elected officer serves, this person must be a trustworthy, objective, and
effective representative of the profession. As a representative for the members, each Society
officer must represent the worldwide concerns of fisheries professionals. They must use their
knowledge and experience to direct the profession in ways that will have long-term beneficial
influence for the resources and people that we manage and study important to our Society.
All officers are members of the Governing Board and are expected to attend all meetings and
represent Society-level concerns. They must be thoroughly familiar with the Constitution, Rules,
Procedures and other programs and policies of the Society. Additionally, they must understand
fully the financial and operating status of the Society in order to explain these aspects to
members.
Society officers, along with unit officers, are a major conduit for expression of member concerns
to the Governing Board and the Society staff. As such, they must communicate broadly with
members of all backgrounds and professional employment. They must seek opportunities to
meet with Society members and listen to their interests and concerns.
Elected officers are fully engaged on a daily basis with AFS affairs and as such, they bring
Society-level perspectives and insights to the mix of Division and Section perspectives on
the Management Committee and the Governing Board. The elected officer hierarchy
serves to enhance the networking, relationship building, and understanding of each officer
through participation as members of the Management Committee, the Governing Board,
and the membership at large.
Although a time commitment has never been assigned to these responsibilities, it is expected that
Society officers will reduce their involvement in other professional activities to a low level,
including their participation in AFS unit activities. Furthermore, it is expected that the
employers of Society officers will consider their AFS responsibilities as a major component of
their work and protect them from ancillary or short-notice work assignments as fully as possible.
Each officer has specific responsibilities, as described in Article III C of the Constitution and
elsewhere in these Procedures. The Governing Board may also assign each officer specific
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additional duties. In the general conduct of their offices, the elected officers are also expected to
perform the following activities:
1. Attend as many unit meetings and special meetings as possible (the elected officers
have a joint travel budget to allow attendance at the Division meetings at least).
2. Monitor the activities of Society Committees and other working groups and of units
so that they remain active, directed toward their objectives, and consistent with Society
purposes. Attendance at meetings is at the discretion of the President, in consultation
with the Executive Director. At times when the President or Executive Director is
not available, other elected officers may represent the Society.
3. Understand Robert’s Rules of Order, which is the parliamentary system used to
conduct both business and executive meetings of the Society.
4. Communicate regularly with the Executive Director, other officers, the
Management Committee, and the Governing Board as appropriate regarding routine and
special actions and issues relevant to the Society.
5. Seek prospective members for committees, which that officer will be required to
appoint in his or her term as AFS President, including special committees to be created.
This is an especially important task for the President-Elect, considering that nearly 500
appointments must be made as that person takes office. As many committee assignments
as possible should be made prior to or at least by the time of the annual meeting for the
coming year.
6. Advise the incoming officer about how to perform responsibilities of the office being
vacated.
7. Maintain positive relationships and good communications with all central office staff
throughout the terms of office.
8. Review and prepare contracts for employment of the Executive Director.
9. Participate in the annual performance review of the Executive Director.
c) Section Purposes, Officers and Duties, Standing Committees (pages 14-16) –
Sections Purposes (page 14)
9. Maintain Section membership at a level that permits comprehensive representation of
the Section’s interest area (and ideally at a membership level over 200 of at least 50 to
permit a vote on the Society’s Governing Board).
Section Officers and Duties (page 15)
Each Section is required to have a minimum of a President, a President-Elect, and a
Secretary/Treasurer or a Secretary and a Treasurer. Each officer has specific duties assigned by
the Section’s Bylaws. In addition Section officers have the following duties for the Society:
President:
1. Serves as a member of the Society’s Governing Board, attends the three meetings per
year, and performs all duties as described in Chapter 3.
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2. Serves as a voting member of the Management Committee in year appointed by the
Society President if elected as a member at large by the Governing Board.
Standing Committees
3. Membership, which recruits new members for the Section and the Society and
ensures continued membership of current members. Must be aggressive because of the
need to recruit and then retain the 200 50 members required for a voting membership on
AFS Governing Board.
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No. 7 Northeastern Division Larry Miller
Annual Report to the AFS Governing Board, September, 2007
To: Jennifer Nielsen, President
From: Lawrence M. Miller, President, Northeastern Division
Date: August 13, 2007
I. Motion Report
(A) Recommended Motion:
The Northeastern Division moves that the AFS secure the services of a professional website
developer (contract or staff position) to develop a website site template for use by interested AFS
Subunits (i.e., those that do not have a website but wish to have one, or those that wish to update
their current website). The developer should consult with various AFS Units to develop the
basic content of a standard website site template (i.e., Officers, Bylaws, Newsletter, Archives
and Annual Meeting pages, and AFS, Units, Sections or other links). The development of the
website template should include drafting of an easy to use and understand user guide for use in
customizing the website to the needs of an AFS Unit (i.e., cover banners, page and link
updating). In addition, the developer should provide follow-up support to any AFS Subunit that
needs help using the website site template for at least one year following release of the website
site template.
(B) Minority View:
None sought, none expressed.
(C) Background for Motion:
The internet and its use have become almost as commonplace as use of the telephone as a means
to communication. It has the advantage over the telephone, or other media (e.g., newsletter)
because of its capability to communicate instantly with a large number of individuals, at any time
of the day or night, and over great distances. One of the most useful tools of the internet is a
well designed website. With a well designed website information on an entity or subject is
available whenever the user needs it. With a well designed website the owner of the website can
instantly update information and stay current of developments and new information.
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AFS has recognized this and invested heavily in developing internet services for its members
(i.e., information technology staffing, new web servers, database development, information
management software, AFS website development). This investment is beginning to pay off.
However, many of the AFS Subunits have been struggling with development and management of
websites due to the volunteer nature of their Web Masters (i.e., they have other jobs and
responsibilities, frequent changes) and the rapidly changing website software, and hosting
requirements (i.e., security issues). Development of a standardized website template and support
in its use through a friendly user manual and availability of consulting service would provide
great value to many Subunits, their membership and fulfilling the mission of the AFS.
II. Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: NED Plan of Work 2007
(appended)
(B) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by
Focus Area in Strategic Plan with the appropriate goals, strategies,
targets referenced
Aquatic Stewardship
Goal AS 2, Stewardship Education
Strategy AS 2.3 Increase the number of conferences, symposia, and books focusing on holistic
management practices and aquatic biodiversity, and how these concerns relate to fisheries and
aquatic resource management.
Target AS 2.3a. AFS Units hold conferences or symposia on aquatic stewardship topics.
• The NED sponsored the “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global
Environment – 2nd International Symposium on Diadromous Fishes” held June 18-21,
2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This symposium was a follow-up to the successful
symposium held in 1986 in Boston, MA, and will had more emphasis on human activity
and the sustainability of diadromous fishes.
• The NED is working with AFS to publish the proceedings of the “Challenges for
Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment – 2nd International Symposium on
Diadromous Fishes”. There were 45 oral presentations, and 60 posters presented at the
symposium on a diverse range of topics in six sessions, including; Dynamic Nature of
Diadromy, Climate Change and Anthropogenic Influences, Ocean Environment and
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Migration, Linkages With Ecosystem Energetics, Population and Habitat Restoration, and
Management and Governance of Diadromous Fishes.
• The New York Chapter provided considerable support to the AFS 136th Annual Meeting
held in September, 2006 at Lake Placid, New York. The meeting dealt with a number of
aquatic resource topics and management, and was a great success with nearly 2000
registrants from around the world attending.
• The New York Chapter held its annual meeting in February at West Point, NY. The
theme was "Fisheries Management from Mountaintop to Sea: Lessons from the Hudson
River Basin." The meeting was well attended with over one hundred people registered.
There were many interesting talks and a mini-symposium on viral hemorrhagic
septicemia.
• The Atlantic International Chapter will hold its Annual Meeting in French Village, New
Brunswick, Canada. The theme is “Challenges to Fish Habitat “ and will look at
emerging issues and trends, and the methodologies being used by fisheries managers to
address challenges to native freshwater and marine fish habitat.
• The Pennsylvania Chapter of the AFS held its fall meeting in November 2006 and
focused on fish assessment approach for an Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) that could
be used to assess water quality and aquatic resource health within Pennsylvania and the
northeast.
• The Pennsylvania Chapter of the AFS held its spring technical meeting in conjunction
with the West Virginia Chapter of the AFS. The theme was Large River Ecology, was
held March 9-10, 2007 in Morgantown, WV. The meeting included: four keynote
speakers who have extensive experience with the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela
rivers as well as those who have experience with environmental policy. The meeting
included two continuing education workshops; and a technical session with posters and
oral presentations.
• The Mid-Atlantic Chapter held a joint meeting with the Tidewater Chapter in February
2007. There were 54 presentations and/or posters. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter held its fall
2006 meeting at the Jacques Cousteau Education Center on Nov 9, 2006 in Tuckerton NJ.
Seven oral presentations were given by professionals and students from NY, NJ, PA, and
DE. The spring 2007 meeting was held at the University of Delaware Virden Retreat
Center on Feb 1-3, 2007 in Lewes DE. This meeting was a multi-day, joint chapter
conference held with the Tidewater AFS Chapter. The meeting hosted 26 posters and 27
oral presentations, with participants attending from NY to NC. The plenary speaker was
Dr. Steven Murawski of NOAA, who spoke of the future of U.S. fisheries management.
• The Southern New England Chapter offers two one-day long meetings each year (January
and June) which are well-attended by a mix of professionals, students and interested
parties. In the past year, these meetings have been attended by of 90-100 people, with
students comprising up to 50% of the participants. During the past couple of years the
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chapter offered free student registration to the meetings which has increased attendance
by students and their advisors. The chapter also holds two Board of Directors (BOD)
meetings each year. We have a very active BOD with an average of about 10 members in
attendance at each meeting.
Goal AS 3, Promotion of Stewardship
• The NED sponsored three speakers for the Black Bass Workshop held at the Northeast
Fish and Wildlife Conference in April 2006 in Burlington, VT. The proceedings for the
conference have been received by the NED and will be uploaded to the website in the
near future.
Information Transfer and Outreach
Goal ITO 1, Visibility
• The NED is working to improve its website and is attempting to reach out to state and
federal agencies, non-governmental natural resource organizations, and universities to
explore the possibility of developing collaborative links to each others websites in the
hopes of increasing visibility, collaboration, and information exchange in the fisheries
and aquatic community.
Goal ITO 2, Collaboration
• The 2007 NED Annual Meeting was held in conjunction with the 2007 Northeast Fish
and Wildlife Conference in Mystic, Connecticut, April 22-25, 2007. This meeting was
sponsored by the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Administrators and brought
together state and federal fish and wildlife administrators and there staffs from fish,
wildlife, outreach, and law enforcement disciplines to exchange information, share ideas,
and network with their peers.
• NED chapters often hold joint meetings with other societies, such as the Society of
American Foresters or The Wildlife Society.
• The Southern New England Chapter held its January meeting at the Connecticut DEP, in
Old Lyme, Connecticut, and a June meeting at the University of Connecticut in
conjunction with the American Institute of Research Fisheries Biologist meeting.
• The Atlantic-International Chapter provided logistical and administrative support for the
NED sponsored 2nd International Symposium on Diadromous Fish.
• The Mid-Atlantic Chapter donated $250, and will be providing in-kind support for the
upcoming coolwater fish workshop. It also held a joint with the Tidewater Chapter from
the Southern Division.
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• The Southern New England Chapter donated $1000 to the 2nd International Symposium
on Diadromous Fish.
• The Pennsylvania Chapter held a joint meeting with the West Virginia Chapter from the
Southern Division, the theme of which was “Understanding Large Rivers”.
• The NED and its Chapters contributed $700 to the SDAFS Disaster Relief effort in order
to pay for shipment of Bob Carline’s donated library and provide additional assistance to
AFS members within the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Goal ITO 4, Information Network
• The Southern New England Chapter has utilized an electronic discussion and vote, to
approve a donation to the 2nd International Symposium on Diadromous Fish being
sponsored by the NED.
• The NED has used electronic voting and polling to successfully interact with its
membership in a timely and cost effective manner.
Member Services
Goal MS 1, Professional Development and Recognition:
• The NED offers four awards of recognition: the Dwight A. Webster Memorial Award of
Merit; the Meritorious Service Award; the President’s Award; and the Special
Achievement Award. Requests for nominations for these awards were sent to Chapter
and Division officers, Division committee chairs, and Division past-presidents. A call for
nominations was also sent to the membership via e-mail through the AFS and was
published in the Division’s newsletter which came out in March 2007. The NED
received one excellent nomination each for the Dwight A. Webster Memorial Award of
Merit and the Meritorious Service Award. No other nominations were received. The
NED past-presidents voted on the nominees and selected Dr. Kenneth Sherman as this
2007 recipient of the Dwight Webster Award and Douglas Stang as the 2007 recipient of
the Meritorious Service Award.
• The NED Awards Committee is actively seeking nominations for the Division’s 2008
awards which will be presented at the Division’s Annual Meeting in April 2008 at the
Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa in Galloway, New Jersey.
• The NED provided a $2,500 sponsorship for the Student Colloquium and Career Fair
held at the AFS 2006 Annual Meeting held in Lake Placid, New York.
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• Several chapters in the NED are working with area universities in hopes of developing
student sub-units.
• The NED has programs to recognize the best student fisheries presentation and poster
($400) and support student travel ($295) to its annual meeting held in conjunction with
the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference.
• The NED has a program to recognize its most senior members for their long term
commitment to the AFS and the NED through presentation of the honorary Walking
Stick.
• The NED contributed $500 to the Clemens-Rigler Fund to support graduate student travel
to the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research and the Society of Canadian
Limnologists annual meetings.
• The NED contributed $500 to the AFS Equal Opportunity Section (EOS) to support
minority student travel to the 137th Annual AFS Meeting in San Francisco.
• The NED formed a special NED Northeast Rivers and Streams Committee, and
appointed a Chair to act as liaison with the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife
Administrators, Rivers and Streams Committee to develop products to address fisheries
habitat and management issues. The group is focusing on fish passage, large rive
sampling and management. A long term goal that is being considered is to put on rivers
and streams symposiums at a Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conferences, and/or AFS
Annual Meeting, and then providing reports and proceedings to the AFS membership.
The River and Stream Technical Committee is modeled after the one that currently exists
in the North Central Division.
Goal MS 3, Online and Web Services
• The NED is continuing to work on updating its website, which is experiencing difficulties
with software and access, that has limited interfered with timely updates to the
information on the website. An outside web designer was solicited to redesign the
website and a new domain was purchased (www.nedafs.org). The NED’s new
webmaster is attempting to keep the website updated in order to provide a
communication link for the NED membership. If difficulty continues with access to the
existing website the NED will consider migrating to the newly updated AFS server for
web hosting.
Goal MS 4, Diversity
• The NED made a $500 contribution to the Equal Opportunities Section to support
minority student travel to the 137th Annual AFS Meeting in San Francisco.
• The NED contributed $4,000 to the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biologist Program.
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Goal MS 5, Strategic Plan Implementation
• The NED reviewed and updated the Division’s Procedural Manual and is in the process
of distributing it to the all officers and making it available to the NED membership. As
part of the updated procedures it will be the responsibility of each NED Past President to
review the Procedural Manual and update it as needed at the end of his/her term.
• The NED bylaws have been revised, reviewed by the Constitutional Consultant, approved
by the NED membership, and accepted by the AFS governing board at the 2006 AFS
Annual Meeting.
Goal MS 6, Financial Security
• The NED is conducting a review of its investment portfolio in order to determine the best
vehicle to generate revenue and meet the current and long range financial needs of the
division.
• The NED held a retreat at the 2007 Annual Meeting and discussed a number of
alternatives to generate revenue for the Division. A committee will be formed to develop
a proposal for future fund raising activities.
(C) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration
The AFS should look into providing additional support to the Units regarding the development,
use, and management of internet web based services and products including: websites, email
services, database management, and internet conferencing.
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No. 8 Southern Division J. Fred Heitman
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: J. Fred Heitman, President, Southern Division American Fisheries Society
DATE: August 6, 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
(A) Recommended Motion: NONE
(B) Minority View: NONE
(C) Background for Motion: NONE
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan:
Focus Area 1, Aquatic Stewardship: AFS and its members will be leaders in promoting the
sustainability and sound stewardship of fisheries resources and aquatic ecosystems.
Goal AS 1: Local and Global Leadership – The SD sub-units are actively engaged in promoting the
sustainability and sound stewardship of fisheries resources and aquatic ecosystems. Our chapters are
very active at their local levels about such issues. The Reservoir Committee held the 4th International
Reservoir Symposium in June. The Catfish is planning the 2nd International Catfish Symposium for
June 2010. These are critically important meetings to advance the science related to these topics.
Goal AS 2: Stewardship Education – SD members routinely serve as speakers and provide expert
guidance on fisheries and resource issues. Our sub-units, particularly our student sub-units, regularly
provide local outreach activities to educate the public about fisheries and resource issues that are
locally important. The TN Chapter and the Tennessee Tech student sub-unit sponsor fishing rodeos to
teach children about fish and fishing.
Goal AS 3: Promotion of Stewardship – SD members and sub units serve as important sources of
information on local and regional fisheries and resource issues. The SD continues to work with
SEAFWA directors to keep them updated in fisheries issues.
Focus Area 2, Information Transfer and Outreach: AFS and its members will be recognized by decision
makers and natural resource professionals as an important source of science-based information about
fisheries and aquatic ecosystems and their conservation, management, and sustainable development.
Goal ITO 1: Visibility – In the SD chapters and committees are becoming increasingly visible to the
public through use of their websites. Not only are websites used as a source of information to
members but also the sites serve the expanded role of a means to disseminate information to the public.
The Aquaculture and Reservoir Committees utilize their websites as outreach tools to the public.
Goal ITO 2: Collaboration – There is a trend for SD sub-units to meet in conjunction with other
natural resource organizations. Joint meetings are held to examine specific issues or to learn about
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issues of mutual interest. There is an agreement in SEAFWA that we should hold a special session
each year between fish and wildlife professionals on a topic of special interest. Annually some of our
chapters hold joint meetings with neighboring states to further enhance the professional interaction and
relevance of the meeting.
Goal ITO 3: Professional Stature – Being a fisheries professional is a respected and honored career.
Other professions place a great deal of emphasis on the importance of credentials and certification.
This year the SD President has place significant interest in the AFS Professional Certification program.
The AFS certification enhances our profession and elevates our status to those outside the profession.
All SD members who meet requirements for CFP are being encouraged to apply. The President stated
that if they could not afford the fee he would pay it for them.
Goal ITO 4: Information Network – The SD is using technology to a greater extent than ever to
provide member services. This year we plan to hold our SD elections electronically. Several of our
chapters successfully utilize technology to meet this primary functional activity. Our members utilize
the websites of AFS, chapter, student sub-units and committees as important sources of scientific and
professional information.
Our sub-units publish regular newsletters that are distributed electronically and stored on the various
websites. Some of these newsletters are published as often as quarterly.
We will transition to a new SEAFWA editor in 2007 from Dr. John Galvez to Dr. Todd Petty. Under
the direction of Dr. Galvez the publication time for the SEAFWA proceedings has moved from about
two years to less than a year.
Goal ITO 5: Public Policy – The SD passed two resolutions at our annual meeting in Memphis.
These resolution, one on SARP and the other on In-stream Flow, were forwarded to the Parent Society
for consideration but they were not accepted to move forward.
Focus Area 3, Member Services: AFS will provide excellent, cost-efficient services, operations, and
support for its members.
Goal MS 1: Professional Development and Recognition – The SD President is strongly encouraging
qualified members to become Certified Fisheries Professionals. Chapters are holding workshops on
topics such as Pond Management, Safe Canoeing, and statistical methods. Our committees hold
international symposia to further enhance professional development.
Goal MS 2: Science Based Information – The Reservoir Committee just completed hosting the 4th
International Reservoir Symposium in Atlanta. Professionals from around the world and from all four
AFS divisions attended this excellent program. The Striped Bass Committee is planning to host a
symposium at the Annual meeting in Nashville in 2009 and the Catfish Committee is planning to host
the 2nd International Catfish Symposium in June 2010. All chapters hold meetings in the early part of
the calendar year. The SD Spring Meeting will be held February 28 – March 2, 2008 in Wheeling,
WV. All of these meetings serve as important outlets for science based information.
Goal MS 3: Online and Web Services – Online and web services are extremely important to SD
members and all of our sub-units. We currently have 38 separate sites for our chapters, sub –units and
committees. Electronic forms of information dissemination are critical to how SD members operate.
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Goal MS 4: Diversity – Nothing to report
Goal MS 5: Strategic Plan Development – Nothing to report
Goal MS 6: Financial Security – See attached
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: Continue to further enhance the IT aspects of
member service. This is an area that SD members are using with greatly increasing frequency and they are
requesting more capabilities in this area.
NOTE:
A Financial Report should be provided separately and directly to the AFS Executive Director
(grassam@fisheries.org). This report summarizes your Unit Financial Report for the Past Fiscal Year and it is
needed for IRS purposes. This section will not be distributed.
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No. 9 North Central Division Stu Shipman
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
From: Stu Shipman – President, North Central Division
DATE: 08/13/2007
I. Motion Report
(A) Recommended Motion: N/A
(B) Minority View: N/A
(C) Background for Motion: N/A
II. Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: NCD work followed outline of Divison’s
strategic plan.
(B) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments:
AS 1, Local and Global Leadership:
1.1- N/A
1.2- Minnesota passed key resolutions regarding destruction of aquatic plants, off-
road vehicle (ORV) use in riparian areas, and updating Minnesota rules regarding
development in shorelands. ORV was a joint resolution with state chapters of The
Wildlife Society and the Society of American Foresters.
At our summer 2007 meeting, Esocid Tech Comm. planned to begin updating the
10-year-old publication, Introductory, Maintenance, and Restoration Stocking of Esocids.
This will provide fisheries managers with the most current information of esocid stocking
practices in NCD states/province.
1.3- N/A
1.4- N/A
1.5- The Wisconsin Chapter is co-sponsoring a workshop on Hydrilla with several
organizations including the Wind Lake Management District, the Racine County Lakes
Alliance, the Wisconsin Association of Lakes, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources. This proposed workshop is designed to identify the barriers to recreational
water use and sport fisheries in Wisconsin likely to be created by the presence of hydrilla
in Wisconsin waterways, and to define a comprehensive strategy to overcome those
barriers. Specifically, the goals of the proposed feasibility study project include the
following: 1. Create awareness of the impact and biology of Hydrilla verticillata; 2.
Review the necessary response strategies needed to control incipient infestations of
Hydrilla verticillata that might occur in Wisconsin, based on the experiences in other
Midwest states; 3. Determine the legal basis for a specific response strategy, focusing on
presumed infestations of Hydrilla verticillata in Wisconsin, including the steps necessary
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to formulate an appropriate public information and education strategy and other possible
responses; and 4. Identify other potentially invasive species that threaten Wisconsin’s
waters. Accomplishment of these goals will inform the Illinois-Fox River Basin
communities and policy makers of constraints likely to be imposed by, and measures to
address the impacts of, the presence of hydrilla in Wisconsin waterways, in a manner
consistent with the objectives of Chapter NR 7, of the Wisconsin Administrative Code,
specifically with respect to barriers to recreational water use and sport fisheries in
Wisconsin likely to be created by the presence of hydrilla.
The Wisconsin Chapter is currently working to put our annual meeting program
including all of the presentations on our website with appropriate citations and contacts to
authors for more information. This information will provide stewardship information for
members and non-members and become a resource for policy makers on fisheries issues.
1.6- N/A
AS 2, Stewardship Education:
2.1-The Kansas Chapter is co-sponsoring the Kansas Natural Resources
Conference in 2007, which will provide a more holistic view of natural resource issues by
meeting with the Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Kansas Alliance for Wetlands
and Streams, Society of Range Management, Soil and Water Conservation Society, and
Society of American Foresters.
The Kansas Chapter is the funding sponsor for the Kansas Wildlife Federation,
Water Conservationist of the Year award. The Kansas State University Student Subunit
donated a t-shirt to go along with a trophy.
2.2- N/A
2.3- The Wisconsin Chapter is co-sponsoring a workshop on Hydrilla with
several organizations including the Wind Lake Management District, the Racine County
Lakes Alliance, the Wisconsin Association of Lakes, and the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (see AS-1.5a).
2.4- The Wisconsin Chapter has approved a $1,000 donation for the restoration
of the Badger #2 train car that was specifically designed to transport and stock fish in the
1890s through 1945. This historic rail car is a significant component of the history and
tradition of fisheries management in the State of Wisconsin. This has the potential to be
an educational destination for youth groups and others and to promote knowledge and
stewardship of our fisheries.
2.5- N/A
2.6- N/A
2.7- N/A
2.8- N/A
2.9- N/A
2.10- N/A
AS 3, Promotion of Stewardship:
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3.1- The Minnesota Chapter collaborated with Dr. Julia Frost-Nerbonne, adjunct
professor at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, to develop issue papers on woody
debris habitat and off-highway vehicle impacts to aquatic resources. Julia teaches a
senior capstone class at the university for Natural Resource graduates. These issue
papers were researched and written by teams of students enrolled in the class and will be
compiled into a resource document to guide development of Chapter positions and
resolutions on these issues
3.2- N/A
3.3- A Kansas Chapter member was on a national AFS committee to evaluate the
role of aquatic resources in the Farm Bill.
3.4- N/A
3.5- The Kansas State University Student Subunit coordinates with the KSU
Wildlife Society for an annual trap shoot.
Chapter members were represented on the annual Minnesota DNR Fishing
Roundtable that shapes issues and fisheries program delivery in the state.
ITO 1, Visibility:
1.1- Dakota Chapter members have been involved with outreach activities that
promote the fisheries profession including kids fishing outings, speaking to various
fishing clubs/organizations, and providing information to the media.
Many members of the Illinois Chapter have been actively involved with outreach
activities that promote the fisheries profession such as participating in children’s fishing
clinics, and speaking to special interest/angling groups and sports clubs.
Numerous members of the Michigan Chapter have been actively involved with
outreach activities that promote the fisheries profession such as judging state high school
science fairs, participating in children’s fishing events, and speaking to special
interest/angling groups and sportsperson clubs.
Ohio Chapter members have been actively involved with outreach activities that
promote the fisheries profession such as judging state high school science fairs,
participating in children’s fishing events, and speaking to special interest/angling groups
and the media.
1.2- N/A
1.3- N/A
1.4- N/A
1.5- N/A
ITO 2, Collaboration:
2.1- The Kansas Chapter is co-sponsoring the Kansas Natural Resources
Conference in 2007, which will provide a more holistic view of natural resource issues by
meeting with the Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Kansas Alliance for Wetlands
and Streams, Society of Range Management, Soil and Water Conservation Society, and
Society of American Foresters.
Southern Illinois University Subunit – Currently the subunit is responsible for the
newsletters for the AFS Fish Culture Section and AFS Fish Management Section. A
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large number of the SIU students attended and presented at the world aquaculture
meetings. Additionally they were selected as one of NCD outstanding subunits.
University of Illinois Subunit – They have been successful in generating new
interest in the subunit and will hold the annual barbeque and speaker series.
The Illinois Chapter held its annual meeting in February 2007at Eagle Creek
Resort in Findley Illinois. The Chapter is currently working with state agencies in
planning of the 2009 Midwest Fish in Wildlife Conference to be held in Illinois.
Collaborated with the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the North
Central Division to host the Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award at the Midwest Fish and
Wildlife Conference in Omaha, Nebraska (December 4, 2006). The Michigan Chapter
held its annual meeting in conjunction with the Indiana and Ohio Chapters in Angola,
Indiana (February 14-15, 2007). Many Michigan Chapter members along with members
of the Indiana and Ohio chapters attended a freshwater mussel ecology and identification
workshop that was held prior to the joint meeting of chapters (February 13-14, 2007).
The Michigan Chapter collaborated with the Michigan Stream Team to co-
sponsor a stream assessment and monitoring course (which unfortunately had to be
cancelled due to Michigan agency restrictions on travel). Co-sponsored a course on
“Succeeding with a Dam Removal Project” that will be held in East Lansing, Michigan
on November 5-7, 2007. The course is presented by staff of the University of Wisconsin,
Madison.
The Minnesota Chapter collaborate with Minnesota Waters (statewide lake
association organization) on important aquatic resource policy items. Agreed to areas for
collaboration and joint resolution.
The Ohio Chapter held its annual meeting in conjunction with the 47th Annual
Fish and Wildlife Conference, co-hosted with the Ohio Chapter of the Wildlife Society
and the Ohio Fish and Wildlife Management Society, February 2nd, 2007.
The Wisconsin Chapter is planning a joint meeting with The Wildlife Society
Wisconsin Chapter in 2008. The Wisconsin Chapter is planning a joint annual chapter
meeting in 2009 with the Minnesota and Ontario Chapters. The Wisconsin Chapter is co-
sponsoring a workshop in 2008 on Hydrilla with several organizations including the
Wind Lake Management District, the Racine County Lakes Alliance, the Wisconsin
Association of Lakes, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
NCD Ictalurid Technical Committee is focused on planning the 2nd International
Catfish Symposium. The symposium will be co-hosted with the Southern Division’s
Catfish Management Committee. The symposium is scheduled for June of 2010 and will
be held in either Memphis, TN or St. Louis, MO.
ITO 3, Professional Stature:
3.1- N/A
3.2- Minnesota promoted AFS Certification through peer mentoring strategy and
monthly Presidential message topic. Recommended changes to Chapter registration
database for meetings and continuing education courses to facilitate member certification
applications.
3.3- N/A
3.4- N/A
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3.5- The Kansas State University Student Subunit coordinates with the KSU
Wildlife Society for an annual trap shoot.
3.6- N/A
3.7- The Student Affairs Committee’s responsibilities in the Dakota Chapter
Procedural Manual were rewritten to promote graduate and undergraduate student
involvement in the Dakota Chapter by facilitating student attendance at the annual
meeting and increasing student participation in Chapter level activities.
The Kansas Chapter provides two annual student scholarships: one graduate level
and one undergraduate level.
The Wisconsin Chapter presents annual scholarships to undergraduate and
graduate students to promote attendance at our annual conference and the national
Midwest Fish and Wildlife conference. Our chapter continues to provide support to our
two subunits at the University of Wisconsin Steven's Point and Northland College, WI.
3.8- The Kansas State University Student Subunit provided funding for student
travel, registration, and hotel for students to attend state chapter meetings.
ITO 4, Information Network:
4.1- The Dakota Chapter AFS website has improved communications with the
membership by providing additional information on chapter activities such as meetings,
newsletters, workshops, and membership applications.
The newsletter continues to be the preferred method for communicating
information to the Chapter members.
Michigan Chapter has a newly established Communications Committee to
oversee the annual newsletter, web page, and listserve. This committee has improved
communications with the membership by keeping up to date information posted on the
web page and by posting more information on topics such as workshops and symposia on
the listserve.
Numerous chapters have bylaws were revised to allow electronic voting, resulting
in a very efficient voting process for members.
The Ohio Chapter continues to update its web page (http://www.biosci.ohio-
state.edu/~ocafs/) and send out email notices to members.
The Walleye Technical Committee eliminated our old, defunct website hosted
through SIU and started relaying information through the NCD website. We now have a
website coordinator who has the ability to make direct changes to our website. Numerous
documents were added to the website, including past minutes, history of the WTC, and
lists of gray literature by State/Province.
4.2- N/A
4.3- The Kansas Chapter maintains an active listserv that announces various jobs,
activities, policies, and other relevant information to its membership. KSU–AFS also
maintains a student listserv.
ITO 5, Public Policy:
5.1- N/A
5.2- N/A
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5.3- N/A
5.4- The Illinois Chapter continues to maintain its membership with Illinois
Environmental Council and work in conjunction with this group on mercury and wetlands
issues. The Chapter continues to comment to the Illinois Pollution Board on the proposed
changes to the state DO standards.
Representatives of the Michigan Chapter are participating in meetings with non-
governmental and governmental groups to discuss formation of a Michigan Lakes
Partnership that is intended to provide better communication, education, advocacy, and
policy development on issues related to inland lakes in Michigan.
The Minnesota Chapter has been tracking multiple conservation planning
initiatives that are ongoing in the state. Chapter members have served in various
capacities on these planning teams including as technical advisors and team leaders.
Ultimately these planning products are intended to influence future natural resource
funding policy and appropriations. And in related legislation, a bill to send a referendum
to Minnesota voters on dedicated natural resource funding from the state's sales tax
continues to limp along in the legislative session as of this writing, although the session is
scheduled to end in a matter of days and could leave this bill for the 2008 Legislative
Session.
Ohio chapter passed a resolution encouraging state agencies and lawmakers to
strengthen the commercial fishing regulations and their enforcement on Lake Erie.
5.5- N/A
5.6- A letter was sent to congressional delegates and governors in South and
North Dakota in support of amending of the 1944 Flood Control Act to better meet
contemporary needs of the citizens of North and South Dakota. The chapter offered to
provide insight into economic and societal value of a healthy aquatic ecosystem and the
fisheries resource it support.
MS 1, Professional Development and Recognition:
1.1- The Illinois Chapter has developed a new Professional Travel Award with the
expectation to fund four $200.00 grants each year. Illinois will host a
continuing education workshop in 2007 on mussel identification and ecology.
Planning is complete for the Minnesota’s continuing education course to be held
August 20-23. The four-day workshop will focus on land use and watershed-
related issues in agricultural landscapes. This is the first of two companion
workshops that our Continuing Education Committee is working on, the second to
occur in 2008 and be geared towards forest and urban landscapes. The workshops
will expose participants to basic hydrology, identifying priority areas for
protection and restoration, building partnerships, touring restoration sites, and
getting their hands dirty restoring a shoreline site.
1.2- N/A
1.3- The Ohio chapter continued reimbursement for the cost of AFS Professional
Certification for one member this year.
1.4- N/A
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1.5- The Distinguished Professional Service Award was presented to Gene Van
Eeckhout of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and Richard Madson with the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Dr. John Davidson of the University of South Dakota received the Aquatic
Resource Conservation Award.
The Best Paper Award at the annual meeting was presented to Brian Blackwell of
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.
John Lott was recognized for serving as president of the Dakota Chapter last year.
Illinois Chapter awarded John Chick Best Professional Paper at the annual state
meeting. The Justin W. Leonard Award for Professional Excellence was presented to
Ellie Koon of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Todd Wills was recognized for his service as president of the Michigan Chapter
over the past year.
The Wisconsin Chapter provides the following awards on an annual basis:
Richard Frie Memorial Scholarship for UW-Steven's Point students, Statewide Academic
Scholarship for any students on campuses within the State of Wisconsin, Joan Duffy
Student Travel Award, The Steve Serns Award for best professional paper, Best Student
Paper Award. These awards are promoted through appropriate press releases.
1.6- Michigan’s Membership Committee initiated an aggressive membership
drive targeting students and lapsed members and signed up 43 new members in
2006. Students comprise approximately, 25% of the current membership
1.7- The Best Student Paper was presented to Casey Shoenebeck from South
Dakota State University.
Aaron Larson from the North Dakota Department of Health received the Best
Student Poster Award at the annual meeting.
Amanda Bryson (Valley City State University) was presented with the first Dr.
James C. Schmulbach Memorial Scholarship.
Sauger Scholarships recipients were Bethany Galster (South Dakota State
University), Travis Schaeffer (South Dakota State University), David Coulter (South
Dakota State University), and Ryan Schmaltz (Minot State University-Bottineau).
The Alven Kreil Memorial Scholarship was presented Travis Schaeffer (South
Dakota State University) and Terry Sand (Valley City State University).
Financial support was provided for Bald Eagle Awareness Days ($100), $100 in
support for Annual Parent Society Meetings attendance by underrepresented groups, and
$100 in support of the Annual Kids Fishing Derby at McNenny State Fish Hatchery.
Eastern Illinois University – The Chapter accepted a request to recognize the new
Eastern Illinois University subunit and their by-laws were approved by both the Chapter
and the National AFS.
The Illinois Chapter has developed a new Student Research Award Competition
with the expectation to fund four $500.00 grants each year.
The Illinois Chapter awarded Matt Afflerbaugh, Jennifer Bartlett, Catherine Ciak,
Jay Gerber and Randy Oplinger student travel grants to attend the annual state meeting.
The Chapter awarded Diane Shasteen Best Student Paper at the annual state meeting
The Kansas Chapter has provided reduced registration to the annual meeting to
students and free rooms at the annual state chapter meeting.
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The Kansas State University Student Subunit president is serving as A/V
committee member for the Kansas.
The Albert S. Hazzard Award for Excellence in Student Research was presented
to Robin DeBruyne of Central Michigan University.
The Best Student Paper Award for the annual Chapter meeting was presented to
Matthew Breen of Grand Valley State University.
Matthew Breen also received the student travel grant to attend the societies’
annual meeting in San Francisco in August 2007.
Twenty-one students from 12 different universities were recognized at the Janice
Lee Fenske Memorial Award breakfast. Awards were presented Jesse Fischer and Silka
Kempema with the Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award Scholarships. As part of the
Janice Lee Fenske Excellence in Fisheries Management Fellowship Review Committee,
along with representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and
Michigan State University, awarded a $10,000 fellowship to Amy Schueller.
Minnesota Student Committee Chair, Rob Dodd, recently submitted a proposal to
the EXCOM that will increase the outreach capacity of that committee to all the
university and college campus in the state. This ambitious proposal will create student
network of liaisons at the various campuses and will require recruiting assistance from
our fisheries professors’ network.
The Ohio chapter sponsored a Life Sciences Student Forum on April 13, 2007
where undergraduate students refined their research ideas, gained confidence in their
presentation skills, and networked with professionals. The chapter partnered with Central
Basin Steelheaders, Ohio BASS Federation, The Ohio Smallmouth Alliance, and the
Cleveland Chapter of Muskies, Inc. to raise a total of $1,500 for the Ohio Aquatic
Sciences. The chapter awarded five Milt Austin Aquatic Science Awards to high school
students at the Ohio State Science Fair. Scholarships, were also given to students
attending summer courses at OSU’s F.T. Stone Laboratory.
The Wisconsin Chapter provides half priced registration, which includes
membership dues, for students at our annual meetings to support student membership.
Student presentations made up one-third of the submissions for oral presentations at our
2007 annual meeting. This represents a significant increase in student participation in the
conference. Students represented nearly a dozen campuses from across the state of
Wisconsin including both public and private universities.
The Walleye Tech Comm continued ½ price membership for students attending
our summer meeting, as well as a $100 competitive award for attending the Midwest
F&WC. Both of these opportunities were provided to the NCD Student Affairs
Committee.
MS 2, Science-Based Information:
2.1-The annual Dakota Chapter meeting was held on February 26-28, 2007 in
Bismarck, North Dakota. Twenty-two papers and ten posters were presented.
A workshop on “Conflict Resolution Skills for Natural Resource Professional”
along with the student colloquium was held in conjunction with the annual meeting.
An “Electrofishing Safety” workshop will be held in late August in Fargo, North
Dakota.
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The Kansas Chapter is co-sponsoring the Kansas Natural Resources Conference
in 2007, which will provide a more holistic view of natural resource issues by meeting
with the Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and
Streams, Society of Range Management, Soil and Water Conservation Society, and
Society of American Foresters.
Michigan is co-sponsoring a course on “Succeeding with a Dam Removal
Project” that will be held in East Lansing, MI on November 5-7, 2007. The course is
presented by staff of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Minnesota Chapter held its 40th Annual Meeting in March in St. Cloud. The
meeting was attended by 142 fisheries professionals, featured 34 technical presentations
and 8 posters, and ended with a plenary discussion on natural resource conflict. Guest
speakers at the plenary session included Dr. Phil Bettoli (TN Tech University), Dr. David
Fulton (MN Coop F&W Research Unit), Chris Niskanen (St. Paul Pioneer Press outdoor
writer), Jeff Broberg (President, MN Trout Alliance), and Theresia Fisher and Stuart
Wirth (Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution). After a series of case history
presentations, the speakers engaged our membership in a thoughtful panel discussion of
conflict from various user perspectives.
The Ohio chapter completed and distributed limited copies of a DVD entitled
Fisheries Management: The Science of the Seas. The DVD aimed to educate students in
grades 7-12 on fish biology and how fish populations are managed by fishery
professionals. The Ohio Chapter held its annual meeting in conjunction with the 46th
Annual Fish and Wildlife Conference, co-hosted with the Ohio Chapter of the Wildlife
Society and the Ohio Fish and Wildlife Management Society, February 2nd, 2007.
In association with the chapter’s summer meeting on August 25, 2007, members
participated in a study analyzing how yellow perch fishing effectiveness and size
distributions differed between hook size and hook color. The results were then presented
at the 47th Ohio Fish & Wildlife Conference, held in conjunction with the chapter’s
annual meeting.
The Wisconsin Chapter and The Wildlife Society Wisconsin Chapter are planning
a joint meeting in 2008.
2.2- Michigan contributed $500 to assist with publication of the NCD Walleye
Synopsis.
2.3- N/A
2.4- The Kansas Chapter provided testimony in opposition to a bill in the state
legislature to eliminate the Kansas Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act.
The bill did not leave the legislative committee.
A Kansas Chapter member hosted a symposium on paddlefish ecology at the
Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in December 2006
2.5- N/A
MS 3, Online and Web Services:
3.1-The Dakota Chapter website has been updated and includes an annual
membership application form.
The Illinois Chapter selected a new website host (Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale) and the webmaster has begun completely revamping and updating the
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website. The Chapter is in the process of developing a listserv to increase
communications between the chapter memberships.
The Indiana Chapter has also updated its website.
The Kansas Chapter and the Kansas State University Student Subunit both
maintain active websites.
Michigan’s website is constantly updated with new, current information.
NCD Ictalurid Technical Committee members have been contributing information
to the Southern Division’s Catfish Management Committee’s web site:
http://www.sdafs.org/catfish/.
3.2- The Kansas Chapter and the Kansas State University Student Subunit both
maintain active listservers, where jobs are regularly announced.
3.3- N/A
MS 4, Diversity:
4.1- Michigan financially supported the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biologist
Program ($400).
The Ohio chapter contributed $100 to the Equal Opportunities Section to support
minority student travel to the 136th Annual AFS Meeting in Lake Placid, NY.
4.2- N/A
4.3- N/A
4.4- N/A
4.5- N/A
4.6- N/A
MS 5, Strategic Plan Implementation:
5.1- N/A
5.2- Many Chapters’ and NCD are looking to update their bylaws and procedural
manual with parent society approval.
5.3- N/A
5.4- N/A
5.5- N/A
5.6- N/A
MS 6, Financial Security:
6.1- N/A
6.2- N/A
6.3- N/A
6.4- NCD’s annual budget was developed and approved at its annual meeting in
December 2006. A financial report was submitted to AFS Executive Director Gus
Rassam.
6.5- N/A
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No. 10 Western Division Bob Hughes
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Bob Hughes, President, WDAFS
DATE: 13 August 2007
I. Motion Report
(A) Recommended Motion: I move that the AFS Parent Society provide $84,124 to fund
installation of the Western Native Fish database on an interactive website of the Parent
Society and the WDAFS.
(B) Minority View: none
(C) Background for Motion: With $180K of foundation and WDAFS support, including
matching funds from Garcia & Associates (GANDA), the Western Native Fish project
has compiled distributional information for 299 native fish species known to occur in
Mexico and those USA states and Canadian provinces located in the WDAFS. The
distributional data are at the eight-digit fourth code HUC scale and are complemented by
life history and ecological information about each species. Data were obtained with the
cooperation of state and provincial fishery agencies and university museums, compiled
and peer reviewed by regional experts, and placed on a computer database. Peer reviews
are still needed for several Mexican and Canadian species. A symposium proceedings
was recently published by AFS but the project lacked the $10K promised to offset
publication costs. Project results have been presented at chapter and western division
annual meetings, a formal report is near completion for delivery to the collaborating
agencies and sponsors, and a Fisheries manuscript is planned.
The next major phase is to make the database interactive through GIS technology so that
an interested viewer can ask, and answer, such questions as: Where do speckled dace or
cutthroat trout occur? What fish species occur in the Snake River Basin? We have
located a GIS professor and project coordinator (Dr. James Ciarrocca) at Redlands
University in California who is interested in working with us to make that happen via a
M.Sc. project. Such an interactive database will allow a person with web access to
rapidly query the database and obtain answers, which will help educate the public and aid
fishery managers and researchers.
The Redlands project will mean that the WDAFS will receive the benefit of a
knowledgeable Masters student as our web application designer at no cost to the
Division. This represents a huge in-kind donation. The remaining work of finalizing the
international data sets, assessing data gaps, and reporting will be completed by GANDA.
We must provide professional time to assist the Redlands student and meet with him or
her periodically. We have assumed that the project will pay for up to three meetings
between the student and a representative form GANDA; either Clint Kellar, the current
database designer and GIS specialist, or Leanne Roulson, current project manager, will
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attend. Given that the project will follow an academic year, we assume approximately 9-
12 months will be needed to complete all of the work. The tasks and estimated budget are
below.
Task Description Budget estimate
1.Project management: Coordinate with WDAFS and data $9,979
providers and editors.
2. Final report to WDAFS Compilation of summary data and at least $11,070
Committee: one printed copy of each of the 299
species’ distribution maps.
3. Finalize Canadian and This task is ongoing and requires frequent $11,485
Mexican peer reviews: communications with peer reviewers and
Committee members. This task also
includes revisions to the database.
4.Information gaps: One of the original goals of the project is $8,735
to identify areas and species where data
are lacking.
5. Fisheries paper production: A more streamlined summary of the
project’s history and status along with a
simple introduction to using the database
on-line. $8,350
6. Coordination with Redlands: Redlands requires that a sponsor commit
to periodic review and coordination with
the student on the assigned project. $15,113
7. Presentations and meetings: Includes up to three meeting with the
student as well as one presentation by
GANDA or the student at a Division or
co-convened Division and Parent Society
meeting at the culmination of the project. $9,392
Task 8. Book Publication Pay AFS for partial publication costs of
Western Native Fishes Symposium $10,000
Total $84,124
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No. 10a Western Division Annual Report Bob Hughes
Date: 13 August 2007
To: Jennifer Nielsen, Gus Rassam
Subject: WDAFS Annual Report
From: Bob Hughes
Aquatic Stewardship
The Cal-Neva Chapter routinely communicates with the Mexican Chapter through the
International Section and the Chapter’s International committee. Two Chapter officers
attended the La Paz (Mexican Chapter) meeting in May 2007 delivering $2,000 in
financial support and assisting the Mexican Chapter in a variety of functions. The
Chapter, along with the Western Division is starting to communicate with Mexican
scientists on resource related issues – successfully achieving the parent Society goal of
global leadership. The WD provided student travel support for Mexico Chapter members
to attend the Mexico Chapter meeting and the AFS annual meeting in San Francisco, and
Bob Hughes attended the Chapter meeting, representing the Division. Bob Hughes and
Jeff McClain met with Miguel Cisneros (Chief of the Mexico Fisheries Institute) to
discuss ways in which the WDAFS can aid Mexican fish conservation efforts, and
Lourdes Rugge facilitated Dr. Cisneros' attendance at the AFS 2007 annual meeting.
The Alaska Chapter sent a letter to Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game regarding a
proposed stocking project that plans to use hatchery fish to make up for recent
escapement shortfalls at McDonald Lake, near Ketchikan. The Arizona/New Mexico
Chapter submitted letters commenting on renovation projects in the headwaters of the
Verde River, barrier construction in the Blue River drainage, and national issues such as
the re-registration of Antimycin A and Rotenone. The Bonneville Chapter continues to
monitor and attend public meetings addressing the Southern Nevada Water proposal. The
chapter helped convince the Utah Senate to remove some problematic parts of a piece of
legislation that would disrupt the balance between aquatic stewardship and economic
viability of both private and public aquaculture. The Cal-Neva Chapter supported listing
delta smelt as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act, petitioned to list
long fin smelt as threatened, submitted a letter to Senator Diane Feinstein regarding the
pending legislation for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, submitted a letter
supporting instream mining restrictions, and submitted a letter supporting eradication of
northern pike from Lake Davis. The CO/WY Chapter formed committees to address
illicit introductions of fish species in Colorado and Wyoming, as well as the oil and gas
boom in both states. The University of Wyoming Student Subunit participated in gill
netting and removal of lake trout at Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park. The
Oregon Chapter commented on the draft environmental impact statement regarding the
hydropower relicensing for the lower four dams on the Klamath River, which will also
allow the Chapter to comment on the final EIS. ORAFS made a presentation to Oregon’s
Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) in which he briefly summarized the ORAFS
position paper that promotes establishment of a network of marine reserves off Oregon.
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The Montana Chapter drafted a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing its
concerns related to a general decline in the enforcement of Montana’s laws protecting
riparian areas. MTAFS is in the process of writing a more prescriptive letter with
proposed actions for Conservation Districts to address this problem. The Montana
Chapter funded several fish conservation projects via its Resource Action Fund, including
an assessment of pearl dace in eastern Montana, continuing work on westslope cutthroat
trout on the Sun Ranch, and sponsoring a data compilation and review to aid Montana
Fish, Wildlife and Parks with ongoing work in the Shields River Basin. The Montana
Chapter’s legislative committee wrote several letters expressing the Chapter’s science-
based position on bills in the Montana State Legislature. It hired a lobbyist again this
session to assist the Chapter in identifying and tracking bills. At the request of Trout
Unlimited, the WDAFS conducted a formal peer review of an Oregon State University
thesis and recommendation concerned with the introduction and dispersal of whirling
disease in Alaska.
Information Transfer
The Cal-Neva Chapter sponsors and participates in a number of activities geared towards
non-professionals, including the annual American River Salmon Festival (which draws
thousands of people from all over the Chapter's region), the University of California,
Davis, Picnic Day, and the South Yuba River Citizen's League (SYRCL) River Teachers
education program. At the Salmon Festival and Picnic Day, Cal-Neva and the student
subunit operated a booth and/or display that included information on our organization and
mission (including brochures for the Chapter and Student subunit), information about
fishes geared towards the general public, displays of live fishes, and merchandise. The
CA/NV Chapter and the student subunit have developed brochures that were distributed
at various public events, including the American River Salmon Festival, UC Davis Picnic
Day, and our Annual Meeting. The Chapter and the student subunit both have websites
that include information on the organizations and their mission, the quarterly newsletter,
and links to other relevant sites (including the Western Division and Parent Society). The
CAL/NEV Chapter continued support for an exceptional grade school education program
(offered by the SYRCL).
The CO/WY Chapter provided financial support to the BLM for Cheyenne Fishing Day.
This is an educational day where Chapter members educate youth about fisheries and
fishing activities. The CO/WY Chapter sponsored a booth at the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department’s Hunting and Fishing Heritage Expo. Chapter representatives promoted
the missions of the AFS and Chapter to adults and youth, and provided interactive
displays that focused on the Hutton Program, careers in fisheries, fish aging techniques,
western native species, and aquatic nuisance species. The Membership Committee
provided information regarding the Hutton Program to fisheries staff and human resource
administrators at the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Wyoming Game and Fish
Department. Members met with state agencies to discuss the Hutton Program and to
promote AFS to new employees. The Colorado State University Subunit provided an
educational opportunity by surveying and assessing a Colorado stream with a secondary
school class.
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The Oregon Chapter printed a that summarizes Chapter membership, committees, issues,
publications, awards, activities, meetings, and outreach. The brochure is distributed at
professional and public gatherings and posted on our website. ORAFS also continues to
display a “Traveling Poster” at appropriate meetings and events. The poster was
displayed at the Northwest Fish Culture Conference during December 2006 in Portland,
Oregon. The ORAFS poster is also posted on our website. The Oregon Chapter continues
to distribute our popular “Stream Continuum Poster”. The poster shows a cross-section of
a stream with examples of the flora and fauna that inhabit the gravel up through the
riparian area. We distribute the poster at no cost to educators individually, at events, and
also through teacher workshops, and sell it for a modest amount to others. ORAFS
regularly publishes its activities and public position statements on the Chapter’s website
which is available to anyone using the internet.
The Oregon Chapter continues to sponsor and participate in the Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Technical Working Group, a multi-state and provincial group of professional biologists
seeking to better understand and manage coastal cutthroat trout. The Oregon Chapter was
successful in finding funds for a professional facilitator and writer, who has drafted the
2006 Science Workshop’s proceedings. The Chapter helped plan the 2007 Coastal
Cutthroat Trout Monitoring Workshop, with invited participants from California to
Alaska, held in June 2007. Through a collaborative effort with editors from the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State University, ORAFS published the
proceedings of a Redband Trout Workshop. The Oregon Chapter provided $500 to the
Northwest Fish Culture Conference during December 2006 in Portland, Oregon, and
maintained a bank account to hold funds for the business of conducting the conference.
The Chapter also granted two $250 assistance grants to help Oregon hatchery workers
attend the conference. The Chapter is represented on an Advisory Committee to the
Oregon Hatchery Research Center, a new collaborative effort between the Oregon
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Oregon State University to study mechanisms
causing differences in hatchery and wild fish and find ways to manage hatchery fish for a
variety of benefits without harming wild fish populations. The Chapter loaned its poster
display boards to the NW Fish Culture Conference held in Portland, OR, in December
2006. The Oregon Chapter continues to have a liaison to the Oregon Chapter of The
Wildlife Society. The ORAFS website contains links to many collaborative entities in
Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and nationally.
The Montanan State University student subunit of the Montanan Chapter co-hosted a
“field day” with the student subunit of the Wildlife Society as classes finished and
students got ready for the field season. The event kicked off the beginning of our
monitoring campaign on Mandeville Creek.
The WDAFS has completed the data acquisition and editing phases of the Western
Native Fish Project, including an AFS symposium book. The next phase, which will
require additional funding, is to put the data base for the 299 native fish of western North
America on an interactive website. The WDAFS Bull Trout Committee submitted a
manuscript to Fisheries summarizing the results of a survey of bull trout biologists,
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including issues with current and future limiting factors plus possible mitigating
measures.
Member Services
The Alaska Chapter supported the AFS Equal Opportunity Section travel fund. The
Arizona New Mexico Chapter, in cooperation with Aquatic Consultants Inc., awarded a
total of $2000 in competitive scholarships to undergraduate students in New Mexico and
Arizona as part of their Miles McInnis Scholarship program. The Arizona New Mexico
Chapter supported the U of A and New Mexico State Student Subunits financially by
paying for National AFS memberships for all officers and providing lodging for our
annual chapter meeting. Cal-Neva Chapter provided financial assistance to complement
the donations by the Western Division and Parent Society for the attendance (including
housing) of ten Mexican Chapter students and scientists at the chapter’s annual meeting.
In 2006, CAL/NEV offered Society and Chapter memberships to people who paid the full
registration fees at the Chapter annual meeting. Of the 57 non-members who paid full
registration fees at the annual meeting, 37 applications were submitted for membership.
The CO/WY Chapter discounted annual meeting registration rates to Young
Professionals, Students, and Retirees. The CO/WY Chapter supported the Colorado State
University and University of Wyoming Student Subunits financially with annual
donations, and travel expenses to the 2007 Annual Chapter Meeting. The Chapter waived
the 2007 Annual Chapter Meeting registration for outstanding student volunteers. AFS
members receive a discount on registration rates at the Oregon Chapter’s annual meeting
and workshops, and nonmembers who make a commitment to join at the annual meeting
also receive this rate. The WDAFS funded two students involved with AFS leadership
activities to attend the AFS annual meeting in San Francisco The WDAFS also funded
student travel through the Equal Opportunities Committee and the Canadian Aquatic
Resources Committee.
The Oregon Chapter supports development of college students into fishery and aquatic
professionals in multiple ways. The first is through a Student Representative that serves
as a member of the Executive Committee, participating in monthly conference calls and
meetings/retreats and helping to conduct the Chapter’s annual meeting. The ORAFS
President is the designated contact for students with concerns and ideas. The President
and Past President attended the November 2006 meeting of the Oregon State University
Student Subunit to acquaint them with the Chapter, encourage students to present papers
and posters at the ORAFS Annual Meeting, invite them to participate in the Student
Mentor Session at the Annual Meeting, recruit them as volunteers to help with the
Annual Meeting, and encourage them to apply for ORAFS Student Scholarships. At the
November 2006 Student Subunit meeting, the ORAFS President granted the Subunit
$1,000 to assist with a field trip. This grant was used on a tour to the southern Oregon
coast where students learned about wetland restoration and salmon broodstock collection
from federal and state agency biologists. At the ORAFS Annual Meeting March 1, 2007,
the Oregon Chapter granted another $1,000 to the Oregon State University Student
Subunit to help 49 students go on an educational field tour in the spring. The trip
included the Sonoran Desert and upper Gulf of California where they met with biologists
working in the US and Mexico. The Oregon Chapter actively involved students in the
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Annual Meeting by waiving registration and providing lodging in exchange for volunteer
service at or prior to the meeting (about 40 students volunteered from 3 different
colleges). The Student Mentor Session at the meeting provided an opportunity for
students, both undergraduate and graduate, to interact with fishery professionals to learn
about career specialties, find internship and job prospects, and develop other professional
opportunities. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages were provided and approximately 40
students and 35 mentors attended the session. A competition for Best Student Paper and
Best Student Poster was held at the Annual Meeting, with 18 students competing for best
paper, and 11 competing for best poster. The winners received framed certificates at the
meeting and were awarded 1-year AFS student memberships. The Chapter continued its
program of awarding scholarships in a competitive process. Scholarships of $1,500 were
awarded to four outstanding candidates in the undergraduate (A.S. and B.S), M.S., and
PhD categories (one per degree category).
The CO/WY Chapter provided a laptop at its 2007 Annual Meeting so that members
could update their contact information. The CO/WY Chapter provided a Membership
Services booth at the 2007 Annual Chapter Meeting. Information was provided on
Professional certification for members, the Hutton Program, AFS membership, AFS
catalogs and brochures, and a job board for those members seeking employees or
employment. The Chapter encourages professional development of Chapter Officers by
providing financial assistance to them so that Officers may attend Parent Society and
Western Division Meetings. The CO/WY Chapter continued funding of endowments at
Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming. The Chapter presented two
student scholarships via the Chapter Scholarship Endowments at Colorado State
University and the University of Wyoming. The CO/WY Chapter provides up to 6 free
memberships to undergraduate students at Colorado State University and the University
of Wyoming.
The CO/WY Chapter is updating Colorado State University and University of Wyoming
libraries with all Annual Chapter Meeting Proceedings that are known to exist, as well as
ensuring that all Proceedings are contained within the Chapter archives. The Chapter has
decided to preserve its institutional memory by submitting the Chapter archives to
Spearfish National Fish Hatchery in Spearfish, South Dakota-in the same location as the
archived material of the Parent Society.
The Idaho Chapter hired a Boise State University history graduate student to write its
Chapter history. The project was completed in May and can be viewed at:
http://www.idahoafs.org/history.php/.
The Oregon Chapter completed a multi-year effort to update/re-organization of its
Administrative Handbook. The handbook now reflects the current and near future roles of
officers, committees, and the Chapter in general. The Oregon Chapter published an
article about AFS certification in its quarterly newsletter, and offered three scholarships
of $100 each to reimburse successful member’s certification application fees. Two
members were awarded scholarships in the last year for successfully obtaining AFS
certification.
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#11- Bioengineering Section
No. 11 Bioengineering Section Marcin Whitman
FROM: Marcin Whitman, BioEngineering Section
DATE: August 21, 2007
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan:
Strategy ITO 4.2. Units to develop or enhance their Web sites and/or discipline-specific electronic mailing
lists with particular emphasis on outreach to other users.
In conjunction with the roll-out and first reviews/meetings/interviews and reports by the
Emerging Technology committee (which offers an review service for emerging but
untried concepts in Fish Passage) materials associate with this committee and Section
Policy on technology development have been posted at our website.
In addition information for the BioEngineering Symposium in SF has been posted there.
Link to the parent Society website has been improved and remains reliable. We look
forward to the IT workshop for Sections at SF.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: Both myself and the
incoming President Doug Dixon have been frustrated with the process for getting
adequate representation of the BioEngineering Symposium, which has traditionally
occurred every five years and is a core of the Section existence. Part of this was due to
the 40 page presentation that has been placed on symposia since our last one at
Baltimore. This was accommodated by adding a contributed papers session on
BioEngineering. More frustrating however, was that overlapping or redundant topics
were proposed as competing symposia. If we are looking for ways to increase the
membership/involvement/relevance of the Sections, as we have discussed at recent
Governing Board meetings, perhaps we could start with a way to give primacy to Section
sponsored/proposed symposia at Annual Meetings. We would like partners to craft this
into a workable process/motion for a future Governing Board meeting.
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#12 - Canadian Aquatic Resources Section
Canadian Aquatic Resources Section
No. 12 (CARS) Kim Hyatt
Report to the Governing Board
AFS Governing Board Report from the Canadian Aquatic Resources Section-
Section des Ressources Aquatiques Canadiennes
To: Jennifer Nielsen, President, American Fisheries Society
From: Kim Hyatt, President, Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS)
Date: August 26, 2007
I. Motion Report
Nothing to report at this time.
II. Activity
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: nothing to report.
(B) Summary of Outcomes:
Information Transfer Outreach
Goal ITO1, AS1. CARS organized and co-sponsored (along with C-CIARN
Fisheries) a highly successful Symposium on Climate Impacts on Aquatic
Ecosystems and Fisheries. The symposium formed part of the annual Canadian
Conference of Fisheries Researchers held in January 2007 at the Delta Centre Ville
Hotel, in Montreal, Quebec. Fourteen papers were presented on topics that covered
trophic levels from primary producers to zooplankton, benthic invertebrates and fish.
Three quarters of the papers were authored or co-authored by students. Attendance
during this full day session was excellent and demonstrated a high level of interest in
this highly topical theme.
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Goal ITO2. CARS President (Kim Hyatt) is also serving as the Chair of the AFS
Resource Policy Committee during 2007 which continued work on a draft study
report and policy statement on climate change and fisheries. Information from the
climate symposium noted above and co-sponsored by CARS will be incorporated
into the RPC draft study report. Dr. Hyatt negotiated a clause in a 2006-07 letter of
agreement (LOA) between Natural Resources Canada and Fisheries and Oceans
Canada so that both would support collaborations with CARS-AFS and the AFS-
RPC to help (a) complete assembly of a study report on fisheries and climate impact
issues and (b) organize workshops and events pertaining to current climate and
fisheries issues. In addition the National Wildlife Federation has offered assistance
in the form of monetary and in-kind support to facilitate completion of the draft study
report. All of these developments bring additional resources to bear on completing
RPC work commitments and facilitating CARS-AFS involvement to address fisheries
and climate policy issues.
Membership Services
Goal MS1. CARS continues to emphasize student participation in the Section by
having a Student Representative on its Executive Committee, soliciting new student
members, and maintaining student travel funds for attending the AFS annual
meeting and the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research / Society of Canadian
Limnologists.
Goal MS1. CARS continues to foster student professional development by raising
funds for Larkin Awards to support attendance by students at Annual AFS meetings.
A draft of formal procedures and criteria on which to base the selection process for
award of Larkin travel funds has recently been submitted to the CARS Excom by its
student representative for review, revision and approval.
Goal MS1. CARS awarded 91 students a total of $21,952 through the Clemens-
Rigler Travel Fund to attend the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research held
January 2007 in Montreal, Quebec. CARS contributed to efforts resulting in the
provision of CDN $23,581 during 2006-2007 towards the Clemens Rigler Travel
Fund. CARS also contributed $500. to the Ontario Chapter of AFS to support travel
by students to that chapters 2007 annual meeting.
Goal MS5. To increase CARS ability to meet the needs of its members, CARS voted
to modify its constitution and bylaws to include, in the CARS Executive Committee,
delegates of AFS Chapters with Canadian jurisdictions. These include the North
Pacific International Chapter, the Ontario Chapter, and the Atlantic International
Chapter. The suggested changes were passed at the 2005 Anchorage AFS meeting
and an expanded CARS Executive Committee is now working to move the
objectives of the Section forward. Additional steps are still required to facilitate bylaw
changes for some chapters to reflect this new working arrangement.
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Goal MS1, ITO1, ITO2, AS3. During January of 2007, CARS held its third annual,
mid-term business meeting (in Montreal, Quebec) to increase and facilitate
participation of members residing in Canada. This annual, mid-term, business
meeting is held to overcome the difficulty for many Canadian AFS members
associated with obtaining permission for “out-of-country-travel” to attend the AFS
annual meeting. In addition, the mid-term meeting facilitates communication and
collaboration between CARS-AFS members and participants in the annual meeting
of the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. CARS annual general meeting
is scheduled for San Francisco, California in Sept. 2007 while the fourth, mid-term
meeting of CARS-AFS is scheduled for Halifax, Nova Scotia in January of 2008 in
conjunction with the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research and Society of
Canadian Limnologists (CCFFR/SCL) meeting.
Aquatic Stewardship
Goal AS1, ITO2, ITO5. CARS sent a letter to CWS in 2005 commenting on the draft
proposal for a lead ban in Canada that would ban the use of lead in fishing sinkers,
jigs, spinners and spoons. CARS members (Chris Goddard and Nancy Leonard) are
continuing work on the Wildlife Society (WS) and American Fishery Society (AFS)
joint committee preparing a paper entitled Lead in the Environment and its
Implication to Policy Makers and Fisheries and Wildlife Professionals. Completion of
this paper has been delayed several times but Chris and Nancy reported at the
CARS mid-term meeting in Montreal that progress has been made and that a
penultimate draft is finally nearing completion. Once the paper is complete, CARS
member Chris Goddard will provide CWS with a copy of the paper and consult
further with the CWS lead committee to help resolve the issue of lead toxicosis in
fish and wildlife.
Goal AS1, ITO1, ITO2. CARS has agreed to support and assist with planning of the
2008 AFS Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held in Ottawa, Ontario. CARS
has also appointed Martin Castonguay as its representative to the 2008 Organizing
Committee given Martin’s considerable experience from his major involvement in
organizing the highly successful AFS Annual Meeting in Quebec City. CARS
Executive Committee members discussed several ideas with members in Montreal
in January regarding potential meeting themes and potential sponsors for major
sessions in the science program. One theme suggested
Organizers of the Diadromous Fish Symposium scheduled for Halifax in June of
2007 requested that CARS consider providing a financial contribution to help cover
symposium costs. A quorum of CARS members present at the Montreal mid-term
meeting approved the donation of $2000 to support this important AFS event.
(C) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
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CARS would like to lead an initiative to coordinate participation from various
Canadian Aquatic Resource Societies or groups (e.g. CARS-AFS, Canadian Water
Resources Association, Canadian Society of Limnologists, CCFFR, C-CIARN
Fisheries) to provide Canadian perspectives and support to the ongoing North
American Aquatic Resources Agenda. CARS will continue exploratory discussions
with Executive Committee members of the above groups in Canada as a basis for
developing information for the attention of the NAAAR Committee.
III. Financial Status: Submitted to Excom under separate cover.
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#13 - Computer User Section
No. 13 Computer User Section Fred Janssen
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Fred Janssen, Computer User Section
DATE: 08/13/2007
I. Motion Report
(A) Recommended Motion: N/A
(B) Minority View: N/A
(C) Background for Motion: N/A
II. Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: CUS work followed outline of Section’s
strategic plan.
(B) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments:
Goal AS1, Local and Global Leadership
• CUS Past President Mick Porter will present the highly regarded GIS
Applications in Fisheries Workshop at the 2008 World Fisheries Congress in
Yokohama, Japan. CUS Past President Doug Beard has been an active member in
developing the 2008 World Fisheries Congress.
Goal AS2, Stewardship Education
• The AFS Computer User Section hosted Fisheries Database Summit II: Data to
Support the National Fish Habitat Initiative in October 2006 to identify the
necessary steps to make information from state and federal agencies available (as
identified by the NFHI Data and Science Workgroups) to support the
implementation of the National Fish Habitat Initiative. The proceedings document
steps needed to successfully integrate state and federal data into a system usable
by National Fish Habitat Action Plan, as well as a needs assessment of states that
will allow states to be an active participant in the NFHAP. The meeting
proceedings provide direction on key issues, including: (1) a regional or national
implementation plan for developing access to the data identified by the NFHAP
Data and Science Working Group; (2) model state database structures and
associated software that can be used to integrate data necessary to support the
National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (3) common reporting procedures for database
query responses; and (4) a model for a common database structure that can be
utilized by state and federal agencies for information exchange.
Goal ITO2, Collaboration
• The Computer User Section partnered with the AFS Fisheries Administration
Section, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and
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Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, and U.S. Geological Survey to
sponsor the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) Science and Data
Partners Workshop at the 2007 Annual Meeting.
• The Computer User Section assisted the U.S. Geological Survey, National
Biological Information Infrastructure Discipline, with coordination and outreach
related to several interstate information sharing initiatives. This includes planning
support for the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (FAR) Node of the National
Biological Information Infrastructure, planning support for Delaware
River/Chesapeake Bay Watershed Information System, conducting a feasibility
assessment of developing an American eel database, continuing the Multistate
Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS) project, and sponsoring
Fisheries Database Summit II: Data to Support the National Fish Habitat
Initiative.
Goal ITO3, Professional Stature
• As part of the CUS Multistate Grant project, the travel expenses were paid for one
or two data managers from each state conservation agency to attend Fisheries
Database Summit II: Data to Support the National Fish Habitat Initiative in Salt
Lake City, Utah. The travel support enabled participants from over 40 states to
convene and discuss fisheries and aquatic habitat issues.
Goal ITO4, Information Network
• The Computer User Section utilizes its list serve (cus@fisheriessociety.org) as an
important method of dissemination information to its members. The topics
included on the list serve include training opportunities on a variety of subjects,
cross-promotions with the Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information
Managers (OFWIM), AFS news, and technology issues.
• The Computer User Section produces biannual newsletters featuring a variety of
AFS, data, GIS, and technology information. The newsletters are distributed via
the CUS list serve and web site.
Goal MS1, Professional Development Recognition
• The Computer User Section sponsored one GIS Applications in Fisheries
Workshop at the 2006 Annual Meeting in Lake Placid. CUS Past President Mick
Porter successfully presented this program to a full class. CUS will once again
sponsor two GIS Applications in Fisheries Workshops at the 2007 Annual
Meeting in San Francisco.
• As a service to members, all computer-related software and GIS workshops
developed and offered by CUS have been fisheries directed and offered at rates
much below market value.
• As part of CUS’ contribution to the Parent Society’s efforts to recruit and retain
more student members, the CUS membership approved a motion to provide AFS
student members with free membership in the section during 2007. In order to
receive this membership, the student will need to check off the “CUS”
membership box on the registration form. The registration fee will be
automatically deducted from the bill.
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• The section will present a $100 cash award for demonstrating the best use of
technology in a student poster at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Students are
encouraged to contact CUS leadership in support of recognition for their posters.
A CUS committee is updating its poster award to make it more visible and
prestigious for students interested in technology in the future.
• Tom Lang from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was the first author on
the poster that won the “Best Student Poster Award” for 2006, titled "Evaluation
of the Use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) For Collecting Angler Survey
Data". Tom is an active AFS member and is the Steering Committee Chair for the
2007 Urban Fishing Symposium in San Francisco.
Goal MS2, Science-Based Information
• The Computer User Section reviews fisheries software to determine its quality
and appropriateness for AFS members. In 2007, an update to FishBC (version
3.0) is under review by CUS. Another software title, FAST Add-On (S-FAT), has
been reviewed by CUS and added to our software inventory, bringing our
inventory to 27 titles.
• The AFS Computer User Section hosted Fisheries Database Summit II: Data to
Support the National Fish Habitat Initiative in October 2006 to identify the
necessary steps to make information from state and federal agencies available (as
identified by the NFHI Data and Science Workgroups) to support the
implementation of the National Fish Habitat Initiative. The proceedings document
steps needed to successfully integrate state and federal data into a system usable
by National Fish Habitat Action Plan, as well as a needs assessment of states that
will allow states to be an active participant in the NFHAP. The meeting
proceedings provide direction on key issues, including: (1) a regional or national
implementation plan for developing access to the data identified by the NFHAP
Data and Science Working Group; (2) model state database structures and
associated software that can be used to integrate data necessary to support the
National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (3) common reporting procedures for database
query responses; and (4) a model for a common database structure that can be
utilized by state and federal agencies for information exchange.
Goal MS3, Online and Web Services
• The Computer User Section uses its web site to disseminate all relevant Section
information to its members. CUS posts relevant web site links, publishes Section
newsletters, lists available fisheries software and software reviews, and provides
other useful general information about data, GIS, and technology on the web site.
All of the information required by the attendees of Fisheries Database Summit II:
Data to Support the National Fish Habitat Initiative (both prior to and after the
meeting) was made available through the CUS web site.
• The Computer User Section utilizes its list serve (cus@fisheriessociety.org) as an
important method of dissemination information to its members.
• The Computer User Section has actively redesigned its web site to respond to the
changing needs of its members. Also in response to changing member needs and
priorities of the officers, CUS changed its web site address to
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http://www.fishdata.org. The CUS web site will have less content devoted to
computing and more information about fisheries and environmental data, data
sharing, and standards. Kevin Kayle (Ohio) volunteered to become our webmaster
in January 2007.
• Computer User Section President Fred Janssen, President-Elect Bill Fisher, and
Past President Doug Beard attended a meeting of an AFS Electronic Services
Task Force in May 2007. CUS members will continue to serve as members of the
Task Force. The Task Force is a group that will identify strengths and weaknesses
of AFS electronic services, and will work with the Executive Director and
Governing Board to develop strategies to create the most effective
implementation of electronic services for AFS.
Goal MS5, Strategic Plan Implementation
• The Computer User Section continues to follow its long-range plan adopted in
2003. Using the AFS Strategic Plan as a template, CUS President Fred Janssen
and President-Elect Bill Fisher will update the CUS strategic plan in 2007-2008.
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#14 - Early Life History Section
No. 14 Early Life History Section Chris Chambers
REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Chris Chambers, President
Early Life History Section
DATE: 13 August 2007
I. Action
Action Requested: Assistance with online voting for Section Officers
Recommended Motion: None
Minority View: N/A
Background for Motion: N/A
The Early Life History Section (ELHS) requests the assistance of the Parent Society in facilitating election of
its officers through online voting. Our Section has three offices filled by ballot (versus ascension): President-
Elect, Secretary-Elect, and Treasurer. President-Elect and Secretary-Elect have 2-year tenures (elections in
the autumn of odd years) before ascension to their President and Secretary roles, whereas the office of
Treasurer has a 4-year tenure (current Treasurer’s tenure is 2005 to 2009).
II. Outcome or Accomplishments in Relation to the Society’s Strategic Plan
Charge or Annual Program of Work
The Section is an inter-disciplinary subunit of the Parent Society, and the only organization of its kind devoted
to those interested in early life-stages of freshwater, marine, and estuarine fishes, and related matters.
Through our newsletter (STAGES), website, publications, and meetings (mainly the Annual Larval Fish
Conferences, ALFC), we encourage and facilitate the exchange of ideas and information to our members.
Member Services (Professional Development, Diversity, Electronic Services, Science Based
Information) and Information Transfer and Outreach (Visibility, Electronic Information Network,
Professional Stature, Visibility)
Membership – Our membership is comprised by Full and Affiliate members. Full members are AFS and
ELHS members and have voting rights in the ELHS. Affiliate membership is available by payment of $15 to
the ELHS but affiliates do not have voting privileges. As of 5/10/07, we have 211 Full members and ~ 32
Affiliate members. The Section continues to have significant international representation among its
membership (24 countries outside of North America).
Websites – The Section maintains a website (<www2.ncsu.edu/elhs/>) containing information on upcoming
meetings, relevant new publications, archived newsletters and conference proceedings, membership
information, and links to related sites. The Section also maintains a website for its Annual Larval Fish
Conferences (<www.larvalfishcon.org>).
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Newsletter and Communications – Three issues of the ELHS newsletter, STAGES, have been distributed during
the September 2006 – August 2007 period. Lee Fuiman continues as Newsletter Editor. Copies are
distributed to the AFS ExCom. Newsletters contained summaries of our annual conference and business
meeting, general information, regional research reports, and Section-related activity summaries by regional
representatives. Newsletters were posted on our website and mailed to all members. Communication with the
membership containing meeting registration information was also conducted via email on a regular basis.
The ELHS’s promotional pamphlet has been updated and redesigned and was distributed for the first time at
the 2006 Lake Placid meeting.
Book development – The Section considers assisting with the publication of books related to the early life
stages of fishes on an ongoing basis. In 2006, the ELHS agreed to and disbursed funds ($4,000) to facilitate
publication of an upcoming monograph by K. Able and M. Fahay on the estuarine fish fauna of the temperate
Western North Atlantic.
Proceedings development – The Section is supporting the development of future proceedings publications and
is considering assisting with the publication of descriptions of early life-stages of species from China. In the
last year, the Section approved the electronic conversion of the proceedings of the first five Larval Fish
Conferences. Copies of the electronic versions will be submitted to a new University of Texas Libraries
repository where they will be made available to anyone. Contents of the repository will be reachable through
Google searches. Electronic versions will also be available at the ELHS website.
Symposium development – The Section continues to assist members in the development of special theme
symposia to be held in conjunction with the ALFCs and other relevant conferences.
Annual Meeting – The Section’s annual business meeting was held in conjunction with the 31st Annual Larval
Fish Conference in St. John’s Newfoundland on 11 July 2007. Our next business meeting is scheduled during
the 32nd Annual Larval Fish Conference in Kiel Germany (4 to 7 August 2008).
Student Travel Grants – The Section provided travel scholarships ($500 each) to four students to attend the St.
John’s ALFC.
Sally Richardson Award – The ELHS’ Best Student Paper Award (+ $600), The Sally Richardson Award, was
given to Dan Hasselman, at the St. John’s ALFC.
J.H.S. Blaxter Award – The ELHS’ Best Student Poster Award (+ $300), The J.H.S. Blaxter Award, was given
to Ian Bradbury, at the St. John’s ALFC.
III. Financial Status
To be provided by Section Treasurer Elisabeth Laban under separate cover.
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#15 - Education Section
No. 15 Education Section Donna L. Parrish
EDUCATION SECTION
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
Annual Report to the Governing Board
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Donna L. Parrish, President, Education Section
DATE: August 15, 2007
I. Motion Report
None
II. Activity Report
Charge or Annual Program of Work: None Defined.
Aquatic Stewardship
Goal 3
In promoting the professional stature of fisheries professionals, the section has taken up the issue
of evolution as an important topic. We modified, under the leadership of Randy Jackson, a
proposal drafted by the Montana Chapter. The section voted in favor of supporting the revised
proposal. We sent the proposal with our endorsement to the AFS resolution committee for
potential vote by the AFS membership.
Information Transfer and Outreach:
Goal 1
See Goal 3, Aquatic Stewardship.
Member Services:
Goal 1
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The Education Section is organizing a symposium for the 2007 annual meeting. This
symposium will consist of 15 presentations by graduate students that have been selected from an
application process to compete for the best student paper award. A secondary objective is to
highlight the quality of research conducted by graduate students and their advisors.
The section is providing free membership to all student AFS members again in 2007.
Goals 1 and 3
The Education Section website has been updated and our latest electronic newsletter was
published in June.
Goal 2
The Education Section continues to focus on several publications. The Analysis and
Interpretation of Freshwater Fisheries Data, edited by Christopher Guy and Michael Brown will
be available in September. Fisheries Techniques 3rd Edition (Al Zale, Donna Parrish, and Trent
Sutton, editors) is proceeding, albeit perhaps not quite as expeditiously as originally hoped.
Wayne Hubert and Mike Quist (editors) are working on a revision of Inland Fisheries
Management in North America. A proposal has been submitted by Cecil Jennings to revise the
Writing for Fishery Journals book. No action has occurred on a revision for Methods for Fish
Biology, but this revision remains on the horizon.
Goal 4
Free section membership is offered to all student AFS members to increase diversity of section
membership. The section provides financial support annually to the Equal Opportunities Section
to support mentoring luncheons and travel to the annual meeting for minorities.
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#17 - Estuaries Section
No. 17 Estuaries Section Syma Ebbin
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Syma Ebbin, President, Estuaries Section
DATE: August 13, 2007
SUBJECT: Estuaries Section Motion and Activity Reports
II. Outcome or Accomplishments in Relation to the Society's Strategic Plan
Outcome and Accomplishments Organized by Major Goal with Subgoal Referenced:
Aquatic Stewardship
AS 2.3: The Section has sponsored a symposium for the 2007 Annual AFS meeting to be held in
San Francisco. The symposium, organized by Gary Johnson and Ted Sommer, is entitled,
“Estuarine Portraits: Lessons Learned about Fish, Habitats, and People” and has been combined
with the symposium “Urbanized Estuaries: Successes and Failures in Resource Management”.
The symposium will involve individual sessions for the Fraser River estuary, Puget Sound,
Columbia River estuary, San Francisco Bay, Southern and Baja California estuaries, and east and
Gulf coast estuaries (e.g., Boston Harbor, New York Harbor, Chesapeake Bay). Impacts to fish
habitat and populations in estuaries, which are often unintended consequences from actions
upstream, will be included along with solutions to alleviate these impacts.
AS 2.5: The section assisted the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in reviewing
nominations for the Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award. Three individuals were
nominated for the 2007 competition and Dr. Usha Varanasi NOAA/NMFS Northwest Fisheries
Science Center was selected the winner for her work linking changes in the chemistry of the
aquatic environment due to pollution and other anthropogenic activities to changes in the health
of biota, particularly fish species. The Estuaries Section is hosting a reception, in conjunction
with NMFS, at our 2007 Business Meeting in San Francisco at which the award will be
presented.
AS 3.1: The Section sent $200 in financial support to the organizers of the upcoming
symposium on “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment”. The
Symposium was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 2007. A letter of thanks from the
organizers was received.
Information Transfer and Outreach:
ITO 4.2: Since the loss of our Section website during computer changes at AFS, our section
webmaster, Anthony Overton, reloaded the site. He has also been responsible for maintaining,
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updating, and improving the Estuaries website. The section also re-established its email
listserver, facilitating communication among section members.
Member Services:
MS 1.4: At the 2007 mid-year business meeting of the AFS Governing Board, the Estuaries
Section put forth a motion to enhance and strengthen AFS sections, to encourage Section their
membership and to support their activities. The motion proposed that in return for the services
that Sections provide to the American Fisheries Society and its members, the Society should
support its Sections by providing a credit up to a maximum amount per member per year of $15
to each member to apply towards membership in a Section of their choice. The motion was
defeated by the AFS Management Committee as well as by vote of the Governing Board.
MS 1.7: The Section has awarded two student travel awards of $350 each to support the travel of
exceptional students to the 2007 Annual AFS meeting in San Francisco. The recipients of the
Estuaries Section awards are Talia Bigelow of the University of Massachusetts, School of
Marine Science and Technology and Abigail Franklin of the University of Massachusetts
Amherst. In addition, the Estuaries Section administered the award of two additional travel
grants of $500 each, funded through the Southern Association of Marine Laboratories (SAML).
The recipients of these joint Estuaries/SAML awards are Cassie Reed Martin of the University of
North Carolina, Wilmington and Joshua Newhard of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
All four students will be awarded with plaques and a check at the reception held during our 2007
Annual Business meeting.
MS 2.2: At the 2006 Governing Board meeting in Lake Placid, it was decided to move forward
with the creation of a new AFS journal focused on Coastal and Marine Fisheries and to put
$30,000 towards it development. The journal will be open-access and available only in digital
format. Past President Steve Jordan was appointed to the Publications Oversight Committee
(POC). The POC has moved forward in launching the new journal with the selection of an
editor-in-chief. This selection was done with the input of members of the Estuaries Section
Executive Committee.
MS 3.1: Past-President, Steve Jordan, took over the role of editor of the Estuaries Section
newsletter. The most recent issue of the Estuaries Newsletter was distributed in February 2007.
MS 3.2: The Estuaries Section maintains an email listserver that routinely distributes job,
fellowship and grant opportunities of interest to members and students.
MS 5.4: The Estuaries Section held an election this summer in which a new slate of officers was
elected. In addition, revisions were proposed to the section bylaws to bring them up to date with
the parent society guidelines. These revisions were made in conjunction with AFS
Constitutional Officer, Gwen White. New officers were elected and will be installed at the 2007
Business Meeting. The proposed revisions to the bylaws passed unanimously and were
forwarded to the AFS Governing Board for review and passage at their 2007 meeting.
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#18 - Fish Culture Section
No. 18 Fish Culture Section Mike Barnes
To: AFS Governing Board
From: Mike Barnes, FCS President
Subject: 2007 Progress Report
Date: August 11, 2007
I. Motion Report
Recommended Motion: None
II. Activity Report
Aquatic Stewardship
AS 2.3.
Two FCS-sponsored symposia are being held at the 2007 annual meeting in San
Francisco. The Section will also sponsor a symposium, for the first time, at the Mid West
Fish and Wildlife Conference in December, 2007. FCS and the US Aquaculture Society
are sponsoring a joint session focused on conservation hatchery issues at the Aquaculture
America 2008 meeting. Initial planning is occurring for a FCS-sponsored symposium at
the 2008 AFS meeting in Ottawa, and for FCS participation in the 2008 Fish Biology
Congress in Portland. Discussions have also started regarding a special NAJA module as
a result of the FCS symposium at the Congress.
AS 2.8. FCS supports the Fish Culture Hall of Fame (HOF) and the D. C. Booth Historic
National Fish Hatchery in Spearfish, SD. The Section funded a $50,000 permanent
endowment with the South Dakota Foundation to provide for HOF upkeep and the future
development of educational displays, as well as provide a simple mechanism for
receiving future individual contributions. Two individuals will be inducted into the HOF
in 2008.
FCS continues to finalize brochures on the HOF and FCS geared toward the general
public. Educational displays at the HOF are being improved.
AS 3.1. The Section is involved with the Aquatic Drug Approval Task Force.
Information Transfer and Outreach
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ITO 1.1. FCS continues to finalize brochures on the HOF and FCS geared toward the
general public. Educational displays at the HOF are being improved.
ITO 2.1. The FCS partners with the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and its
American chapter, the United States Aquaculture Society (USAS). The FCS jointly
sponsors annual meetings, with each third year having an expanded program. The FCS
President and Vice-President met again with the USAS officers during Aquaculture 2007
in San Antonio on February 28. Section member Max Mayeaux (also a board member of
USAS) agreed to serve as a liaison between the two societies.
FCS collaborated with the Aquaculture Engineering Society and USFWLS on
special symposiums as part of Aquaculture 2007. FCS also partnered with the
Physiology Section for a special symposium at this meeting, and is in the process of
compiling the papers from this symposium for a special module in the North American
Journal of Aquaculture.
FCS continues to promote the organization, “Aquaculture Without Frontiers” on
the FCS website (and this organization likewise has a link to FCS on their site). FCS has
given two monetary donations to this organization.
ITO 4.2. The FCS website is currently housed with a commercial provider (Tiger
Technologies), with FCS member Cortney Ohs acting as webmaster.
Membership Services
MS 1.1. The Section sponsored a continuing education workshop focusing on culture,
health, and technology issues just after the Aquaculture 2007 meeting in San Antonio. It
also sponsored a CE session during the Idaho chapter meeting in 2007, and will be
sponsoring a CE course for the 2007 annual meeting in San Francisco.
MS 1.7. FCS awarded three $250 student travel awards for the 2007 AFS annual
meeting in Lake Placid. Students have been targeted by the Section for membership
efforts, as well as inclusion in Section-sponsored symposia.
FCS revised its bylaws to easily reduce student dues to $0.
Ad hoc FCS student committee was established and seed money provided for student
activities. Student committee subsequently organized three student-focused sessions on
Publishing, Career Development, and Women in Aquaculture at the Aquaculture 2007
meeting in February/March. FCS provided free lodging for up to eight students attending
Aquaculture 2007. Any vacancies not filled by FCS student members were allocated for
use by USAS students.
MS 2.1. The FCS has several symposia for several different venues in various stages of
development. Two FCS-sponsored symposia are being held at the 2007 annual meeting
in San Francisco. The Section will also sponsor a symposium, for the first time, at the
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Mid West Fish and Wildlife Conference in December, 2007. FCS and the US
Aquaculture Society are sponsoring a joint session focused on conservation hatchery
issues at the Aquaculture America 2008 meeting. Initial planning is occurring for a FCS-
sponsored symposium at the 2008 AFS meeting in Ottawa, and for FCS participation in
the 2008 Fish Biology Congress in Portland. Discussions have also started regarding a
special NAJA module as a result of the FCS symposium at the Congress.
MS 2.2. The FCS, along with AFS, recognized, via monetary awards, the Most
Significant Paper (and two honorable mentions) in the North American Journal of
Aquaculture.
MS 3.3. FCS has begun to use website for member communication on technical issues.
For example, an innovation rearing program developed by a Section member was put on
the website for downloading and use. FCS continues to try and develop a mechanism to
list membership contact information on the Section website, as well as other means to
improve member communication.
MS 4.2. FCS is discussing the possibility of joint student memberships with the USAS.
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#19 - Fish Health Section
No. 19 Fish Health Section Ted Meyers
TO: Jennifer Nielson, President
FROM: Ted Meyers, President, Fish Health Section
DATE: 8/6/07
Activity Report
Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments of the FHS in 2007 categorized by goals of
the AFS strategic plan
1. Goal ITO2 - Collaboration
The FHS and the North Carolina State University Veterinary College formed a
partnership to sponsor a fish health DVM student position.
2. Goal ITO3 – Professional Stature
An investigation was conducted by the Professional Standards Committee of one
alleged case of unethical conduct by a certified Fish Pathologist. The allegations
were found to be unsupported.
3. Goal ITO4- Information Network
The 2007 VHSV inspection chapter from the FHS Blue Book Suggested
Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish
Pathogens was posted on the FHS website for free access and availability to state
and federal resource agencies.
4. Goal ITO5 – Public Policy
A new Position/Policy Committee was established to provide FHS
position/opinion on controversial public issues regarding finfish and shellfish
health.
5. Goal MS1 – Professional Development Recognition
a. The Fish Health Inspector certification requirements were revised for final
voting by the membership and there are preliminary plans to revise
certification requirements for the Fish Pathologist.
b. The Continuing Education Committee provided several workshops at various
fisheries meetings in 2007.
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c. The Student Committee and Recruiting and Retention Committee have
actively involved students in FHS activities and are striving to increase
general membership.
d. Section awards were presented at the June 2007 annual meeting and will be
published in the online Newsletter and List-Serve.
6. Goal MS2- Science-Based Information
a. The 2007 National FHS meeting was held in conjunction with the Western Fish
Disease Workshop at Grand Teton Lodge in Wyoming June 4-6 where new
section officers were installed.
b. Planning and arrangements are well underway for the 2008 National Fish
Health Section meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
7. Goal MS3 – Online and Web Services
The former Newsletter, List-Serve, Web site and Poster Committees were
combined into one Ad Hoc appointed section Communications Committee to
improve communication within the FHS.
8. Goal MS5 – Strategic Plan Implementation
a. Several sections of the FHS Procedures Manual were updated as is the duty of
the President-Elect. Updates included the ethical standards investigation
procedures for Fish Health Inspector and Fish Pathologist Certifications.
b. The section By Laws were revised and updated to better cross-reference with
the Procedures Manual. Changes were approved by general vote of the
membership.
9. Goal MS6 – Financial Security
Annual management of the FHS budget by the ExCom and Secretary Treasurer to
ensure fiscal solvency.
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#20 - Fisheries Administration Section
No. 20 Fisheries Administration Section Gary Saul
REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Gary Saul, President, Fisheries Administration Section
DATE: August 10, 2007
I. Motion Report
A) Recommended Motion: None
(B) Minority View: Not Applicable
(C) Background for Motion: Not Applicable
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan
Goal AS3, Promotion of Aquatic Stewardship; Strategy AS 3.2 - Fisheries Administration Section members
have been instrumental in development of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) and continue to
advocate projects initiated under the plan that reflect the importance of both conservation and responsible use
of fisheries resources. Members were instrumental in developing and conducting a successful one-day
facilitated workshop and poster session on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) implementation
strategies at the AFS Annual meeting in Lake Placid. The Section has lent financial support to the upcoming
National Fish Habitat Science and Data Partners workshop at the 2007 Annual meeting in San Francisco.
Goal AS3, Promotion of Aquatic Stewardship; Strategy AS 3.3 - The Fisheries Administration Section
annually presents Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration project awards in three categories: sport fishery
development and enhancement, research and surveys, and aquatic education. These awards highlight
outstanding fisheries professional work, emphasize the importance of the Federal Aid in Sport Fish
Restoration program to aquatic resource stewardship, and provide visibility to the American Fisheries Society.
The 2007 awards will be announced at the Section’s September business meeting.
Goal ITO2, Collaboration; Strategy ITO 2.1 - The FAS and Fisheries Management Section have an exchange
agreement with the Institute of Fisheries Management (IFM) located in the UK. The Institute is an
international organization of people sharing a common interest in the modern management of recreational and
commercial fisheries. A representative from the IFM attended the AFS annual meeting in Lake Placid. In
October, an officer from Fisheries Administration Section will attend the IFM annual meeting.
Goal ITO3, Professional Stature; Strategy ITO 3.1 - Fisheries Administrators Section developed an updated
salary survey of fisheries professionals in state agencies. The survey’s objectives were changed slightly from
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previous salary surveys in that the objectives of this salary survey are to provide information on expected
salary levels to aspiring fisheries professionals and to track fisheries salaries over time. The information is
available through FAS to anyone who needs it. The report included 39 agencies representing 36 states.
Missing states are clustered on the West Coast and the small Northeastern states. Actual reported salaries
were used which was a change from the min/max ranges. A summary of the survey will be prepared for
possible submission to as an article in Fisheries.
Goal MS2, Science-Based Information; Strategy MS 2.1 - The FAS spring meeting was held in Corpus
Christi, Texas on April 28-29, 2007 and 25 members and guests attended.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: nothing to report
Financial Report
Copy forwarded to Executive Director.
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#21 - Fisheries History
No. 21 Fisheries History Chris Moffitt
Annual Report to the Governing Board
2006-07
To: Jennifer Nielson, President
From: Christine M. Moffitt, President, Fisheries History Section
Date: 20 August 2007
I. Motion Report:
Recommended Motion: None
Minority View: Not applicable
Background for Motion: Not Applicable
II. Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: No specific charge or program of work defined
(B) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan with the Appropriate Goals, Strategies, Targets Referenced
Information Transfer and Outreach
ITO4.2. We are working to launch a web cite for the History Section so that our
information can be more visible. We have not yet been successful, but hope to have
substantial progress by the annual meeting date.
Membership Services
MS2.1.a. We are planning a special history session for the Ottawa meeting in 2008. Gary
Whelan is serving as a task leader and we are contacting various people to participate in
the event. This location should be excellent for getting participation.
MS2.4.a. The section could use more assistance in the form of active membership lists.
We have an email list serve set up but it is hard to identify membership from this list. A
regular twice a year update of membership, with address and email information would be
very helpful to do business.
MS3.3.a. We are developing a web but are not certain if it can be hosted on the parent
society web page due to compatibility issues. We could use clear directives in the form of
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informational bulletins sent to Section leaers about these issues. Our group has previously
been familiar with Micrsoft based tools.
III. Financial Status
A financial report will be provided separately from Chris O’Bara, Treasurer.
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No. 23 Fisheries Management Section Joe Larscheid
Report to the AFS Governing Board, September 2007
To: Dr. Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
From: Joe Larscheid, President, Fisheries Management Section
Date: August 16, 2007
1. Motion Report
(A) Recommended Motion: None
(B) Minority View: None
(C) Background for Motion: Not applicable
II. Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: No specific charge or program of work defined.
(B) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan with the appropriate goal, strategy, and target referenced.
Aquatic Stewardship
Strategy AS 2.3. FMS is a sponsor and provided $2,000 to the Urban Fishing Symposium
planned for the 2007 AFS annual meeting in San Francisco. Publication for this
symposium is slated to be completed in 2008.
Strategy AS 2.3. FMS is a sponsor and provided $5,000 to aid the publication of the 4th
National Reservoir Symposium.
Strategies AS 2.3 and AS 2.4. Other funding requests were handled by the Excom as per
FMS operating procedures regarding requests of $500 or less. The Equal opportunity
section travel award is now a line item in FMS annual budget ($500 annually).
Goal AS 2.8. The FMS website now has a link to the results of a survey of state, federal,
and provincial natural resource agencies that sought information in changes in fish culture
and stocking practices over the past several decades. The project was headed by Randy
Jackson (NY), and the information was published as part of the proceedings for the
Propagated Fishes in Resource Management symposium (AFS Symposium 44).
Substantial changes have occurred due to concern over fish genetics and biodiversity, and
the Section wants people both inside out outside of AFS to know just how much the
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agencies have responded. Webmaster Fred Janssen (TX) continues to do an outstanding
job of keeping the website updated and fresh.
Membership Services
Strategy MS 1.5. FMS recognized many volunteers during 2007. This year, we will
announce three inductees into our Hall of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the
section. Other honorees will include a Conservation Achievement award winner, one
Award of Merit, and one Award of Excellence.
Goal MS 2. FMS initiated an ad hoc committee to deal with an Assessment of Fish Aging
Techniques. The goals of the committee include 1) a survey of state and Canadian
provincial freshwater fish agencies on the use of fish aging structures; the survey will
include queries on structures used for aging, the use of back-calculation of lengths from
annuli, and assessment of precision and validation; 2) develop a literature review of fish
aging techniques, precision, and validation; and 3) make recommendations for aging
techniques. The committee chair is Mike Maceina (AL), and committee members include
Jeff Boxrucker (OK), Dave Buckmeier (TX), Scott Gangl (WY), Dave Lucchesi (SD), Dan
Isermann (MN), Randy Jackson (NY), and Pat Martinez (CO). In February 2006, a eight
question survey was sent to all state and provincial USA and Canada freshwater fishery
administrators. A total of 45 USA state and 6 Canadian provincial fish conservation
agencies responded to the survey. Scales were more commonly used to age black bass,
crappie/sunfish, and moronids than otoliths, but scale and otolith use to age salmonids and
percids was nearly equal. The use of pectoral spines to age catfish was about twice as
great compared to otoliths. Scales, followed by cleithra, were the predominant structures
used to age esocids. The Committee on Assessment of Fish Aging Techniques has
completed a draft paper that summarizes the analysis and results of the state and provincial
fish agencies responses to current fish aging techniques, and has completed a literature
review on validation, precision, and back-calculation techniques for major recreational and
commercial freshwater fish groups. The survey showed that the availability of known age
fish from stocking or from marking wild fish and their subsequent recapture was quite high
and offers the opportunity to validate annuli on structures for a variety of species.
Recommendations from the Committee are being drafted to improve aging procedures and
protocols. Randy Jackson (Committee member) has completed a draft paper on the history
of aging fish. The Committee plans to submit both papers to Fisheries for publication by
the end of 2006.
Goal MS 2. Substantial progress has been in the production of the third edition of Inland
Fisheries Management in North America. In September 2006, Wayne Hubert and Michael
Quist were approved by the sections to serve as co-editors of the project.
The co-editors began the project by assessing funding options. Options that were
considered included grants and sponsorship from outside contributors, grants or loans from
the AFS Publications revolving fund, and publication by the book publishing arm of the
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parent society. It was determined that the most risk free option and financially rewarding
option for the sections was the publication of the book by the AFS publishing arm. With
that option, each section is being asked to contribute $5,000 to contract with a graphic
artist to produce figures in a common format throughout the book. Assuming equal
contributions by the sections, returns from the project will be split evenly between
sections. Returns will be 7% of the sale price minus fulfillment costs up to the time when
publication costs are recovered by the society and 10% thereafter. It has been estimated
that each section will net about $10,000 if 5,000 copies of the book are sold.
An online survey of AFS members was conducted during January-May 2007 to
provide guidance on the content and structure of the third edition. Respondents were asked
to provide responses to questions regarding the structure and quality of the second edition
and what they hoped to see in the third edition. Over 200 members of the society
responded to the survey.
A steering committee was established with equal representation from the Fisheries
Management and Education sections to assist in the determination of the structure of the
third edition and the identification of lead authors for individual chapters. The steering
committee and co-editors utilized the results of the survey and their own experiences to
develop a general outline for the third edition. The result was a book with 21 chapters that
differs substantially from the first two editions. Following the development of a general
outline, the co-editors contacted potential lead authors soliciting their participation in the
book project and a cadre of lead authors was identified. Lead authors were charged with
the responsibility of identifying collaborating authors that would bring additional expertise
and diversity to the effort (see attached list with chapter names and authors identified to
date).
A publication proposal defining the structure of the book, lead authors, and the
funding option was submitted to Aaron Lerner, AFS Books Department, in the spring of
2007. The book project was approved in July 2007.
Currently, authors are writing the first drafts of their chapters to be submitted to the
co-editors by the end of 2007. The co-editors will then provide criticism for the authors to
utilize in the writing of a second draft. Second drafts will be peer reviewed and comments
by the co-editors will be provided to facilitate the production of third drafts. It is
anticipated that the third drafts will be assimilated into a complete manuscript of the book
and submitted to the AFS Book Department prior to the 2008 meeting of the society.
Goals MS 2, ITO 3, and ITO 4. In the 1980’s and 1990’s work to move toward
standardizing fish sampling procedures in the United States was conducted by the Fisheries
Techniques Standardization Committee, Fisheries Management Section of the American
Fisheries Society. This work resulted in a compilation of methods that were being used
across North America; however, actual selection of a subset of methods for standardized
sampling of lake, pond, river and stream surveys was not completed.
A unanimous vote by attendees at the 2004 AFS Fisheries Management Section
meeting led to continue the work of the Fisheries Techniques Standardization Committee
to develop standard sampling procedures and the work was facilitated with a grant from the
section. Other partners contributed funds and assistance to this project including the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land
Management, U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units
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Program, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and
the Computer User’s and Education Sections of the American Fisheries Society. It was
decided that standard methods could be reported in a book made available to individuals
who would like advice on sampling a particular environment, or who would like to
participate in a more nationally standard program.
This book, entitled Standard Sampling Methods for North American Freshwater Fishes,
nears completion. The goals of this book are (1) to identify sampling methods for general
population assessments and monitoring in various water body types in North America and
(2) to provide a means by which the major fish sampling indices of population structure
and abundance: presence, length frequency, relative weight, relative growth, and catch per
unit effort can be more easily compared across regions and time. Reviews of fish sampling
protocols have typically been exhaustive, providing a wide variety of sampling methods,
allowing many choices. The goal for each chapter in this book is to identify a small group
of methods for each of the major freshwater habitats. These habitats include small lakes
and ponds, reservoirs, large natural lakes, wadable streams, and large rivers containing
both coldwater and warmwater fishes.
Forty-seven recognized experts in sampling various aquatic environments across
Canada, Mexico, and the United States author the book. Most of these experts, who
represent a wide variety of Federal, State and Local agencies, non-govermental
organization and universities, have published considerably on sampling techniques or have
been responsible for designing standard sampling procedures for their state, province, or
region. The editors for the book are Scott Bonar, Unit Leader at the USGS Arizona
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wayne Hubert, Unit Leader of the USGS
Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and David Willis, Professor at
South Dakota State University.
To develop sampling methods, authors were provided with the information
collected by the AFS Fisheries Management Section in the 1980’s on sampling techniques
used across the United States. In addition dozens of available state, local and national fish-
sampling protocols were provided on a web site to authors during protocol development.
These techniques were used as a springboard for selecting general techniques. Authors
were given several months to design their protocols. Guidelines given to the authors
insured the book had the following attributes:
• Methods chosen were the most common and statistically-valid of those used by
conservation agencies across North America. Recommendation of common methods
should make standardization much easier, both politically and logistically. Exception
could occur if a common method was considerably flawed.
• This project differs from most fisheries techniques texts, which present a variety of
methods, including those that are experimental or “cutting-edge”. Authors were asked to
resist the tendency to promote their “latest cutting-edge method” in lieu of widely-used
methods.
• The simplest methods possible were chosen. Complex methods are much less
likely to be standardized.
• Methods will be updated in the future much like Standard Methods for the
Measurement of Water Quality and Wastewater to reflect major advances in Fisheries
Science.
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• Standard habitat measuring techniques, except those used to standardize fisheries
gear such as conductivity, Secchi depth, and water color were not covered.
• Sampling techniques were focused on large juvenile and adult life stages that can
be easily sampled with standard gears.
• Recommended sampling methods minimize fish mortality. Techniques such as
toxicants and explosives were not included.
• Recommended methods allow for fish species identification and measurement of
lengths and weights.
Once the methods were developed, they received extensive review from 54
biologists and managers from 33 State Federal, and Provincial agencies. Outlines of
methods were turned into text and reviewed again by the editors. The second draft of text
was then sent for final review by 2-3 specialized reviewers for each chapter. These include
project sponsors, other sampling experts, and experts in sampling from the European
community.
Currently, the second draft of this book is undergoing review and following
incorporation of these reviews, the book will be submitted for publication. The final
product will contain:
• Standard, specific gears and procedures for sampling fish assemblages in both
warm and coldwater lakes, reservoirs, streams, and rivers.
• Range-wide and regional averages and ranges of length structure, catch per unit
effort, growth, and condition indices for common sport and nongame species (when
available) collected using the standard techniques. These averages and ranges were
calculated from data representing over 4,000 fish populations obtained from 43 provinces
and states through mail surveys of all agencies. Biologists collecting fish data using the
standard techniques can compare their data to the distributions provided to determine if
fish in their waterbody are average, below average or above average for the index in
question. Until now, range-wide averages of fish caught using a standard gear type have
not been available to North American freshwater fish biologists. We plan to update these
averages in future years, and add more species to the data base.
• Statistics related to standardization. These include descriptions of indices, how to
calculate sample sizes, and examples of data bases for standardized data.
• Procedures for converting non-standard data to standard data.
• Procedures for preventing transport of exotic organisms while sampling
• Methods for standardizing electrofishing power.
Anyone with further questions or comments can contact the lead editor, Scott Bonar at
sbonar@ag.arizona.edu.
Goal MS 2. Ad hoc Committee on Assessment and Development of Standard Weight Equations
The committee was formed as a result of action taken by the Fisheries Management
Section of the AFS at their 2006 meeting in Lake Placid, New York. The charge of the
committee is to develop a strategy for assessment and development of standard weight
equations into the future. The strategy is presented to the Fisheries Management Section
so that it may be discussed at the 2007 annual meeting.
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The issue stems from two recent publications (Gerow et al. 2004, 2005) that call
attention to the regression-line-percentile (RLP) method for computing standard-weight
equations. Gerow et al. (2004) proposed a new method for assessing length-related biases
in standard weight (Ws) equations computed by the RLP method. They evaluated the new
method relative to two previous methods for assessing length-related biases using 15 data
sets from which Ws equations had been computed. They found that the new method
detected potentially serious length-related biases in 10 Ws equations, whereas one of the
previously-used methods failed to detect any biologically significant biases and the other
method detected biases in only one equation. The new method detected curvilinear
relationships between Ws and length for 10 equations. The assumption of no length-related
bias is critical to the application and interpretation of relative weight (Wr), but the results of
this research suggested that many of the published Ws equations may suffer from a
curvilinear relationship. Gerow et al. (2005) went further in proposing a new method for
developing Ws equations. The new method was similar to the RLP method but based on
means of measured weights rather than on means of weights predicted from regression
models. The new method also modeled curvilinear Ws relationships not accounted for by
the RLP method. They recommended assessment of published Ws equations for length-
related bias and use of the new method for computing new Ws equations when bias is
identified.
Dr. Gerow has gone on to develop software that enables assessment of length-
related bias and computation of Ws equations using the new methods, and is developing
additional software to assess the influence of relative versus fixed bin widths and sample
sizes on the precision of Ws equations computed by the new method. The software is
available for use by fisheries scientists.
Relative weight is too valuable of an assessment tool to discard, but continued use
of potentially biased equations can lead to misinformed management decisions. For
example, among lentic waters in Wyoming with large (> 50 cm TL) rainbow trout that the
fish have low Wr values (< 90) suggesting that prey is limited. However, visual
examination of these fish suggests that they are plump with visceral fat. There is a strong
suspicion that the published Ws equation for rainbow trout has a length-related bias and
results in misleading information. Consequently, there is a need to assess the Ws equation
for rainbow trout and compute a new equation if it is in deed found to have a bias.
The work of Gerow et al. (2004, 2005) leads to a major technical issues. The
assessment of published Ws equations requires the use of precisely the same measured
length and weight data from sampled populations used in the computation of the equations.
Very few of these data sets have been archived, and among those that have been archived
the specific data points used in the computation and the data in the archives can differ.
When the RLP technique was published, it was readily adopted as the standard
method for computation of Ws equations. Dozens of proposed equations for different
species were published in several journals. However, the review process differed among
journals and manuscripts submitted to individual journals. Consequently, there was not a
consistent assessment protocol for judging the adequacy of samples use in the computation
of equations or potential for length-related bias. Additionally, there was no protocol for
the archiving of data sets so that they could be used in the future for assessment of
equations or to contribute to expanded data sets when computing new equations.
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The current situation is that there is strong suspicion that many of the published Ws
equations suffer from a length-related bias, but very few of the original data sets are
available for assessing potential bias or computing new equations in the event that bias is
detected. Fisheries science would benefit from a systematic approach to the assessment
and computation of Ws equations, but the normal process of science involves work by
independent researchers with little or no oversight by the science community until
manuscripts are submitted for publication. So, the question is, "How should the current
situation be approached to assure that unbiased Ws equations are available to fisheries
managers to use in the assessment of fish stocks?"
Alternatives for the future considered by the ad hoc committee included:
1. A totally unguided approach. Let science take its course. Researchers can utilize the
information in Gerow et al. (2004, 2005) as they see fit.
2. An unguided approach with the Gerow software made available to researchers through
the Internet at the AFS or Fisheries Management Section home page. Additional
publications by Gerow and others will provide more guidance.
3. A more structured approach involving specific guidance to researchers as to how to
obtain length-weight data, structure data sets, decide on appropriateness of their samples,
and compute equations, with additional encouragement and guidance as to how to archive
data sets. Following development of equations, researchers submit manuscripts to the
journals of their choice for review and possible publication.
4. A highly structured process involving all of the guidance mentioned in #3, but with
oversight by a committee within the Fisheries Management Section that provides assurance
as to the quality of the proposed equation and archiving of the data set. Following
committee assurance by the committee, the researchers submit manuscripts to the journal
of their choice for review and possible publication.
5. A more highly structured process, but with publication in an AFS journal following
assurance as to the quality of the proposed equation by the committee and deposition of the
data set in a specified data base to be managed by AFS or a state or federal agency.
6. A more highly structures process as #5, but with "on line" publication on an AFS or
Fisheries Management Section web page and inclusion of the Ws equation on another web
page that lists all published Ws and their "status." Status could include the method by
which they were computed, tests conducted for length-related bias, measures of the
precision of the equation, recommendations as to the potential utility of the equation, the
location of the archived data set (if available), etc.
So, how should the current situation be approached to assure that unbiased Ws equations
are available to fisheries managers to use in the assessment of fish stocks? Providing
guidance to the fisheries science community was the challenge faced by this committee.
Recommendation:
The consensus of the ad hoc committee is to proceed with alternative 2: An
unguided approach with the Gerow software made available to researchers through the
Internet at the Fisheries Management Section home page.
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Gerow and others associated with the development and assessment of Ws equations
will prepare a manual in the near future to provide guidance to researchers interested in the
testing of published Ws equations and the development of new equations using the Gerow
et al. (2005) method. The manual and associated software will be made available through
the Fisheries Management Section home page. In addition, a manuscript will be prepared
for consideration as a paper in Fisheries which describes the overall issue, explains the
strategy for testing of published equations and development of new equations, and
"advertises" the availability of the manual and software.
Strategy MS 4.3. FMS made the annual $500 contribution to the Equal Opportunity
Section for their student travel support program a line item in our annual budget.
Information Transfer and Outreach
Strategies ITO 2.1, MS 4.6, AS 1.3. FMS continues to participate, in conjunction with
the Fisheries Administrators Section (FAS), in an exchange program with the United
Kingdom’s Institute of Fisheries Management (IFM) involving our respective Section’s
Presidents. The basic approach is that each Society’s President would attend the other’s
meeting in alternate years. AFS would be represented alternately, by the President of FAS
then FMS. FAS president Gary Saul made the trip in 2005 and, FMS president Joe
Larscheid made the trip in 2006. Dave Burkett is slated for 2007 and Ron Essig (FMS)
will make the trip in 2008. The original proposal was to support this endeavor for two
cycles, and then decide whether we could justify the continued expenditures.
(C) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: None.
III. Financial Status (provided only to Society Financial Officer and will not be copied
and distributed in the briefing book): Files will be sent via e-mail directly to the Society
Financial Officer.
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No. 24 Genetics Section Ed Heist
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, American Fisheries Society
FROM: Ed Heist, President, Genetics Section
DATE: August 18, 2007
I. Motion Report
Nothing to report.
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan:
Aquatic Stewardship
Goal AS 1, Local and Global Leadership
Goal AS 2, Stewardship Education
Goal AS 3, Promotion of Stewardship
Information Transfer and Outreach
Goal ITO 1, Visibility
Goal ITO 2, Collaboration
Goal ITO 3, Professional Stature
Goal ITO 4, Information Network
Goal ITO 5, Public Policy
Goal ITO 2. The Genetics Section in collaboration with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, with
sponsorship from Applied Biosystems Inc. hosted a second Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)
workshop (SNP Workshop II: Applications of SNP Genotyping in Fisheries Management) in Girdwood,
Alaska, Sept. 21-22, 2006. The Workshop was well attended with over 85 scientists from eight nations.
Genetics section president Ed Heist was present, addressed the participants, and presented several travel
awards.
Member Services
Goal MS 1, Professional Development and Recognition
Goal MS 2, Science-Based Information
Goal MS 3, Online and Web Services
Goal MS 4, Diversity
Goal MS 5, Strategic Plan Implementation
Goal MS 6, Financial Security
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Goal MS 1. Genetics Section Graduate Award in Memory of James E. Wright—Each year the Genetics
Section sponsors the James E. Wright Graduate Award. Wright was a professor at Penn State and
considered one of the fathers of fish genetics. This award is presented annually by the Section during the
AFS Annual Meeting and is intended to recognize excellence in graduate-level work in fisheries genetics
and to assist graduate students with travel to the national meeting. This year’s Wright Award committee is
chaired by Jeff Olsen.
Award selection is based on the following criteria:
1. Potential for success in research in fisheries genetics (60%)
2. Anticipated contribution to upcoming annual meeting, e.g. paper, poster, or other contribution
(20%)
3. Service to the Society, its Sections, or Chapters (10%)
4. Demonstrated need for travel assistance (10%)
Application Procedure:
1. Applicant must be a full or affiliate member of the Genetics Section at the time of application.
2. Application package should include:
a. A brief curriculum vitae including anticipated degree, date of completion, and career
goals
b. A statement of the thesis or dissertation and abstract of progress to date
c. The names and addresses of two references familiar with the applicant’s background
and abilities.
d. A statement of previous service to the Society, it’s Sections, or Chapters, and need for
travel assistance.
e. A statement addressing anticipated contribution to the upcoming annual meeting.
The deadline for applications for the Wright Award was May 15, 2007. The year’s recipient, Jocelyn Lin,
is completing her Ph.D. degree at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of
Washington, under the direction of Dr. Lorenz Hauser. In San Francisco, she will be presenting a paper
entitled "Phenotypic and genetic differentiation in sockeye salmon in relation to spawning habitat and
geographic distance” at the symposium on Landscape Genetics sponsored by the Genetics Section. A
check for the amount of $700 has already been sent to Jocelyn Lin. She will be receiving a plaque at the
Genetics Section business meeting in San Francisco.
Goal MS 1. Stevan R. Phelps Memorial Award—Each year the Genetics Section also sponsors the Stevan
R. Phelps Memorial Award, which it established in 2000 as a perpetual memorial to Steve, a geneticist
with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife who died prematurely from cancer in 1999. The
award, which honors Steve's strong commitment to publication of applied genetic research in fisheries, is
given annually to the authors of the best genetics paper published in an AFS journal the preceding year.
The ranking and determination are conducted by a panel of Section members. This year’s review panel,
chaired by Fred Utter, evaluated 34 genetics papers published in AFS journals in 2006 for the Phelps
Award. The winning paper has been chosen and will be announced at the Genetics Section business
meeting in San Francisco.
Goal MS 2. Section-sponsored Symposia—The Genetics Section is sponsoring a symposium on landscape
genetics at this year’s annual meeting in San Francisco. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize
fisheries professionals with landscape genetic theory and empirical applications to species inhabiting
freshwater and marine realms. One important question in fisheries management is over what spatial
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scales are population characteristics (e.g., demographies, abundance, genetic characteristics)
autocorrelated or non-independent, and at what scales and by what criteria should populations be
managed? Fish species exhibit geographic structure at various spatial scales, usually resulting from
ecological, physiological, or behavioral aspects of the species’ biology that limits dispersal, or as a result
of discontinuities in habitat. Genetic markers provide a powerful means to address spatial questions that
are important for fisheries management.
Landscape genetics provides information regarding how landscape and environmental features
influence gene flow, population structure, and local adaptation. Another goal is to identify spatial genetic
discontinuities (i.e., stock boundaries) and landscape or environmental variables responsible for spatial
heterogeneity. Historically, population genetic analyses were restricted to traditional measures that were
performed for pre-defined populations. Exciting new technological advances including availability of
remotely sensed data, advances in spatial analyses, and hypervariable genetic markers allow researchers
to incorporate landscape features in population genetic studies, creating exciting opportunities for both
basic and applied research. Researchers are increasingly able to test hypotheses regarding landscape
processes or hydro-geomorpholigical features of marine or freshwater habitats that shape population
genetic structure. Understanding landscape effects on genetic connectivity improves insight into
fundamental biological processes including metapopulation dynamics, speciation, and ultimately
biogeographical distributions and species’ limits. Landscape genetic analyses also provide information
that can be applied to manage fisheries. Methods can be used to identify populations and evaluate the
level of connectivity between them. Landscape genetics can also be aid in the design of protected areas
and identify important linkages between areas by helping researchers understand what geographic
features facilitate and impede gene flow. The symposium is slated for a full day with 20 contributed
presentations.
Goal MS 3. Online and web services—Over the past year the Genetics Section has continued to increase
its visibility and utility to members by distributing the Section’s newsletter four times yearly. The Section
newsletter is distributed electronically to members and includes a number of newsworthy items and links
to technical publications of potential interest to members, as well as a calendar of upcoming events.
Section member Joel Carlin serves as newsletter editor for the genetics section, and feedback indicates
that the newsletters are useful in highlighting topics of interest to members. Section president Ed Heist is
currently serving as the section’s webmaster.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: Nothing to report.
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No. 25 International Fisheries Section Dana Schmidt
International Fisheries Section – 2007 YEAR END REPORT TO THE GOVERNING
BOARD
I. Action: None Requested
II. Outcome or Accomplishments as Relevant to Strategic Work Plan
or Annual Program of Work:
Information Transfer and Outreach
ITO 2.1. IFS has awarded three student memberships Fisheries Society of
the British Isles through our agreement with them. If we have interested
students, we will also develop a membership exchange with the Australia
Society. We have also provided an exchange with the FSBI with a student
awarded travel costs of $1500 to attend the July 2007 meeting of the FSBI.
This follows the exchange of a student from FSBI who was our guest
speaker at the joint IFS and EOS Section meeting in Lake Placid. The
memberships and travel exchanges are now under the recently merged
Carl R. Sullivan International Endowment Fund.
ITO 2.1.a IFS has collaborated with the Mexican Chapter of AFS to
further this chapter. Activities include sponsoring a workshop for Bern
Megrey to present a workshop at the Mexican Chapter Meeting in May,
provided for attendance of IFS Past President Doug Beard to attend the
meeting in La Paz, and arranged for a Professional Conference Organizer
(PCO) to meet with the Mexican Chapter at the May meeting to discuss
there bid preparation for hosting the 2011 annual meeting. We are working
with Felipe Amezcua, IFS secretary, and other members of the Mexican
Chapter, to assist in preparation of bid for hosting the 2001 annual
meeting of the society in Mazatlan, Mexico, and will be assisting in the
presentation.
ITO 1.1, 3.5 , POW I.1(3),II.1(2). The IFS has discussed promoting the
upcoming meeting ,“International Fish Marking and Tagging Symposium”
with Patrick Coutin of the Australian Society in Lake Placid. Any support
the society may provide may potentially include support of a student to
attend the Symposium in 2008 as part of an exchange with the Australian
Society and promotion of the meeting in our newsletter. We will be
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working with this group and this topic prior to and likely during the San
Fancisco meeting of the section.
ITO 5.5 a. IFS continues to support memberships from Mexican Chapters
and will provide other assistance as requested (See ITO 2.1a). The IFS
has provided free memberships to all Mexican and International members
of AFS to IFS. Copies of the most recent newsletter (August 2007) ,
Enotes, were emailed to all AFS members outside of Canada and the US.
Because of difficulties in managing memberships and email changes, we
have integrated all International AFS members into the IFS membership
and are excluding those who request it from our mailing lists.
Membership Services
MS 1.4. (POW II.2) IFS continues to work with the Australian Society for
Fish Biology and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles on developing a
process to streamline the nomination of members for reciprocal
memberships. In 2006 we started a new three year agreement to continue
our membership exchange. The IFS will also continue to offer IFS
section memberships free of charge to all AFS members outside of Canada
and the US for 2006-2007. See also ITO1.1 and 5.5a above.
MS 3.3b. IFS website is currently being updated to maintain current
information about Section activities. A newsletter has been issued in
January 2007 and August, 2007 and will also be available at the web site.
MS 4.1 (POW III. 1).The IFS Section in cooperation with the EO Section
sponsored an International Sponsored speaker from Scotland at the Lake
Placid Meeting. The International Section continues to support AFS
memberships internationally by support of the Mexican Chapter and
membership exchanges with other countries.
MS 4.6 (POW III.1). IFS is continuing to support memberships to the
society from developing nations that started as a result of donations
received to encourage membership from developing countries. At the
2006 governing board meeting in Lake Placid, the Carl R. Sullivan
membership endowment fund was merged with the International Fisheries
Endowment Fund to provide a single Carl R. Sullivan International
Fisheries Endowment fund. Membership exchange programs are no
longer limited to English speaking countries although we plan on keeping
the existing programs with FSBI and the Australian Society. In addition
to memberships, the CRSIEF received applications for over $25,000 for
attendance to the 2007 annual meeting in San Francisco, the Northeastern
Section Diadromous Fish Symposium and the Southern Division
Reservoir Symposium. Total Awards that were made and that have either
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been delivered or will be presented at the San Francisco meeting exceeded
$18,000 and are listed as follows:
Award
CRSIEF Awardee Country Event Amount
Neville Fowler Australia Southern Division Reservoir $ 295
Symposium
Mohammad Siddique Bangladesh Northern Eastern Division $ 3,000
Diadromous Fish Symposium
Ivan Martinez Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 650
Eva Visauta Spain AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 650
Mauricio Ramirez Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 795
Pedro Bueno Thailand AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 1,000
Irene Barriga Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 640
Shiva Singh India AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 800
Hugo Aguirre Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 345
Roberto Rojas-Esquivel Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 650
Francisco García de León Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 600
Ana De los Santos Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 600
Claudia Silva-Segundo Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 695
Lucia Castellanos Columbia AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 650
Alberto Rodríguez Mexico AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 650
Andrew Munro Australia AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 1,000
Jianzhong Shen China AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 1,000
AFS Memberships Mexican Chapter Mexico AFS Membership Support $ 1,250
International Student Memberships British Isles AFS Membership Support $ 500
& Australia
Fish Population Dynamic Workshop Mexico Mexican Chapter Biennial Meeting $ 1,140
International Symposium Presenter Japan AFS Annual Meeting San Francisco $ 450
$ 18,010
Eva Visauta is a Spanish student attending the Univeristy in Mexico will
be one of the guest speakers coupled with Lucia Castellanos, also a
student from Mexico.
The final draft for the terms of reference for the International Endowment
Fund was distributed to the IFS membership in the August, 2007
newsletter. The draft of this document was used to guide the committee in
making financial awards in 2007.
According to the TOR, all proposals will be needed to be submitted prior
to 31 March of 2008 for consideration of funding of activities associated
with the annual meeting.
Aquatic Stewardship
AS 1.1 IFS continues to support the Mexican Chapter through sponsorship of
AFS memberships and other actions previously described (See ITO 2.1a). In
addition we are supporting the attendance of Dr. Cisneros along with the Cal-
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Neva Chapter at the San Francisco meeting. Dr. Cisneros is the newly appointed
Chair of the National Fisheries Institute of Mexico and is interested in the
Mexican Chapter of AFS.
AS 1.3.a. The World Council of Fisheries Societies met in Japan with IFS
Past President attending. Under the new rules established, the president of
IFS or his designated will be representing AFS as one of the delegated to
this council. In addition IFS supported an assistant to help in the design of
an International Symposium at the San Francisco meeting. A summary of
this meeting was presented in the August IFS newsletter. The symposium
was also supported with a registration waiver for a Japanese presenter.IFS
continues to work with the Japanese in support of the 5th World Fisheries
Congress and to develop policies and strategies for the Council for the
meeting in San Francisco.
AS 3.2 IFS members have continued to donate journals and other
fisheries literature are transferred to fisheries labs and institutions
throughout the world. Bern Megrey will continue in support of these
actions. For the IFS
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No. 26 Introduced Fish Section Margaret Dochoda
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Margaret Dochoda, Introduced Fish Section
CC: Jennifer Gallivan, Gus Rassam,
DATE: August 1, 2007
SUBJECT: Final Report, September 2006 – August 2007
I. Motion Report
None.
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in
Strategic Plan (per http://209.66.94.27/2005StratPlan/StratPlanGoals.htm):
Target AS 1.5.b. The number of Units providing scientifically-based information
and assistance to policy makers, the public, and media increases.
(1) The IFS wrote in support of a USFWS proposal to list Silver Carp and Largescale
Silver Carp as nuisance species under the Lacey Act
(2) The IFS wrote to USCG with suggestions for improving ballast reporting
requirements.
(3) The IFS drafted a letter to US legislators, signed by the AFS Executive Director, in
support of comprehensive exotics legislation.
(4) The IFS wrote the editor of Audobon Magazine suggesting alternatives to Gambusia
for mosquito control.
[(5) The IFS discussion group discussed, but did not recommend, comment on draft US
management plan for New Zealand Mud Snail.]
[(6) The IFS discussion group discussed the desirability of closing locks between the
Great Lakes and Mississippi R. (to contain exotics such as VHS virus and Asian carps),
but decided against making such a recommendation.]
Strategy AS 1.6. Encourage members and Units to become more active in contacting
resource management agencies, local politicians, civic leaders, and media to provide
scientifically-based information, peer review services, and assistance related to
conservation of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems.
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(1) A personal comment on draft US management plan for Asian carp was submitted for
feedback by IFS discussion group, revised accordingly, and submitted. (M. Dochoda)
(2) Several members and contacts of IFS discussion group responded to Defender of
Wildlife request for information on US imports of exotic organisms.
Strategy ITO 1.5. Develop and maintain media resources (e.g., list of AFS experts on
specific topics, glossaries of terms) to facilitate regular contacts (including media
briefings) with key media staff
A glossary of scientific and policy terms describing aquatic introductions and their
management is under construction:.
Target ITO 2.1.a. AFS collaborations with other organizations to host joint meetings,
develop joint position statements, interlink Web sites, and share electronic mailing lists
increases.
The IFS’s letter to Audobon Magazine re its advocacy of Gambusia for mosquito control
was written in coordination with the Desert Fishes Council and the North American
Native Fishes Association.
Target ITO 5.3.a. Existing statements receive regular review.
A task force was formed in September 2006 to review the AFS position statement on
exotic species, for IFS consideration at the 2007 AFS meeting in San Francisco. Chaired
by P. Moy (WI Sea Grant), members include B. Cudmore (DFO), J. Hill (U of Florida), C.
Kohler (U of IL), B. Shields (OR State U), and N. Stone (U of Hawaii). P. Moy will
coordinate with the AFS’s Resource Policy Committee.
Target MS 1.7.a. Appropriate actions are taken to ensure student membership is
maintained at least 15% of total membership. (Also supports Goal MS 4).
Seconded IFS motion (September 2006): the IFS will offer a plaque and a $250 award for
best student paper. J. Hill (U of Florida) will flesh out a proposal for consideration of IFS.
[To come into being, the student award requires a simple majority of at least 15 IFS
members.] As proposed, students must be members of the IFS (and thus the AFS). Judges
(two per paper) will be sought. The award will be advertised.
Target MS 2.1.c. AFS sponsors symposia at other organizations’ meetings.
The IFS was a cosponsor of the Asian Carp Symposium held in the fall of 2006.
Target MS 3.3.b. Unit web sites are active and up to date.
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The IFS is grateful to E. Hallerman and D. King (VA Tech U.) for their willingness to
host the IFS’s official website and their responsiveness in updating. Instructions for
subscribing to the IFS’s Yahoo discussion group are posted at the official IFS website.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: Include briefly any
suggestions you have for other individuals or units within AFS to respond to your
unit’s activities, to provide additional information that your unit needs, to consider
future activities that AFS might engage in, or to challenge other units to take on
certain initiatives.
FYI, below are three excerpts from the IFS Yahoo discussion group on inaccessibility
and loss of grey literature:
(1) M. Dochoda: "Grey" literature is important to members of the Introduced Fish Section,
e.g., first reports, field notes, policy background, and data summaries.
Often institutional memory is the only way to access "field notes" in grey literature.
Editing grey literature can be a daunting task for both the would-be editor and the would-
be author, but it is essential if the material is to be accessible to readers.
Data collected with public monies should be freely available.
Permission should be sought. Credit should be given. The most amazing story I have
heard: a reviewer published multi-agency fisheries data [without permission]—as a result,
the biologists that compile that data now tightly restrict researchers' access.
(2) W. Courtenay (Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Florida Atlantic University): There is
a lot of great information in grey literature that never gets published. Many folks don't
submit their reports to their agencies, MS theses, etc., for publication, and probably don't
want to go through the review process toward publication for whatever reasons. As a
result, many data fall into oblivion in agency files or university libraries where someday
in the future, they may be discarded with increasing space crunches within such facilities.
Some of my ichthyological colleagues might disagree with me on this topic, but I feel we
need all the information we can gather ASAP, from whatever sources, and that grey
literature should be cited in professional publications. How this major problem can be
solved for the future remains a major concern.
(3) G. White (Lake & River Enhancement Biologist, IN DNR): The rapid approach of
retirements for a significant number of agency biologists heightens the need to have some
mechanism for posting and searching agency reports and databases online. We’re going
to lose a lot of institutional memory very shortly. This effort could be tied to continuing
AFS support for products from the discussion at the National Fisheries Data Summit held
this past November in Salt Lake City.
Financial Report
#26 - Introduced Fish Section
#26 - Introduced Fish Section
IFS Secretary-Treasurer K. Irons (UIUC) reported to G. Rassam (AFS) on finances of the
Introduced Fish Section.
#26 - Introduced Fish Section
#27 - Marine Fisheries Section
No. 27 Marine Fisheries Section Debra Murie
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Debra Murie, President, Marine Fisheries Section
DATE: August 13, 2007
I. Motion Report
None.
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan:
Aquatic Stewardship
AS 2.3: The MFS is sponsoring two symposia for the 2007 Annual AFS meeting: 1)
Performance of Alternative Harvest Policies (Bence, Deroba, Wilberg & Irwin); and
2) Developing Tools for Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management: Incentive Programs,
Bycatch Quantification, and Gear Technology (Benaka & DeAlteris).
AS 2.3: The MFS sponsored five symposia at the 2006 Annual Meeting in Lake Placid: 1)
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Developing and Evaluating Indicators and Policies to
Assess and Contain Cumulative Impacts of Human Activities in Estuarine
Environments (co-sponsored with the Estuaries Section); 2) Spatial Statistical
Methods in Fisheries; 3) Biology and Assessment of Protogynous Hermaphrodites; 4)
Abundance, Estimation and Stock Assessment: Recent Quantitative Advances; and 5)
Status and Trends of Fisheries in Chesapeake Bay.
AS 3.1: The MFS sponsored the symposium “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic
Global Environment” for $500 (general funds) as part of the Diadromous Fish
Symposium II held in June 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Information Transfer and Outreach
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#27 - Marine Fisheries Section
ITO 4.2: The MFS website has been reloaded and Edgar Kleindinst (NOAA Fisheries) has
been maintaining the website and updating sections on request. MFS President Murie
is in the process of updating and reorganizing the website.
Member Services
MS 1.5: Des Kahn, Oscar Sette Award Chair, presented the 2006 Oscar Sette Award to Dr.
Kenneth Sherman, NOAA Fisheries Service (Narragansett, RI).
MS 1.7: Russ Brown, Chair of the MFS Student Travel Awards Committee, presented Morgan
Bond (University of California at Santa Cruz), Benjamin Ciotti (University of
Delaware), Belita Nguluwe (University of Maryland Eastern Shore), and Megan
Fencil (University of Texas at Austin) with MFS 2006 Travel Awards during the
2006 MFS Business Meeting. Each award consisted of $500 plus an annual AFS
membership.
MS 1.7: The MFS is currently working on an information pamphlet for distribution at the
annual meeting to disseminate information about the section. This pamphlet will also
be available on the MFS website for individual printing. MFS President Murie is the
contact for this activity.
MS 2.2: A new AFS journal focusing on marine and estuarine fisheries was approved by the
Governing Board at the 2006 annual meeting in Lake Placid. Organization and start-
up of the new journal is being supported by the POC, with a subcommittee to focus
on the new journal. Steve Jordan (Past President of the Estuaries Section) and Debra
Murie (President, MFS) are serving on the POC and the marine and coastal journal
subcommittee. The POC subcommittee and the POC have held several conference
calls in relation to the new journal. After solicitation of interest, applications, and
phone interviews, Dr. Jim Cowan has been chosen as the “Developmental Editor” for
the new journal. The POC subcommittee for the new journal will assist Dr. Cowan in
launching the new journal.
MS 2.4: Due to an increased request beyond the original twelve copies of the Beverton-Holt
notes sent for distribution to agencies in support of the Katrina Disaster Relief,
another ten copies were sent to restock libraries damaged in the Gulf Coast areas.
MS 3.1: List-server for the MFS has been activated successfully and used to communicate
section activity updates to all current members. Any mail sent through the list-server
has to be approved by the list manager (D. Murie). This has been critical to avoid an
excessive amount of junk and spam email being sent to the list-server.
MS 3.3: Website for the MFS has been partially updated and will continue to be updated and
reformatted for easier access by members.
#27 - Marine Fisheries Section
#28 - Native Peoples’ Fisheries Section
No. 28 Native Peoples’ Fisheries Section Jeremy Pyatskowit
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Jeremy Pyatskowit, Native Peoples’ Fisheries Section
DATE: 8-9-07
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
Nothing to report
II Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work: No specific charge or program of work defined.
(B) Summary of Outcomes
Information Transfer and Outreach
Nothing to report
Membership Services
Nothing to report
Aquatic Stewardship
Nothing to report
III. Financial Status (provided only to Society Financial Officer and will not be
copied and distributed in the briefing book)See attached (included as separate doc.)
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#29 – Physiology Section
No. 29 Physiology Section Alan Kolok
2007 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Alan Kolok, President, Physiology Section
DATE: August 14, 2007
I. Motion Report
Action Requested: None
Recommended Motion: None
Minority View: None
Background for Motion: Not Applicable
II. Activity Report
Charge or Annual Program of Work: No Charge or Program of Work
Defined
Outcome and Accomplishments Organized by Major Goal with Subgoal
Referenced:
Information Transfer and Outreach:
ITO 2.1: A joint Water Quality/Physiology Section Symposium will be held
at the 2007 AFS annual meeting, September 2-6 in San Francisco. The
symposium will be entitled, “Endocrine Disrupting Compounds – Monitoring
effects.”
#29 – Physiology Section
#30 - Socioeconomics Section
No. 30 Socioeconomics Section John Whitehead
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: John Whitehead, President, Socioeconomics Section
DATE: August 7, 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
(A) Recommended Motion: (State clearly and succinctly the specific action/decision you wish AFS to make.)
(B) Minority View: (Describe briefly any dissenting views against the motion from within your unit.)
(C) Background for Motion: (Explain why the motion is needed-what problem is to be solved, or opportunity
to be pursued. Why is this important for AFS?)
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan: Go to the
strategic plan reporting website: http://209.66.94.27/2005StratPlan/StratPlanGoals.htm and partition your
report according to the plan where applicable. At the very bottom of the submission page, there is a space for
“other goal entries” to accommodate goals that do not directly address the strategic plan.
1. The Summer 2007 Newsletter is available at:
http://www.fisheries.org/units/socioecon/Newsletter/SE_Newsletter_Summer_2007.pdf
2. A. Stephen Weithman Student Paper Award
The Missouri Chapter and the Socioeconomics Section of the AFS sponsor the A. Stephen Weithman Best
Student Paper Award in Socioeconomics. The award is presented for the best platform or poster paper
presented by a student at the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Papers are judged on content,
originality, organization, contribution to the field of fisheries science, and overall presentation of the study.
The award winner receives $150 and an award certificate following the annual meeting.
Kathy Mills, Cornell University, "Confronting Trade-Offs Associated with Ecosystem-Based
Management: An Evaluation of Alternative Governance Arrangements" [presentation]
Honorable Mention: Sara Hughes, Michigan State University, "Filling the Holes in Water Management:
Groundwater, Values and Trout" [presentation]
Honorable Mention: Tom Lang, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, "Use of Personal Digital Assistants
(PDAs) for Collecting Angler Survey Data" [poster]
3. Organized and sponsored the AFS Symposium: Tangled Roles, Logjams, & Snarled Nets: How to
Implement Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management in Fisheries, Thursday, September 6, 2007, 8:00am
– 5:00pm
4. Section President Whitehead provided a response to the Resource Policy Committee’s Draft Policy
Statement published in the May Fisheries
5. AFS Socioeconomics Section jointly sponsored a symposium at the Summer 2007 US Ecological
Economics Society meeting
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#30 - Socioeconomics Section
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: Include briefly any suggestions you have for
other individuals or units within AFS to respond to your unit’s activities, to provide additional information
that your unit needs, to consider future activities that AFS might engage in, or to challenge other units to take
on certain initiatives.
NOTE:
A Financial Report should be provided separately and directly to the AFS Executive Director
(grassam@fisheries.org). This report summarizes your Unit Financial Report for the Past Fiscal Year and it is
needed for IRS purposes. This section will not be distributed.
#30 - Socioeconomics Section
#31 - Water Quality Section
No. 31 Water Quality Section Lou Reynolds
To: Jennifer L. Nielsen, President, AFS
From: Lou Reynolds, President, Water Quality Section
Date: 13 August 2007
I. Motion Report
The Section has no motions to submit.
II. Activity Report
(A) Accomplishments as Relevant to Strategic Plan
Aquatic Stewardship:
Strategy AS 1.2. Develop (jointly with other professional societies, if appropriate) more
timely white papers and position and policy statements (with widespread dissemination)
on issues that are publicly visible (covered in the media), including issues that may be
regionally-based (e.g., groundfish crisis on east coast of North America, salmon issues
on west coast).
The Water Quality Section continues to support an AFS policy statement on economic
growth that is being drafted by the Resource Policy Committee. We support the draft
statement that is presented in the May 2007 issue of Fisheries (page 252).
Strategy AS 1.5. Sponsor workshops, partnering with other organizations as
appropriate, for Units to train members in becoming more effective at establishing and
maintaining communication with policy makers and media, and in dealing with local,
national and international policy issues when we advocate for fisheries resources and
aquatic ecosystems. (Also supports Goal ITO 2 - Collaboration.)
There are three symposia at this annual meeting that the Section is sponsoring or co-
sponsoring:
The Water Quality Section is co-sponsoring a symposium with the Fish Physiology
Section on Endocrine Disrupting Compounds. This symposium will bring together the
interests of two sections – one more interested in sources of EDC’s, and one more
focused on effects.
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#31 - Water Quality Section
The Section is sponsoring a symposium entitled Rising Temperatures which highlights
recent developments in thermal criteria and thermal effects research.
The Section is also sponsoring the annual Habitat and Water Quality Symposium.
Strategy AS 3.1. Partner with professional scientific organizations, conservation and
environmental organizations, and industry groups to address complex issues which
encompass multiple disciplines, through joint publications, conferences/workshops,
legislative briefing statements, and policy statements. (Also supports Goal ITO 2,
Collaboration.)
The section drafted a letter to EPA requesting that freshwater mussels be considered
when setting ammonia criteria. The letter was signed and sent by the Executive Director.
Online and Web Services
Strategy MS 3.1. Continue to use online tools to facilitate communication and
information exchange among AFS members and Units; enhance members (and Units)
accessibility to online services.
We have a website. Our incoming president, Gregg Lomnicky, worked long and hard to
make it a reality. He has also made it functional and current. We have used the website
to solicit comments on the Economic Growth Position and the Ammonia Criteria letter.
We also use it to poll the WQ section membership.
The result of one of these polls was to discontinue the publication of the Water Quality
Matters newsletter. Our intention is to replace the newsletter with more and better web
services. We are on our way, but still falling short of this goal.
We are still using the Quick Communique as a tool to send out news to the membership
by email.
Professional Development and Recognition
Strategy MS 1.5. Encourage recognition of volunteer contributions to the success of the
Society at all levels.
We will continue to award students with a Best Student Poster Award.
Financial Security
Strategy MS 6.2. Develop and maintain a long term investment policy and identify uses
(goals and time windows) for funds derived from long-term investments.
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#31 - Water Quality Section
We will send an update to the Executive Director prior to the meeting.
(B) Recommendations and Suggestions for Future Consideration
We have a new website and would appreciate help in making it better.
Communication among our members is the most important service that we can
provide. Any help the parent society can give would be most appreciated.
#31 - Water Quality Section
#32b - 2008 Annual Meeting Budget
No. 32b 2008 Annual Meeting Budget Dave Maraldo
From: Maraldo, Dave (MNR)
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 4:56 PM
To: 'Gus Rassam'
Cc: Philp, Elaine (MNR); Mcclelland, Burton (MNR); Wheeler, Kelly (LRC); gallivan@fisheries.org;
'Mary C. Fabrizio'; 'mpoulsen@ottawatourism.ca'; 'Franzin, William'; Imhof, Jack (MNR)
Subject: Submission of Budget for AFS 2008 Ottawa
I am pleased to provide you with a copy of our proposed Budget for AFS 2008.
As we discussed earlier to-day, one final revision will be made by Elaine Philp,
our Budget & Finance Chair, who will then forward the electronic version to you.
I believe Ottawa 2008 will be an excellent meeting that will address the Society’s
strategic plan in the following areas:
Strategy ITO 5.5. Establish a task Target ITO 5.5.a. Task force has been Ad hoc committee
force to
identify how AFS can improve its established and recommendations made appointed by Society
public for
policy presence outside the US, improving AFS policy presence outside President, Canadian
particularly the
in Canada and Mexico; may require U.S., particularly in Canada and Aquatic Resources
Mexico. and
Strategy ITO 1.2. Distribute AFS press Target ITO 1.2.a. AFS press releases Staff, Divisions,
are
releases and fact sheets regularly about available online. Sections, Chapters
timely (and controversial, for media- Target ITO 1.2.b. The number of
articles
appeal) fisheries issues of national in the popular press highlighting AFS
importance that involve local cases or members/activities, fisheries resources,
angles. fisheries science, fisheries management
or
volunteer achievements increases.
With the meeting being held in Canada’s capital, it will draw significant national
media attention that will be followed by the international diplomatic corps located
there. Ottawa is also the headquarters of the Federal Department of Fisheries &
Oceans, who are responsible for marine fisheries and habitat management. The
Department of Fisheries & Oceans is one of our major partners for Ottawa 2008.
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#32b - 2008 Annual Meeting Budget
The Budget for AFS 2008 has been discussed and approved by the Executive
Director.
I will present the budget to the Governing Board on Saturday September 1st.
President-elect Mary Fabrizio has agreed to put forward a motion to the
Governing Board to approve the Budget.
I will also present a brief overview of Ottawa and our theme for AFS 2008 to the
general membership at the Business meeting on Tuesday, September 4th.
Gus, thank you for advice during our budget preparation.
Thanks
*********************
Dave Maraldo
Manager, Fisheries Section
Fish and Wildlife Branch
(705)755-1906
(705)755-1957
e-mail:dave.maraldo@ontario.ca
#32b - 2008 Annual Meeting Budget
American Fisheries Society
138th Annual Meeting
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 17 - 21, 2008
Written in Cdn dollars. 1400 attendees 1600 attendees 1800 attendees
General Chair / Core Team / Staff
Accountability with Dave Maraldo, General Chair
S General Chair expenses 1,000 1,000 1,000 hospitality, extra travel, etc.
S Ottawa Site Visit, April 2007 5,300 5,300 5,300 3 attendees AFS Executive (airfare, rooms), meals for all attendees
S Planning Meetings (face-to-face) 2,650 2,650 2,650 complimentary mtg room at The Westin, Ottawa, for 2 pre-plan mtgs in 2008
S Planning Meetings (conference calls) 0 0 0 use MNR toll-free dial number
S Membership fee for 2 non-member Chairs 182 182 182 better cost efficiency if all Committee Chairs are AFS Members
S Registration for AFS 2007, San Fran 2,070 2,070 2,070 5 members (early) @ 345
S Travel to AFS 2007, San Francisco 12,400 12,400 12,400 5 from AFS Host Sep 1 - 7, 2007 (airfare, rooms, meals)
S AFS Executive attendance, Ottawa 2008 18,000 18,000 18,000 G.Rassam confirmed as $15,000 US
S Business Office for AFS Exec/Host 5,000 5,000 5,000 placeholder until details received
S shirts for Program Committee 750 750 750 assume $25/shirt for approx 30 Committee members
S shirts for Meeting workers 2,500 2,500 2,500 assume $25/shift for approx 100 meeting workers
S accom costs for AFS Host, Aug 2008 4,550 4,550 4,550 3 Committee Chairs staying in Ottawa for 10 days (accom, meals)
S Debrief Meeting 5,000 5,000 5,000 wrap-up meeting, reports from Committee Chairs, etc.
59,402 59,402 59,402
Accommodations
Accountability with Kerry Coleman/Al Rose, Local Arrangements Chairs
S Ottawa Congress Centre 0 0 0 $1,070 deposit paid by AFS Executive, $50,000 paid by Ottawa Tourism
S labour/setup charges 8,000 8,000 8,000 non-Trade Show related: banner installation, rearranging room setup, etc.
S security 0 0 0 Trade Show security to be covered by AFS Exec.
S The Westin 0 0 0 complimentary meeting space if 1551 guest room nights.
V Fairmont Chateau Laurier 0 0 0 complimentary meeting space if 80% pickup of 855 guest room nights.
V Conference Breaks: am and pm meeting refreshment breaks: coffee, tea, pastries, sodas, cookies.
V Early Morning Breaks 56000 63000 70,000 additional coffee service for 7 am breaks
S Hospitality for Committees, Workers hospitality for program committee, workers, registration helpers
64,000 71,000 78,000
Audio-Visual Equipment
Accountability with Kerry Coleman/Al Rose, Local Arrangements Chairs
S communications 5,000 5,000 5,000 cell phones, phone minutes, etc.
S digital projectors 21,000 21,000 21,000
S microphones, speakers 9,000 9,000 9,000
S webcast of plenary session 2,000 2,000 2,000
S misc. equipment 5,000 5,000 5,000
42,000 42,000 42,000
Budget and Fundraising
Accountability with Deborah Martin-Downs, Fundraising Chair
S return AFS Executive seed money 11,446 11,446 11,446 cheque received and deposited Mar 1, 2007
S return AFS Ontario Chapter seed money 2,500 2,500 2,500
S CIBC account fees 300 300 300
S usage fee to credit card company 14,000 14,000 14,000
S postage, courier, shipping 2,000 2,000 2,000
S office supplies 2,500 2,500 2,500
S fundraising costs 2,250 2,250 2,250 flyers, advertising, meetings, conference calls
V fundraising memorabilia 10,400 11,700 13,000 pins, mugs, posters, hats
S sponsor acknowledgements 3,000 3,000 3,000
48,396 49,696 50,996
Communications
Accountability with Burton McClelland, Communications Chair
SAN FRANCISCO 2007:
S AFS 2008 Booth in San Fran 1,000 1,000 1,000 no booth fee, but anticipate misc costs
S promotional items 500 500 500
S brochure/mini-poster, 2000 copies 3,500 3,500 3,500
S banner 400 400 400
S display panels 1,000 1,000 1,000
S shipping costs 2,000 2,000 2,000
OTTAWA 2008:
S photography 1,000 1,000 1,000
S website 0 0 0 work with AFS Executive and AFS Ontario Chapter
S poster artwork, logos 3,000 3,000 3,000
S poster printing and mailing 6,000 6,000 6,000
S Fisheries insert / promotional efforts 9,000 9,000 9,000
S signs and banners 9,000 9,000 9,000
S exhibits, decorations, misc. 2,500 2,500 2,500
38,900 38,900 38,900
Continuing Education
Accountability with Nigel Lester/Mark Ridgway, Program Chairs
N workshop costs 8,000 8,000 8,000 cost neutral
Program
Accountability with Nigel Lester/Mark Ridgway, Program Chairs
S travel for Plenary speakers 5,000 5,000 5,000 1 speaker local to Ottawa, 2 speakers will travel
S honoraria for Plenary 3,000 3,000 3,000 $1000 for each of the 3 Plenary Speakers
V print Conference Program 12,000 13,500 15,000
S poster display boards 5,000 5,000 5,000
S Abstract CD 0 0 0 AFS Executive to produce CDs and provide 3 weeks prior to Conference
25,000 26,500 28,000
Registration
Accountability with Kerry Coleman/Al Rose, Local Arrangements Chairs
V registration bags 16,800 18,900 21,000
S registration computers/phone 2,000 2,000 2,000 2 computers, 1 printer, telephones
S registration materials 4,500 4,500 4,500 forms, receipts, etc.
V lanyards and badges 2,000 2,250 2,500
25,300 27,650 30,000
Socials
Accountability with Tracy Smith, Social Chair
S San Fran 2007 Closing Social 0 0 0 decision made not to host this Social
V Welcome Social 27,000 30,000 34,500 Sunday evening, August 17 2008
V Trade Show/Poster Social 13,500 15,000 17,250 Monday evening August 18 2008 food costs only, cash bar
V Taste of Ottawa Cocktail Reception 7,200 8,000 9,200 Tuesday evening, August 19 2008 or sponsor for social
V Off-Site Social 90,250 97,500 108,375 Wednesday evening, August 20 2008 refreshments.
V Farewell to Ottawa Social 9,000 10,000 11,500 Thursday evening, August 21 2008
V Hospitality Suites 9,000 10,000 11,500
S Entertainment 15,000 15,000 15,000
N Spawning Run 2,500 2,500 2,500 cost neutral
S Contingency 25,000 25,000 25,000
198,450 213,000 234,825
Student Committee
Accountability with Mike Donaldson, Student Committee Chair
V Student Social / Job Fair 8,000 9,000 10,000 cost based on 500 attendees
N T-shirts 5,000 5,000 5,000 cost neutral
S student help during AFS 2008 8,400 8,400 8,400 $10/hr US x 700 hours
21,400 22,400 23,400
Tours, Transportation, Information
Accountability with Barbara Adams, Tours Chair
Guest Tours / Hospitality / Information 0 0 0 DFO sponsored
Transportation costs 0 0 0 DFO sponsored (VIP pickup, valet service, etc.)
0 0 0
Contingency 20,000 22,500 25,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 550,848 581,048 618,523
V = variable cost depending on attendance
S = static cost
N = neutral, any drop in revenue matched by drop in expenditure
#33b - Meritorious Service Award Committee
Meritorious Service Award
No. 33b Committee Carolyn A. Griswold
REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
To: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
From: Carolyn A. Griswold, Meritorious Service Award Committee Chair
Date: June 15, 2007
I. Motion Report
(A) Recommended Motion: Not Applicable
(B) Minority View: Not Applicable
(C) Background for Motion: Not Applicable
II Activity Report
(A) Charge or Annual Program of Work
The committee is charged with selection of the 2007 recipient of the American Fisheries Society
Meritorious Service Award. This award is presented to the most deserving AFS member for unswerving
loyalty, dedication, and meritorious service to the society over a long period of time and for exceptional
commitment to the programs, ideals, objectives, and long-term goals of AFS.
This award has been presented annually since 1986 and is administered by the Meritorious Service Award
Committee. Carolyn Griswold (Chair, RI), Paul Angermeier (VA), Carl Schreck (OR), Robin Schrock
(VA), and Don Jackson (AFS 2nd V.P., MS) served on the committee this year. The committee’s
responsibility is to solicit nominations as specified in the AFS Procedural Manual by publicizing in
Fisheries, the AFS Diary, and by notifying Governing Board members throughout the society, divisions,
sections, and chapters.
(B) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments
The committee reviewed one new nomination and two that were forwarded from 2005’s slate of
candidates (2nd and 3rd place). Not surprisingly, all have contributed greatly to AFS, and the scoring was
close.
This year’s winner is Paul J. Wingate
(C) Recommendations or suggestions for Future Consideration
On the strength of their applications and the very close scores among candidates this year, we recommend
the second and third ranked nominees from 2007 be considered again in 2008.
Information Transfer and Outreach
Nothing to Report
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#33b - Meritorious Service Award Committee
Membership Services
Goal 1.5.a: The MSA was advertised in Fisheries and the AFS Diary as scheduled, and an email
solicitation was widely circulated to AFS subunits and members.
Aquatic Stewardship
Nothing to Report
III. Financial Status Nothing to report
#33b - Meritorious Service Award Committee
#33c - Outstanding Chapter Award Committee
Outstanding Chapter Award Margaret Murphy
No. 33c Committee Bob Curry
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Margaret Murphy, Past President, Northeast Division AFS
Bob Curry, Past President, Southern Division AFS
DATE: August 9, 2007
Office/Committee: 2007 Outstanding Chapter Award Committee
Co-Chairs: Margaret Murphy and Bob Curry
I. Motion Report: Nothing to report
II. Activity Report
A. Charge or Annual Program of Work:
The charge of the 2007 Outstanding Chapter Award Committee is to select award recipients from
three AFS elements: chapters, student subunits and divisions. Chapters and student subunits must
submit applications to their division presidents for consideration. Division presidents can
nominate one chapter and/or subunit from their division in three categories: chapters with <100
members; chapters with 100 or more members; student subunits. The Outstanding Chapter Award
Committee reviews the applications, selects the winners and recommends to the AFS President
those units that should be recognized at the annual business meeting.
B. Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area detailed in The Strategic
Plan of the American Fisheries Society, 2005-2009: http://www.fisheries.org/afs/aboutus/sp.pdf.
Focus Area 3, Member Services: AFS will provide excellent, cost-efficient services, operations, and
support for its members.
Goal MS 1: Professional Development and Recognition
Strategy MS 1.5: Encourage recognition of volunteer contributions to the success of the
Society at all levels.
The 2007 Outstanding Chapter Award Committee consisted of Brad Parsons and Joe Margraf and
was co-chaired by Margaret Murphy and Bob Curry. We wish to thank Brad and Joe or their
invaluable assistance with the extensive review and selection process. We also thank the four
Division Presidents, Larry Miller, Fred Heitman, Bob Hughes and Stu Shipman for encouraging
units to submit nominations and forwarding them to the committee in a timely manner.
The committee solicited nominations for outstanding chapters in the large chapter (≥100
members), small chapter (< 100 members), and student sub-unit award categories. The
#33e - Outstanding Chapter Award Committee
#33c - Outstanding Chapter Award Committee
nomination deadline was June 1, 2007. A total of nine unit nominations were received by
deadline; four nominations for large chapter, two nominations for small chapter and three
nominations for student sub-unit.
Northeast Division
Large Chapter: New York Chapter
Small Chapter: No Nomination
Student Sub-unit: No Nomination
Southern Division
Large Chapter: North Carolina Chapter
Small Chapter: Tennessee Chapter
Student Sub-unit: East Carolina University
North Central Division
Large Chapter: Minnesota Chapter
Small Chapter: Indiana Chapter
Student Sub-unit: Southern Illinois University
Western Division
Large Chapter: Oregon Chapter
Small Chapter: No nomination
Student Sub-unit: Utah State University
The nomination packets were distributed to the committee members in early June; they carefully
reviewed all the nominations and returned their rankings to Margaret by June 29, 2007. The 2007
Outstanding Chapter Award winners are as follows:
Large Chapter - First Place – Oregon; Second place – North Carolina
Small Chapter – tie for First – Tennessee Chapter; Indiana Chapter
Student Subunit – First Place – East Carolina University; Second Place – Southern Illinois
University
Gail Goldberg was notified of the winners on July 1, 2007 and included the applications for each
of the winners so AFS staff could generate the information needed for the podium book.
C. Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
None to Report
#33e - Outstanding Chapter Award Committee
#33d - Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Committee
Carl R. Sullivan Fishery
No. 33d Conservation Award Committee Mary Fabrizio
REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Committee
TO: Jennifer L. Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Mary C. Fabrizio,
Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Committee
DATE: 2 August 2007
I. Motion Report – None
II. Activity Report
a. Background: The Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award is presented
annually to an individual or organization, professional or nonprofessional, for
outstanding contributions to the conservation of fishery resources.
Accomplishments are not restricted and can be political, legal, educational,
scientific, or managerial in scope. Criteria for nominations are provided in the
AFS Procedures Guide. Nominations closed 16 April 2007.
b. Charge to Committee: Advertise the award, solicit nominations, select recipient,
and prepare materials to announce the winner at the 2007 annual meeting in San
Francisco.
c. Accomplishments Organized by AFS Strategic Plan:
Goal MS 1: Professional development recognition
Strategy MS 1.5: Encourage recognition of volunteer contributions to the success
of the Society at all levels.
Target MS 1.5a: Awards are presented and the accomplishments of award
winners are promoted through appropriate press releases.
Nominations are active up to three years; five nominations were carried-over from
previous years and two new nominations were received in 2007. Nomination
packages were circulated among committee members and the 2007 recipient
was selected by a majority vote of the committee.
The recipient of the 2007 Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award is Dr.
Milton Love, University of California at Santa Barbara. Dr. Love is
recognized for his dedication to scientific discovery and effective public
communication about marine fish species, especially the Pacific rockfish.
Beyond his research contributions, Dr. Love has contributed at least 100
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public outreach activities, including magazine articles, books for lay readers,
videos, movies, educational materials, teacher guides, and photo libraries.
Many of his information products, especially those designed for public
consumption, inject a keen sense of humor into the mix of scientific
information to make learning fun. For example, one of his books, “Probably
more than you want to know about the fishes of the Pacific Coast” is subtitled
‘A humorous guide to Pacific fishes.’ In addition to his education and
outreach activities, he recently authored a book on Pacific rockfish that is
widely recognized as THE source of scientific information for these species n
the Northeast Pacific. To ensure that owning a copy of this book would be
within reach of the most impoverished graduate student, coauthors Mary
Yoklavich and Lyman Thorsteinson, along with Dr. Love, subsidized the
printing costs. His current research addresses the ecological roles of natural
and artificial reefs in the conservation of marine fishes. In recognition of his
many talents, his dedication to the conservation of Pacific rockfishes, and his
outstanding outreach and education efforts, the AFS will present the 2007 Carl
R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award to Dr. Milton Love.
d. Dr. Love was contacted by President Nielsen and the AFS Executive Director and
has made arrangements to attend the annual meeting to receive the award. The
award will be announced during the Plenary session at the 2007 annual meeting in
San Francisco with a biographical summary highlighting the outstanding
accomplishments leading to the award.
Unsuccessful nominations will automatically be carried forward for nomination in
each of three sequential years starting with the year of first nomination. The
award packages and committee files will be passed on to Bill Franzin, Chair for
next year.
e. Members of the 2007 Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Committee
and the constituency they represent are listed below; all members are voting
members.
Mary C. Fabrizio, Chair
Dave Allison, representing the conservation community
Bill Franzin, AFS First Vice President
Jon Lucy, representing the recreational fishing community
Phil Moy, Introduced Fish Section Past President
Jeremy Pyatskowit, Native Peoples Fisheries Section President
Dana Schmidt, International Fisheries Section President
Bill Wilson, representing the commercial fishing community
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#33e - Distinguished Service Award Committee
Distinguished Service Award
No. 33e Committee Mary Fabrizio
REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
Distinguished Service Award Committee
TO: Jennifer L. Nielsen, President, AFS
FROM: Mary C. Fabrizio, Scott Decker, and Robert M. Hughes
Distinguished Service Award Committee
DATE: 2 August 2007
I. Activity Report
a. Background: The AFS Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to one
or more individuals for outstanding contribution of time and energy for special
projects or activities by AFS members.
b. Charge to Committee: Advertise the award, solicit nominations, select
nominee(s), and prepare materials to announce nominations for a vote by the AFS
Governing Board at the 2007 Mid-Year meeting in Atlanta, GA.
c. Accomplishments Organized by AFS Strategic Plan:
Goal MS 1: Professional development recognition
Strategy MS 1.5: Encourage recognition of volunteer contributions to the success
of the Society at all levels.
Target MS 1.5a: Awards are presented and the accomplishments of award
winners are promoted through appropriate press releases.
1. At the 2007 mid-year meeting, the AFS Governing Board elected to award the
the 2007 Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Henry E. Booke, Mr. Robert L.
Curry, Dr. Dennis DeVries, and Dr. Donald C. Jackson. Dr. Henry E. Booke
was recognized for his long record of service to the AFS in the areas of fiscal
stability and investing for long-term wealth generation. Mr. Robert (Bob) L.
Curry was recognized for his leadership in the disaster relief efforts following
hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Dr. Dennis DeVries was recognized for his
service as Editor for Transactions of the American Fisheries Society and for
service as the AFS Constitutional Consultant. Dr. Donald C. Jackson was
recognized for his service to AFS as Chair of the Hurricane Relief Disaster
Task Force.
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#33f - Presidents Fishery Conservation Award
Presidents Fishery Conservation
No. 33f Chris Kohler
Award
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Presidents Fishery Conservation Award, Chris Kohler, chair
DATE: Aug. 13, 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
(A) Recommended Motion: (State clearly and succinctly the specific action/decision you
wish AFS to make.)
None.
(B) Minority View: (Describe briefly any dissenting views against the motion from
within your unit.)
N/A
(C) Background for Motion: (Explain why the motion is needed-what problem is to be
solved, or opportunity to be pursued. Why is this important for AFS?)
N/A
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan:
The Wetland Initiative was selected based on the vote of Past Presidents to receive the
award.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
None.
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#33g - William E. Ricker Fishery Conservation Award
William E. Ricker Fishery
No. 33g Chris Kohler
Conservation Award
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: William E. Ricker Fishery Conservation Award, Chris Kohler, chair
DATE: Aug. 13, 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
(A) Recommended Motion: (State clearly and succinctly the specific action/decision you
wish AFS to make.)
None.
(B) Minority View: (Describe briefly any dissenting views against the motion from
within your unit.)
N/A
(C) Background for Motion: (Explain why the motion is needed-what problem is to be
solved, or opportunity to be pursued. Why is this important for AFS?)
N/A
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan:
Dr. Walt Courtenay was selected based on the vote of Past Presidents to receive the
award among four nominations considered.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
None.
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#33h - Retired Members Travel Award
No. 33h Retired Members Travel Award Chris Kohler
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Retired Members Travel Award, Chris Kohler, chair
DATE: Aug. 13, 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
(A) Recommended Motion: (State clearly and succinctly the specific action/decision you
wish AFS to make.)
None.
(B) Minority View: (Describe briefly any dissenting views against the motion from
within your unit.)
N/A
(C) Background for Motion: (Explain why the motion is needed-what problem is to be
solved, or opportunity to be pursued. Why is this important for AFS?)
N/A
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic
Plan:
Two retired members (Walt Courtenay and Jack Wingate) requested and were granted
supplemental funds to attend the Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Both individuals will
be receiving majot awards at the meeting.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
None.
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#37 - Continuing Education Committee
No. 37 Continuing Education Committee Craig Woolcott
Annual Report to the AFS Governing Board, September 2006
To: Chris Kohler, President
From: Craig Woolcott, Chair, and Continuing Education Committee
Date: 8/18/2007
I. Motion Report:
(A) Recommended Motion: Nothing to report.
(B) Minority View: Not Applicable.
(C) Background for Motion: Not Applicable.
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan:
See strategic plan reporting website: http://209.66.94.27/2005StratPlan/StratPlanGoals.htm
• Target MS 1.1a. Participation in continuing education programs increases.
The Committee has developed a slate of course offerings (14) at the AFS Annual Meeting and has
approved (6) additional courses to be offered by AFS Units.
Use of new technologies in the design of ultrasonic telemetry Jacquie Gregor
studies
Hydroacoustic Tools Bob McClure
How to Get Right Things Done… Michael Fraidenburg
River 2-D modeling Mark Gard
Advanced GIS Mickey Porter
DIDSON sonar technology Debby Burwen
Leadership Principals Carl Burger
Monitoring Fish Behavior and Survival using Acoustic Tag Patrick Nealson
Technology
Choosing the Appropriate Biotelemetry Technology Mitch Sisak
Infrastructure Kevin Moody
(Integrating green and gray infrast.)
Meta-analysis James B. Reynolds
in fisheries science
Using Limiting Factors Assessments as the basis for managing Ethan Bell
and restoring fish populations
Current and Emerging Pathogens Jeff Heindel
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Intro to Elec Lisa Harland
Current and Emerging Jeff Heindel
Pathogens
Idaho Chap
Feb 2007
freshwater mussel ecology Joint meet IN,OH,MI
Todd Wills
Pesticide- Roz Schnick
Safe & Effective Rotenone..
Stream Assessment Mi Chap –June 25
Jessica Mistak
Conservations that Stick Merrill Ronning
Lake Habitat Protection and Ray.Valley@dnr.state.mn.us
Restoration in Agricultural
Landscapes
• Target MS 1.1.c. Partnership activities with other aquatic and non-aquatic
organizations to provide continuing education to AFS and other organizations’
members are implemented.
In February, 2006, the co-chairs of the Continuing Education Committee (Jim Long and Craig
Woolcott) had a teleconference with Faculty and Administrative Directors from Portland State
University (Portland, Oregon). They are currently developing a "Professional River Restoration"
Certificate Program for the University and they would very much like to create a partnership with
AFS and the Cont Ed Committee. Specifically, they are requesting that AFS provide guidance
for the program through the expertise of its membership and the use of the AFS logo on its
website (http://www.esr.pdx.edu/epp/). The co-chairs felt that the program had significant merit
and potential, not only regionally (northwest) but also throughout the country, and we support
endorsement of the program by AFS. We propose a partnership between the American Fisheries
Society and Portland State University to further enhance and develop their "River Restoration
Certificate Program" and its potential to become a nationally recognized course offered
throughout the Country. This partnership would further the Society’s efforts to enhance the
continuing education needs of its members. In addition, this program could have some potential
relationship to how the Society might work through continuing education to aid the
implementation of the National Fish Habitat Plan. We have been in dialogue AFS Executive
Director Gus Rassam regarding this issue. Specifically, Gus recommended that this partnership
might provide opportunities to develop distance-learning course offerings to our members, as
well as opportunities for joint AFS-PSU certification programming. In July 2007, Chair Craig
Woolcott attended & observed the river restoration program course in Cannon Beach, OR. The
program and presentation was both impressive and informative, and included highly technical
learning sessions, student feedback sessions, conservation strategic planning, and compliance and
permitting modules. Overall, this experience was very rewarding and showed strong promise for
an excellent river restoration certificate program. It is the opinion of this Chair that AFS should
strongly consider partnering with Portland State University and signing the final version of the
MOU (review and revision in-progress). Craig Woolcott will share this MOU, once revised, with
AFS leadership before submitting a formal version for approval. In addition, Craig Woolcott also
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met with Gary Whelan, Chair of the Professional Certification Program at AFS, recently and
made him aware of this PSU/AFS partnership opportunity. Both Gus and Craig would like to see
the PSU program offer members additional opportunities to complete required certification
courses through the restoration certificate program. Gary Whelan stated that he was receptive to
the concepts and would consider a partnership with PSU as well. We are currently following up
on these recommendations and will work with the appropriate committees to develop a final
MOU and proposal to present to AFS leadership.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration
• The following targets will likely not be accomplished by the Continuing Education
Committee (CEC) unless AFS accepts the burden of accepting the financial risks associated
with them.
Target MS 1.1.b. Continuing education subjects appropriate for offering through
distance-learning technologies are identified and at least one appropriate
course is implemented (Please note however that this Target may be
achieved in FY2008 through the proposed PSU River Restoration
program, referenced above).
Target MS 1.1.c. Partnership activities with other aquatic and non-aquatic
organizations to provide continuing education to AFS and other
organizations’ members are implemented
Target MS 1.1.e Fisheries and aquatic resource management knowledge and
skills are taught to other (i.e., non-aquatic, non-fisheries) professionals.
(Also supports Goal ITO 1.)
Under current operating rules, the CEC operates with volunteers and accepts applications from
willing course providers. The CEC does not have the institutional capacity to solicit and offer
courses needed by AFS members. While opportunities such as the PSU certification program
(detailed in (A) above) may present themselves from time to time, they cannot be actively sought
after and implemented by AFS without dedicated fiscal resources. The CEC wishes to open a
dialogue with the AFS leadership in an effort to change the status quo and build a true continuing
education program.
• The following target needs to be acted upon by the CEC and the Board of Professional
Certification.
Target MS 1.2.b. The Board of Professional Certification and the Continuing
Education Committee will collaborate and report on the value and
necessity of formal continuing education Units for courses provided by
AFS Units and other entities.
During 2004/2005, the CEC and the Board conferred during the CEC survey of the use of
continuing education units (CEUs), which was published in Fisheries (V 30, no 7, pg 32-35), but
has not conferred since to discuss any implementation of recommendations brought forth by the
article.
• The Continuing Education Committee would like to begin discussions with AFS staff about
implementing a web-based course submission page. This process would improve
communications among committee members, reduce email volume among multiple servers,
and centralize submission materials.
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Other goal entries (Annual Plan of Work)
1) Develop a slate of courses for the AFS Annual Meeting in Anchorage, including some that can
also be offered at other AFS unit meetings.
The Committee has scheduled 14 CE courses to be offered at the AFS Annual Meeting:
Use of new technologies in the design of ultrasonic telemetry Jacquie Gregor
studies
Hydroacoustic Tools Bob McClure
How to Get Right Things Done… Michael Fraidenburg
River 2-D modeling Mark Gard
Advanced GIS Mickey Porter
DIDSON sonar technology Debby Burwen
Leadership Principals Carl Burger
Monitoring Fish Behavior and Survival using Acoustic Tag Patrick Nealson
Technology
Choosing the Appropriate Biotelemetry Technology Mitch Sisak
Infrastructure Kevin Moody
(Integrating green and gray infrast.)
Meta-analysis James B. Reynolds
in fisheries science
Using Limiting Factors Assessments as the basis for managing Ethan Bell
and restoring fish populations
Current and Emerging Pathogens Jeff Heindel
Intro to Elec Lisa Harland
2) Continue the ongoing efforts to evaluate the importance to AFS members of official CEU
credits for attending AFS continuing education courses. Based on this evaluation effort,
recommend whether any changes are necessary in the Committee’s charge that includes assigning
CEU credits to courses
The committee had conducted a survey and published the results in Fisheries. The committee
made a motion to the Governing Board at the end-of-year meeting in 2005:
Move that the Governing Board revise the statement in Article IX (2) (g) of the
AFS Constitution; “Continuing education activities sponsored by the Society are
approved by the Committee.” to “Continuing education activities conducted at
Society-level events are approved by the Committee.” (changes in italics), or
otherwise provide clarification that “Society” refers to the “Society-level” and
not the Society in aggregate with its subdivisions.
The Governing Board voted to change the AFS Procedures Manual rather than the AFS
Constitution to address this motion. September 19, 2005 email from 2005 President Barb Knuth
to CEC Co-Chair Jim Long:
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The Governing Board voted to handle the change/motion you requested by
specifying in the new Procedures Manual the duties for the Continuing Education
Committee. In the Procedures, the duties indicate that "all continuing education
activities conducted at Society-level events must be approved by the Committee."
The Governing Board did not believe a constitutional change was in order,
because "Society" is differentiated from "units" clearly at the beginning of the
Constitution (as we discussed earlier) and that differentiation applies to the
description of the Committee within the Constitution. By unanimous agreement,
the GB felt that changing the Procedures Manual would be the best way to handle
this.
This action completes this charge to the Continuing Education Committee.
III. Financial Status
Not applicable.
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#39 - Endangered Species Committee
Endangered Species
No. 39 Noel M. Burkhead
Committee
2007 End Year Report to the AFS Board of Governors
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Noel M. Burkhead, Chair, Endangered Species Committee (ESC).
DATE: 8 August 2007
Endangered Species Committee.—Four committees are currently active within the ESC: the Fishes
Committee (16 members), and three sub-committees: Crayfishes (9), Mussels (10), and Snails (8),
totaling 43 scientists. The charge to each committee is to create or to revise and update lists of imperiled
North American species in their respective aquatic groups. The Crayfish Committee’s final report will be
published in the August or September issue of Fisheries, and Fishes Committee will finish their
manuscript in fall 2007.
I. Motion Report
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments. The following list of Strategic Plan Goals applies to
activities of the Fishes Committee and all subcommittees; the remainder of this report pertains to the
Fishes Committee. Subcommittee reports are appended.
AFS Strategic Plan Goals:
AS 1.1.a. Three members of the Fishes Committee are Mexican scientists: Salvador Contreras Balderas,
Edmundo Diaz Pardo, Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto; in addition, four Mexican scientists provided reviews
of the revised freshwater fishes list: Toplitzin Contreras MacBeath, Luis Zambrano, Gorgonio Ruiz
Campos, and Norman Mercado-Silva. I would be happy to provide their contact information with respect
to the Mexican Unit.
AS 3.1.a. Promotion of greater stewardship is the ultimate goal of each list of imperiled aquatic
organisms. Development of lists for imperiled freshwater fishes, crayfishes, mussels, and snails depended
on significant collaborative effort among the committee members, and the larger community of scientists
contributing peer review. To date, activity of these committees has resulted in eight presentations at
national and international meetings and symposia.
ITO 2.1.a. The lists specifically result from extensive collaboration and peer review. The 43 scientists on
the Fishes Committee, and the three subcommittees, represent six federal agencies, seven museums, three
NGOs, six state agencies, and 11 universities from Canada, Mexico, and the United States; two
individuals are retired.
ITO 3.3.a. AFS lists of imperiled aquatic biota are widely recognized as authoritative estimates of
imperilment levels and have high rates of citation in peer reviewed scientific literature. AFS lists also
serve as the basis for lists developed by international conservation organizations, e.g., Nature-Serve,
WWF.
Other Accomplishments:
The fishes committee has finalized its new list of imperiled freshwater fishes of North America. The list
contains over 790 taxa representing species, subspecies, distinct populations, undescribed species, and
undescribed subspecies; however, the majority of taxa listed are species. All information supporting the
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new list comprises a new database on imperiled North American freshwater fishes. Analysis of the data is
nearly complete and the initial draft of the manuscript for Fisheries is under preparation.
Two oral presentations on the committee’s activities and results have been prepared for presentation at
national meetings:
Burkhead, N.M., H.L. Jelks, S.J. Walsh*, and 13 other members. 2007. Status of imperiled freshwater
fishes of North America: report of the American Fisheries Society’s Endangered Species
Committee. Oral presentation; Joint Meeting American Society Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists, Fisheries Society, 7-11 July, St. Louis, Missouri.
Burkhead*, N.M., H.L. Jelks, S.J. Walsh, and 13 other members. 2007. Status of imperiled freshwater
fishes of North America: report of the American Fisheries Society’s Endangered Species
Committee. Oral presentation; Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, 2-6 September, San
Francisco, California.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
1. The Fishes Committee recommends that the next revision of the North American freshwater fishes list
occur five years after publication of the current revision (probably 2013). Revision intervals of 10 years
or longer make the task considerably more difficult. Given the apparent accelerated rate of decline, some
taxa may decline precipitously without formal notice.
2. Recommend the next ESC committee undertake revision of the AFS listing criteria.
Crayfish Subcommittee Report
TO: Noel Burkhead, Chair, AFS Endangered Species Committee
FROM: Christopher A. Taylor, Co –Chair, Crayfishes Subcommittee
DATE: 3 August 2007
I. Motion Report
No motions
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments:
In November of 2006 the Crayfishes Subcommittee submitted a manuscript to Fisheries that included a
conservation review of all North America north of Mexico crayfish taxa. Conservation statuses, rational
for rankings, common names, and state distributions were included for all taxa. The Subcommittee was
notified in April of 2007 that said manuscript was accepted for publication in Fisheries and will appear in
either the August or September issue.
On 3 August 2006 Christopher A. Taylor presented a talk on crayfish conservation on behalf of the
Crayfish Subcommittee at the International Association of Astacology in Queensland, Australia.
Taylor, C.A., G.A. Schuster, J.E. Cooper, A.G. Eversole, P. Hamar, H.H. Hobbs, III, H.W. Robison, C.E.
Skelton, and R.F. Thoma. 2006. A reassessment of the conservation status of crayfishes of the
United States and Canada: the effects of 10+ years of increased awareness. Oral presentation; 16th
Symposium of the International Association of Astacology, 30 July-5 August 2006, Surfers Paradise,
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
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The Crayfish Subcommittee, AFS Endangered Species Committee, recommends that AFS review and
update the conservation status of crayfishes from Canada and the United States in 2016. It is important to
maintain current status assessments of this diverse and important group of aquatic organisms.
Gastropod Subcommittee Report
TO: Noel Burkhead, Chair, AFS Endangered Species Committee
FROM: Paul D. Johnson, Co–Chair, Gastropod Subcommittee
DATE: August 9, 2007
I. Motion Report
No motions.
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments:
The gastropod committee met in March 2007 during the biannual symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk
Conservation Society. The subcommittee agreed on procedures for the final revision of the gastropod
database. Final updates were completed and the gastropod database was submitted to the review
committee in early July 2007. The database currently contains a conservation assessment of 770
gastropod taxa for the United States and Canada; insufficient knowledge of the Mexican fauna prohibits
assessment at this time. Conservation statuses, AFS conservation ranks, NatureServe ranks, common
names, and state distributions were included for all taxa. The goal of the subcommittee is to submit a
draft document to AFS Fisheries by late 2007 or early 2008.
Jay Cordiero presented a poster on the database at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
symposium in Little Rock, Arkansas in March 2007.
Arthur Bogan took the revised database and presented it as a poster at the World Malacology Congress in
Antwerp, Belgum in late July 2007.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration:
The Gastropod Subcommittee, AFS Endangered Species Committee, recommends that AFS take
necessary actions to publish a revised and updated edition of the Scientific and Common names of North
American Mollusks (Turgeon et al. 1998). Since 1998, both revisions of the Common Names and
Scientific Names of Fishes and Common and Scientific Names of ‘Crustaceans’ have been published
(Nelson et al. 2004; McLaughlin et al. 2005). In the past decade, the number of biologists studying
freshwater mollusks in North America has significantly increased; consequently, the mollusks names list
needs updating.
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Freshwater Mussel Subcommittee
TO: Noel Burkhead, Chair, AFS Endangered Species Committee
FROM: James D Williams, Chair, Mussel Subcommittee
DATE: 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan:
Members of the freshwater mussel committee met in March 2007 during the Freshwater Mollusk
Conservation Society meeting. Those members present agreed on procedures for producing the
final version of the freshwater mussel database. The goal of the subcommittee is to submit a
draft document to AFS Fisheries by the end of January 2008.
(B) Recommendations: The Freshwater Mussel Subcommittee, AFS Endangered Species
Committee, agrees with the Gastropod Subcommittee, and strongly recommends that AFS
publish an updated edition of the Scientific and Common names of North American Mollusks
(Turgeon et al. 1998). In the past decade, there have been a large number of publications treating
the evolution of freshwater mussels which resulted in numerous revisions to the taxonomy of the
group in North America. These changes make it difficult for all users of mollusks names to
maintain consistent taxonomy, nomenclature and common names for freshwater mussels. There
have been discussions at recent meetings suggesting that unless AFS produced a revision soon
that a group of individuals would produce a freshwater mussel list and post it on the web.
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#41 - External Affairs Committee
No. 41 External Affairs Committee Kevin L. Pope
TO: Jennifer Nielsen, President
FROM: Kevin L. Pope, External Affairs Committee
DATE: 30 July 2007
I. Motion Report – (2 pages max)
(A) Recommended Motion: (State clearly and succinctly the specific action/decision you wish
AFS to make.)
NONE.
(B) Minority View: (Describe briefly any dissenting views against the motion from within your
unit.)
(C) Background for Motion: (Explain why the motion is needed-what problem is to be solved, or
opportunity to be pursued. Why is this important for AFS?)
II. Activity Report
(A) Summary of Outcomes and Accomplishments Organized by Focus Area in Strategic Plan:
Go to the strategic plan reporting website: http://209.66.94.27/2005StratPlan/StratPlanGoals.htm
and partition your report according to the plan where applicable. At the very bottom of the
submission page, there is a space for “other goal entries” to accommodate goals that do not
directly address the strategic plan.
This committee was charged with administrating the Student Writing
Award and the Excellence in Public Outreach Award. Four submissions were
received for the Student Writing Contest; we selected the winner and runner-up
for recognition at this year’s annual meeting. No nominations were received for
the Excellence in Public Outreach Award.
(B) Recommendations or Suggestions for Future Consideration: Include briefly any suggestions
you have for other individuals or units within AFS to respond to your unit’s activities, to provide
additional information that your unit needs, to consider future activities that AFS might engage
in, or to challenge other units to take on certain initiatives.
Even with only a small number of entries for the Student Writing Contest,
we had a difficult time selecting a winner. Most of the difficulty was associated
with the diversity of submissions; the submissions included a proposal, a progress
report, and a completed project, which should not be surprising given that the
directions state “Students may write about research that has been completed, is in
progress, or is in the planning stage.” I recommend that a grading rubric be
developed prior to next year’s announcement about the Student Writing Contest,
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and be included in the announcement so that students will know how their entry
will be evaluated.
Obviously, efforts are needed from individuals outside this committee to
assemble nominations for the Excellence in Public Outreach Award.
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#42 - Investment Committee
No. 42 Investment Committee Henry E. Booke
AFS INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2006-2007
This year the committee reviewed the work of the AXA advisors on their initial effort to manage the society
portfolio.
AXA began this work on October 1, 2006. They rearranged the portfolio as previously managed by the AFS
Investment Committee. That AFS portfolio had a value of $399,821 on 9/01/2006. Thirteen stocks and mutual
funds with a value of $327,605, were retained by the AXA advisor from the AFS portfolio.
Other AFS holdings in other accounts were consolidated into the AXA portfolio. These holdings had a value of
$1,223,610 by 12/31/2006. AFS added an additional $300,000 to the AXA portfolio (1/31/2007). As a result of
the consolidation, AXA added 10 new funds to the overall portfolio.
The figures for this effort were as follows:
$1,551,215
- 327,605 AFS portfolio retained 10/1/2006
$1,223,610 AXA funds alone, 12/31/2006
$1,957,865 AXA complete portfolio, 7/31/2007
- 348,998 AFS retained portfolio, 7/31/2007
$1,608,867 AXA portfolio alone, 7/31/2007
$348,998 AFS in AXA, 7/31/2007
-327,605 AFS in AXA, 10/01/2006
$ 21,393 = 6.5% gain, 7/31/07 for AFS alone
$1,957,865 AXA complete portfolio, 7/31/2007
- 348,998 AFS retained portfolio, 7/31/2007
$1,608,867 AXA alone, 7/31/2007
-1,523,610 AXA funds alone, 12/31/2006 + $300K added to AXA, 1/31/2007
$ 85,227
$85,227/$1,223,610 = 7% gain for AXA alone
There is little difference between the AFS vs the AXA portfolio gains. The overall stock market has had a
major decline of approx. -7% beginning in July 2007. The decline is continuing as of 8/21/2007.
The oversight AFS Investment Committee recommends that we continue with AXA management of the
portfolio on an annual basis. It is further recommended that AFS encourage other units within AFS to co-
mingle their existing investment portfolios with the national AFS portfolio.
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ADDENDUM:
9/01/2006 AFS portfolio: $399,821
13 stocks/funds on 9/1/2006, value after AXA changes $327,605.
AFS Portfolio after AXA changes:
Stocks:
BJS Services Co.
Brookfield Asset Managment
Mutual Funds:
Wm. Blair Small Cap Growth
Dodge & Cox International
Dodge & Cox Stock
Fidelity Select Energy Portfolio
Julius Baer International
Matthews Pacific Tiger
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value
Tocqueville Gold
US Global Investors Natural Resources
US Global Investors World Precious Minerals
Vanguard Health Care
Respectfully submitted,
Henry E. Booke, Chairman,
AFS Investment Subcommittee
cc: H. Bolton, M. Howell, J. Nielsen, G. Rassam
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No. 42a Investment Committee Henry E. Booke
August 22, 2007
MEMORANDUM
To: Ghassam Rassam, Exec.Dir,
American Fisheries Society
From: Gretchen S. Bolton
Subject: Review of AFS’s Long Term Investments, First Half 2007, and Report Up to Date
This Investment Review covering the first half of 2007 supplements and augments the Portfolio
Evaluation dated 6/29/2007, which is the authoritative report on your accounts, along with the monthly
statements. I have also made comments bringing my evaluation up to this date and included
recommendations for changes and for new investments with funds recently deposited.
By way of review of your investment strategy, as planned initially in 2006, you have been moving money
into this portfolio from a large collection of CDs, with the intention to create a long term investment pool
with an asset allocation of about $2,000,000 in an Equity Portfolio and $500,000 in a Fixed Income
Portfolio, or 80% Equity to 20% Fixed Income. (According to modern portfolio theory this is an optimal
mix, having historically the greatest potential return in relation to risk factors.) Until the investments
were to reach the benchmark $2,000,000, the strategy in this account has been all equity, since a large
amount of funds was still in CDs that had not yet matured. These CDs thus accounted for the Fixed
Income portion of the portfolio up to this time, and the conversion to the new strategy has been gradual.
The balance in the portfolio was $2,022,694 at the end of the first six months of this year, due to a large
run-up in equity markets and a transfer of $300,000 into the account in the first quarter. Another transfer
of $300,000 was received on August 7, 2007. With the drop in the market in the recent period, the
current invested balance is now $2,187,647, and the $300,000 is still in the money market. I will
summarize here both the returns in comparison to the S&P 500 index at 6/29/2007 and the returns as they
look today against that benchmark.
ACCOUNT SUMMARY (unaudited figures based on the AXA Portfolio summary & online activity reports.
Dividends are reinvested. Excludes management fees and Money Market.)
First Half 2007: 6/29/2007 First Half Year
12/30/2006 Balance New investments Balance Total Return
Equity
Portfolio $ 1,538,052 $ 303,091 $ 2,013,538 9.36% (9.1% price ret.)
S&P 500 Index 5.99%
8/20/2007 Year to Date
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Equity Balance Total Return
Portfolio $ 1,880,387 2.13%
S&P 500 Index 2.00%
From the beginning of July to date, thus, AFS’s portfolio lost 77% of its gain for the year while the S&P
500 index lost 67% of its gain for the year. AFS’s portfolio still retained a higher return year to date than
that of the S&P 500. (AFS was not fully invested for the full half year, since the contribution of
$300,000 was not invested until March.) While at times like this, “all markets fall together”, it is
important to note that you are not invested directly in hedge funds or other investments that have been
caught up in the sub prime loan crisis, and the large diversity of your portfolio should help you weather
this market correction. It would not be appropriate or wise at this time to predict what the near future will
hold for the markets in general.
To accompany this review, a “Portfolio Snapshot” is provided herewith from Morningstar Associates.
Total return benchmarks include yield on your funds as well as price appreciation. These snapshots are
hypothetical “look-backs” based on current allocations and do not take into consideration the aggregate
deposits, withdrawals and fees taken from your account quarterly *. Thus, the returns will not be
identical to your actual returns. The purpose of these reports is to provide further details on risks versus
reward characteristics of current portfolio allocations. I have also included the full set of individual fund
and stock detail reports from Morningstar Associates for each of your holdings.
The Morningstar Snapshot shows for all periods (3, 5 and 10 year averages) that your portfolio has had
higher returns than the S&P 500 benchmark. Toward the bottom of page 2, the report shows that these
higher returns have been accompanied by higher volatility, as expressed by Standard Deviation.
However, the other statistical data show that the volatility is well-rewarded in the portfolio. The Beta is
relatively low, and the Sharpe ratio beats the S&P 500, a sign that the risk is actually less than the index.
These figures help explain both the higher returns received in your portfolio and the greater volatility of
your portfolio in the recent market conditions. Part of the success of your portfolio is due to a high level
of diversity not only within mutual funds and exchange traded funds, but also across market categories,
but that is also a source of volatility—you have a large percentage of small, mid-cap and international
holdings, whereas the S&P 500 is based on the largest American companies. Your equity portfolio is
balanced at about 42% Large Cap Stock holdings, 16% Mid Cap holdings, 10% Small Cap holdings, and
32% international stock holdings. These percentages are close to the optimal long-term equity portfolio
recommendations currently being suggested by specialists studying statistics on different kinds of
portfolios over long historical periods. Of course, past returns are no guarantee of future returns.
RECOMMENDATIONS
At this point, you have more than $300,000 awaiting investment in the account. According to plan, about
$180,000 should now go into a Fixed Income portfolio and the remainder into the Equity portfolio.
I have attached the up-to-date Morningstar summaries on each suggested fund in the recommendation in
the original Portfolio Strategy for the Long Term fixed income assets. However, I would suggest at this
time that we limit ourselves to the three short and intermediate term bond categories, including the global
bond fund, and put about a third of the planned asset allocation in each. International and high yield bond
funds have been leading in recent markets and are expected to continue to do so. Because of the volatility
of current interest rates, shorter term bonds are less risky at this time.
As far as the remaining cash that should go into stock funds, I recommend keeping it out of the market a
little longer until we get a better feel of the market direction in the near future. At that time we will also
skim out a few miscellaneous small holdings that have been retained from your previous advisor but have
not continued to perform at the level of other holdings in the same category.
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Resources used in preparing this report include AXA Advisors portfolio information sources, Morningstar
Associates, LLC; Standard and Poors Stock Reports; and BNY Jaywalk, a Bank of New York Company providing
consensus data on recommendations of independent research providers. Investment recommendations are also
based on the analyses and advice of senior specialists at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Please
refer to the Research Disclaimer Statement accompanying this report.
*Fees are based on the overall asset balance and will be 1% annually going forward, taken from your account on a
quarterly basis.
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All following materials are CONFIDENTIAL
[Three sets of charts to follow totaling 53 pages]
#43a-2 Portfolio Snapshot [10 pages]
#43a-3 Investment Reports [34 pages]
#43a-4 Fixed Income [9 pages]
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Analysis 07-31-2007
Composition % Portfolio Bmark Equity Investment Style % Fixed-Income Investment Style %
Style Maturity
Cash 4.54 0.00 Value Core Growth Short Interm Long
US Stocks 50.06 99.82 20 20 15 Large Size 0 0 0 High Quality
Non-US Stocks 42.12 0.18
11 10 9 Medium 0 0 0 Medium
Bonds 1.94 0.00
Other 1.33 0.00 5 4 5 Small 0 0 0 Low
Not Classified 0.02 0.00
Sector Weightings Regional Exposure
% of Stocks Portfolio Bmark % of Stocks Portfolio Bmark
Information 13.15 21.04 Americas 59.89 99.99
Software 1.84 3.74 North America 59.15 99.81
Hardware 5.83 10.15 Latin America 0.74 0.18
Media 1.94 3.35 Greater Europe 26.24 0.00
Telecommunication 3.53 3.80 United Kingdom 7.99 0.00
Service 46.83 43.05 Europe-Developed 17.38 0.00
Healthcare Services 9.65 11.59 Europe-Emerging 0.52 0.00
Consumer Services 5.58 7.62 Africa/Middle East 0.35 0.00
Business Services 7.95 4.24 Greater Asia 13.84 0.00
Financial Services 23.65 19.60 Japan 8.35 0.00
Manufacturing 39.98 35.87 Australasia 1.21 0.00
Consumer Goods 9.50 8.46 Asia-Developed 3.39 0.00
Industrial Materials 17.36 12.69 Asia-Emerging 0.88 0.00
Energy 9.74 11.17 Not Classified 0.03 0.01
Utilities 3.38 3.55
Not Classified 0.06 0.04
% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Performance
Trailing Returns Returns % Through 07-31-2007 Investment Activity Graph
3Mo 1Yr 3Yr 5Yr 10Yr
Pre-Tax Portfolio Return -0.27 20.02 21.17 19.64 12.68 Initial Mkt Val: $591,829 Final Mkt Val: $1,953,653 $1,000
2,500.0
Benchmark Return -1.39 16.13 11.76 11.81 5.98
+/- Benchmark Return 1.12 3.89 9.41 7.83 6.70 2,000.0
Best/Worst Time Periods
1,500.0
3Months Return% 1 Year Return% 3 Years Return%
Best 10-99/12-99 25.08 03-99/02-00 72.48 04-03/03-06 31.18
1,000.0
Worst 07-02/09-02 -18.40 04-02/03-03 -22.38 04-00/03-03 -11.23
500.0
0.0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07
Holdings
Top 5 holdings out of 24 Type Holding Value $ % Assets Next 5 holdings out of 24 Type Holding Value $ % Assets
iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF 229,893.95 11.77 iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index ETF 134,578.30 6.89
Goldman Sachs Growth Strat A MF 214,684.39 10.99 BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Inv A MF 127,240.84 6.51
Pioneer Cullen Value A MF 212,867.83 10.90 JPMorgan International Val A MF 124,448.27 6.37
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ETF 212,259.30 10.86 DWS Dreman Small Cap Value A MF 79,731.63 4.08
Putnam International Capital Opp A MF 191,100.47 9.78 Nationwide Small Cap A MF 78,470.46 4.02
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Market Maturity Geometric Avg Capitalization ($Mil) Valuation Multiples Portfolio Bmark Interest Rate Risk Portfolio
% of Stocks Portfolio Bmark Portfolio 12,215.46 Price/Earnings 16.03 16.39 Maturity __
Developed Markets 97.64 100.00 Benchmark 53,776.79 Price/Book 2.61 2.78
Emerging Markets 2.35 0.00 Price/Sales 1.26 1.58 Duration (total portfolio) __
Not Available 0.01 0.00 Price/Cash Flow 10.35 11.76 Avg Credit Quality __
Type Weightings Profitability Portfolio Bmark Credit Quality
% of US Stocks Portfolio Bmark % of US Stocks 2006 2006 % of Bonds
High Yield 5.10 7.26 Net Margin 12.27 14.73 AAA __ BB __
Distressed 1.69 0.50 ROE 16.44 21.83 AA __ B __
Hard Asset 14.91 12.46 ROA 7.10 8.33 A __ Below B __
Cyclical 15.83 18.10 Debt/Capital 32.83 34.62 BBB __ NR/NA 100.00
Slow Growth 11.37 9.09
Classic Growth 33.71 41.05 Fund Statistics
Aggressive Growth 10.53 9.41 Potential Cap Gains Exposure 17.46
Speculative Growth 5.34 1.79 Avg Net Expense Ratio 0.96
Not Available 1.52 0.34 Avg Gross Expense Ratio 0.99
% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Risk Analysis
Risk/Reward Scatterplot Performance History Graph
Portfolio Individual Holding Bmark Portfolio Quarterly returns +/- Benchmark in %
3Year Mean 12.0
49.00
43.90
38.80
6.0
33.70
28.60
23.50 Bmark
18.40
13.30
-6.0
8.20
3.10
-2.00 -12.0
5.0 6.7 8.5 10.2 11.9 13.7 15.4 17.1 18.9 20.6 22.3 24.1 25.8 27.5 29.3 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07
3Year Standard Deviation
Risk and Return Statistics 3Yr 5Yr 10Yr MPT Statistics 3Yr 5Yr 10Yr
Portfolio Bmark Portfolio Bmark Portfolio Bmark Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio
Standard Deviation 9.12 7.36 11.26 11.04 15.41 14.92 Alpha 7.81 7.70 6.80
Mean 21.17 11.76 19.64 11.81 12.68 5.98 Beta 1.07 0.91 0.83
Sharpe Ratio 1.72 1.01 1.40 0.81 0.62 0.22 R-squared 74 79 65
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Disclosure for Standardized and Tax Adjusted Returns
The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not annuities, additional expenses will be taken in account, including M&E risk
guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an charges, fund-level expenses such as management fees and operating fees, and
investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be contract-level administration fees, charges such as surrender, contract and
worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or sales charges.
higher than return data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most
recent month-end please visit http://advisor.morningstar.com/familyinfo.asp After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal
income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual
An investment in a money-market vehicle is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC after tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from
or any other government agency. The current yield quotation reflects the current those shown. The after tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who
earnings of the money market more closely than the total return quotation. hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans
Although money markets seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per or an IRA. After-tax returns exclude the effects of either the alternative
share, it is possible to lose money by investing in them. minimum tax or phase-out of certain tax credits. Any taxes due are as of the
time the distributions are made, and the taxable amount and tax character
Standardized Returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. It of each distribution is as specified by the fund on the dividend declaration
depicts performance without adjusting for the effects of taxation, but are date. Due to foreign tax credits or realized capital losses, after-tax returns
adjusted to reflect sales charges and ongoing fund expenses. If adjusted for may be greater than before tax returns. After-tax returns for exchange-traded
taxation, the performance quoted would be significantly reduced. For variable funds are based on net asset value.
Annualized returns 06-30-2007
Standardized Returns (%) 7-day 1Yr 5Yr 10Yr Since Inception Max Front Max Back Net Exp Gross Exp
Yield Inception Date Load % Load % Ratio % Ratio %
BlackRock US Opps Inv A -- 15.46 15.05 -- 19.24 05-01-1998 5.25 NA 1.61 1 1.82
DWS Dreman Sm Val A -- 13.52 16.05 8.93 12.65 05-22-1992 5.75 NA 1.20 1.20
Dodge & Cox Intl Stock -- 28.86 22.98 -- 17.01 05-01-2001 NA NA 0.66 0.66
Dodge & Cox Stock -- 19.74 14.80 13.12 12.42 01-04-1965 NA NA 0.52 0.52
Fidelity Sel Energy -- 20.97 25.11 15.76 11.32 07-14-1981 NA NA 0.89 0.89
Goldman Sachs Gr Str A -- 11.94 12.43 -- 6.33 01-02-1998 5.50 NA 1.35 2 1.51
JPMorgan InVal A -- 22.77 19.10 -- 17.59 09-28-2001 5.25 NA 1.40 1.40
Julius Baer Intl Eqty A -- 34.85 22.06 16.71 13.29 10-04-1993 NA NA 1.19 3 1.25
Matthews Pacific Tiger -- 41.66 25.34 10.38 10.27 09-12-1994 NA NA 1.18 1.18
Nationwide Small Cp A -- 19.76 19.72 -- 14.61 10-30-1998 5.75 NA 1.42 1.42
Pioneer Cullen Value A -- 10.39 12.18 -- 11.43 07-03-2000 5.75 NA 1.15 1.15
Putnam Intl Cap Opp A -- 27.53 20.31 15.23 16.63 12-28-1995 5.25 NA 1.57 1.57
T. Rowe Price Mid Val -- 26.37 16.57 14.08 15.38 06-28-1996 NA NA 0.80 0.80
Tocqueville Gold -- 14.68 24.45 -- 23.67 06-29-1998 NA NA 1.51 1.51
US Global Inv Glob Res -- 20.94 38.46 15.45 7.46 08-03-1983 NA NA 1.03 1.03
US Global Inv Wld PrecMin -- 11.48 30.95 9.86 7.85 11-29-1985 NA NA 1.23 1.23
Vanguard Health Care -- 14.39 12.18 14.69 19.03 05-23-1984 NA NA 0.28 0.28
William Blair Sm-Cp Gr N -- 17.49 17.52 -- 18.95 12-27-1999 NA NA 1.48 1.48
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF-NAV -- 20.34 11.84 -- 6.11 05-31-2001 NA NA - 0.07
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF-Market -- 20.32 11.83 -- 6.13 05-31-2001 NA NA - 0.07
iShares MSCI EAFE Index-NAV -- 26.84 17.51 -- 13.22 08-14-2001 NA NA - 0.35
iShares MSCI EAFE Index-Market -- 26.13 17.36 -- 13.20 08-14-2001 NA NA - 0.35
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index-NAV -- 18.06 15.12 -- 15.14 07-24-2000 NA NA - 0.25
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index-Market -- 18.34 15.13 -- 15.14 07-24-2000 NA NA - 0.25
Standard & Poor's 500 TR -- 20.59 10.71 7.13 -- --
Lehman Bro's Agg Bond Index -- 6.12 4.48 6.02 -- --
MSCI EAFE Index Ndtr_D -- 27.00 17.73 7.66 -- --
3 Month T-Bill -- 5.26 2.84 3.76 -- --
1. Contractual waiver: 0.21% for Total Expense expires on 2008-02-01;Disclosure: BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit
expenses to 1.60% (excluding interest expense,acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses) of average daily net assets until February 1, 2008. Including
voluntary waivers, the net expenses forInvestor A Shares of the fund are estimated to be 1.51% (excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund
expenses).
2. Waiver: 0.16% for Other Expense;Disclosure: The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to limit Other Expenses (excluding management fees, distribution and service fees, transfer agency
fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees and litigation, indemnification, shareholder meeting and other extraordinary expenses exclusive of any expense offset
arrangements) to the extent that such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, 0.004% of each Portfolios average daily net assets.
3. Waiver: 0.06% for Total Expense;
Returns after Taxes (%) On Distribution On Distribution and Sales of Shares
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1Yr 5Yr 10Yr Since Inception 1Yr 5Yr 10Yr Since
Inception Date Inception
BlackRock US Opps Inv A 15.46 15.05 -- 17.22 05-01-1998 10.05 13.26 -- 16.08
DWS Dreman Sm Val A 12.38 15.30 8.48 11.75 05-22-1992 9.60 13.86 7.73 10.97
Dodge & Cox Intl Stock 28.26 22.54 -- 16.60 05-01-2001 19.25 20.26 -- 14.92
Dodge & Cox Stock 18.54 13.94 11.38 10.11 01-04-1965 14.17 12.66 10.72 9.85
Fidelity Sel Energy 19.83 24.08 14.29 10.06 07-14-1981 14.73 21.92 13.28 9.60
Goldman Sachs Gr Str A 10.79 11.80 -- 5.61 01-02-1998 8.21 10.50 -- 5.08
JPMorgan InVal A 22.59 18.54 -- 16.99 09-28-2001 15.07 16.55 -- 15.23
Julius Baer Intl Eqty A 31.98 20.83 15.73 12.58 10-04-1993 23.85 18.90 14.56 11.70
Matthews Pacific Tiger 40.58 24.93 9.71 9.73 09-12-1994 27.44 22.43 8.79 8.88
Nationwide Small Cp A 18.02 18.02 -- 13.21 10-30-1998 12.80 16.48 -- 12.21
Pioneer Cullen Value A 10.23 11.95 -- 11.23 07-03-2000 6.94 10.58 -- 10.03
Putnam Intl Cap Opp A 26.65 19.69 14.44 15.89 12-28-1995 17.81 17.58 13.20 14.67
T. Rowe Price Mid Val 23.79 15.15 12.49 13.90 06-28-1996 18.49 13.86 11.66 13.02
Tocqueville Gold 12.50 23.30 -- 23.01 06-29-1998 11.06 21.36 -- 21.49
US Global Inv Glob Res 15.31 35.57 13.76 6.03 08-03-1983 13.58 32.84 12.78 5.69
US Global Inv Wld PrecMin 7.78 28.17 8.61 6.95 11-29-1985 8.18 25.92 7.92 6.52
Vanguard Health Care 13.46 11.17 13.17 17.27 05-23-1984 10.30 10.28 12.42 16.75
William Blair Sm-Cp Gr N 16.38 16.50 -- 18.05 12-27-1999 12.67 15.16 -- 16.72
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF-NAV 16.09 12.59 -- -- 05-31-2001 11.03 11.22 -- --
iShares MSCI EAFE Index-NAV 22.85 18.88 -- -- 08-14-2001 15.38 16.87 -- --
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index-NAV 14.15 15.85 -- -- 07-24-2000 9.66 14.12 -- --
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Non-Load Adjusted Returns
Total 24 holdings as of 07-31-2007 Type Holdings % of Holding 7-day 1Yr 3Yr 5Yr 10Yr Max Front Max Back
Date Assets Value $ Yield Ret % Ret % Ret % Ret % Load % Load %
iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF 07-2007 11.77 229,893 __ 22.25 22.23 19.18 __ NA NA
Goldman Sachs Growth Strat A MF 06-2007 10.99 214,684 __ 14.00 15.82 14.87 __ 5.50 NA
Pioneer Cullen Value A MF 06-2007 10.90 212,867 __ 12.03 16.23 15.20 __ 5.75 NA
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ETF 03-2007 10.86 212,259 __ 16.20 12.65 12.98 __ NA NA
Putnam International Capital Opp A MF 03-2007 9.78 191,100 __ 37.29 30.85 24.60 15.59 5.25 NA
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index ETF 07-2007 6.89 134,578 __ 14.71 15.68 16.37 __ NA NA
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Inv A MF 06-2007 6.51 127,240 __ 22.19 20.61 19.63 __ 5.25 NA
JPMorgan International Val A MF 06-2007 6.37 124,448 __ 25.34 27.37 22.22 __ 5.25 NA
DWS Dreman Small Cap Value A MF 06-2007 4.08 79,731 __ 15.87 18.14 19.41 8.50 5.75 NA
Nationwide Small Cap A MF 06-2007 4.02 78,470 __ 22.20 25.92 23.50 __ 5.75 NA
Julius Baer International Equity A MF 04-2007 2.64 51,623 __ 30.96 28.72 23.77 16.19 NA NA
Brookfield Asset Mngmnt ST __ 2.02 39,532 __ 28.66 44.04 44.21 __ NA NA
Dodge & Cox Stock MF 06-2007 2.02 39,442 __ 14.70 15.78 16.11 11.84 NA NA
Vanguard Health Care MF 03-2007 2.00 38,993 __ 6.31 12.55 12.30 14.00 NA NA
William Blair Small Cap Growth N MF 06-2007 1.62 31,686 __ 15.67 13.75 20.45 __ NA NA
Fidelity Select Energy MF 05-2007 1.40 27,356 __ 20.51 33.91 28.25 14.99 NA NA
Matthews Pacific Tiger MF 03-2007 1.39 27,146 __ 46.37 33.92 28.23 10.43 NA NA
Dodge & Cox International Stock MF 06-2007 1.26 24,626 __ 24.35 26.36 25.07 __ NA NA
U.S. Global Investors WrldPrecMineral MF 03-2007 0.98 19,234 __ 13.48 40.58 40.91 10.82 NA NA
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value MF 06-2007 0.81 15,912 __ 18.43 15.65 17.43 12.69 NA NA
U.S. Global Investors Global Res MF 03-2007 0.68 13,208 __ 21.53 42.62 45.93 14.65 NA NA
BJ Services ST __ 0.54 10,460 __ -27.42 2.39 10.82 12.55 NA NA
Tocqueville Gold MF 06-2007 0.40 7,904 __ 16.15 29.82 29.66 __ NA NA
Aflac ST __ 0.06 1,250 __ 19.79 10.85 11.84 15.11 NA NA
Performance Disclosure
The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will
fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than return
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit http://advisor.morningstar.com/familyinfo.asp.
See Disclosure Page for Standardized Returns.
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above their NAV, they are said to be trading at a premium. Conversely, if they
Portfolio Snapshot Report are trading at a price below their NAV, they are said to be trading at a discount.
Disclosure Statement
A holding company depository receipt (HOLDR) is similar to an ETF, but they focus
on narrow industry groups and initially own 20 stocks which are unmanaged, and
can become more concentrated due to mergers, or the disparate performance of
their holdings. HOLDRs can only be bought in 100-share increments. Investors may
exchange shares of a HOLDR for its underlying stocks at any time.
A money market fund is an investment company that invests in commercial paper,
banker's acceptances, repurchase agreements, government securities, certificates
General of deposit and other highly liquid securities, and pays money market rates of
Investment portfolios illustrated in this report can be scheduled or interest. Money markets are not FDIC-insured, may lose money, and are not
unscheduled. With an “unscheduled” portfolio, the user inputs only the guaranteed by a bank or other financial institution. Although the money market
portfolio holdings and their current allocations. Morningstar calculates seeks to preserve a stable per share value (i.e. $1.00 per share), it is possible
returns using the given allocations assuming monthly rebalancing. Taxes, to lose money by investment in the fund.
loads, and sales charges are not taken into account.
Unit investment trust (UIT) is an investment company organized under a trust
With "scheduled" portfolios, users input the date and amount for all agreement between a sponsor and trustee. UITs typically purchase a fixed portfolio
investments into and withdrawals from each holding, as well as tax rates, of securities and then sell units in the trust to investors. The major difference
loads, and other factors that would have affected portfolio performance. between a UIT and a mutual fund is that a mutual fund is actively managed, while a
A hypothetical illustration is one type of scheduled portfolio. UIT is not. On a periodic basis, UITs usually distribute to the unit holder their
pro rata share of the trust's net investment income and net realized capital gains,
Both scheduled and unscheduled portfolios are theoretical, for illustrative if any. If the trust is one that invests only in tax-free securities, then the
purposes only, and are not reflective of an investor’s actual experience. income from the trust is also tax-free. UITs generally make one public offering
For both scheduled and unscheduled portfolios, the performance data given of a fixed number of units. However, in some cases, the sponsor will maintain a
represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future secondary market that allows existing unit holders to sell their units and for new
results. Principal value and investment return of stocks, mutual funds, and investors to buy units.
variable annuity/life products will fluctuate, and an investor's shares/units
when redeemed will be worth more or less than the original investment. Variable annuities are tax-deferred investments structured to convert a sum of
Stocks, mutual funds, and variable annuity/life products are not FDIC-insured, money into a series of payments over time. Variable annuity policies have
may lose value, and are not guaranteed by a bank or other financial institution. limitations and are not viewed as short-term liquid investments. An insurance
Portfolio statistics change over time. company's fulfillment of a commitment to pay a minimum death benefit, a schedule
of payments, a fixed investment account guaranteed by the insurance company, or
Used as supplemental sales literature, the Portfolio Snapshot report must be another form of guarantee depends on the claims-paying ability of the issuing
preceded or accompanied by the fund/policy's current prospectus or equivalent. insurance company. Any such guarantee does not affect or apply to the investment
In all cases, this disclosure statement should accompany the Portfolio Snapshot return or principal value of the separate account and its subaccount. The financial
report. Morningstar is not itself an NASD-member firm. ratings quoted for an insurance company do not apply to the separate account and its
subaccount. If the variable annuity subaccount is invested in a money-market fund,
The underlying holdings of the portfolio are not federally or FDIC-insured and although it seeks to preserve a stable per share value (i.e. $1.00 per share), it
are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any financial institution. is possible to lose money by investment in the fund.
Investment in securities involve investment risks including possible loss of
principal and fluctuation in value. Variable life insurance is a cash-value life insurance that has a variable cash
value and/or death benefit depending on the investment performance of the
The information contained in this report is from the most recent information subaccount into which premium payments are invested. Unlike traditional life
available to Morningstar as of the release date, and may or may not be an insurance, variable life insurance has inherent risks associated with it, including
accurate reflection of the current composition of the securities included in market volatility, and is not viewed as a short-term liquid investment. For more
the portfolio. There is no assurance that the weightings, composition and information on a variable life product, including each subaccount, please read the
ratios will remain the same. current prospectus. Please note, the financial ratings noted on the report are
quoted for an insurance company and do not apply to the separate account and its
Items to Note Regarding Certain Underlying Securities subaccount. If the variable life subaccount is invested in a money-market fund,
A closed-end fund is an investment company, which typically makes one public although it seeks to preserve a stable per share value (i.e. $1.00 per share), it
offering of a fixed number of shares. Thereafter, shares are traded on a is possible to lose money by investment in the fund.
secondary market such as the New York Stock Exchange. As a result, the
secondary market price may be higher or lower than the closed-end fund's net Pre-inception Returns
asset value (NAV). If these shares trade at a price above their NAV, they are The analysis in this report may be based, in part, on adjusted historical returns
said to be trading at a premium. Conversely, if they are trading at a price for periods prior to the fund's actual inception. These calculated returns reflect
below their NAV, they are said to be trading at a discount. the historical performance of the oldest share class of the fund, adjusted to
reflect the fees and expenses of this share class. These fees and expenses are
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an investment company that typically has an referenced in the report's list of holdings and again on the standardized returns
investment objective of striving to achieve a similar return as a particular page. When pre-inception data are presented in the report, the header at the top
market index. The ETF will invest in either all or a representative sample of of the report will indicate this and the affected data elements will be displayed
the securities included in the index it is seeking to imitate. Like closed-end in italics.
funds, ETFs can be traded on a secondary market and thus have a market price that
may be higher or lower than its net asset value. If these shares trade at a price
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Portfolio Snapshot Report Unscheduled Portfolio Investment Activity Graph
Disclosure Statement (continued) The historic performance data graphed is extrapolated from the ending port-
folio value based on the monthly returns.
Benchmark Returns
Benchmark returns may or may not be adjusted to reflect ongoing expenses
While the inclusion of pre-inception data provides valuable insight into the such as sales charges. An investment's portfolio may differ significantly
probable long-term behavior of newer share classes of a fund, investors should be from the securities in the benchmark.
aware that an adjusted historical return can only provide an approximation of
that behavior. For example, the fee structures between a retail share class will Returns for custom benchmarks are calculated by applying user-supplied
vary from that of an institutional share class, as retail shares tend to have weightings to each benchmark's returns every month. Trailing returns are
higher operating expenses and sales charges. These adjusted historical returns calculated by geometrically linking these weighted-average monthly returns.
are not actual returns. Calculation methodologies utilized by Morningstar may Custom benchmark returns thus assume monthly rebalancing.
differ from those applied by other entities, including the fund itself.
Standardized Returns
Scheduled Portfolio Trailing Returns For mutual funds, standardized return is total return adjusted for sales charges,
Scheduled Portfolios are customized by the user to account for loads, taxes, and reflects all ongoing fund expenses. Following this disclosure statement,
cash flows, and specific investment dates. Scheduled portfolios use the standardized returns for each portfolio holding are shown.
portfolio's investment history to calculate final market values and returns.
For scheduled portfolios,both individual holding and portfolio returns are For money market mutual funds, standardized return is total return adjusted for
internal-rate-of-return calculations that reflect the timing and dollar size of sales charges and reflects all ongoing fund expenses. Current 7-day yield more
all purchases and sales. For stocks and mutual funds, sales charges and tax closely reflects the current earnings of the money market fund than the total
rates are taken into account as specified by the user (except in the pre-tax return quotation.
returns, which reflect the impact of sales charges but not taxes). Note that in
some scheduled portfolio illustrations, dividends and capital gains distributions, For VA subaccounts, standardized return is total return based on its inception
if applicable, are reinvested at the end of the month in which they are made date within the separate account and is adjusted to reflect recurring and
at the month-end closing price. This can cause discrepancies between non-recurring charges such as surrender fees, contract charges, maximum front-
calculated returns and actual investor experience. end load, maximum deferred load, maximum M&E risk charge, administration fees,
and actual ongoing fund-level expenses.
Scheduled Portfolio Returns-Based Performance Data
For scheduled portfolios, the monthly returns used to calculate alphas, betas, For ETFs, the standardized returns reflect performance, both at market price
R-squareds, standard deviations, Sharpe ratios, and best/worst time-period and NAV price, without adjusting for the effects of taxation or brokers
data are internal rates of return. commissions. These returns are adjusted to reflect all ongoing ETF expenses
and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. If adjusted, the effects
Important VA Disclosure for Scheduled Portfolios of taxation would reduce the performance quoted.
For variable annuity products, policy level charges (other than front-end loads,
if input by the advisor) are not factored into returns. When withdrawals and For HOLDRs, the standardized returns reflect performance at market price,
liquidations are made, increases in value over the purchase price are taxed without adjusting for the effects of taxation or brokers commissions. These
at the capital gains rate that currently is in effect. This is not reflective of returns are adjusted to reflect all ongoing expenses and assume reinvestment
the actual tax treatment for these products, which requires the entire with- of dividends and capital gains. If adjusted, the effects of taxation would
drawal to be taxed at the income tax rate. If adjusted for sales charges and the reduce the performance quoted.
effects of taxation, the subaccount returns would be reduced.
The charges and expenses used in the standardized returns are obtained from
Scheduled Portfolio Investment Activity Graph the most recent prospectus and/or shareholder report available to Morningstar.
The historic portfolio values that are graphed are those used to track the For mutual funds and VAs, all dividends and capital gains are assumed to be
portfolio when calculating returns. reinvested. For stocks, stock acquired via divestitures is assumed to be
liquidated and reinvested in the original holding.
Unscheduled Portfolio Returns
Monthly total returns for unscheduled portfolios are calculated by applying the Non-Standardized Returns
ending period holding weightings supplied by the user to an individual holding's For mutual funds, total return is not adjusted for sales charges and reflects
monthly returns. When monthly returns are unavailable for a holding (ie. Due to all ongoing fund expenses for various time periods. These returns assume
it not being in existence during the historical period being reported), the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. If adjusted for sales charges and
remaining portfolio holdings are re-weighted to maintain consistent proportions. the effects of taxation, the mutual fund returns would be reduced. Please note
Inception dates are listed in the Disclosure for Standardized and Tax Adjusted these returns can include pre-inception data and if included, this data will
Returns. Trailing returns are calculated by geometrically linking these be represented in italics.
weighted-average monthly returns. Unscheduled portfolio returns thus assume
monthly rebalancing. Returns for individual holdings are simple time-weighted For money market funds, total return is not adjusted for sales charges and
trailing returns. Neither portfolio returns nor holding returns are adjusted reflects all ongoing fund expenses for various time periods. These returns
for loads or taxes, and if adjusted for, would reduce the returns stated. The assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. If adjusted for sales
returns stated assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Mutual charges and the effects of taxation, the money market returns would be reduced.
fund returns include all ongoing fund expenses. VA/VL returns reflect subaccount
level fund expenses, including M&E expenses, administration fees, and actual For VA and VL subaccounts, non-standardized returns illustrate performance that
ongoing fund level expenses. is adjusted to reflect recurring and non-recurring charges such as surrender
fees, contract charges, maximum front-end load, maximum deferred load, maximum
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Portfolio Snapshot Report Stocks with negative book values are excluded from this calculation.
Disclosure Statement (continued)
The Price/Earnings ratio is a weighted average of the price/earnings ratios of the
stocks in the underlying fund's portfolio. The P/E ratio of a stock is calculated
by dividing the current price of the stock by its trailing 12 months' earnings per
share. In computing the average, Morningstar weights each portfolio holding by
M&E risk charge, administrative fees and underlying fund-level expenses for the percentage of equity assets it represents.
various time periods. Non-Standardized performance returns assume reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains. If adjusted for the effects of taxation, the The Price/Sales ratio is a weighted average of the price/sales ratios of the
subaccount returns would be significantly reduced. Please note these returns stocks in the underlying fund's portfolio. The P/S ratio of a stock is calculated
can include pre-inception data and if included, this data will be represented by dividing the current price of the stock by its trailing 12 months' revenues per
in italics. share. In computing the average, Morningstar weights each portfolio holding by
the percentage of equity assets it represents.
Investment Advisory Fees
The investment(s) returns do not necessarily reflect the deduction of all The return on assets (ROA) is the percentage a company earns on its assets in
investment advisory fees. Client investment returns will be reduced if addi- a given year. The calculation is net income divided by end-of-year total
tional advisory fees are incurred such as deferred loads, redemption fees, assets, multiplied by 100.
wrap fees, or other account charges.
The Return on Equity (ROE) is the percentage a company earns on its
Investment Style shareholders' equity in a given year. The calculation is net income divided
The Morningstar® Style Box™ combines the various funds investment strategies. by end-of-year net worth, multiplied by 100.
For the equity style box, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of
the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, Market Maturity shows the percentage of a holding's common stocks that are
or growth). For the fixed-income style box, the vertical axis shows the average domiciled in developed and emerging markets.
credit quality of the bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest rate
sensitivity as measured by a bond's duration (short, intermediate, or long). The below referenced data elements listed below are a weighted average of
the fixed income holdings in the portfolio.
Risk and Return
Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the volatility of a portfolio's The average credit quality is derived by taking the weighted average of the
returns around its mean. credit rating for each bond in the portfolio.
Mean represents the annualized geometric return for the period shown. Average maturity is used for holdings in the taxable fixed-income category,
this is a weighted average of all the maturities of the bonds in a portfolio,
Sharpe ratio uses a portfolio's standard deviation and total return to determine computed by weighting each maturity date by the market value of the security.
reward per unit of risk. Credit quality breakdowns are shown for corporate-bond holdings and depicts
the quality of bonds in the underlying portfolio. The analysis reveals the percentage
Alpha measures the difference between a portfolio's actual returns and its of fixed-income securities that fall within each credit-quality rating as
expected performance, given its beta and the actual returns of the benchmark assigned by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s.
index. Alpha is often seen as a measurement of the value added or subtracted debt). This figure is not provided for financial companies.
by a portfolio's manager.
Debt as a percentage of capital is calculated by dividing long-term debt by total
Beta is a measure of the degree of change in value one can expect in a portfolio capitalization (the sum of common equity plus preferred equity plus long-term
given a change in value in a benchmark index. A portfolio with a beta greater debt). This figure is not provided for financial companies.
than one is generally more volatile than its benchmark index, and a portfolio
with a beta of less than one is generally less volatile than its benchmark index. Duration is a time measure of a bond’s interest-rate sensitivity.
R-squared reflects the percentage of a portfolio's movements that are explained Net Margin is a measure of profitability. It is equal to annual net income
by movements in its benchmark index, showing the degree of correlation between divided by revenues from the same period for the past five fiscal years,
the portfolio and a benchmark. This figure is also helpful in assessing how multiplied by 100.
likely it is that alpha and beta are statistically significant.
Type Weightings divide the stocks in a given holding's portfolio into eight
Fundamental Analysis type designations each of which defines a broad category of investment
The below referenced data elements are a weighted average of the equity characteristics. Not all stocks in a given holding's portfolio are assigned
holdings in the portfolio. a type. These stocks are grouped under NA.
The median market capitalization of a subaccount's equity portfolio gives you a The below referenced data elements listed below are a weighted average of the
measure of the size of the companies in which the subaccount invests. total holdings in the portfolio.
The Price/Cash Flow ratio is a weighted average of the price/cash-flow ratios of The average expense ratio is the percentage of assets deducted each year for
the stocks in a subaccount’s portfolio. Price/cash-flow shows the ability of a operating expenses, management fees, and all other asset-based costs incurred
business to generate cash and acts as a gauge of liquidity and solvency. by the fund, excluding brokerage fees. Please note for mutual funds, variable
annuities/life, ETF and closed-end funds we use the gross prospectus ratio as
The Price/Book ratio is a weighted average of the price/book ratios of all the provided in the prospectus. For separate accounts and stocks we pull the
stocks in the underlying fund's portfolio. The P/B ratio of a company is calculated audited expense ratio from the annual report.
by dividing the market price of its stock by the company's per-share book value.
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Portfolio Snapshot Report
Disclosure Statement (continued)
Potential capital gains exposure is the percentage of a holding’s total assets
that represent capital appreciation.
Investment Risks
Market Price Risk: The market price of ETF’s and HOLDRs traded on the
secondary market is subject to the forces of supply and demand and thus
independent of the NAV. This can result in the market price trading at
a premium or discount to the NAV which will affect an investors value.
Market Risk: The market prices of ETF’s and HOLDRs can fluctuate as to the
result of several factors such as security-specific factors or general investor
sentiment. Therefore, investors should be aware of the prospect of market
fluctuations and the impact it may have on the market price.
International Emerging Market Funds/Subaccounts: The investor should note
that funds and subaccounts that invest in international securities take on
special additional risks. These risks include, but are not limited to,
currency risk, political risk, and risk associated with varying accounting
standards. Investing in emerging markets normally accentuates these risks.
Sector Funds/Subaccounts: The investor should note that funds and subacc-
ounts that invest exclusively in one sector or industry involve additional
risks. The lack of industry diversification subjects the investor to increased
industry-specific risks.
Non-Diversified Funds/Subaccounts: The investor should note that funds or
subaccounts that invest more of their assets in a single issuer involve
additional risks, including share price fluctuations, because of the increased
concentration of investments.
Small Cap Funds/Subaccounts: The investor should note that funds and
subaccounts that invest in stocks of small companies involve additional risks.
Smaller companies typically have a higher risk of failure, and are not as well
established as larger blue-chip companies. Historically, smaller-company
stocks have experienced a greater degree of price volatility than the overall
market average.
Mid Cap Funds/Subaccounts: The investor should note that funds and
subaccounts that invest in companies with market capitalizations below $10
billion involve additional risks. The securities of these companies may be more
volatile and less liquid than the securities of larger companies.
High-Yield Bond Funds/Subaccounts: The investor should note that funds and
subaccounts that invest in lower-rated debt securities (commonly referred to
as junk bonds) involve additional risks because of the lower credit quality of
the securities in the portfolio. The investor should be aware of the possible
higher level of volatility and increased risk of default.
Tax-Free Municipal Bond Funds: The investor should note that the income
from tax-free municipal bond funds may be subject to state and local taxation
and the Alternative Minimum Tax.
HOLDRs: The investor should note that these are narrow industry focused
products that, if the industry is hit by hard times, will lack diversification
and possible loss of investment would be likely. These securities can trade at
a discount to market price, ownership is of a fractional share interest, the
underlying investments may not be representative of the particular industry,
the HOLDR might be delisted from the AMEX if the number of underlying
companies drops below nine, and the investor may experience trading halts.
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Benchmark Disclosure
3 Month T-Bill
Three-month T-bills are government-backed short-term investments considered to
be risk-free and as good as cash because the maturity is only three months.
Morningstar collects yields on the T-bill on a weekly basis from the Wall
Street Journal.
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond
Govt/Credit Index, the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, and the Asset-Backed
Securities Index.
MSCI EAFE NDTR_D
This Europe, Australasia, and Far East index is a
market-capitalization-weighted index of 21 non-U.S., industrialized country
indexes.
Standard & Poor's 500 TR
A market capitalization-weighted index of 500 widely held stocks often used as
a proxy for the stock market. TR (Total Return) indexes include daily
reinvestment of dividends.
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 1 of 34
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Inv A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
05-01-98 MF $194.8 mil Mid-Cap Growth
814 Mid-Cap Growth
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ __ 92 81 54 94 95 99 99 96 94 __ Stock %
2005 -2.46 4.64 8.64 2.95 14.15 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 14.87 -3.45 -0.81 7.49 18.24 BlackRock US Opps I
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 5.31 8.54 __ __ 10.72 $48,952
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Mid-Cap Gr
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$21,129
Std Monthly 15.77 __ 18.35 __ 18.64 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 15.46 __ 15.05 __ 19.24 $15,422
Total Return 22.19 20.61 19.63 __ 19.33
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T 6.06 8.85 7.82 __ 7.92
+/- Rus MidGr 0.79 4.36 2.33 __ 7.33
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 44 4 3 __
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 992 814 667 278
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure __ __ 13.00 37.50 24.99 21.11 12.87 18.94 22.33 25.49 30.14 33.37 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ __ __ 220.10 -8.17 -14.33 -39.03 47.16 17.89 14.15 18.24 10.72 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ __ __ 199.06 0.93 -2.45 -16.93 18.48 7.01 9.24 2.45 7.08 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ __ __ 168.81 3.57 5.82 -11.63 4.45 2.42 2.06 7.59 2.24 +/- Rus MidGrow
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ 1 62 44 96 9 19 18 5 41 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ 365 426 548 623 716 781 853 946 1002 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 170 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 2.01 since Amount 1 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 03-2007 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-441-7762 or visit U.S. Stocks 92.59
Non-U.S. Stocks 1.83 17 mil FNMA 3.56
www.blackrock.com.
Bonds 3.57 108,000 Corn Products International, 1.03
Other 0.00 142,200 SBA Communications Corporatio 1.00
Fees and Expenses 72,900 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.97
Sales Charges
97,800 Consol Energy, Inc. 0.94
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 69,800 Lubrizol Corporation 0.94
Front-End Load % 5.25
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 75,400 Goodrich Corporation 0.94
P/E Ratio TTM 21.7 1.33 0.91 117,800 Myriad Genetics, Inc. 0.91
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 13.9 1.18 0.89
Fund Expenses 67,600 Northern Trust Corporation 0.91
Management Fees % 1.10 Small P/B Ratio TTM 3.1 1.11 0.79 124,500 Goodyear Tire & Rubber 0.90
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 3898 0.07 0.65
53,800 DST Systems, Inc. 0.89
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.82 Cap $mil
124,600 Hilton Hotels Corporation 0.87
Fixed-Income Style
69,500 Jacobs Engineering Group 0.83
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
65,100 Penn National Gaming 0.82
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 37,100 Dun & Bradstreet Corporation 0.80
Avg Eff Maturity __
814 funds 667 funds 278 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 5 __ Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk +Avg Avg __ Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 15.0 0.71
Morningstar Return +Avg High __
Software 3.4 0.90
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 7.2 0.71
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.3 0.09
Standard Deviation 12.31 13.70 __
Mean 20.61 19.63 __ AA __ Telecommunication 4.1 1.08
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.26 1.17 __ A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 46.6 1.08
BBB __ Healthcare Services 8.0 0.69
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Morningstar S Consumer Services 10.2 1.34
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 5.58 7.52 Business Services 12.9 3.05
Below B __
Beta 1.35 0.82 NR/NA __ Financial Services 15.5 0.79
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 65.07 94.03 Manufacturing Economy 38.3 1.07
Consumer Goods 7.9 0.94
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Industrial Goods 16.4 1.29
12-Month Yield 0.00% Americas 99.1 0.99
30-day SEC Yield 0.50 Greater Europe 0.9 __ Energy 9.7 0.87
Potential Cap Gains Exp -4.62% Assets Greater Asia 0.0 __ Utilities 4.2 1.19
Operations
Family: Blackrock Objective: Growth Minimum IRA Purchase: $1,000
Manager: Thomas Callan Ticker: BMEAX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 4.9 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $50 Purchase Constraints:
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 2 of 34
DWS Dreman Small Cap Value A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
05-22-92 MF $1,452.5 mil Small Blend
502 Small Blend
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 85 99 97 100 95 98 95 96 95 93 94 __ Stock %
2005 -0.63 3.35 7.32 -0.47 9.70 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 14.74 -1.12 -1.26 10.56 23.84 DWS Dreman Sm Val A
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 3.36 6.75 __ __ 3.99 $34,287
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Small Blen
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$37,753
Std Monthly 9.21 __ 18.00 7.86 12.14 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 13.52 __ 16.05 8.93 12.65 $28,606
Total Return 15.87 18.14 19.41 8.50 12.58
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T -0.26 6.38 7.60 2.52 1.17
+/- Rus 2000 3.75 4.74 3.39 0.70 -0.43
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 25 10 11 71
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 632 502 393 151
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 18.28 21.22 18.50 18.62 18.16 20.76 18.43 26.12 32.73 32.55 37.73 39.20 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 29.60 20.02 -12.81 0.64 -2.47 14.31 -10.78 42.63 25.30 9.70 23.84 3.99 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
6.64 -13.34 -41.38 -20.40 6.63 26.19 11.32 13.95 14.42 4.79 8.05 0.35 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
13.11 -2.34 -10.27 -20.61 0.55 11.83 9.70 -4.62 6.98 5.15 5.48 4.82 +/- Rus 2000
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
20 82 87 80 88 25 18 53 11 23 4 25 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 90 115 170 220 259 323 378 422 474 531 583 659 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 165 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 3.78 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 04-2007 48% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-621-1048 or visit U.S. Stocks 92.54
Non-U.S. Stocks 3.67 1 mil iShares Russell 2000 Index 4.57
www.dws-scudder.com.
Bonds 0.01 911,500 CommScope, Inc. 2.37
Other 0.00 418,800 RTI International Metals, Inc 1.40
Fees and Expenses 712,400 BE Aerospace 1.31
Sales Charges
1 mil Parallel Petroleum Corporatio 1.24
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 369,800 Emcor Group, Inc. 1.20
Front-End Load % 5.75
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 348,100 Anixter International 1.16
P/E Ratio TTM 16.9 1.03 0.90 325,000 Washington Group Internationa 1.15
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 12.2 1.04 1.01
Fund Expenses 366,600 Atwood Oceanics, Inc. 1.12
Management Fees % 0.72 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.2 0.80 0.93 642,200 LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. 1.10
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.24 Geo Avg Mkt 1606 0.03 1.17
388,600 J.M. Smucker Co. 1.10
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.20 Cap $mil
303,500 General Cable Corporation 1.02
Fixed-Income Style
2 mil Uranium Resources, Inc. 1.01
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
655,800 Southern Union Company 0.95
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 600,200 Covansys Corporation 0.90
Avg Eff Maturity __
502 funds 393 funds 151 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 4 2 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg -Avg -Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 9.4 0.45
Morningstar Return +Avg +Avg -Avg
Software 0.7 0.19
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 7.0 0.69
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.1 0.02
Standard Deviation 12.88 13.23 16.85
Mean 18.14 19.41 8.50 AA __ Telecommunication 1.6 0.42
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.05 1.19 0.35 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 47.2 1.10
BBB __ Healthcare Services 9.2 0.79
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Morningstar S Consumer Services 5.5 0.72
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 3.68 2.81 Business Services 14.9 3.51
Below B __
Beta 1.33 0.92 NR/NA __ Financial Services 17.7 0.90
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 57.64 89.37 Manufacturing Economy 43.3 1.21
Consumer Goods 7.1 0.84
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 20.4 1.61
12-Month Yield Americas 99.2 0.99
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 13.1 1.18
Greater Europe 0.8 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 21.19% Assets Greater Asia 0.0 __ Utilities 2.7 0.75
Operations
Family: DWS-Scudder Objective: Small Company Minimum IRA Purchase: $500
Manager: David Dreman Ticker: KDSAX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 5.6 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $500 Purchase Constraints: A/C/
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 3 of 34
Dodge & Cox International Stock Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
05-01-01 MF $44,612.0 mil Foreign Large Value
183 Foreign Large Value
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ __ __ __ __ 71 93 83 90 93 95 __ Stock %
2005 1.80 -0.06 9.72 4.59 16.74 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 9.91 1.19 3.31 11.41 28.00 Dodge & Cox Intl St
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 5.02 6.61 __ __ 9.89 $26,136
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Foreign La
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$21,002
Std Monthly 24.35 __ 25.07 __ 16.41 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: MSCI Eafe Nd
Std Quarterly 28.86 __ 22.98 __ 17.01 $19,345
Total Return 24.35 26.36 25.07 __ 16.41
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- MSCI Eafe 0.44 3.37 5.22 __ 5.48
+/- MSCI Wld 0.18 2.96 4.76 __ __
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 34 15 4 __
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 249 183 155 73
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure __ __ __ __ __ 18.42 15.81 23.48 30.64 35.03 43.66 47.98 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ __ __ __ __ __ -13.11 49.42 32.46 16.74 28.00 9.89 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ __ __ __ __ __ 2.83 10.84 12.22 3.21 1.66 0.78 +/- MSCI Eafe N
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ __ __ __ __ __ 2.69 10.00 12.08 2.27 2.30 0.16 +/- MSCI Wld ex
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ __ __ __ 54 8 1 15 34 25 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ __ __ __ 148 164 179 184 216 271 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 100 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 5.41 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 03-2007 9% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-621-3979 or visit U.S. Stocks 5.35
Non-U.S. Stocks 89.23 44 mil Nokia 2.64
www.dodgeandcox.com.
Bonds 0.00 15 mil Sanofi-Synthelabo 2.61
Other 0.00 64 mil HSBC Hldgs 2.53
Fees and Expenses 22 mil GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR 2.51
Sales Charges
18 mil Novartis AG ADR 2.19
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 138 mil Hitachi, Ltd 2.11
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 49 mil Matsushita Electric Industria 2.10
P/E Ratio TTM 7.1 0.47 0.49 12 mil Total SA 2.06
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 3.9 0.40 0.45
Fund Expenses 57 mil Infineon Technologies 2.05
Management Fees % 0.60 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.6 0.89 1.01 11 mil Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR 2.00
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 34908 1.03 1.12
28 mil Standard Chartered 1.95
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 0.66 Cap $mil
23 mil Norsk Hydro ASA 1.93
Fixed-Income Style
26 mil Vodafone Group PLC ADR 1.89
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
41 mil News Corporation, Ltd. A 1.87
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 42 mil Volvo 1.81
Avg Eff Maturity __
183 funds 155 funds 73 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 4 __ Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
Low
Morningstar Risk +Avg High __ Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 18.6 1.54
Morningstar Return +Avg High __
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 10.1 2.42
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 4.8 2.54
Standard Deviation 10.07 14.67 __
Mean 26.36 25.07 __ AA __ Telecommunication 3.7 0.68
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.99 1.41 __ A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 39.6 0.88
BBB __ Healthcare Services 8.6 1.32
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
MSCI Eafe Ndt MSCI EAFE NDT Consumer Services 2.7 0.58
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 1.75 1.75 Business Services 5.1 1.01
Below B __
Beta 1.06 1.06 NR/NA __ Financial Services 23.2 0.81
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 91.66 91.66 Manufacturing Economy 41.7 0.97
Consumer Goods 13.0 1.00
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
__ Industrial Goods 18.1 1.03
12-Month Yield Americas 14.3 1430.00
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 10.1 1.36
Greater Europe 58.2 0.83
Potential Cap Gains Exp 22.46% Assets Greater Asia 27.5 0.92 Utilities 0.5 0.11
Operations
Family: Dodge & Cox Objective: Foreign Stock Minimum IRA Purchase: $1,000
Manager: Yasha Gofman Ticker: DODFX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $2,500
Tenure: 6.3 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $2,500 Purchase Constraints:
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 4 of 34
Dodge & Cox Stock Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
01-04-65 MF $73,313.5 mil Large Value
1104 Large Value
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 93 89 95 92 91 89 93 90 94 96 95 __ Stock %
2005 0.12 0.56 5.45 3.01 9.36 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 5.30 0.81 4.82 6.54 18.53 Dodge & Cox Stock
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 1.72 5.41 __ __ 3.36 $47,817
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Large Valu
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$29,483
Std Monthly 14.70 __ 16.11 11.84 12.30 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 19.74 __ 14.80 13.12 12.42 $28,606
Total Return 14.70 15.78 16.11 11.84 12.30
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T -1.43 4.02 4.30 5.86 0.89
+/- Rus 1000V 1.23 1.12 1.65 3.28 -1.85
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 40 11 6 1
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 1354 1104 839 391
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 79.81 94.57 90.70 100.52 96.67 100.51 88.05 113.78 130.22 137.22 153.46 156.25 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 22.26 28.40 5.39 20.20 16.30 9.33 -10.53 32.34 19.17 9.36 18.53 3.36 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
-0.70 -4.96 -23.18 -0.84 25.40 21.21 11.57 3.66 8.29 4.45 2.74 -0.28 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
0.62 -6.78 -10.23 12.86 9.29 14.91 4.99 2.31 2.68 2.31 -3.71 2.04 +/- Rus 1000Val
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
22 40 81 4 21 7 6 18 5 16 47 38 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 296 360 415 482 545 629 762 908 1038 1163 1285 1421 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 85 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 2.50 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 03-2007 14% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-621-3979 or visit U.S. Stocks 78.52
Non-U.S. Stocks 18.98 58 mil Hewlett-Packard Company 3.61
www.dodgeandcox.com.
Bonds 0.00 91 mil Comcast Corporation A 3.53
Other 0.00 42 mil Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.82
Fees and Expenses 39 mil Sony Corporation ADR 2.74
Sales Charges
91 mil News Corporation, Ltd. A 2.68
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 23 mil Chevron Corporation 2.68
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 107 mil Motorola, Inc. 2.63
P/E Ratio TTM 17.2 1.05 1.13 88 mil Time Warner, Inc. 2.56
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 11.6 0.99 1.10
Fund Expenses 71 mil Pfizer Inc. 2.52
Management Fees % 0.50 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.2 0.81 0.90 43 mil Sanofi-Aventis ADR 2.38
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 54093 1.01 1.14
34 mil McDonald's Corporation 2.37
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 0.52 Cap $mil
24 mil Cardinal Health, Inc. 2.36
Fixed-Income Style
32 mil Wachovia Corporation 2.25
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
30 mil GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR 2.19
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 80 mil Matsushita Electric Industria 2.19
Avg Eff Maturity __
1,104 funds 839 funds 391 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 5 5 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg Avg Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 26.8 1.27
Morningstar Return +Avg High High
Software 3.5 0.93
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 10.1 1.00
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 10.3 3.07
Standard Deviation 7.58 10.83 13.91
Mean 15.78 16.11 11.84 AA __ Telecommunication 3.0 0.78
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.44 1.17 0.61 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 44.4 1.03
BBB __ Healthcare Services 17.0 1.46
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Russell 1000 Consumer Services 8.9 1.17
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 3.87 1.72 Business Services 4.5 1.05
Below B __
Beta 0.96 0.93 NR/NA __ Financial Services 14.0 0.71
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 86.13 88.10 Manufacturing Economy 28.8 0.80
Consumer Goods 5.9 0.70
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 11.9 0.94
12-Month Yield Americas 81.3 0.81
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 10.4 0.93
Greater Europe 12.1 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 27.66% Assets Greater Asia 6.6 __ Utilities 0.6 0.17
Operations
Family: Dodge & Cox Objective: Growth and Income Minimum IRA Purchase: $1,000
Manager: John Gunn Ticker: DODGX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $2,500
Tenure: 30.6 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $2,500 Purchase Constraints: C/
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 5 of 34
Fidelity Select Energy Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
07-14-81 MF $2,668.2 mil Specialty-Natural Res
125 Specialty-Natural Res
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 95 93 90 95 91 91 88 99 96 100 99 __ Stock %
2005 17.55 7.18 24.12 -2.79 52.01 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 11.70 3.82 -9.98 9.44 14.24 Fidelity Sel Energy
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 6.42 15.39 __ __ 22.37 $59,044
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Specialty-
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$44,158
Std Monthly 20.51 __ 28.25 14.99 11.27 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 20.97 __ 25.11 15.76 11.32 $28,606
Total Return 20.51 33.91 28.25 14.99 11.27
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T 4.38 22.15 16.44 9.01 -0.14
+/- GS NatRes 0.35 4.76 2.66 5.40 -0.73
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 50 20 47 28
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 177 125 91 59
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 23.21 21.15 17.70 23.35 27.29 23.33 20.52 25.06 32.53 46.76 48.79 58.78 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 32.47 10.28 -14.73 34.23 31.76 -11.97 -11.48 22.87 31.69 52.01 14.24 22.37 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
9.51 -23.08 -43.30 13.19 40.86 -0.09 10.62 -5.81 20.81 47.10 -1.55 18.73 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ -6.66 9.94 7.02 15.96 3.62 1.78 -11.13 7.13 15.53 -2.58 2.83 +/- GS NatRes
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
45 33 17 40 38 59 71 78 26 17 44 24 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 41 45 63 70 73 76 87 97 110 136 158 186 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 05-31-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 66 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 0.82 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 02-2007 102% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-544-8544 or visit U.S. Stocks 95.18
Non-U.S. Stocks 3.99 4 mil ExxonMobil Corporation 13.28
advisor.fidelity.com.
Bonds 0.00 3 mil Valero Energy Corporation 7.79
Other 0.00 2 mil Schlumberger, Ltd. 6.19
Fees and Expenses 2 mil ConocoPhillips 5.76
Sales Charges
1 mil National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 4.22
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 3 mil Range Resources Corporation 4.01
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 2 mil Ultra Petroleum Corporation 3.65
P/E Ratio TTM 13.9 0.85 0.94 1 mil Chevron Corporation 3.21
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 9.6 0.82 0.97
Fund Expenses 2 mil Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation A 3.18
Management Fees % 0.56 Small P/B Ratio TTM 3.3 1.19 1.03 905,800 EOG Resources 2.70
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 29609 0.55 1.58
735,100 Noble Corporation 2.63
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 0.89 Cap $mil
1 mil XTO Energy, Inc. 2.62
Fixed-Income Style
586,400 Transocean, Inc. 2.23
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
2 mil Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.23
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 819,900 GlobalSantaFe Corporation 2.17
Avg Eff Maturity __
125 funds 91 funds 59 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 3 4 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg Avg Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 0.0 0.00
Morningstar Return +Avg Avg +Avg
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 0.0 0.00
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.0 0.00
Standard Deviation 20.78 18.76 22.26
Mean 33.91 28.25 14.99 AA __ Telecommunication 0.0 0.00
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.32 1.28 0.57 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 1.0 0.02
BBB __ Healthcare Services 0.0 0.00
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Goldman Sachs Consumer Services 0.0 0.00
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 19.46 2.29 Business Services 1.0 0.24
Below B __
Beta 1.10 1.07 NR/NA __ Financial Services 0.0 0.00
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 15.03 97.05 Manufacturing Economy 99.0 2.76
Consumer Goods 0.0 0.00
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 2.7 0.21
12-Month Yield Americas 98.0 0.98
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 96.3 8.62
Greater Europe 1.7 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 36.63% Assets Greater Asia 0.3 __ Utilities 0.1 0.02
Operations
Family: Fidelity Investments Objective: Specialty - Natural Resources Minimum IRA Purchase: $200
Manager: Matthew Friedman Ticker: FSENX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $2,500
Tenure: 3.2 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $2,500 Purchase Constraints:
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Goldman Sachs Growth Strat A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
01-02-98 MF $1,627.2 mil Large Blend
1609 Large Blend
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ __ 59 0 80 83 73 86 82 77 63 __ Stock %
2005 -1.52 2.31 6.68 2.89 10.60 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 6.77 -1.15 3.86 6.86 17.13 Goldman Sachs Gr St
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 2.33 4.29 __ __ 3.91 $18,027
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Large Blen
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$17,554
Std Monthly 7.73 __ 13.58 __ 5.97 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 11.94 __ 12.43 __ 6.33 $17,254
Total Return 14.00 15.82 14.87 __ 6.60
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T -2.13 4.06 3.06 __ -4.81
+/- Rus 1000 -2.45 3.32 2.52 __ -6.72
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 74 7 7 __
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 2066 1609 1262 546
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure __ __ 10.29 12.24 10.87 9.30 7.91 10.22 11.88 13.00 14.57 15.14 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ __ __ 21.24 -8.68 -11.03 -13.63 30.95 17.54 10.60 17.13 3.91 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ __ __ 0.20 0.42 0.85 8.47 2.27 6.66 5.69 1.34 0.27 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ __ __ 0.33 -0.90 1.41 8.02 1.06 6.14 4.34 1.67 0.04 +/- Rus 1000
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ 32 62 43 6 20 3 9 10 45 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ 744 892 1021 1170 1335 1513 1694 1930 2170 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 0 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 11.75 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 03-2007 51% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-621-2550 or visit U.S. Stocks 36.22
Non-U.S. Stocks 31.77 57 mil Goldman Sachs Structured Intl 33.14
www.gs.com.
Bonds 15.52 42 mil Goldman Sachs Structured Larg 22.14
Other 4.74 36 mil Goldman Sachs Structured Larg 19.11
Fees and Expenses 21 mil Goldman Sachs Global Income I 9.03
Sales Charges
6 mil Goldman Sachs Emerging Mkts E 5.98
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 7 mil Goldman Sachs Commodity Strat 2.49
Front-End Load % 5.50
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 4 mil Goldman Sachs Structured Smal 1.99
P/E Ratio TTM 15.4 0.94 0.91 5 mil Goldman Sachs Intl Real Estat 1.93
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 9.4 0.80 0.80
Fund Expenses 4 mil Goldman Sachs Emerging Market 1.48
Management Fees % 0.15 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.5 0.90 0.86 2 mil Goldman Sachs Real Estate Ins 1.46
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 25818 0.48 0.64
4 mil Goldman Sachs High Yield Inst 0.99
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.51 Cap $mil
604 Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income 0.00
Fixed-Income Style
551 Goldman Sachs Core Plus Fixed 0.00
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
305 Goldman Sachs Government Inco 0.00
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Avg Eff Maturity __
1,609 funds 1,262 funds 546 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 5 __ Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg Low __ Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 19.7 0.94
Morningstar Return +Avg +Avg __
Software 3.4 0.90
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 7.0 0.69
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 4.6 1.38
Standard Deviation 7.27 9.08 __
Mean 15.82 14.87 __ AA __ Telecommunication 4.7 1.24
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.50 1.26 __ A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 48.2 1.12
BBB __ Healthcare Services 9.2 0.79
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR MSCI World ND Consumer Services 5.9 0.78
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 4.39 -0.31 Business Services 5.9 1.40
Below B __
Beta 0.89 0.93 NR/NA __ Financial Services 27.2 1.39
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 80.72 94.49 Manufacturing Economy 32.0 0.89
Consumer Goods 10.0 1.19
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 10.8 0.85
12-Month Yield Americas 55.1 0.55
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 8.4 0.75
Greater Europe 30.5 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 9.22% Assets Greater Asia 14.3 __ Utilities 2.8 0.79
Operations
Family: Goldman Sachs Objective: Growth Minimum IRA Purchase: $250
Manager: Mark M. Carhart Ticker: GGSAX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 9.6 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $250 Purchase Constraints:
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JPMorgan International Val A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
09-28-01 MF $77.9 mil Foreign Large Value
183 Foreign Large Value
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 91 87 94 92 44 25 96 96 99 96 95 __ Stock %
2005 0.35 0.26 12.88 5.49 19.80 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 10.43 2.28 4.52 11.73 31.89 JPMorgan InVal A
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 3.86 7.37 __ __ 8.74 $25,317
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Foreign La
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$33,437
Std Monthly 18.16 __ 20.91 __ 16.81 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: MSCI Eafe Nd
Std Quarterly 22.77 __ 19.10 __ 17.59 $24,308
Total Return 25.34 27.37 22.22 7.73 17.90
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- MSCI Eafe 1.43 4.38 2.37 0.40 6.97
+/- MSCI Wld 1.17 3.97 1.91 0.11 __
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 25 9 19 88
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 249 183 155 73
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 9.07 9.18 10.41 13.52 11.09 8.50 6.74 9.41 11.42 13.52 17.63 19.17 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 8.21 1.20 13.33 29.89 -17.95 -22.21 -17.78 39.65 24.72 19.80 31.89 8.74 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
2.17 -0.57 -6.60 2.86 -3.79 -0.77 -1.84 1.07 4.48 6.27 5.55 -0.37 +/- MSCI Eafe N
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
1.35 -1.07 -5.36 1.92 -4.60 -0.82 -1.98 0.23 4.34 5.33 6.19 -0.99 +/- MSCI Wld ex
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ __ __ __ 84 43 24 7 11 45 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ __ __ __ 148 164 179 184 216 271 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 72 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 9.47 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 05-2007 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-480-4111 or visit U.S. Stocks 0.00
Non-U.S. Stocks 90.53 9 mil Vodafone Grp 3.70
www.jpmorganfunds.com.
Bonds 0.00 1 mil HSBC Hldgs plc (Hong Kong) 3.09
Other 0.00 294,118 TOTAL 2.85
Fees and Expenses 126,858 E.ON 2.53
Sales Charges
445,889 ING Groep 2.35
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 477,846 Royal Dutch Shell 2.32
Front-End Load % 5.25
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 527,612 Eni 2.29
P/E Ratio TTM 14.7 0.97 1.01 200,048 DaimlerChrysler AG 2.20
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 8.8 0.91 1.03
Fund Expenses 1 mil Barclays 2.06
Management Fees % 0.60 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.8 0.96 1.10 67,590 Allianz SE 1.88
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 37892 1.12 1.22
1 mil Royal Bank of Scotland Grp 1.84
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.40 Cap $mil
330,830 ABN AMRO Holding 1.81
Fixed-Income Style
869,517 Koninklijke KPN 1.72
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
768,177 Banco Santander Central Hispa 1.69
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 2,842 JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 1.67
Avg Eff Maturity __
183 funds 155 funds 73 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 3 1 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg Avg Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 12.1 1.00
Morningstar Return +Avg Avg Low
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 3.0 0.71
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 1.5 0.80
Standard Deviation 9.22 12.64 15.46
Mean 27.37 22.22 7.73 AA __ Telecommunication 7.6 1.40
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 2.25 1.44 0.32 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 36.1 0.80
BBB __ Healthcare Services 1.2 0.18
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
MSCI Eafe Ndt MSCI Wd xUSN Consumer Services 0.9 0.19
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 4.09 3.97 Business Services 4.9 0.97
Below B __
Beta 0.97 0.96 NR/NA __ Financial Services 29.1 1.01
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 91.20 91.33 Manufacturing Economy 51.8 1.21
Consumer Goods 12.2 0.94
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
__ Industrial Goods 20.3 1.16
12-Month Yield Americas 2.1 209.00
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 11.8 1.59
Greater Europe 73.5 1.05
Potential Cap Gains Exp 12.64% Assets Greater Asia 24.4 0.81 Utilities 7.5 1.52
Operations
Family: JP Morgan Objective: Income Minimum IRA Purchase: $0
Manager: Gerd Woort-Menker Ticker: JFEAX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 6.6 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $100 Purchase Constraints:
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 8 of 34
Julius Baer International Equity A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
10-04-93 MF $10,774.6 mil Foreign Large Blend
547 Foreign Large Blend
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 75 90 84 93 83 89 76 71 87 92 88 __ Stock %
2005 0.25 -0.41 13.88 2.95 17.05 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 12.95 -1.15 4.04 13.41 31.75 Julius Baer Intl Eq
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 5.02 8.82 __ __ 13.17 $63,975
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Foreign La
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$25,541
Std Monthly 30.96 __ 23.77 16.19 13.13 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: MSCI Eafe Nd
Std Quarterly 34.85 __ 22.06 16.71 13.29 $24,308
Total Return 30.96 28.72 23.77 16.19 13.13
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- MSCI Eafe 7.05 5.73 3.92 8.86 2.20
+/- MSCI Wld 6.79 5.32 3.46 8.57 __
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 5 3 2 1
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 712 547 449 212
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 12.07 13.77 17.11 27.91 25.67 20.81 19.74 26.50 31.61 35.44 42.23 47.79 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 17.66 15.32 27.06 76.58 -8.01 -18.93 -3.59 35.92 23.21 17.05 31.75 13.17 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
11.62 13.55 7.13 49.55 6.15 2.51 12.35 -2.66 2.97 3.52 5.41 4.06 +/- MSCI Eafe N
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
10.80 13.05 8.37 48.61 5.34 2.46 12.21 -3.50 2.83 2.58 6.05 3.44 +/- MSCI Wld ex
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
18 7 2 1 10 27 1 32 4 20 2 5 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 140 180 233 273 316 358 423 473 526 572 642 760 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 04-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 570 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 8.76 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 01-2007 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-387-6977 or visit U.S. Stocks 0.32
Non-U.S. Stocks 85.49 11 mil OTP Bank 2.17
www.us-funds.juliusbaer.com.
Bonds 0.00 2 mil Komercni banka 1.56
Other 5.43 120 mil Vodafone Grp 1.34
Fees and Expenses 4 mil Total SA 1.26
Sales Charges
759,547 Nestle 1.18
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 10 mil GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1.10
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 5 mil Commerzbank Grp 1.06
P/E Ratio TTM 16.9 1.12 1.09 2 mil KBC Bank & Insurance 1.02
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 10.3 1.06 1.06
Fund Expenses 1 mil Roche Holding 0.91
Management Fees % 0.87 Small P/B Ratio TTM 3.5 1.18 1.08 4 mil Novartis 0.87
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 18710 0.55 0.62
6 mil Deutsche Post 0.86
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.25 Cap $mil
3 mil Fraport 0.86
Fixed-Income Style
1 mil Lafarge 0.81
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
6 mil Consulta (Ci) 0.80
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 10 mil Diageo 0.78
Avg Eff Maturity __
547 funds 449 funds 212 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 5 5 5 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
Low
Morningstar Risk High Avg High Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 11.3 0.94
Morningstar Return High High High
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 1.9 0.44
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 2.6 1.39
Standard Deviation 11.42 12.12 17.84
Mean 28.72 23.77 16.19 AA __ Telecommunication 6.8 1.25
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.93 1.60 0.73 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 53.7 1.19
BBB __ Healthcare Services 8.3 1.29
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
MSCI Eafe Ndt MSCI Wd xUSN Consumer Services 5.1 1.09
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 1.29 1.14 Business Services 9.9 1.96
Below B __
Beta 1.21 1.19 NR/NA __ Financial Services 30.4 1.06
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 92.36 92.45 Manufacturing Economy 34.9 0.81
Consumer Goods 13.3 1.02
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
__ Industrial Goods 13.6 0.77
12-Month Yield Americas 2.9 294.00
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 5.3 0.72
Greater Europe 85.6 1.22
Potential Cap Gains Exp 38.96% Assets Greater Asia 11.4 0.38 Utilities 2.7 0.55
Operations
Family: Julius Baer Objective: Foreign Stock Minimum IRA Purchase: $100
Manager: Rudolph-Riad Younes Ticker: BJBIX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 12.3 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $100 Purchase Constraints: C/
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 9 of 34
Matthews Pacific Tiger Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
09-12-94 MF $3,644.9 mil Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
90 Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 95 92 98 98 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 __ Stock %
2005 -0.06 3.21 12.44 5.63 22.50 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 7.84 -3.51 7.93 13.28 27.21 Matthews Pacific Ti
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 -0.72 16.69 __ __ 20.67 $37,181
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Pacific/As
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$33,824
Std Monthly 46.37 __ 28.23 10.43 10.54 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: MSCI Eafe Nd
Std Quarterly 41.66 __ 25.34 10.38 10.27 $24,308
Total Return 46.37 33.92 28.23 10.43 10.54
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- MSCI Eafe 22.46 10.93 8.38 3.10 -0.39
+/- MSCI ACFE -3.94 2.58 6.49 7.95 __
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 87 75 48 38
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 118 90 76 41
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 12.12 7.15 6.84 12.32 8.20 8.81 8.24 13.15 15.90 19.27 23.71 28.61 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 24.18 -40.88 -2.85 83.00 -24.00 7.90 -6.46 60.15 23.33 22.50 27.21 20.67 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
18.14 -42.65 -22.78 55.97 -9.84 29.34 9.48 21.57 3.09 8.97 0.87 11.56 +/- MSCI Eafe N
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
14.85 4.72 4.32 23.58 13.87 12.03 4.58 19.38 9.10 4.65 -1.25 -3.04 +/- MSCI ACFE e
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
21 82 13 26 49 16 26 31 4 31 82 85 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 32 36 51 59 66 71 73 76 82 90 108 119 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 03-31-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 70 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 0.10 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 12-2006 19% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-789-2742 or visit U.S. Stocks 0.00
Non-U.S. Stocks 99.90 30 mil Hang Lung Grp Ltd 3.34
www.matthewsfunds.com.
Bonds 0.00 2 mil Hana Financial Group 3.10
Other 0.00 270 mil Lenovo Grp Ltd 3.08
Fees and Expenses 48 mil Advcd Info Serv 2.85
Sales Charges
8 mil Swire Pacific 2.79
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 608,212 NHN 2.78
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 6 mil DBS Grp Hldgs Ltd 2.74
P/E Ratio TTM 21.3 1.40 1.07 10 mil Dah Sing Financial Grp 2.73
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 14.9 1.54 1.22
Fund Expenses 41 mil Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. 2.63
Management Fees % 0.70 Small P/B Ratio TTM 3.4 1.16 1.00 152,635 AMOREPACIFIC CORP. 2.62
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 4433 0.13 0.41
25 mil Bangkok Bk 2.50
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.18 Cap $mil
24 mil Fraser & Neave Ltd 2.49
Fixed-Income Style
30 mil President Chain Store 2.25
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
25 mil NWS Hldgs Ltd 2.07
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 38 mil Hyflux Ltd 2.05
Avg Eff Maturity __
90 funds 76 funds 41 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 2 3 3 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg Avg +Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 18.4 1.52
Morningstar Return -Avg Avg Avg
Software 1.8 3.28
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 7.8 1.87
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 2.4 1.29
Standard Deviation 13.56 15.93 28.01
Mean 33.92 28.23 10.43 AA __ Telecommunication 6.4 1.17
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.94 1.47 0.36 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 68.2 1.52
BBB __ Healthcare Services 10.9 1.68
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
MSCI Eafe Ndt MSCI Ac Fe Ex Consumer Services 11.9 2.52
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 6.71 1.64 Business Services 11.6 2.31
Below B __
Beta 1.14 0.91 NR/NA __ Financial Services 33.8 1.18
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 58.67 84.41 Manufacturing Economy 13.4 0.31
Consumer Goods 7.4 0.57
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
__ Industrial Goods 3.9 0.22
12-Month Yield Americas 0.0 0.00
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 0.0 0.00
Greater Europe 0.0 0.00
Potential Cap Gains Exp 46.23% Assets Greater Asia 100.0 3.33 Utilities 2.1 0.42
Operations
Family: Matthews Asian Funds Objective: Pacific Stock Minimum IRA Purchase: $500
Manager: Mark W. Headley Ticker: MAPTX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $2,500
Tenure: 10.9 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $2,500 Purchase Constraints: C/
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 10 of 34
Nationwide Small Cap A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
10-30-98 MF $866.4 mil Small Blend
502 Small Blend
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ __ __ __ 99 99 98 96 100 98 96 __ Stock %
2005 -0.94 8.08 9.70 4.31 22.51 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 16.69 -5.09 3.99 12.15 29.15 Nationwide Small Cp
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 2.04 6.78 __ __ 1.25 $32,140
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Small Blen
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$28,049
Std Monthly 15.17 __ 22.05 __ 13.50 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 19.76 __ 19.72 __ 14.61 $15,219
Total Return 22.20 25.92 23.50 __ 14.27
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T 6.07 14.16 11.69 __ 2.86
+/- Rus 2000 10.08 12.52 7.48 __ 1.26
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 9 1 2 __
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 632 502 393 151
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure __ __ 10.87 12.76 12.20 11.97 9.75 14.26 15.99 17.44 21.60 21.82 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ __ __ 18.61 4.52 -1.88 -18.54 48.00 25.76 22.51 29.15 1.25 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ __ __ -2.43 13.62 10.00 3.56 19.32 14.88 17.60 13.36 -2.39 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ __ __ -2.64 7.54 -4.36 1.94 0.75 7.44 17.96 10.79 2.08 +/- Rus 2000
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ 38 77 85 65 23 9 1 2 57 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ 220 259 323 378 422 474 531 583 659 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 216 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 2.32 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 04-2007 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-848-0920 or visit U.S. Stocks 92.05
Non-U.S. Stocks 5.63 878,491 Genesis Lease Limited ADR 1.77
www.gartmorefunds.com.
Bonds 0.00 2 mil Hythiam, Inc. 1.51
Other 0.00 649,540 Euronet Worldwide, Inc. 1.39
Fees and Expenses 605,265 Technitrol, Inc. 1.28
Sales Charges
1 mil Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp 1.27
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 417,660 Checkfree Corporation 1.23
Front-End Load % 5.75
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 261,830 Cytec Industries 1.23
P/E Ratio TTM 18.2 1.11 0.97 401,810 Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 1.19
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 11.9 1.01 0.98
Fund Expenses 1 mil Circuit City Stores, Inc. 1.13
Management Fees % 0.89 Small P/B Ratio TTM 1.9 0.69 0.80 435,620 EDO Corporation 1.05
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 967 0.02 0.70
996,578 Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. 1.04
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.42 Cap $mil
470,070 Old Dominion Freight Lines 1.04
Fixed-Income Style
510,510 H&E Equipment Services, Inc. 1.04
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
2 mil C & D Technologies, Inc. 1.03
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 417,885 Hercules Offshore, Inc. 0.99
Avg Eff Maturity __
502 funds 393 funds 151 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 5 5 __ Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk High +Avg __ Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 18.8 0.90
Morningstar Return High High __
Software 7.1 1.90
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 9.7 0.95
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.5 0.16
Standard Deviation 14.07 15.29 __
Mean 25.92 23.50 __ AA __ Telecommunication 1.5 0.41
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.43 1.28 __ A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 54.2 1.26
BBB __ Healthcare Services 9.8 0.84
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Morningstar S Consumer Services 12.0 1.57
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 8.01 9.85 Business Services 14.3 3.38
Below B __
Beta 1.64 1.04 NR/NA __ Financial Services 18.1 0.92
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 73.50 94.65 Manufacturing Economy 26.9 0.75
Consumer Goods 4.4 0.52
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 15.9 1.25
12-Month Yield Americas 96.7 0.97
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 5.8 0.52
Greater Europe 3.3 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 6.09% Assets Greater Asia 0.0 __ Utilities 0.8 0.24
Operations
Family: Nationwide Objective: Small Company Minimum IRA Purchase: $1,000
Manager: Gary D. Haubold Ticker: GSXAX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $2,000
Tenure: 3.7 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $1,000 Purchase Constraints: C/
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 11 of 34
Pioneer Cullen Value A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
07-03-00 MF $1,801.4 mil Large Value
1104 Large Value
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ __ __ __ __ __ 85 87 89 89 89 __ Stock %
2005 2.84 1.44 6.73 1.84 13.39 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 5.72 -0.11 4.65 5.54 16.63 Pioneer Cullen Valu
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 0.90 5.10 __ __ 3.05 $21,199
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Large Valu
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$16,614
Std Monthly 5.59 __ 13.85 __ 10.83 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 10.39 __ 12.18 __ 11.43 $11,435
Total Return 12.03 16.23 15.20 __ 11.76
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T -4.10 4.47 3.39 __ 0.35
+/- Rus 1000V -1.44 1.57 0.74 __ -2.39
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 80 8 11 __
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 1354 1104 839 391
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure __ __ __ __ 10.85 11.02 10.12 13.93 15.52 17.31 20.00 20.61 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ __ __ __ __ 2.13 -7.92 38.06 14.14 13.39 16.63 3.05 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ __ __ __ __ 14.01 14.18 9.38 3.26 8.48 0.84 -0.59 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ __ __ __ __ 7.71 7.60 8.03 -2.35 6.34 -5.61 1.73 +/- Rus 1000Val
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ __ __ 23 5 7 38 2 71 42 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ __ __ 629 762 908 1038 1163 1285 1421 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 40 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 10.07 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 05-2007 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-225-6292 or visit U.S. Stocks 70.17
Non-U.S. Stocks 19.76 4 mil Unilever NV 3.55
www.pioneerinvestments.com.
Bonds 0.00 1 mil 3M Company 3.24
Other 0.00 2 mil Metropolitan Life Insurance C 3.12
Fees and Expenses 1 mil Devon Energy Corporation 3.09
Sales Charges
1 mil American International Group 3.08
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 1 mil United Technologies 3.06
Front-End Load % 5.75
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 1 mil Morgan Stanley 2.98
P/E Ratio TTM 15.6 0.95 1.02 1 mil ConocoPhillips 2.98
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 11.9 1.01 1.12
Fund Expenses 2 mil Wyeth 2.97
Management Fees % 0.70 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.4 0.87 0.97 1 mil Bunge, Ltd. 2.96
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 59816 1.11 1.27
1 mil Kimberly-Clark Corporation 2.92
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.15 Cap $mil
2 mil Raytheon Company 2.87
Fixed-Income Style
1 mil Diageo PLC ADR 2.81
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
3 mil Pfizer Inc. 2.77
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 2 mil J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 2.72
Avg Eff Maturity __
1,104 funds 839 funds 391 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 4 __ Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg -Avg __ Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 10.6 0.50
Morningstar Return +Avg +Avg __
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 5.2 0.52
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.0 0.00
Standard Deviation 7.45 10.52 __
Mean 16.23 15.20 __ AA __ Telecommunication 5.3 1.40
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.51 1.13 __ A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 39.5 0.92
BBB __ Healthcare Services 8.8 0.76
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Russell 1000 Consumer Services 1.5 0.20
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 4.63 2.31 Business Services 3.0 0.71
Below B __
Beta 0.91 0.90 NR/NA __ Financial Services 26.2 1.34
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 79.63 86.56 Manufacturing Economy 49.9 1.39
Consumer Goods 22.0 2.60
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 19.4 1.53
12-Month Yield Americas 82.0 0.82
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 8.4 0.75
Greater Europe 16.9 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 10.19% Assets Greater Asia 1.1 __ Utilities 0.0 0.00
Operations
Family: Pioneer Objective: Growth and Income Minimum IRA Purchase: $250
Manager: James Cullen Ticker: CVFCX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 7.1 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $1,000 Purchase Constraints:
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 12 of 34
Putnam International Capital Opp A Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
12-28-95 MF $1,479.9 mil Foreign Small/Mid Value
72 Foreign Small/Mid Value
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ 100 94 99 95 96 94 96 96 98 96 __ Stock %
2005 3.04 -1.83 12.49 4.96 19.42 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 12.02 1.09 2.31 14.08 32.15 Putnam Intl Cap Opp
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 6.10 8.69 __ __ 16.08 $62,701
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Foreign Sm
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$44,255
Std Monthly 30.09 __ 23.26 14.97 16.56 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: MSCI Eafe Nd
Std Quarterly 27.53 __ 20.31 15.23 16.63 $24,308
Total Return 37.29 30.85 24.60 15.59 17.10
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- MSCI Eafe 13.38 7.86 4.75 8.26 6.17
+/- MSCI Wld 13.12 7.45 4.29 7.97 __
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 30 15 41 19
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 80 72 57 33
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 10.04 11.10 13.69 25.70 22.54 16.27 13.88 18.90 24.38 28.71 37.19 43.17 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 20.08 16.47 27.12 93.31 -12.08 -27.29 -13.95 38.32 30.87 19.42 32.15 16.08 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
14.04 14.70 7.19 66.28 2.08 -5.85 1.99 -0.26 10.63 5.89 5.81 6.97 +/- MSCI Eafe N
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
13.22 14.20 8.43 65.34 1.27 -5.90 1.85 -1.10 10.49 4.95 6.45 6.35 +/- MSCI Wld ex
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
31 5 16 14 49 65 70 92 32 36 8 30 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 21 27 33 35 44 47 55 64 71 72 76 80 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 03-31-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 466 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 2.05 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 12-2006 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-225-1581 or visit U.S. Stocks 1.74
Non-U.S. Stocks 95.21 14 mil U-Ming Marine Transport 1.22
www.putnaminvestments.com.
Bonds 0.00 721,600 Yamato Kogyo 1.17
Other 0.99 991,021 Northern Rock 1.15
Fees and Expenses 2 mil Orient Overseas (Internationa 1.11
Sales Charges
989,854 Aur Resources Inc 1.07
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 1 mil Pacific Metals 1.06
Front-End Load % 5.25
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 1 mil Brother Industries, Ltd 1.03
P/E Ratio TTM 12.7 0.83 0.76 645,227 The Berkeley Grp 1.03
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 7.5 0.77 0.72
Fund Expenses 74,837 Vallourec Grp 0.98
Management Fees % 0.92 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.5 0.84 0.85 3 mil Tokai Tokyo Securities 0.98
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 2402 0.07 0.75
883,530 Shire Pharmaceuticals Grp 0.94
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.57 Cap $mil
810,436 Methanex Corporation 0.93
Fixed-Income Style
1 mil Tanabe Seiyaku 0.91
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
1 mil William Hill 0.89
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 361,697 Air France 0.85
Avg Eff Maturity __
72 funds 57 funds 33 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 4 3 3 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
Low
Morningstar Risk +Avg High +Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 6.9 0.57
Morningstar Return +Avg Avg +Avg
Software 0.8 1.43
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 4.0 0.95
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 1.7 0.92
Standard Deviation 11.42 14.04 21.12
Mean 30.85 24.60 15.59 AA __ Telecommunication 0.4 0.07
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 2.08 1.45 0.62 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 50.8 1.13
BBB __ Healthcare Services 7.4 1.14
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
MSCI Eafe Ndt MSCI Wd xUSN Consumer Services 6.6 1.41
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 3.47 3.32 Business Services 15.8 3.14
Below B __
Beta 1.18 1.16 NR/NA __ Financial Services 20.9 0.73
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 88.00 88.10 Manufacturing Economy 42.3 0.99
Consumer Goods 6.1 0.47
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
__ Industrial Goods 32.7 1.86
12-Month Yield Americas 12.5 1253.00
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 3.4 0.45
Greater Europe 43.0 0.62
Potential Cap Gains Exp 26.81% Assets Greater Asia 44.4 1.48 Utilities 0.1 0.02
Operations
Family: Putnam Objective: Foreign Stock Minimum IRA Purchase: __
Manager: Joseph P. Joseph Ticker: PNVAX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $500
Tenure: 8.5 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: __ Purchase Constraints:
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(3) do not constitute investment advice offered by Morningstar, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security, and (5) are not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.
Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, this information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. This report is supple-
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 13 of 34
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
06-28-96 MF $7,060.7 mil Mid-Cap Value
277 Mid-Cap Value
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 86 89 95 93 90 90 94 94 91 90 91 __ Stock %
2005 -1.96 2.48 3.07 4.02 7.73 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 5.99 -1.01 5.30 8.83 20.23 T. Rowe Price Mid V
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 2.83 7.23 __ __ 3.34 $45,256
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Mid-Cap Va
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$36,509
Std Monthly 18.43 __ 17.43 12.69 14.59 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 26.37 __ 16.57 14.08 15.38 $25,983
Total Return 18.43 15.65 17.43 12.69 14.59
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T 2.30 3.89 5.62 6.71 3.18
+/- RusMidVal 2.49 -2.49 -0.81 1.08 0.62
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 28 33 19 5
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 388 277 208 59
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 11.56 14.47 13.66 13.37 15.64 16.40 15.00 20.34 22.99 23.38 25.42 26.27 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ 27.10 1.38 3.52 22.74 14.36 -7.37 38.99 20.56 7.73 20.23 3.34 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ -6.26 -27.19 -17.52 31.84 26.24 14.73 10.31 9.68 2.82 4.44 -0.30 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ -7.26 -3.70 3.63 3.57 12.04 2.27 0.93 -3.14 -4.91 0.02 0.71 +/- RusMidValue
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ 41 49 60 49 25 15 24 40 68 11 52 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ 51 69 90 103 119 180 232 258 292 371 410 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 123 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 5.76 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 03-2007 62% Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-638-5660 or visit U.S. Stocks 87.59
Non-U.S. Stocks 5.19 6 mil Marsh & McLennan Companies 2.23
www.troweprice.com.
Bonds 0.00 4 mil International Paper Co. 2.03
Other 1.46 6 mil Nalco Holding Company 1.91
Fees and Expenses 11 mil Southwest Airlines, Co. 1.90
Sales Charges
2 mil Murphy Oil Corporation 1.75
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 5 mil Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 1.72
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 4 mil First Horizon National Corpor 1.69
P/E Ratio TTM 16.9 1.03 1.01 3 mil E.W. Scripps Company 1.56
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 10.4 0.89 1.00
Fund Expenses 5 mil Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 1.50
Management Fees % 0.66 Small P/B Ratio TTM 2.3 0.84 1.02 7 mil TECO Energy 1.38
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 5915 0.11 0.74
4 mil ConAgra Foods, Inc. 1.31
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 0.80 Cap $mil
4 mil Molex, Inc. A 1.30
Fixed-Income Style
10 mil Health Management Associates, 1.30
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
5 mil Hanover Compressor Company 1.30
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 6 mil Sara Lee Corporation 1.28
Avg Eff Maturity __
277 funds 208 funds 59 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 3 4 5 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk Avg Avg -Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 18.9 0.90
Morningstar Return Avg +Avg High
Software 0.6 0.17
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 9.6 0.94
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 8.7 2.59
Standard Deviation 9.14 11.97 14.11
Mean 15.65 17.43 12.69 AA __ Telecommunication 0.0 0.00
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.20 1.16 0.66 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 43.9 1.02
BBB __ Healthcare Services 10.0 0.86
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Morningstar M Consumer Services 7.9 1.04
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 2.63 0.47 Business Services 6.5 1.52
Below B __
Beta 1.13 0.94 NR/NA __ Financial Services 19.6 1.00
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 82.63 90.78 Manufacturing Economy 37.2 1.04
Consumer Goods 10.8 1.28
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 14.4 1.13
12-Month Yield Americas 98.0 0.98
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 6.1 0.55
Greater Europe 1.9 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 18.63% Assets Greater Asia 0.0 __ Utilities 5.9 1.65
Operations
Family: T. Rowe Price Objective: Growth Minimum IRA Purchase: $1,000
Manager: David J. Wallack Ticker: TRMCX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $2,500
Tenure: 6.7 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $50 Purchase Constraints: C/
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 14 of 34
Tocqueville Gold Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
06-29-98 MF $1,002.4 mil Specialty-Precious Metals
58 Specialty-Precious Metals
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % __ __ __ 91 90 92 74 78 80 87 89 __ Stock %
2005 -2.00 0.00 17.65 12.78 30.03 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 23.58 -0.42 -5.86 20.18 39.23 Tocqueville Gold
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 2.41 -1.03 __ __ 2.86 $68,711
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Specialty-
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$44,301
Std Monthly 16.15 __ 29.66 __ 23.63 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: MSCI Eafe Nd
Std Quarterly 14.68 __ 24.45 __ 23.67 $19,428
Total Return 16.15 29.82 29.66 __ 23.63
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- MSCI Eafe -7.76 6.83 9.81 __ 12.70
+/- MSCIWdMet-31.94 -12.67 -5.39 __ __
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 21 36 45 __
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 60 58 49 29
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure __ __ 10.50 12.78 11.40 13.83 24.20 36.58 33.07 40.80 51.43 52.90 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted __ __ __ 21.72 -10.69 21.89 83.26 53.65 -5.82 30.03 39.23 2.86 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
__ __ __ -5.31 3.47 43.33 99.20 15.07 -26.06 16.50 12.89 -6.25 +/- MSCI Eafe N
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ __ __ -28.31 12.87 20.79 87.54 -10.68 -19.69 -3.62 4.68 -29.65 +/- MSCIWdMet &
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
__ __ __ 20 23 36 14 51 34 61 21 74 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate __ __ __ 35 35 38 44 53 57 60 60 66 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 06-30-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 75 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 0.00 since Amount 1 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 03-2007 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-697-3863 or visit U.S. Stocks 7.15
Non-U.S. Stocks 81.73 97,890 Gold Coin 6.59
www.tocquevillefunds.com.
Bonds 0.39 4 mil Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd. 6.56
Other 10.74 2 mil Gold Fields, Ltd. ADR 3.84
Fees and Expenses 2 mil Randgold Resources, Ltd. ADR 3.82
Sales Charges
851,616 Polyus Gold Oao 3.74
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 1 mil Goldcorp, Inc. 3.29
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 2 mil Yamana Gold, Inc. 2.85
P/E Ratio TTM __ __ __ 2 mil Gammon Gold, Inc. 2.47
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 17.9 1.84 0.97
Fund Expenses 2 mil Uranium One 2.37
Management Fees % 0.91 Small P/B Ratio TTM 4.0 1.35 1.09 1 mil Apex Silver Mines, Ltd. 2.32
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.25 Geo Avg Mkt 2234 0.07 0.47
38 mil Zijin Mining Industry 2.28
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.51 Cap $mil
563,800 Compania de Minas Buenaventur 2.18
Fixed-Income Style
2 mil Silver Wheaton Corporation 2.06
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
640,000 Impala Platinum Hldgs Ltd 2.02
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 557,000 Silver Standard Resources, In 1.98
Avg Eff Maturity __
58 funds 49 funds 29 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 3 4 __ Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
Low
Morningstar Risk -Avg -Avg __ Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 0.0 0.00
Morningstar Return Avg Avg __
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 0.0 0.00
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.0 0.00
Standard Deviation 24.09 27.83 __
Mean 29.82 29.66 __ AA __ Telecommunication 0.0 0.00
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.04 0.97 __ A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 0.0 0.00
BBB __ Healthcare Services 0.0 0.00
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
MSCI Eafe Ndt AMEX Gold Min Consumer Services 0.0 0.00
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha -7.00 8.60 Business Services 0.0 0.00
Below B __
Beta 1.86 0.83 NR/NA __ Financial Services 0.0 0.00
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 49.40 95.29 Manufacturing Economy 100.0 2.33
Consumer Goods 0.0 0.00
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel MSCI Eafe
__ Industrial Goods 95.9 5.46
12-Month Yield Americas 71.5 7148.00
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 4.1 0.55
Greater Europe 20.9 0.30
Potential Cap Gains Exp 43.17% Assets Greater Asia 7.6 0.25 Utilities 0.0 0.00
Operations
Family: Tocqueville Objective: Specialty - Precious Metals Minimum IRA Purchase: $250
Manager: John C. Hathaway Ticker: TGLDX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $1,000
Tenure: 9.2 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $1,000 Purchase Constraints:
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 15 of 34
U.S. Global Investors Global Res Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
08-03-83 MF $1,420.2 mil Specialty-Natural Res
125 Specialty-Natural Res
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 90 92 86 97 93 91 74 65 77 83 80 __ Stock %
2005 19.22 1.12 23.28 0.24 48.97 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 17.35 2.68 -9.70 12.28 22.18 US Global Inv Glob
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k
2007 3.03 15.76 __ __ 20.49 $59,075
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k
Cat Avg: Specialty-
Trailing Returns 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr Incept
$44,158
Std Monthly 21.53 __ 45.93 14.65 7.48 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20k Index: S&P 500 TR
Std Quarterly 20.94 __ 38.46 15.45 7.46 $28,606
Total Return 21.53 42.62 45.93 14.65 7.48
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10k
+/- S&P 500 T 5.40 30.86 34.12 8.67 -3.93
+/- GS NatRes 1.37 13.47 20.34 5.06 -4.52
.................................................................................................
% Rank Cat 41 1 1 35
................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4k
No. in Cat 177 125 91 59
................................................................................................. Performance Quartile
(within category)
7-day Yield __
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 07-07 History
Performance Disclosure 7.08 5.98 3.44 3.94 4.36 3.77 4.35 8.55 10.51 14.29 14.84 17.88 NAV
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on risk-adjusted 34.11 -2.75 -38.51 14.53 10.65 -13.53 17.77 99.56 30.41 48.97 22.18 20.49 Total Return %
returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-,
11.15 -36.11 -67.08 -6.51 19.75 -1.65 39.87 70.88 19.53 44.06 6.39 16.85 +/- S&P 500 TR
five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.
__ -19.69 -13.84 -12.68 -5.15 2.06 31.03 65.56 5.85 12.49 5.36 0.95 +/- GS NatRes
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The performance data quoted represents past performance
36 70 83 98 79 69 13 1 31 22 10 50 % Rank Cat
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and does not guarantee future results. The investment
return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate 41 45 63 70 73 76 87 97 110 136 158 186 No. of Funds in Cat
thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth
more or less than their original cost. Portfolio Analysis 03-31-2007
Current performance may be lower or higher than return Composition % Share Chg Share 172 Total Stocks % Net
Cash 10.57 since Amount 0 Total Fixed-Income Assets
data quoted herein. For performance data current to the most 12-2006 __ Turnover Ratio
recent month-end, please call 800-873-8637 or visit U.S. Stocks 26.50
Non-U.S. Stocks 47.12 475,000 Schlumberger, Ltd. 2.79
www.usfunds.com.
Bonds 0.00 389,500 Noble Corporation 2.61
Other 15.81 12 mil WHITE NILE 2.60
Fees and Expenses 587,500 McDermott International 2.45
Sales Charges
275,000 Marathon Oil Corporation 2.31
..............................................................................................................................
Equity Style Portfolio Port Rel Rel 300,000 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR 2.28
Front-End Load % NA
Value Blend Growth Statistics Avg Index Cat
Deferred Load % NA Large 180,000 PetroChina Company, Ltd. ADR 1.79
P/E Ratio TTM 13.0 0.79 0.88 320,000 Nexen, Inc. 1.67
Mid P/C Ratio TTM 10.1 0.86 1.02
Fund Expenses 200,000 CNOOC, Ltd. ADR 1.49
Management Fees % 0.64 Small P/B Ratio TTM 3.8 1.36 1.18 740,000 DryShips, Inc. 1.42
..............................................................................................................................
12b1 Expense % 0.00 Geo Avg Mkt 4826 0.09 0.26
2 mil Yamana Gold ([Wts/Rts]) 1.39
Prospectus Gross Expense Ratio % 1.03 Cap $mil
1 mil Goldcorp ([Wts/Rts]) 1.39
Fixed-Income Style
200,000 Suncor Energy, Inc. 1.30
Risk and Return Profile Short Int Long
205,000 Teck Cominco Limited B 1.21
High Avg Eff Duration __
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 1 mil Northern Dynasty Minerals, Lt 1.20
Avg Eff Maturity __
125 funds 91 funds 59 funds Med Avg Credit Quality __
Morningstar RatingTM 5 5 3 Avg Wtd Coupon __ Sector Weightings Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
Low
Morningstar Risk High High +Avg Avg Wtd Price __ Information Economy 0.0 0.00
Morningstar Return High High Avg
Software 0.0 0.00
Credit Analysis Bond % Hardware 0.0 0.00
3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
AAA __ Media 0.0 0.00
Standard Deviation 23.36 22.82 25.99
Mean 42.62 45.93 14.65 AA __ Telecommunication 0.0 0.00
...................................................................................................................................................
Sharpe Ratio 1.48 1.66 0.51 A __
................................................................................................................. Service Economy 4.9 0.11
BBB __ Healthcare Services 0.0 0.00
MPT Statistics Standard Index Best Fit Index BB __
S&P 500 TR Goldman Sachs Consumer Services 0.0 0.00
B __
.................................................................................................................
Alpha 24.47 7.14 Business Services 2.4 0.57
Below B __
Beta 1.36 1.16 NR/NA __ Financial Services 2.5 0.13
...................................................................................................................................................
R-Squared 18.33 90.16 Manufacturing Economy 95.1 2.65
Consumer Goods 0.0 0.00
Regional Exposure Stocks % Rel S&P 500 T
__ Industrial Goods 30.9 2.44
12-Month Yield Americas 80.2 0.80
30-day SEC Yield __ Energy 61.6 5.51
Greater Europe 11.7 __
Potential Cap Gains Exp 24.22% Assets Greater Asia 8.0 __ Utilities 2.6 0.74
Operations
Family: U.S. Global Investors Objective: Specialty - Natural Resources Minimum IRA Purchase: __
Manager: Frank E. Holmes Ticker: PSPFX Minimum Intitial Purchase: $5,000
Tenure: 8.2 Years Min Auto Investment Plan: $100 Purchase Constraints:
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Release date 07-31-2007 Page 16 of 34
U.S. Global Investors WrldPrecMineral Overall Morningstar Rtg Incept Type Total Assets Morningstar Cat
TM
11-29-85 MF $945.5 mil Specialty-Precious Metals
58 Specialty-Precious Metals
Performance 07-31-2007 Investment Style
Equity
Quarterly Returns 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total % 89 88 95 88 87 89 77 68 69 67 58 __ Stock %
2005 -0.31 -4.97 21.81 13.42 30.88 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100k
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80k Growth of $10,000
2006 37.80 3.07 -7.21 15.56 52.29 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60k US Global Inv Wld P
2007 -0.18 4.15 __ __ 7.89 $26,462
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40k