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<div style="word-wrap:break-word">We should make a concerted effort to present the future of ADMB at this symposium as well. If I go I would be happy to present, but I think our prez would be better suited.
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">Patrick Lynch <<a href="mailto:patrick.lynch@noaa.gov">patrick.lynch@noaa.gov</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Invitation: AFS 2014 Symposium</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">January 2, 2014 at 11:43:43 AM PST<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">Paul Rago - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:paul.rago@noaa.gov">paul.rago@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:michael.fogarty@noaa.gov">michael.fogarty@noaa.gov</a>>, Clay
Porch <<a href="mailto:clay.porch@noaa.gov">clay.porch@noaa.gov</a>>, "Erik H. Williams" <<a href="mailto:erik.williams@noaa.gov">erik.williams@noaa.gov</a>>, James Thorson - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:james.thorson@noaa.gov">james.thorson@noaa.gov</a>>,
Jason Cope - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:jason.cope@noaa.gov">jason.cope@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ian.taylor@noaa.gov">ian.taylor@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:alec.maccall@noaa.gov">alec.maccall@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:paul.crone@noaa.gov">paul.crone@noaa.gov</a>>,
"Gerard DiNardo" <<a href="mailto:gerard.dinardo@noaa.gov">gerard.dinardo@noaa.gov</a>>, Douglas Lipton - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:douglas.lipton@noaa.gov">douglas.lipton@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:bence@msu.edu">bence@msu.edu</a>>, Steve Cadrin
<<a href="mailto:scadrin@umassd.edu">scadrin@umassd.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:smurawski@usf.edu">smurawski@usf.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pjs31@cornell.edu">pjs31@cornell.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:aepunt@u.washington.edu">aepunt@u.washington.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:c.walters@fisheries.ubc">c.walters@fisheries.ubc</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:rayh@u.washington.edu">rayh@u.washington.edu</a>>, Terrance Quinn II <<a href="mailto:Terry.Quinn@alaska.edu">Terry.Quinn@alaska.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:jcollie@gso.uri.edu">jcollie@gso.uri.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ojensen@marine.rutgers.edu">ojensen@marine.rutgers.edu</a>>,
Michael Wilberg <<a href="mailto:wilberg@umces.edu">wilberg@umces.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:miller@umces.edu">miller@umces.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:stevem@iphc.int">stevem@iphc.int</a>>, <<a href="mailto:mmaunder@iattc.org">mmaunder@iattc.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:rderiso@iattc.org">rderiso@iattc.org</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:Jake.Rice@dfo-mpo.gc.ca">Jake.Rice@dfo-mpo.gc.ca</a>>, <<a href="mailto:an@aqua.dtu.dk">an@aqua.dtu.dk</a>>, <<a href="mailto:laurie.kell@iccat.int">laurie.kell@iccat.int</a>>, <<a href="mailto:jim.berkson@noaa.gov">jim.berkson@noaa.gov</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:essing@u.washington.edu">essing@u.washington.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ernesto.jardim@jrc.ec.europa.eu">ernesto.jardim@jrc.ec.europa.eu</a>>, John M Hoenig <<a href="mailto:hoenig@vims.edu">hoenig@vims.edu</a>>, Robert J Latour <<a href="mailto:latour@vims.edu">latour@vims.edu</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:mandy.karnauskas@noaa.gov">mandy.karnauskas@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ebabcock@rsmas.miami.edu">ebabcock@rsmas.miami.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:tbranch@uw.edu">tbranch@uw.edu</a>>, Arni Magnusson <<a href="mailto:arnima@hafro.is">arnima@hafro.is</a>>,
daniel goethel <<a href="mailto:dgoethel@umassd.edu">dgoethel@umassd.edu</a>>, "Rich Bell" <<a href="mailto:rich.bell@noaa.gov">rich.bell@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:deborah.hart@noaa.gov">deborah.hart@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:fhurtado@uw.edu">fhurtado@uw.edu</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:grant.thompson@noaa.gov">grant.thompson@noaa.gov</a>>, John Walter - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:john.f.walter@noaa.gov">john.f.walter@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:jonathan.deroba@noaa.gov">jonathan.deroba@noaa.gov</a>>, Kyle Shertzer
<<a href="mailto:kyle.shertzer@noaa.gov">kyle.shertzer@noaa.gov</a>>, Enric Cortes <<a href="mailto:enric.cortes@noaa.gov">enric.cortes@noaa.gov</a>>, <<a href="mailto:m.sissenwine@gmail.com">m.sissenwine@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">Tara Dolan - NOAA Affiliate <<a href="mailto:tara.dolan@noaa.gov">tara.dolan@noaa.gov</a>>, Richard Methot <<a href="mailto:richard.methot@noaa.gov">richard.methot@noaa.gov</a>>,
Jason Link - NOAA Federal <<a href="mailto:jason.link@noaa.gov">jason.link@noaa.gov</a>><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We are writing to formally invite you to participate in a symposium at this year’s annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society titled
<b><i>The Next Generation of Fish Stock Assessments</i></b>. The meeting will be held in Quebec City, Canada during the week of 17-21 August, 2014. With this symposium, we are hoping for stimulating and visionary discussions on the future of stock assessment
science that will help identify key areas for stock assessment research and development. We have confirmed two keynote presentations by Drs. Richard Methot and Jason Link, and we have secured sponsorship for this symposium from the Marine Fisheries Section
of AFS. If there is sufficient interest from the presenters we are willing to pursue either publishing the proceedings in an AFS journal, or preparing a review-style manuscript that synthesizes our discussions. Given the complex and multidimensional nature
of fisheries management, we are hoping for contributions from participants representing diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. You are an expert in one or more facets of fish stock assessment, and we would sincerely appreciate your participation, perspective,
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Please see the attached draft symposium proposal. If you are interested in participating, please
<b>provide a tentative presentation title</b> to Patrick Lynch (<a href="mailto:Patrick.Lynch@NOAA.GOV">Patrick.Lynch@NOAA.GOV</a>) and/or Tara Dolan (<a href="mailto:Tara.Dolan@NOAA.GOV">Tara.Dolan@NOAA.GOV</a>)
<b>before January 10, 2014</b>. This initial deadline is to ensure that we have at least 10 presenters in line when our proposal is submitted to AFS. Your abstracts can then be submitted on the meeting website (<a href="http://afs2014.org/"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://afs2014.org/</span></a>)
between Jan. 31 and March 14, 2014.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We anticipate an interesting and informative symposium with broad appeal, and we sincerely hope that you are willing and able to participate<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">. <span style="line-height:115%">If you have any questions
about the symposium, please do not hesitate to ask, and feel free to forward the invitation to your colleagues. </span></font>Thank you for your consideration.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:115%; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Patrick Lynch and Tara Dolan, Symposium Organizers</span></div>
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