Southeastern Raptor Center to release bald eagle May 11 
The Southeastern Raptor Center in Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will release a bald eagle back into the wild at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center on North College Street in Auburn. The event is open to the public. To park, visitors should use the main entrance to the Fisheries Center, located across the street from Tivoli Subdivision, and park in the designated area. Raptor center volunteers will direct parking. The adult bald eagle, found nearly a year ago in one of the Fisheries’ ponds, will be released near the location where it was found. Read the release for more information.

The 7th Annual David Partridge Memorial Big Bass Tournament will be held

Saturday, April 27 from 12:30-6:30 at the Auburn University Fish Ponds.  Anyone associated with the AU fisheries department is welcome and may bring friends or family.  Several of the ponds will be open for fishing and the 3 largest bass will win a nice rod/reel combo.

This event is in memory of David Guy Partridge who died in 2007.  David was a masters student in Sport Fisheries Management at Auburn and served 10 years as a fisheries biologist for Georgia DNR.  David’s contribution to the fisheries management in Georgia was outstanding.  David was also an avid outdoorsman who respected the natural resource and understood the importance of conservation and its education.  David was also a competitive fisherman and loved fishing tournaments!

All proceeds from this tournament will go to the David Partridge Memorial Endowment at Auburn University.  This endowment generates an annual award that is available to fisheries graduate students studying the conservation and management of recreational fisheries. Come join us this year to fellowship with the AU fisheries family and enjoy a fun day fishing the ponds.  Registration forms must be filled out and returned by April 22.  If you have any questions about the event, call Graves Lovell at 334-312-3166 or Keith Henderson 205–746-8157. The registration flyer is attached HERE. The map to the event is attached HERE.

Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures Hosts International Symposium

In June, Auburn University’s Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures hosted the 11th International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture. The symposium, which is held every three years at varying locations around the world, brought 150 scientists from 30 countries to Auburn University for a week to discuss genetic research in aquaculture. Auburn University’s Office of Professional and Continuing Education (OPCE) provided conference planning and event management services for the program.

To kick off the week’s events and welcome participants to Auburn University, attendees were treated to a Southern-style fish fry at the fisheries pavilion in scenic north Auburn. During

the symposium, participants attended lectures, round-table discussions and poster sessions pertaining to varying aspects of genetic research in aquaculture. In addition, the symposium buy cialis online agenda included tours of Auburn’s aquaculture research facilities on campus and catfish farms in west Alabama.

Rex Dunham, alumni professor in the Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures and president of the International Association for Genetics in Aquaculture, served as the organizing chairperson directing the overall planning and organization of the conference and selecting the speakers and presentations.

The logistics and detail planning of the symposium, coordinated by OPCE staff members, consisted of registration support and payment processing, event coordination and planning, logo design, designing and printing of the abstract and program books, arranging travel for group tours and on-site event support at the conference venue.

“There were many rewarding experiences associated with this event,” said OPCE Associate Director John Freeze. “I am particularly pleased to have been a part of showcasing Auburn University and the many great things our university is doing with regard to aquaculture research to people around the world.”

“The meeting was a huge success and Auburn received many compliments from the participants, including a standing ovation at the conclusion of the meeting,” said Dunham. “A key component to the success of this meeting was the assistance provided by the OPCE staff. I would highly encourage anyone planning to host a major meeting to seek assistance from OPCE to ensure a first-class event.”

Supporting a program, such as the International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture, fits within OPCE’s mission to provide conference event management support to other departments and units on campus. To fulfill this mission, OPCE offers an extensive menu of options from which departments can choose ranging in scope from registration and payment collection to full conference and event planning services. To learn more about the OPCE, contact Freeze at john.freeze@auburn.edu.