Toward Systematic Breeding of Asian Sea Bass, Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790), in Malaysia: Status, Challenges and Prospects for Future Development

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Notice of AFSSRN nominations and Elections

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Notice of AFSSRN nominations and Elections
26 Oct, 2021

Dear AFSSRN Members,

This is to announce that we have 10 nominees for the AFSSRN Executive Committee 2021-2024. As you are aware, the AFSSRN ExeCom is composed of 10 members and nine will be filled by election. The officers of the Executive Committee will consist of the Chair, Immediate Past Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and five members.

The nominees are the following:

	Name	Organization	Country
1.	Benedict Mark Carmelita	University of the Philippines Diliman	Philippines
2.	Dr. Gay Defiesta	University of the Philippines Visayas	Philippines
3.	Dr. Nikita Gopal	ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries	India
4.	Dr. Syed Shabih Hassan	Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	India
5.	Dr. Neha Qureshi	ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education	India
6.	Paul Joseph Ramirez	University of the Philippines Los Banos	Philippines
7.	Dr. MarietaSumagaysay	University of the Philippines Tacloban	Philippines
8.	Kripa Vasant	Coastal Aquaculture Authority	India
9.	Armen Zulham	Indonesia Center for Marine and Fisheries Socio- Economic Research	Indonesia
10.	Dr. Zarirah Mohamed Zulperi	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Malaysia

The Constitution and By-Laws of the AFSSRN states that voting shall be by secret ballot during the General Assembly (GA). The AFSSRN GA will be on November 24, 2021 during the joint international conference of the Joint International Conference of the Sixth International Conference for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (ICFAS 6) & Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network Forum One (AFSSRN F1) following the Social Scientist Assembly that will start at 3:00 pm. The virtual nature of the assembly, however, poses a challenge to synchronous voting by the AFSSRN members who may not be available during the said event.To allow all members to vote, asynchronous voting shall be done on November 20 to 22, 2021.

Email notifications about the election process shall be sent to active members (all dues paid by November 15, 2021) on November 16, 2021.Please check your email before the start of the voting date.

To update your AFS- AFSSRN membership:
Visit: https://www.asianfisheriessociety.org/join.php or send email to info@asianfisheriessociety.org

Thank you.

DR. ALITA ROXAS
Chair, Nomination and Elections Committee
AFSSRN, a section of Asian Fisheries Society