NAAFE Forum 2013 Regular Registration Deadline Fast Approaching!

North American Association   of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE)   May 21-24, 2013   TradeWinds Island Grand Resort  St. Petersburg, FL, USA   www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/naafe   Regular Registration Deadline Fast Approaching! Regular Registration Deadline April 1st Register by April 1st to save on your NAAFE Forum 2013 Registration!   REGISTER NOW!   The NAAFE Forum 2013 will provide ample opportunities for presentation and interaction on a wide variety of fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood economics topics. Anyone with an interest in the economics of these topics is welcome to take part in the Forum. We encourage participation from academia, trade, trade associations, government agencies, NGOs, and anyone with an interest in fisheries and aquaculture economics.   Major topics will include: Governance of fisheries under increasing uncertainty Recreational fisheries and coastal recreation Rights-based management Ecosystem modeling and management Rebuilding fish stocks Bio-economic modeling of fisheries and aquaculture Bycatch and habitat impacts from fisheries and aquaculture Seafood marketing and trade Economics of emerging technologies in aquaculture Artisanal and small-scale fisheries and communities Spatial planning and management Coastal land use and watershed management  Registration Fees Regular Reduced Registration (By April 1st) Conference Fee - $575 Student Fee - $315   Late Registration (AFTER April 1st) Conference Fee - $675 Student Fee - $350   Click here to register: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/naafe/reg.html      Keynote Speaker Announced The NAAFE Forum 2013 is pleased to bring Ray Hilborn as the keynote speaker for the forum this year.    Ray Hilborn is a Professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington specializing in natural resource management and conservation. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conservation, quantitative population dynamics and risk analysis. He co-authored "Quantitative Fisheries Stock Assessment" with Carl Walters in 1992, and "The Ecological Detective: Confronting Models with Data" with Marc Mangel, in 1997 and has published over 200 peer reviewed articles. He serves on the Editorial Boards of 7 journals including the Board of Reviewing Editors of Science Magazine. He has been a member of the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, and the Scientific Advisory Panel for the Presidents Commission on Ocean Policy and the Independent Science Advisory Panel for the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna. He has received the Volvo Environmental Prize, the American Fisheries Societies Award of Excellence, and the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists Outstanding Achievement Award. He is a Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society of Canada and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.    For the detailed program agenda, please Click Here.     Become a Sponsor Looking for a way to get your message out to a broad community of practitioners in the economics of fisheries management, aquaculture and seafood trade? Sponsor the NAAFE Forum 2013 today!    Click Here to see the ways and levels with which you can support this event. For questions, please contact Angelica Williams at amwilliams@ufl.edu.     Banquet Auction/Raffle The NAAFE Forum 2013 is excited to announce we will be hosting an Auction/Raffle during the Forum's Banquet, taking place on Thursday, May 23rd. Funds raised from this event will be used towards future NAAFE Forums, including funding for student travel. This Auction/Raffle would not be possible without the generosity of various partners who contributed wonderful prizes for this event.   For additional information, and for a sneak peak of some of the items available for bidding please CLICK HERE.     For More Information      For up to date information visit the conference website:  www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/naafe     Conference Co-hosts   Chuck Adams, Professor, Extension Marine Economics Food & Resource Economics Dept. & Florida Sea Grant Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences  Email: cmadams@ufl.edu    Sherry L. Larkin, Professor Food & Resource Economics Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Email: slarkin@ufl.edu    Scientific Committee Co-hosts  Sherry L. Larkin, Professor Food & Resource Economics Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Email: slarkin@ufl.edu    Juan Carlos Seijo, Professor Marista University, Mexico Email:jseijo@maristo.edu.mx     Meeting Information Angelica Williams, Conference Coordinator University of Florida, IFAS  Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) PO Box 110750 | Gainesville, FL 32611 Phone: 352.392.5930 | Fax: 352.392.9734 Email: amwilliams@ufl.edu   Important Deadlines  Regular Registration Deadline:        April 1, 2013 Hotel Reservation Deadline:       April 20, 2013     Meeting Site & Hotel TradeWinds Islands Grand Resort 5500 Gulf Boulevard St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 PH: 800-808-9833 WEB: www.tradewindsresort.com Cutoff Date: April 20, 2013   This beachfront property is the perfect setting for our forum. It is a classic, AAA four-diamond, family-friendly resort offering a colorful mix of relaxation, fun and recreation. The TradeWinds Island Grand Resort is pleased to offer a very special discounted rate of $119.00 per night plus applicable taxes (currently 12%) for single or double occupancy in standard rooms. How do I Make my Hotel Reservation? To make your hotel reservation, call 1-800-808-9833 and you must mention you are part of the 2013 Meeting of the North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE) Forum to get the reduced group rate of $119.00.  Or, CLICK HERE to view a PDF reservation form that can be completed and returned to the Resort.  The reservation deadline is Saturday, April 20, 2013 or while rooms are available.   Federal Employees If you are a federal employee requiring a rate at the established federal per diem for May 2013, please mention this when making your hotel reservation.  The hotel is holding 45 rooms at the federal per diem rate.  You will need to mention that you are part of the North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE) block and you need one of the rooms at the federal per diem rate.  It is recommended you make this reservation ASAP.  You will need to present proper ID when checking into the hotel.  CLICK HERE for more information about the TradeWinds and making your hotel reservation within the NAAFE block.    Forum Sponsors & Supporting Organizations   PLATINUM SPONSORS     GOLD SPONSORS       BRONZE SPONSORS        FRIENDS OF NAAFE       Lee G. Anderson Semi-Retired Fisheries Economist University of Delaware   Quick Links Forum Registration Program Agenda Meeting Site & Hotel Become a Sponsor Area Information Travel Information Banquet Auction/Raffle     Help Us Get The Word Out! If you have any colleagues who might be interested in attending this conference, please forward this announcement and encourage them to join the mailing list by clicking on the link below and selecting "NAAFE"       Organized By