{"id":532,"date":"2014-03-25T19:42:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T19:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdafs.org\/tcafs\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2014-03-25T19:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T19:42:06","slug":"1997-1998-meeting-home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/tc-meetings\/1997-1998-meeting-home-page\/","title":{"rendered":"1997-98 Meeting Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Chapter Annual\u00a0Meeting
\nJanuary 24-27, 1998
\nCain Center, Athens, Texas<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0by John Prentice<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1998 Texas Chapter AFS meeting will be held
\nin Athens, Texas, January 24 – 27. Meeting and tradeshow activities will occur at the Cain\u00a0Center, 915 South Palestine St. (Phone 903-677-2000). Sunday and Monday evening social\u00a0activities will occur at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), 5550 Flat Creek
\nRoad (FM2495; Phone 903-676-2277). Along with the meeting facility, the Cain Center also\u00a0offers free use of many varied sport facilities from walking\/jogging trails, tennis and\u00a0racquetball to indoor swimming, spa and weight room. Sunday and Monday evenings, TFFC will
\nprovide an opportunity to enjoy a tour of the wonderful aquarium and hatchery complex\u00a0along with our social gatherings. Make plans to be there!<\/span><\/p>\n

MEETING REGISTRATION AND HOTEL\u00a0INFORMATION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Not only will you have the option to\u00a0pre-register, I hope everyone will<\/span> pre-register and there is incentive to do so. The\u00a0deadline for the pre-registration fee of $15.00 is January 12. <\/b>After the deadline, the
\nregistration fee is $25.00. Either registration fee includes attendance to all technical\u00a0sessions, Sunday PM mixer and Monday PM social\/meal\/fundraiser and tours at TFFC, the\u00a0continuing education workshops and tradeshow exhibitions. Those that pre-register will\u00a0also receive a ticket for an early-bird prize drawing. There will be plenty to do at this\u00a0meeting starting with golf, Athens visiting\/shopping and\/or a trip to Shreveport, LA
\nriverboats on Saturday. Sunday will begin at 1:00PM with youth fishing at TFFC and\u00a0continuing education topics to choose from beginning at 4:00PM. Technical presentations,\u00a0tradeshow exhibitions and business meeting will fill Monday. Tuesday morning will finish
\ntechnical presentations. Review the attached registration form and meeting information,\u00a0and then REGISTER<\/b>. Indicate your desire to participate in various events by
\nchecking off various items on the registration form. This will help better organize these\u00a0events. The registration desk will be in the lobby of the Spanish Trace Days Inn Noon –\u00a03:00 PM Saturday and 10:00AM – 5:00PM Sunday and at the Cain Center on Monday for\u00a0information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooms have been blocked at Best Western
\n(903-675-9214)<\/b> and Spanish Trace Days Inn (903-675-5173 or 800-488-5173)<\/b>. Room\u00a0rates at Best Western are $36.00 (single) and $39.00 (double\/king) plus tax with\u00a0reservation deadline for special rates January 15, 1998<\/b>. Room rates at Spanish
\nTrace Days Inn are $37.00 (single) and $42.00 (double\/king) plus tax with reservation deadline
\nfor special rates January 4, 1998<\/b>. Be sure to identify your reservation is for the TX\u00a0Chapter AFS meeting to secure the special rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further details will be printed in the next
\nnewsletter sometime in December, but if you have questions, call John Prentice
\n(830-866-3356)<\/b> or jprentic@ktc.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agenda<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saturday January 24, 1998<\/strong><\/big><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noon – 3:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nRegistration at Days Inn lobby area<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
During day<\/span><\/td>\nGolf tournament<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afternoon (3:00PM) through evening<\/span><\/td>\nTrip to Shreveport riverboat and back<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday January 25, 1998<\/span><\/big><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00AM – 5:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nRegistration at Days Inn lobby area<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00PM – 5:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nTradeshow setup in main foyer of Cain
\nCenter<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00PM – 3:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nYouth \/ member-student mentor team fish
\ntournament at Freshwater Fisheries Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 – 6:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nContinuing Education presentations at Cain\u00a0Center meeting rooms and Trinity Valley Community College. Three 1-hour presentations to\u00a0be offered concurrently and repeated at Cain Center so everyone can have the opportunity
\nto attend any two they choose. Also one 2-hour presentation on computer use will be\u00a0offered at the same time at the community college for everyone to choose<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:30PM – ?<\/span><\/td>\nSocial\/mixer and tour of Texas Freshwater\u00a0Fisheries Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday January 26, 1998<\/span><\/big><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:30AM – 7:30AM<\/span><\/td>\nPast Presidents’ Breakfast at Day’s Inn
\nSpanish Trace restaurant<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7:00AM – 5:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nRegistration at Cain Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00AM – 5:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nTradeshow in main foyer of Cain Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00AM – 10:00AM<\/span><\/td>\nStart of meeting and Invited Presentations
\nPanel Discussion (Ecosystem Management), Room B (Henderson Room) at Cain Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00AM<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30AM – Noon<\/span><\/td>\nTechnical presentations, \u00a0Room B<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noon – 1:30PM<\/span><\/td>\nLunch<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30PM – 3:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nTechnical presentations, \u00a0Room B<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30PM – 5:00PM<\/span><\/td>\nTX Chapter Business Meeting, Room\u00a0B<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:30PM – ?<\/span><\/td>\nBanquet, Social\/Raffle\/Auction at Angler’s
\nPavilion Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, January 27, 1998<\/span><\/big><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00AM – Noon<\/span><\/td>\nTradeshow<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00AM – 10:00AM<\/span><\/td>\nTechnical Presentations, \u00a0Room B<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00AM<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee break<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30AM – Noon<\/span><\/td>\nTechnical Presentations, Room B<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Click here to view the Abstracts from the meeting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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