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RE: Dr. Dixon
Oh, sorry bout the confusion....seems to be the way I live my life of late.
Thanx Kathy for straightening me out.
Clay
> ----------
> From: Kathy Olson[SMTP:kathy@thekrib.com]
> Reply To: gsas-board@thekrib.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 11:45 PM
> To: 'gsas-board@thekrib.com'
> Subject: RE: Dr. Dixon
>
> Hi,
>
> Dr. Lewis, is Dr. Peter Lewis in Cincinnati who speaks on Shelldwellers,
> Rift Lake CIchlids etc....he is the one in town for the conference the
> Week of OCt 28th.
>
> Dr. Dixon, if fish diseases, our topic person for the Oct meeting...Oct
> 9th.
>
> Crazy, I know, I had time and started to get everything handled this week.
>
> I ditto what Clay said. Scott and Victoria, thanks for a great job done.
> I know things are going to be busy with BOTH of you guys starting classes
> this fall. Nothing like Dental School/aka medical insanity and Gross
> Anatomy for Scott, and Victoria getting to handle being a Pediatric
> Rheumatology fellow...take classes, see patinets, and do grant/research
> work to boot!!! You guys juggled a lot for awhile, time for a new Era of
> Board members.
>
> Hope to still see you at the general meetings when you have a spare
> moment (or an auction computer, we were a great team)!!!
>
> Take care
> Kathy
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, Hess, Clay A wrote:
>
> > Scott,
> >
> > Sorry to hear that you and Victoria will be relinquishing your Board
> > positions for next year. I do hope that you and Victoria will be able to
> > continue to attend both the general and Board meetings when possible. I
> > have really appreciated all the support that you and Victoria have given me
> > and the Society this past year. Thank you,both, for helping to make my
> > term as President an easy and fun one.
> >
> > As for Ryan, I would suggest we invite him to the upcoming Board meetings
> > and help him to see what all the Board is about.
> >
> > And, as for the Aquarium letter, yes, the dates are correct and it is due
> > to accomodating Dr Dixon I believe. Ummm, who is Dr Lewis?
> >
> > Clay
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: cartwright[SMTP:scottnvix@home.com]
> > > Reply To: gsas-board@thekrib.com
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 8:42 AM
> > > To: gsas-board@thekrib.com
> > > Subject: Re: Dr. Dixon
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > > A few notes I wanted to pass along:
> > > I received a letter from the Seattle Aquarium stating that we had
> > > a
> > > new date (Oct 30th) in addition to the Oct 9th date and no Nov 13th date.
> > > This is to accomodate Dr. Lewis, correct?
> > > I received a membership form from Ryan Mankoski who says he would
> > > "be interested in taking an active role in GSAS - Please let me know if
> > > there are any open positions that may be of interest". I was planning on
> > > emailing him a response but I was wondering if there was anything in
> > > particular that I should mention (i.e. should I tell him to go to the
> > > September general meeting to find out about board positions or should we
> > > plan to have a board meeting before that and ask him to come to that to
> > > get
> > > involved?). He also says that his interests include "marine, reef,
> > > propagation...." could be very cool to have him.
> > > Also, I am afraid that Victoria and I are going to have to
> > > relinquish our board responsibilities for the upcoming year. Of course, I
> > > wouldn't suggest giving the treasurer spot to Ryan so I hope that there is
> > > someone else already on the board that would be interested. Bob Holmes.
> > > Would you be interested?
> > > Lastly, in regards to Dr. Dixon, a little discussion about "how
> > > fish
> > > work" added to fish disease discussion might be nice for the younger crowd
> > > at the meetings. I would be interested to see how she describes the fish,
> > > never having had a class in ichthyology...
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----->
> > > From: "Kathy Olson" <kathy@thekrib.com>
> > > To: <gsas-member@pulcher.thekrib.com>
> > > Cc: <gsas-board@pulcher.thekrib.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:13 AM
> > > Subject: Dr. Dixon
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Dr. Dixon has tenatively planned to speak at the October meeting,
> > > > pending
> > > > flight availability.
> > > >
> > > > She has several topics that she can speak on regarding fish diseases
> > > >
> > > > here is some of her bio
> > > > (one topic not here that she also does is Fish Diseases that Humans get
> > > > and what do they look like!)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Her Bio.....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dr. Beverly Dixon is a professor at the California State
> > > > University,
> > > > where she teaches microbiology and parasitology. Her research on fish
> > > > diseases and the immune response of fishes to them has resulted in
> > > > numerous scientific publications over the past two decades. Through her
> > > > involvement with the Western World Pet Supply Association, Beverly has
> > > > provided the ornamental fish industry with informative seminars and
> > > > workshops on disease diagnosis and management. She has written articles
> > > > for Aquarium Fish Magazine and is a columnist for Pet Business magazine.
> > > >
> > > > Organizations that would like to have Dr. Dixon present a program
> > > > to
> > > > their members should contact her at the above address.
> > > >
> > > > Selected Program Titles
> > > >
> > > > Dr. Dixon's programs are about an hour long and contain 25 to 30 color
> > > > slides. As an experienced teacher, Beverly encourages questions both>
> > > > during and after her presentation.
> > > >
> > > > Stress and Fish Disease. The complex relationship between stress and
> > > > disease is presented in an easily understood manner. Commonly
> > > > encountered
> > > > stresses and their resultant effects upon a fish's immune response are
> > > > discussed. This program is science made easy for the more advanced
> > > > hobbyist.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bacterial Diseases of Fishes. Learn to recognize and manage bacterial
> > > > infections of fishes. This presentation also includes the latest
> > > > information on the treatment of these diseases and addresses the growing
> > > > problem of antibiotic resistance of disease-causing bacteria.
> > > >
> > > > Parasitic Diseases of Fishes. The first part of this comprehensive
> > > > program deals with infections caused by such commonly encountered
> > > > protozoans as Ichthyopthirius, Chilodonella , Tetrahymena and Oodinium.
> > > > The second is devoted to problems caused by larger parasites, such as
> > > > gill
> > > > and skin "flukes", fish lice and anchor worms. Emphasis is on diagnosis
> > > > and treatment of these serious diseases.
> > > >
> > > > Fungal Diseases of Fishes. Effective treatment of fish diseases depends
> > > > upon correctly identifying their causative agents. This program focuses
> > > > on how to recognize true fungal diseases and effectively treat them.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Just Exactly What Is a Fish? "How do fish breath water?" Quite simply,
> > > > they don"t! This program dispels many commonly held myths about fish by
> > > > discussing the basic elements of their anatomy and physiology. An
> > > > excellent introduction to how fish actually work
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>