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About Us
The Computer User Section (AFSCUS)
was established in 1985 as part of the American Fisheries Society by fisheries
professionals to foster communications among fisheries computer users. The section
has developed criteria for the professional review of computer software, and
has become a repository for a variety of software used in fisheries analyses.
We provide an online guide to internet and technical resources for fishery biologists.
The section distributes software from a peer-reviewed library, supports an electronic
mailing list, provides technical information to AFS subunits and members. We
actively sponsor workshops, symposia and meetings on a regular basis and are
active in the formulation of Society policy. The AFS Computer User Section sponsors
and judges a Student Poster Award for the best student poster at the annual
AFS Parent Society Meeting that incorporates technology uses on solving fisheries
problems. Current AFSCUS bylaws can be found here.
See the latest newsletter for our 2008 Plan of Work.
What We're Doing
The Computer
User Section publishes a newsletter twice a year -
View our latest newsletter here (PDF).
Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) 2008 Conference: Oct. 27-30 - First Call for Papers
AFS and Michigan State University's Quantitative Fisheries Center is sponsoring an R (Statistical Package) programming Continuing Education (CE) workshop at the AFS-Ottawa meeting on August 17, 2008; click here to view the announcement. Also, AFSCUS is sponsoring another CE symposium there using side scan sonar to map river habitat; for more info and to register for these workshops go to: https://secure.fisheries.org/AFSevent/Login.aspx.
Final Announcement and Call for Papers for the Fourth International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 25-29, 2008. The deadline for registration and abstract submission is JUNE 15, 2008. For details, please see the PDF file available at: http://www.esl.co.jp/Sympo/4th/
AFSCUS Web 2.0 - A look at the possible next generation of our Webpages. click here!
AFSCUS members have participated
in the National Fisheries Data Summits. The Final Report has been issued
and can be accessed here
(PDF). We have developed a sub-home page for the Data Summit; click
here for more.
AFSCUS was a co-sponsor of the Science and Data Partners Workshop held Sunday,
September 2, 2007. Find
out more here (PDF).
We have updated our software library (S-FAT and FishBC 3.0 are now available!) Our Tech Resources page has links to AFSCUS software reviews (FAST Users: see new note about MS Vista)and links for fisheries GIS and computer users.
“GISFish” is a Global Gateway to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries. Click here to access the GISFish Web site: http://www.fao.org/fi/gisfish/index.jsp. See our Tech Resources page for more info.
Also...
We would really appreciate
your comments and input to improve this site! Please notify us if you
find any errors or dead links. The Computer User Section assumes no responsibility
or liability for the content or consequences of connecting to any of the web
sites to which we provide links. They are provided for information only.
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