PACIFIC FISHERIES TECHNOLOGISTS
*57^th Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska *
March 5-8, 2006 – The Hotel Captain Cook
Welcome to the 57^th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Fisheries
Technologists. The meeting will be held MARCH 5-8, 2006 at the Hotel
Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska. The PFT 2006 Planning Committee is
working on an interesting program and invites participants from industry
(harvesting, processing and retail), academia, and government agencies
to three days of presentations, discussions, and social interactions.
Visit the website for information on registration, lodging, travel, the
first call for papers, information about the student competition and
field trips at: http://www.pftinfo.org <http://www.pftinfo.org/>
We look forward to seeing you in Anchorage for PFT-2006.
Please call (907) 269-7640 or email me if you have any questions.
Manny Soares
PFT 2006 President
Email: Manny.Soares@PFT2006.org <mailto:Manny.Soares@PFT2006.org>
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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
Technical and scientific papers with a focus on seafood products and
technology in the following areas would be appropriate:
· Seafood Biochemistry, Microbiology, Processing, Engineering
· Seafood Marketing
· Value-added Products
· Waste/ Byproducts
· Aquaculture and Feeds
· Shellfish
· Fish Harvesting and Handling
· Marine Biology
· Environmental Issues
· Current Regulatory Issues
· Student Representative Session
Please contact us if you and others are interested in a session on a
more focused topic.
There will be oral presentations and a poster session. Oral
presentations must fit into 20-minute time slots, so plan on a 15-minute
presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Each
poster must fit onto a 4 ft by 6ft space and be readable from a few feet
away.
Abstracts are due by JANUARY 15, 2006. Please prepare your abstracts
using the following guidelines:
*GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS*
· Submit a one-page text in English containing 200-300 words describing
the introduction, objective, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion.
· Type the title in bold letters.
· Give the authors’ names and affiliations on a separate line,
indicating the presenter with an asterisk.
· Indicate whether the abstract is for an oral presentation or a poster.
· Student Presenters: indicate whether you are a B.S./M.S. or Ph.D.
student, and if you wish your presentation to be considered for the
student presentation contest.
· Abstracts should be sent by e.mail or by regular post on a 3.5 floppy
disk / CD or DVD in MS word format. Faxed copies will not be accepted.
· Be sure to include your full name and address, fax number and e.mail
details.
· All the abstracts must be sent by JANUARY 15, 2006 to:
Subramaniam Sathivel
PFT 2006 Program Chair
Fishery Industrial Technology Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
118 Trident Way
Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone: 907 486 1535
Fax: 907 486 1540
E.mail: sathivel@sfos.uaf.edu <mailto:sathivel@sfos.uaf.edu>
*STUDENT PAPER **COMPETITION*
We encourage students to attend the meeting and present their works.
There will be four student awards including two for oral presentations
and two for poster presentations. Each award will be $500. Please note
your interest in joining this competition when you submit your abstract.
For further details, please contact Dr. Don Kramer by e.mail:
afdek@uaa.alaska.edu <mailto:afdek@uaa.alaska.edu> or by phone at (907)
274-9695.
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*STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SESSION*
We will provide an opportunity for a university student representative
to deliver an oral presentation with related information on seafood
research in his or her academic program. Each student will be given 15
minutes for the oral presentation. The Head/Director or Dean of the
program should nominate the student representative. For further details,
please contact Liz Brown by e.mail: bfeab@uaf.edu <mailto:bfeab@uaf.edu>
or by phone at (907) 842-1265.
-- Liz Brown Marine Advisory Program University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 1549 Dillingham, AK 99576 907-842-1265 Fax 907-842-3202 www.uaf.edu/map
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