{"id":8223,"date":"2024-10-23T01:19:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T01:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/tx\/?page_id=8223"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:52:38","slug":"2025-meeting-home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/tc-meetings\/2025-meeting-home-page\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Meeting Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Thank you to all who attended!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The 2025 Texas Chapter AFS Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton College Station &amp; Conference Center<span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0from<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"> January 16-18, 2025. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/photo-o\/2b\/95\/7e\/0f\/hilton-college-station.jpg?w=700&amp;h=-1&amp;s=1\" alt=\"HILTON COLLEGE STATION &amp; CONFERENCE CENTER - Updated 2024 Prices &amp; Hotel Reviews (TX)\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Meeting Documents<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/TCAFS-2025-Program_Updated.pdf\">TCAFS 2025 Program_Updated<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Schedule-at-a-Glance.pdf\">TCAFS 2025 Schedule at a Glance<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/TCAFS_2025_PresentationsataGlance.pdf\">TCAFS 2025 Presentations at a Glance<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Meeting and Room Registration Information!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Registration for the 2025 TCAFS Annual Meeting is now live! The deadline for early registration and room reservation is <strong>Wednesday, December 25th, 2024.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Registration Form:<\/strong> Please use the following form if you wish to register as part of a group or have one single individual paying for your university\/organization. The payment contact listed on the form will receive a PayPal invoice from Stephen Curtis after submission. <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/YMecUH7HY3c7qcNP9\">TCAFS 2025 Group Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Room Reservations:\u00a0<\/strong>Rooms for the 2025 TCAFS Annual Meeting may be reserved either by calling the The Hilton College Station at (979)-693-7500 or via their website using the TCAFS conference link provided here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/book\/reservation\/rooms\/?ctyhocn=CLLCHHF&amp;arrivalDate=2025-01-15&amp;departureDate=2025-01-18&amp;groupCode=TCAF25&amp;room1NumAdults=1&amp;cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink\">Hilton College Station Reservation Link<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Note: Make sure to use the room code of TCAF25 to get the discounted room rate!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Abstract Submission<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Abstract submission for the 2025 TCAFS Annual Meeting to be held January 16-18, in College Station, TX, is now closed. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by January 3, 2025. If you have questions about the status of your submission please contact Kelley Kowal (kelley.kowal@tpwd.texas.gov.)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Student Travel Award for College Station Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Texas Chapter would like to extend an invitation to current undergraduate and graduate students (as of the spring 2025 semester) to apply for a student travel award for the 2025 TCAFS Annual Meeting. \u00a0The awards will be provided as a check to each recipient with funds intended to defer a portion of the travel costs associated with attendance of the annual meeting.\u00a0 The total number and amount of student travel awards to be supported are contingent upon available funding. \u00a0The deadline for applications is this\u00a0<strong>Sunday, January 12th<\/strong>.\u00a0 Travel awards will be announced and checks issued at the 2025 TCAFS Awards Banquet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeWcBRLwEQ_ohotL7MQTwuu8neFYKN3ckzrvzegkKrLYa-n5A\/viewform?usp=sharing\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeWcBRLwEQ_ohotL7MQTwuu8neFYKN3ckzrvzegkKrLYa-n5A\/viewform?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1736364249371000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31DGU3fAsoUlFeyi8cwycr\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to apply for a TCAFS Student Travel Award.\u00a0 Please be prepared to answer the following question: How will attendance at the 2025 TCAFS Annual Meeting contribute to your professional development goals and career aspirations (max 250 words)?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Texas Chapter Student Scholarships<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The 2025 Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (TCAFS) Scholarship window has officially closed. Thank you to all those who have applied!<\/p>\n<p>Scholarship recipients will be selected based on their academic excellence, professional activities, promise of future professional involvement, and contributions to the field of fisheries science.<\/p>\n<p>Please direct applications and questions to:<br \/>\nJennifer Butler \u2013 Scholarship Committee Chair<br \/>\n(979) 341-4972 text<br \/>\nJennifer.Butler@tpwd.texas.gov<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>TCAFS OFW and Best Student Subunit Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The 2025 nomination window has officially closed. Thank you to those who nominated your fin-tastic colleagues for all their hard work in the State of Texas. Reminder, nominees for next years awards are already being accepted. Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/tc-awards\/\">TCAFS Awards Page <\/a>\u00a0for more information. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Dr. Beth Silvy\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:bsilvy@tamu.edu\" href=\"mailto:bsilvy@tamu.edu\" data-linkindex=\"1\">bsilvy@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Thank you to our 2025 Meeting Sponsors!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8305 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/Peppered-Chub-Logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/Peppered-Chub-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/Peppered-Chub-Logo-150x150.png 150w, 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The 2025 Texas Chapter AFS Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton College Station &amp; Conference Center\u00a0from January 16-18, 2025. Meeting Documents TCAFS 2025 Program_Updated TCAFS 2025 Schedule at a Glance TCAFS 2025 Presentations at a Glance &nbsp; Meeting and Room Registration Information!! 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