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2017 ASM Standing Committee and Representatives Annual Reports American Society of Mammalogists Annual Reports of Standing Committees, Affiliates, and Ombudspersons 97th Annual Meeting University of Idaho 20-24 June 2017 1 Table of Contents I. Standing Committees .................................................................................................................. 3 African Graduate Student Fund Committee ........................................................... 3 Animal Care and Use Committee ........................................................................... 4 Archives Committee ................................................................................................ 7 Conservation Committee ......................................................................................... 8 Conservation Awards Committee ......................................................................... 10 Coordination Committee ....................................................................................... 10 Development Committee ....................................................................................... 11 Education and Graduate Students Committee ...................................................... 12 Grants-in-Aid Committee ...................................................................................... 14 Grinnell Award Committee ................................................................................... 18 Honoraria and Travel Awards Committee ........................................................... 19 Honorary Membership Committee ....................................................................... 22 Human Diversity Committee ................................................................................. 23 Informatics Committee .......................................................................................... 24 International Relations Committee ....................................................................... 27 Jackson Award Committee .................................................................................... 32 Latin American Fellowship Committee ................................................................ 33 Legislation and Regulation Committee ................................................................. 34 Mammal Biodiversity Committee .......................................................................... 35 Mammal Images Library Committee .................................................................... 39 Marine Mammals Committee ................................................................................ 48 Membership Committee ........................................................................................ 50 Merriam Award Committee .................................................................................. 51 Nomenclature Committee ...................................................................................... 52 Program Committee .............................................................................................. 52 Public Education Committee ................................................................................ 57 Publications Advisory Board ................................................................................ 60 Resolutions Committee.......................................................................................... 66 Systematics Collections Committee ...................................................................... 67 II. ad hoc Committees ................................................................................................................... 68 III. Affiliates ................................................................................................................................. 69 Report of the ASM delegation to the International Federation of Mammalogists 69 IV. Ombudspersons ....................................................................................................................... 71 2 I. Standing Committees African Graduate Student Fund Committee Committee Members: V. Apkenas, B. Buttler, T. Demos, A. Ferguson, J. Goheen (Chair), L. Helgen, A. Hodge, A. Linzey, M. McDonough, P. Moehlman, R. Norris, B. Patterson, C. Rodrigues, R. Rose, D. Schlitter, P. Webala. Mission: The African Graduate Student Research Fund Committee grants awards to African nationals pursuing graduate degrees, in the form of $1,500 grants and an online sponsored membership to the ASM. Eligible students must be citizens of African countries and currently enrolled in a graduate program. Information Items: (1) The African Graduate Student Research Fund Committee was an ad hoc Committee formed in 2013, and was promoted to a Standing Committee in 2016. Currently, 16 members comprise the Committee. We are particularly interested in additional members who are from African institutions. Please contact Jake Goheen if you are interested in serving on this Committee. (2) In 2012, the Committee began collecting contributions towards an endowment fund that would support this program in perpetuity. The balance of this fund stood at roughly $44,209 as of March 2017, representing 7.79% growth since 2016. We are roughly $6,000 short of the amount needed to fund two $1,500 awards annually on interest income. For the past two years, a single award has been made with the annual interest generated from the endowment, and a second award has been made with ad hoc funding of several generous donors, notably Alicia Linzey and Art Hulse. We anticipate a similar situation for 2017. ASM members interested in contributing to this fund should earmark their donations to ASM with the notation “African Graduate Student Research Fund.” (3) The Committee will make two awards in 2017, pending approval of our Committee’s action item from the Board. We received 10 applications for an African Graduate Student Research Fund grant; applications were submitted from citizens of eight African countries. This is roughly half of the number of proposals we received in 2015 and in 2016. (4) The recipients of the 2016 African Graduate Student Research Fund grants will be announced at the Annual Meeting in Moscow. Both awardees will receive a grant for $1,500 and an online, 3-year annual sponsored membership to the American Society of Mammalogists. 3 Action Items: (1) The Committee seeks board approval to make one of two $1,500 awards for 2017 from the endowment. Respectfully submitted, Jacob R. Goheen, Chair ([email protected]) Animal Care and Use Committee Committee Members: J. A. Bryan, II (Chair), B. Danielson, J. Eggleston, M. R. Gannon, W. L. Gannon, D. W. Hale, B. R. Jesmer, S. Loeb, D. K. Odell, L. E. Olson, R. D. Stevens, T. A. Thompson, R. M. Timm, S. A. Trewhitt, J. Whittaker, and J. R. Willoughby. Mission: The ACUC acts as a resource for issues concerning the use of animals in research. The committee maintains information on the ASM website regarding animal use and compliance and publishes revised guidelines regularly. The committee responds to inquiries from Society members, IACUC staff, government and other agencies regarding appropriate use of wild mammals in research. We provide comments on proposed changes to animal use regulations and work to facilitate appropriate oversight of the use of wild mammals in research. Over the past years, the ACUC has become increasingly proactive in educational efforts aimed at helping oversight and regulatory personnel understand the unique aspects of research with wild mammals. Information Items – January 2016 to date: (1) Efforts from various ASM ACUC members are collectively maintaining a high level of engagement and visibility concerning the challenges of wildlife research among oversight personnel, funders, and regulators. (2) The Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research (ASM guidelines) continue to be the standard for oversight of research involving wild mammals. To date, there are more than 1,100 citations of the 2011 guidelines in more than 150 different journals. At present, there are 30 citations of the 2016 guidelines, and this value is expected to grow significantly. Importantly, more than 55% of the citations are in journals other than JM, which is a clear indication that these guidelines are being used by researchers as the most appropriate reference materials regardless of where they are publishing. On average, since 2007, the ASM guidelines are cited approximately 180 times per year. 4 (3) ACUC members Bryan and Sikes presented Primer for Wildlife Protocols at the Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) Annual Conference in Bellevue, WA. April, 2016. ACUC member Tracy Thompson was also in attendance. (4) ACUC members Bryan and Sikes presented IACUC Deliberations Using Wildlife Scenarios at the PRIM&R Annual Conference in Bellevue, WA. April, 2016. ACUC member Tracy Thompson was also in attendance. (5) The previous ACUC Chair (Sikes) was elected to AAALAC International’s Council on Accreditation. Because Council members review reference materials and establish accreditation expectations in addition to performing site visits, inclusion on this body provides an additional voice within AAALAC International for field-oriented input. April 2016. (6) ACUC Chair Sikes became ASM President, and ACUC member Bryan became the ASM ACUC Chair in June 2016. (7) The ACUC Chair presented Animal Welfare and Euthanasia Guidelines at a United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wildlife disease training workshop in Chiefland,
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