American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Board of Governors Meeting Student Union Building 207/209 - University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 8 August 2012 Maureen A. Donnelly Secretary Florida International University College of Arts & Sciences 11200 SW 8th St. - ECS 450 Miami, FL 33199 [email protected] 305.348.1235 1 July 2012 The ASIH Board of Governor's is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 8 August 2012 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in the Student Union Building, Rooms 207/209 at the University of British Columbia. President Beaupre plans to move blanket acceptance of all reports included in this book that cover society business for 2011 and 2012 (in part). The book includes the ballot information for the 2012 elections (Board of Governors Election and General Election held during the Annual Business Meeting). Governors can ask to have items exempted from blanket approval. These exempted items will be acted upon individually. We will also act individually on items exempted by the Executive Committee. Please remember to bring this booklet with you to the meeting. I will ship a few extra copies to Vancouver for the meeting. Please contact me directly (email is best - [email protected]) with any questions you may have. Please notify me if you will not be able to attend the meeting (if you have not contacted me yet) so I can share your regrets with the Governors. I will leave for Vancouver on 7 August so try to contact me before that date if possible. The Annual Business Meeting will be held on Sunday 12 August 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in The Gage Common Block (please consult the schedule for the room number for the meeting as it has not yet been determined). Please plan to attend both the BOG meeting and Annual Business Meeting. I look forward to seeing you in Vancouver. Sincerely, Maureen A. Donnelly ASIH Secretary 1 ASIH BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2011 Past Presidents Executive Elected Officers Committee (not on EXEC) Atz, J.W. Lundberg, J.G. Beaupre, S.J. Buth, D.G. Bailey, R.M. Mayden, R.L. Donnelly, M.A. Grant, T. Burr, M.B. McDiarmid, R.W. Douglas, M.E. Haenel, G.J. Cannatella, D.C. Mushinsky, H.R. Gregory, P.T. Kizirian, D. Cashner, R.C. Page, L.M. Hanken, J. Klepadlo, C. Cohen, D.M. Parenti, L.R. Litzgus, J.D. Lannoo, M.J. Collette, B.B. Pietsch, T.W. Lundberg, J.G. Litzgus, J.D. Dessauer, H.C. Pough, F.H. Neighbors, M.A. Martin, K.L. Frost, D.R. Rabb, G.G. Schaefer, S.A. Orr, J.W. Gilbert, C.R. Robins, C.R. Schultz, E. Reeder, T.W. Greene, H.W. Rosenblatt, R.H. Reis, R.E. Greenfield, D.W. Savage, J.M. Schaefer, J. Gregory, P.T. Savitzky, A.H. Smith, W.L. Grobman, A.B. Scott, W.B. Snodgrass, J.M. Hanken, J. Smith, G.R. Wise, S.E. Highton, R. Trueb, L. Hutchison, V.H. Wake, M.H. Inger, R.F. Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Beaupre, S.J. Beachy, C.K. Durtsche, R.D. Armbruster, J.W. Crumly, C.R. Burbrink, F.T. Cole, K.S. Hilton, E.J. Bauer, A.M. Espinoza, R.E. Doan, T.M. Cooper, W.E. Pezold, F. Berra, T. Friel, J.P. Douglas, M.R. Grant, T. Preest, M.R. Boone, M.D. Marsh-Matthews, E. Harris, P.M. Johnstson, C. Saporito, R.A. Chakrabarty, P. Munroe, T.A. Lopez, J.A. Lips, K.R. Sidlauskas, B. Crother, B.I. Paterson, A. Mooi, R.D. Reis, R.E. Stouder, D.J. Hartel, K.E. Pyron, M. Phillips, C.A. Relyea, R.A. Summers, A. Hillis, D.M. Richter, S.C. Storfer, A.T. Wainwright, P.C. Taylor, E. Mabee, P. Webb, J. Walker, H.J. Westneat, M. Valenzuela, M.N. Parris, M. White, M.E. 2 OFFICERS & COMMITTEES - 2011 OFFICERS PRESIDENT – Michael E. Douglas - [email protected] PRESIDENT ELECT – Stephen J. Beaupre – [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT – James Hanken - [email protected] PRIOR PAST PRESIDENT – John G. Lundberg - [email protected] EDITOR - Scott A. Schaefer - [email protected] SECRETARY - Maureen A. Donnelly - [email protected] TREASURER - Margaret A. Neighbors - [email protected] AUDIT COMMITTEE John Lundberg - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Henry Mushinsky, James Hanken COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Jon Armbruster - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Hank Bart, Jacqueline Litzgus COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE STUDENT PARTICIPATION Caleb McMahan - [email protected] (Chair) Ryan Chabarria - [email protected] (Chair-elect) Mallory Eckstut - [email protected] (Secretary) Book Raffle Committee: Vivian Maccachero - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Malorie Hayes ([email protected] ); Michelle Tipton ([email protected]); Jennifer Stynoski ([email protected] ) Workshop Committee Luke Tornabene - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Shab Mohammadi ([email protected] ); Todd Clardy ([email protected]) Travel Awards Organizer – Dustin Siegel - [email protected] Conservation Subcommittee Nick Vandenbroek - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Michelle Tipton ([email protected] ) Local contact for 2011 JMIH – In progress Web Content Coordinator – Heather Heinz - [email protected] CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Frank McCormick - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Matt Aresco, Zach Baldwin (student member), Jonathan Baskin, Noel Burkhead, Todd Campbell, Jacque Carter, Barry Chernoff, Walt Courtenay, Anna George, David Green, Harry Greene, Pat Gregory, Gene Helfman, Karen Lips, Bill Loftus, Nick Mandrak, Joe Mitchell, Henry Mushinsky, Jack Musick, Joe Nelson, Phil Pister, George Rabb, Stephen 3 Richter, Al Savitzky, Brad Shaffer, Gerald (Jerry) Smith, Michelle Tipton (student member), Peter Unmack, Steve Walsh, Mel Warren, Jim Williams EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE George Middendorf - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Mollie Cashner, Carol Johnston, John Steffen ENDOWMENT and FINANCE COMMITTEE Eric Schultz - [email protected] (Chair) Members: David Cundall (Chair elect; 2010-2012), Steve Platania (2008-2012), Larry Page (2009-2013), Bruce Collette (2011-2013), Frank Pezold (2011-2013), Mike Retzer (2011-2013), Margaret Neighbors (Ex Officio), Patrick Gregory (Ex Officio), Jacqueline Litzgus (Ex Officio) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Micahel E. Douglas - [email protected] (Chair & President) Members: Steven J. Beaupre (President-Elect), James Hanken (Past President), John Lundberg (Prior Past President), Patrick Gregory (Co- Chair of LRPP), Jacqueline Litgus (Co-Chair of LRPP) Scott Schaefer (Editor), Eric Schultz (Chair of ENFC), Maureen Donnelly (Secretary), Margaret Neighbors (Treasurer) HENRY S. FITCH AWARD COMMITTEE Whit Gibbons - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Jonathan Losos (2010-2012), Henry R. Mushinsky (2011-2013) HONORARY FOREIGN MEMBER - HERPETOLOGY Steven J. Beaupre - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Patrick Gregory, Michael E. Douglas HONORARY FOREIGN MEMBER - ICHTHYOLOGY Bruce B. Collette - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Carl Ferraris, Jr., Walter Courtney GAIGE FUND AWARD COMMITTEE Emily Taylor - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Jeanne Robertson (2010-2012), Ralph Saporito (2011-2013) ICHTHYOLOGICAL AND HERPETOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE Mark Sabaj - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Barbara Brown, Andy Bentley, Stanley D. Blum, Paulo Andrea Buckup, David Catania, Matthew T. Craig, J. Tomas Giermakowski, Dean Hendrickson, Cynthia Klepadlo, Katherine Pearson Maslenikov, Richard Pyle, Nelson Rios, Rob Robins, Mary Anne Rogers, Jessica Rosales, Gregory Schneider, Ken Thompson, Lou Van Guelpen, Jens V. Vindum, H. J. Walker, Jeff Williams Newsletter Subcommittee: H. J. Walker - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Cynthia Klepadlo, Rob Robins, Lou Van Guelpen, Matthew T. Craig 4 Supplies and Practices Subcommittee: Nelson Rios - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Barbara Brown, Mary Anne Rogers, Jessica Rosales, Mark Sabaj Pérez, Gregory Schneider, Ken Thompson, Lou Van Guelpen, J. Tom Giermakowski, Andy Bentley Ichthyological & Herpetological Data Standards Subcommittee: Jeffrey T. Williams - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Stanley D. Blum, Paulo Andrea Buckup, David Catania, Dean Hendrickson, Richard Pyle, Nelson Rios, Katherine Pearson Maslenikov, Jens V. Vindum JOINT ASIH-AFS COMMITTEE ON NAMES OF FISHES Lawrence M. Page - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Héctor Espinoza-Pérez, Lloyd Findley, Carter Gilbert, Robert Lea, Nicholas Mandrak, Richard L. Mayden, Joseph S. Nelson ROBERT K. JOHNSON AWARD COMMITTEE C. Richard Tracy - [email protected] (Chair) Members: James Orr (2010-2012), Alan H. Savitzky (2011-2013) LONG RANGE PLANNING AND POLICY COMMITTEE Pat Gregory - [email protected] (Co-Chair) Jacqueline Litzgus - [email protected] (Co Chair) Members: Donald Buth, Robert Cashner, Carol Johnston, Frederick Zaidan III, Steve Ross (Ex Officio), Eric Schultz (Ex Officio) MEETING MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING COMMITTEE Bob Cashner - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Larry Allen, Joe Mendelson (SSAR), Meredith Mahoney (HL), Ed Heist (AES), Henry Mushinsky, Maureen Donnelly (Ex Officio) NOMINATING COMMITTEE Richard Vari - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Roger Anderson, Stephen T. Ross, Brian I. Crother PUBLICATION POLICY COMMITTEE Scott Schaefer - [email protected] (Chair) Members: all Associate Editors and Book Review Editor RANEY FUND AWARD COMMITTEE Kyle R. Piller - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Kyle R. Piller (2009-2011), Matt Craig (2010-2012) RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE TBA: prior to 2011 meeting ROBERT H. GIBBS, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD COMMITTEE Scott A. Schaefer - [email protected] (Chair) Members: Scott A. Schaefer (2009-2011), Bruce B. Collette (2010-2012) 5 SOCIETY HISTORIAN ICHTHYOLOGY - David G. Smith - [email protected] SOCIETY