Washington – British Columbia Chapter
American Fisheries Society
Annual Members’ Business Meeting Minutes
Wed April 22, 2008 Shelton, WA
12:00 – 1:00pm
Call to Order by Larry Dominguez, Chapter President.
Introduction of AFS Leaders.
Welcome from Scott Bonar, Western Division AFS President.
Parent Society Updates by Eric Knudsen, Chapter and Western Division Past President
Reminder of AFS Annual meeting, Nashville, TN, August 28 – Sept 3, 2009
Outlined the highlights of the draft AFS 2009-2014 Strategic Plan
2011 Seattle Parent Society Meeting Planning Updates by Eric Knudsen.
WA-BC President’s Address by Larry Dominguez.
Committee Reports
Student Coordination: Report by Tad Schwager
Marine Fisheries: Report by Bill Mavros
Genetics: Report by Todd Kessler
Research Monitoring and Evaluation: Report by Keith Wolf
Treasurer Report: Report by Julie Henning (see below)
Student Sub Unit Approval: Report by Wyatt Fournier and Eric Larson, Co-Presidents
2010 Time and Place: Report by Mark Pedersen
New Business
Eric Knudsen made a motion to approve a change to the Chapter By-Laws to allow inclusion of a Student Sub-unit. The motion was seconded by Keith Wolf and approved by a majority show of hands by the chapter members in attendance. The wording of the approved motion is as follows: “Move to amend the Chapter By-Laws, by adding the following section: Section 12. The Chapter may include student subsections that are created and operated according to the guidance in the AFS Procedures Manual and whose By-Laws are approved by the Chapter Executive Committee.”
Larry Dominguez made a motion to approve the Resolution to Encourage Treatment of Victoria-area Sewage Discharged to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, brought before the Membership of the Washington-British Columbia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting on April 22, 2009. The motion was seconded by Julie Henning and approved by a majority show of hands by the chapter members in attendance (the full Resolution is attached to these minutes).
Old Business – No old business.
Meeting Adjourned