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effective results<\/strong> as fisheries professionals requires exposure to\u00a0new <\/strong>research<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0best practices<\/strong>. It requires an effective network of professionals and suppliers who have information and solutions you need.<\/p>\n
At this conference, you\u2019ll have opportunities to learn, connect and engage in ways that will help propel your career forward and inspire you to strive for even better results in the areas of fisheries science and management that are important to you.<\/p>\n
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Outline what you can bring back to your organization to demonstrate the return on the investment.<\/li>\n
Offer to prepare and deliver a short presentation for your colleagues to share what you learned, so that others in your organization can benefit from your attendance.<\/li>\n
Be ready with a plan that shows who will cover your work assignments and projects while you are attending the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Justification letter for your supervisor<\/strong><\/p>\n
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