Student Lodging
The 2002 Southern Division Mid-Year meeting will be held February 21-24
at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas. The SDAFS Student
Affairs Committee has reserved a block of rooms for free student lodging
February 22-24. Each room will be shared by four students of the same
gender. Application deadline is January 15, 2002!!
The SDAFS Mid-Year meeting provides excellent opportunities for
students to develop their professional skills. In addition to technical
sessions addressing a variety of fisheries related issues, there are a
number of workshops addressing specific topics, includes a Friday
afternoon workshop on job skills. The job skills workshop is sponsored by
the Student Affairs Committee and organized by the students from the
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Take advantage of this opportunity to
become more involved in your profession!
If you are interested in obtaining free lodging, send your name,
address, contact phone number, e-mail address, school, gender, status
(graduate or undergraduate), AFS member number (located on your FISHERIES
mailing label), a statement about why you wish to attend the meeting and
the night(s) you will need lodging to:
Dr. Stuart Welsh
West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
PO Box 6125, 333 Percival Hall
Morgantown, WV 26506
phone: (304) 293-2441
fax: (304) 293-2441
swelsh@wvu.edu
In the event that requests exceed the number of spaces available, the
following criteria will be used to determine those receiving rooms:
1. Is the applicant presenting a paper or poster?
2. Has the applicant
attended the Mid-year meeting before?
3. Is the applicant a member of AFS?
4. Is the applicant an undergraduate or graduate?
5. What was the date of
the room request?
6. What lodging dates are requested?
Student Travel
Grants
Student aid will be
available for the SDAFS Midyear Meeting. The SDAFS Student Affairs
Committee will have a block of rooms available for students. If you are
interested in a free room, contact Dr. Stuart Welsh, West Virginia
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, PO Box 6125, 333 Percival
Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506; phone: (304) 293-2441; fax: (304) 293-2441; swelsh@wvu.edu
for requirements and an application.
Student
Volunteers
Registration waivers
will be available for students working at the meeting, e.g. running a
projector for a session or helping at the registration/information booth.
Students interested in working at the meeting should contact Brian
Wagner at (501) 776-0218, bkwagner@agfc.state.ar.us.
|
