Save the Date! Fall Meeting 2010: 4 - 6 November 2010
ATLANTIC
ESTUARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY |
The Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS) brings together students, scientists, managers, and educators from the states of DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, and VA and Washington, DC to discuss estuarine and coastal environmental issues and policies. It is our intent to a foster broader interest in our environment by increasing public awareness of current issues.
AERS is one of seven affiliated societies centered along the East, Gulf and West coasts of North America. The seven societies, while operating independently for many purposes, collaborate with the national Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation to sponsor biennial conferences on topics of national and international interest and to produce a highly regarded quarterly journal, Estuaries and Coasts.
AERS NEWS
Fall Meeting 2010: 4 - 6 November 2010
The AERS Fall Meeting for 2010 will be held on the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina in historic Kitty Hawk, NC. The meeting will be held the 4th - 6th of November 2010 and will be at the Oceanfront Hilton Garden Inn which is located right on the beach. More details on this exciting upcoming meeting will be coming soon!
Spring Meeting 2010
The AERS Spring Meeting 2010 was held in Atlantic City, NJ from March 4-6, 2010. The theme of the meeting was Nutrient Solutions. Thank you to our keynote speaker Daniel Conley. AERS also sends out a special knuckle salute to our Venerable Clam award winner - Walter Boynton.
Thank you to everyone that participated in this meeting and made it such a huge success! Some details from the meeting are available on the Spring Meeting 2010 page, and more will be coming soon.
NEW BOOK!
Judith Weis and Carol Butler authored a book that has just been released. It is entitled "Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History. Published by Rutgers Unversity Press as a paperback and selling for $24.00. The book covers basic natural history and ecology of marsh plants and animals as well as how humans have impacted saltmarshes. Congratulations to both of the authors. For more information, see the website: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/Salt_Marshes.html
AERS Spring 2009 Meeting
The meeting was held on March 5-7, 2009 at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City, MD. Keep checking back for the details on the meeting, including the results of board elections! In the meantime, check out the pictures Mark Prinz took at the meeting. Just click on the link: http://mutedphotos.zenfolio.com/aers If you use the photos, please credit Mark.
Changes to AERS Constitution.
The minor changes to the AERS constitution suggested by the Constitution Committee were approved by the members. To peruse the new changes click on the constitution page.
Other changes, such as suggestions to streamline decision making for the members and organizational structure, will be considered over the next year. Any proposals that are accepted by the board for consideration will be shared with the membership in future issues of AERSNews.
If you have any suggestions or would like to join the Constitution Committee, please contact Dave O'Neill (doneill"at"ccbcmd.edu).
Don't forget about the AERS listserve!!!
Not a current member of AERS but interested in joining the listserve? Email your request to reblake"at"vims.edu. If you are a new member of AERS, you will be added to the listserve when the list is updated.
AERS' 60th year meeting: Fall 2008 held in Fairfax, VA.
George Mason University hosted the Fall 2008 Meeting on November 6-8th in Fairfax, VA. The meeting's theme was The Potomac River: Water Quality and Environmental Change in the “Nation’s River".
Dr. Carl F. Cerco of the US Army Corps of Engineers delivered the keynote address. The meetings website provides more details, including the program.
AERS Meeting Manual Posted
This past summer AERS board members, headed by Chris Swarth, have designed an AERS meeting manual. The manual can be found under our "Meetings" subsection here.
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Last Updated: 15 February 2010
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