ASIH - American Society of Ichtyhologists and Herpetologists

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FIRE SALE ON ASIH PUBLICATIONS - http://www.asih.org/news

JOB POSTINGS ON ASIH WEBSITE
Andres Lopez has taken over this responsibility for the ASIH. Please send job ads to: jalopez2@alaska.edu

JMIH LOGO COMPETITION
To learn about the JMIH Logo Competition go to www.asih.org/news .

2010 Election ResultsIn the Board of Governor's elections, Henry R. Mushinsky was elected to serve a three-year term on the Henry S. Fitch Award Committee, Eric J. Hilton was elected to serve a three year term on the Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. Memorial Award Committee, and Alan H. Savitzky was elected to serve a three-year term on the Robert K. Johnson Award Committee. In the general election, all incumbent officers were re-elected. Jacob Schaefer was elected to serve as an associate editor for Ecology & Ethology. W. Leo Smith was elected as an associate editor for Genetics, Development & Morphology. Richard Vari was elected to serve as the chair of the nominating committee. Stephen T. Ross, Rafael de Sa, and Roger Anderson were elected to serve on the nominating committee. Andrew Storfer will replace Anne Maglia in the BOG Class of 2011, but unlike the other members of that class, he will be eligible for re-election next year. The herpetological members of the Class of 2015 are Chuck Crumly, Bobby Espinoza, Ann Paterson, Steven Richter, and Mary White. The ichthyologists in the Class of 2015 are: John Friel, Edie Marsh-Matthews, Tom Munroe, Mark Pyron, and Jacqueline Webb. The President-Elect for 2011 is Steven J. Beaupre. Congratulations to all and thanks to all those who agreed to stand in nomination. The society could not run without your great sense of volunteerism.

NEW ONLINE COPIEA VERSION
Please see notice at www.asih.org/news

Proposals for Symposia for 2012 are due on 1 March 2011.
For details, contact Robert Cashner.

For guidelines click here.

Nominations for officers for 2011
Richard Vari (VARIR@si.edu ) is the chair of the Nominations Committee for 2011. In addition to finding persons willing to run for 5 year terms as governors, Roger and his committee need nominations for a President-Elect (Herpetology), members of the Nominating Committee and other positions should they become available. If you wish to nominate someone for office, please send that information directly to Roger Anderson or to asih@fiu.edu.

2011 Announcement for the Gibbs, Fitch & Johnson Awards
Nominations are solicited for the Robert H. Gibbs Jr., Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH). To read more, click here

Color Photos for Copeia Front Cover
The new format for Copeia includes a color photo on each cover. For more information on this new development, click here.

Conservation Committee - Position Paper on Rattlesnake Roundups
The Conservation Committee's position paper on rattlesnake roundups was unanimously adopted by the ASIH Board of Governors during the 2006 Meeting in New Orleans and has been endorsed by the Society for the Study of Amphbians and Reptiles, the Herpetologists' League, the Gopher Tortoise Council, and the Florida Chapter of the Wildlife Society. To see the position paper, click here .

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ASIH - American Society of Ichtyhologists and Herpetologists