Smith-Root, Inc. has consistently attended the national AFS conference throughout the years and this year will be no different. This years' conference, which is being held in San Francisco, expects nearly 2,500 participants. If you will be one of the 2,500 attendees be sure to stop by the Smith-Root booth and say "hi". More information on this conference is available at www.fisheries.org.

We're going to Disneyworld! Smith-Root, for obvious reasons, is very excited about attending this year's North American Lake Management Society annual symposium in Orlando, FL. Throughout the South Eastern United States Smith-Root has active electrical barriers in place on both lakes and streams. This year's symposium theme "Understanding the Science of Lake Management" will assist us in developing our barriers and other technologies so as to maximize user utility. Not only we will be able to inform attendees about our current products, we our eager to learn how to make our products and services better.

If you're fortunate enough to be attending this year's conference please stop by our booth (#229) and say hello.

Complete information can be found at www.nalms.org

The NWHA conference provides a regional forum to investigate and discuss issues relevant to the hydropower industry. A topic that will certainly arise is the concerns related to fisheries. Smith-Root will be attending this conference to address these concerns and show how our fish guidance technology can assist the hydropower industry in meeting the stringent regulations placed on them. More information available at www.nwhydro.org.

The North Pacific International Chapter (WA and BC) of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), with cooperation of the Sustainable Fisheries Foundation, is hosting its 2008 Annual General Meeting at the Lakeway Inn in Bellingham, WA. Diverse topics of freshwater and marine fishery and aquatic science will be discussed. Smith-Root will send two members of its science department to engage in these discussions. The local emphasis is intriguing to us at Smith-Root. Some issues to be discussed at this meeting are the same issues we at Smith-Root talk about regularly. Please visit www.npic-afs.org for more information.

We invite you to join us in Ottawa, Canada's capital city, for the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) at the Ottawa Congress Centre and Westin Hotel August 17-21, 2008.

The theme of the meeting is "Fisheries in Flux: How Do We Ensure Our Sustainable Future". This theme reflects President Mary Fabrizio's Program of Work for her year in office, and addresses the ongoing challenge of confronting change when managing fisheries.

Sustainability in all aspects of life, not just fisheries, is a growing area of focus for all. Smith-Root, Inc. is consistently looking for ways become "greener" in all aspects of our operations. We have eliminated the use of hazardous materials, greatly increased our recycling program, and have found local vendors to decrease travel. These are a few examples of Smith-Root's commitment to sustainability. This conference will have a much grander scale and will ask all attendees: What are we doing to ensure a sustainable future and what changes need to be made in our management of aquatic ecosystems? We look forward to learning and sharing at this event.

Learn more at: www.fisheries.org/afs08/