American Fisheries Society Computer User Section

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.

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Copyright 2008,     updated 06.04.2008

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