USA Participants in the ICES 2011 ASC, |
Now that the 2011 ASC is over, we hope that you found the
Conference to be intellectually stimulating and socially satisfying. By all accounts, the 2011 ASC was one of the best ever, having a broad and challenging scientific program comprising 19 theme sessions and three invited keynote lectures. Three of the theme sessions were co-sponsored with PICES (North Pacific Marine Science Organization) and focused on priority issues in both the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The meeting facilities at the Gdan'sk Philharmonic and Congress Center were first-rate, and the social events and the hospitality of our Polish hosts were unparalleled. The meeting was a real treat from start to finish!
USA scientists served as conveners of 10 of the 19 theme sessions, and Jim Cloern gave one of the two plenary lectures. USA participants contributed dozens of oral talks and poster presentations, and were also key players in the various meetings of the ICES Science Steering Groups and ICES Committees (SCICOM, ACOM, Publications, etc.) that occurred throughout the ASC.
We should all be very proud that at the ASC Closing Session on Friday afternoon two USA scientists received awards for their presentations at the ASC. Bryan Black received the Best Presentation Award for his oral presentation "Multidecadal growth-increment chronologies for North Pacific and North Atlantic rockfish species", and Holly Rolls received the ICES Early Career Scientist Award for Best Presentation for her oral presentation "Resolving the relative importance of fish nursery habitats using otolith elemental fingerprints." It is wonderful that USA scientists were the recipients of these prestigious accolades.
All of us should be delighted as well that Mike Sissenwine was honored with the ICES Outstanding Achievement Award at the ICES ASC Opening Session on Monday afternoon. Mike was recognized for his sustained outstanding achievements within ICES and also for being an “outstanding achiever”. He led the organization as President, helped ICES through difficult strategic changes, and served as first Chair of the Advisory Committee (ACOM). His work on behalf of ICES, from the 1970s to the present day, was - and continues to be - exceptional.
At the Friday Closing Session, it was also announced that Anne Christine Brusendorff will be the next ICES General Secretary, beginning 1 February 2012. Anne Christine currently serves as the Executive Secretary of HELCOM (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission). She will be the first woman in the109-year history of ICES to hold the position of General Secretary.
Concurrent with the closing of the 2011 ASC, Steve Cadrin's term as the USA SCICOM member came to an end. Steve has done an excellent job on SCICOM, but he wished to step down to devote more time to his responsibilities as Chair (through 2013) of the ICES Training Group, as Co-chair of the ICES Working Group on the Northwest Atlantic Regional Sea, and to his many other ICES activities (including the ICES Strategic Initiative on Stock Assessment Methods). Tom Noji will replace Steve as the USA SCICOM member, effective 1 October 2011.
Ed Houde and I were pleased to meet many of you at the ASC and hope that we will see you again at future meetings. We wish you well in your endeavors at home, and are most appreciative of your contributions at this year's ASC.
The 2012 ASC will be held in Bergen, Norway during 17-21 September. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Best regards,
Fred Serchuk and Ed Houde,
USA Delegates to ICES
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» Awards
Prix d’Excellence 
Recipient: Carlos Duarte
Spain
Recognizes the highest level of achievement in marine sciences
- Important contributions to science concerning sustainable use of marine ecosystems and their relation to humanity
- Contributions within the ICES region and throughout the world are recognized
- Scientific leadership
- Innovation, teamwork, mentoring, and objective communication
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