Society Business
SFS Election
This year’s election for the Society for Freshwater Science President (to serve in 2013-2014), and two new Delegates to serve on the Board of Directors is open. For the first time members will select representatives from the academic employment and early career demographic sectors in addition to a president elect.
Learn more about the candidates and vote online!
Board of Directors
Quarterly meeting minutes of the SFS Board of Directors are available for member viewing (requires login).
Name Change Voting Results
SFS members voted by a majority of 78 percent to change the society’s name to the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) at their annual meeting held May 22–26, 2011 in Providence, RI. The new acronym is pronounced letter-by-letter as ‘S, F, S’. Eighty-one percent of members also voted to change the society’s journal title from the Journal of the North American Benthological Society to Freshwater Science. Implementation of the name change for both the society and the journal should be complete before the 2012 annual meeting in Louisville, KY.
View the press release.
NABS Presidential Election Results
We are pleased to announce that Dave Penrose has been elected by the S membership to serve as our next SFS President. Dave will step into the President-Elect position at the spring 2011 SFS annual meeting, and will serve as President of the Society during the 2012-2013 year. Special thanks to Stuart Bunn for his willingness to run as a presidential candidate, and serve the society in this important role. The election was very close, and both candidates were clearly excellent choices.
SFS 5-year Strategic Plan 2009
The SFS 5-year Strategic Plan was constructed by the 2008-2009 Long-Range Planning Committee (LRPC) of the North American Benthological Society. The SFS 5-year Strategic Plan presents 4 overarching goals. The Society should: 1) better position itself so as to be viewed as a key source for science-based management decisions and to influence public policy and perceptions, 2) better interact with educators to improve aquatic science education, 3) grow and diversify, and 4) increase the number of individuals with taxonomic certification. This plan will be considered a "living document" that will be revised to address new and changing conditions.
View the full version of the NABS 5-year strategic plan 2009 (requires login).
Archive
Constitutional Revisions
Archived 6/15/2011
As a result of changes in IRS regulations governing non-profit corporations, advice from our attorneys and in response to the Society’s Strategic Plan, a broad set of changes is being proposed to the Society’s Constitution and By-laws. Below is the rationale and the proposed changes, and the proposed strategy for discussing and voting on these changes at the upcoming annual meeting in May. These changes are being proposed to increase the transparency, accountability, and efficiency in conducting the business of our Society.
View proposed constitutional revisions.
Revisiting NABS Name
Archived 6/15/2011
A re-evaluation process for the Society name and Journal title was initiated at the Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, June 2010. Members have been asked to rank key words and phrases describing our society mission and activities and now are ranking possible alternative society names and journal titles. At the Annual Business Meeting May 2011, members will be asked to select either the existing name and journal title or the top ranking alternate name and journal title identified during this year-long process.
Please participate and review background information.