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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=sari@sisqtel.net href="mailto:sari@sisqtel.net">Sari Sommarstrom</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tstokely@trinityalps.net
href="mailto:tstokely@trinityalps.net">tstokely@trinityalps.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=donald.flickinger@noaa.gov
href="mailto:donald.flickinger@noaa.gov">donald.flickinger@noaa.gov</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 11, 2007 10:55 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> FISHERY GENETICS SYMPOSIUM </DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR><B>NOAA SCIENCE CENTER, UW SPONSOR FISHERY GENETICS
SYMPOSIUM <BR></B>Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 (PST) Columbia Basin
Bulletin <A href="http://www.cbbulletin.com/Free/236152."
eudora="autourl">http://www.cbbulletin.com/Free/236152.</A><A
href="http://www.cbbulletin.com/Free/236152.aspx"
eudora="autourl">aspx<BR><BR></A>"Six decades of fishery genetics: A
retrospective view and a vision for the future" will be the topic of a symposium
held Sept. 17-18 in Seattle, sponsored by the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries
Science Center and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of
Washington<BR><BR>NOAA scientists and colleagues from the University of
Washington and other institutions have played a major role in development and
use of genetics and molecular biology to address key questions in fishery
management. To build on that legacy, they are sponsoring a symposium, dedicated
to Fred Utter and his six decades of contributions to fishery genetics, that
will be both retrospective and prospective.<BR><BR>The two-day symposium will
trace the history of advances in the fields of genetics, biotechnology and
evolutionary biology and will feature three major themes: 1) An historical
perspective on development of the field; 2) As assessment of the current state
of the art in applying genetic methods to fishery management; 3) Prospects for
the future. <BR><BR>Major topics covered during the meeting include stock and
species identification, mixed-stock fishery analysis, forensics, ecological
genetics, hatchery-wild interactions, health and physiology, microbial
pathogens, and future applications of molecular tools and approaches to
fisheries and ecosystem assessment.<BR><BR>Speakers include leading scientists
from Europe, Asia and North America.<BR><BR>The first day will end with a hosted
reception and poster session. <BR><BR>Although the meeting is oriented toward
application of genetic principles to real-world problems in fishery management,
posters reporting basic research that has potential management application could
also be appropriate.<BR><BR>A few poster slots are still available; contact
Kevin Williamson (kevin.williamson@noaa.gov) if you are interested.<BR><BR>More
information about the meeting and how to register can be found at the following
website: <A href="http://www.regonline.com/sixdecades"
eudora="autourl">www.regonline.com/sixdecades</A>. For questions about
registration or logistics, contact Tara Torres (tara@ucar.edu;
303-497-8694).<BR><BR></BODY></HTML>