FYI-
You may be interested in any of these learning
opportunities.
Since the attached message includes mention of National
Invasive Species Week I wanted to remind you that the Alaska departments of
Fish and Game and Natural Resources work with the Governor’s office to get the
last week of June proclaimed Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week. If you’ll
have activities going on that week please let me and/or Heather Stewart know so
we can advertise relevant activities.
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Tammy Davis / Invasive Species Program Coordinator
ADF&G /P.O. Box 115526 / Juneau, AK 99811-5526
P: (907) 465-6183 / C: (907) 209-2492
Be part of the solution… Report Invasive Species:
1-877-INVASIV
There are variety of upcoming opportunities for you to
learn more about and become engaged with Aquatic Invasive Species Issues:
* USGS NAS Database: Map Tutorial Session:
* Seminar: 2/22 Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive
Rodents-Opportunities for Modeling
* National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Keep reading for more detail about these events....
USGS NAS Database: Map Tutorial Session:
USGS will be hosting two more training sessions for
anyone who would like to learn the advanced mapping features the new NAS maps
make available to users
Date: Friday, February 17, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York,
GMT-05:00) Meeting number: 719 680 200 Meeting password: (This meeting does not
require a password.)
Although no login account is required to use Webex to
attend a meeting, you will need to supply your name, email address, and a
meeting password (if provided) to join the meeting.
When it is time to attend the meeting, please visit this
link:
Teleconference: From USGS/DOI locations, dial
703-648-4848 From non-DOI locations, dial toll free 855-547-8255
After the voice prompt, please enter the Conference
Security Code (87685098) followed by the # key.
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Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Time: 4:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York,
GMT-05:00) Meeting number: 716 339 741 Meeting password: NAS
Although no login account is required to use Webex to
attend a meeting, you will need to supply your name, email address, and a
meeting password (if provided) to join the meeting.
When it is time to attend the meeting, please visit this
link:
Teleconference: From DOI locations, dial 703-648-4848
From non-DOI locations, dial toll free 855-547-8255
After the voice prompt, please enter the Conference
Security Code (87685098) followed by the # key.
Seminar: 2/22 Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive
Rodents-Opportunities for Modeling Invitation a special seminar on 2/22
co-hosted by the National Invasive Species Council and the Pandemic Prediction
and Forecasting S&T Working Group.
Guest speakers include J. Royden Saah, Karl Campbell,
Owain Edwards, and Daniel Tompkins (brief biographies are attached), who will
present new approaches to genetic biocontrol of invasive rodents for preventing
extinction threats, disease outbreaks, and food insecurity. Discussion will
focus on opportunities for outbreak modeling to help anticipate the impacts of
these approaches.
Please RSVP to Jean-Paul_Chretien@ostp.eop.gov<mailto:Jean-Paul_Chretien@ostp.eop.gov>
so that you can be added to the email list for slides, agenda, and background
material, or if you plan to attend in person.
National Invasive Species Awareness Week will be held
February 27 - March 3, 2017 Participate in events across the nation to raise
awareness and identify solutions to invasive species issues at local, state,
tribal, regional, international and national scales. Locate an invasive species
event in your state or county. Plan your own event using the NISAW Toolkit –
where and when it works for you! For more details and list of events, please
visit - http://www.nisaw.org/
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Susan Pasko, PhD
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
5275 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041
Office:
703.358.2466
Mobile: 571.623.0608
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