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The 2008 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), held June 8–13 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, convened some 700 scientists from 32 countries. Buffalo State’s team—represented byLyubov Burlakova, research associate, Mark Clapsadl, field station manager, and Alexander Karatayev, director, Great Lakes Center; and Alicia Perez-Fuentetaja, associate professor, Howard Riessen, professor, and Randal Snyder, chair and associate professor, Biology—was one of the largest.

All talks presented by Buffalo State scientists were well received and greatly increased recognition of the Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the college.

ASLO is one of the world’s largest organizations of limnologists, aquatic ecologists, and oceanographers. According to its Web site, “For more than 50 years, ASLO has been a leading professional organization for researchers and educators in the field of aquatic science, working to provide for their needs at all phases of professional development. ASLO is known for its highly rated research journals, its interdisciplinary meetings, and its special symposiums. The society supports increasingly important programs in public education and outreach and public policy. It strives to encourage student participation and to increase opportunities for minorities in the aquatic sciences. ASLO fosters a diverse international scientific community that creates, integrates, and communicates knowledge across the full spectrum of aquatic sciences, advances public awareness and education about aquatic resources and research, and promotes scientific stewardship of aquatic resources for the public interest.”