TY - JOUR AB - Information regarding meetings, new books, calls for papers, and other items of interest to animal scientists should be e-mailed to asas@asas.org. Approximately 30 days should be allowed from the date of submission until receipt of the print journal by subscribers. These announcements will be published in the journal and on the ASAS Web site (http://www.asas.org) free of charge. Upcoming Sectional Meetings… 2018 Southern Section Meeting When: February 3 to 6, 2018 Where: Fort Worth, TX Website: https://asas.org/membership-services/asas-sections/southern-section/meetings 2018 Midwestern Section Meeting When: March 12 to 14, 2018 Where: Omaha, NE Website: https://asas.org/membership-services/asas-sections/midwest-section/meetings 2018 Western Section Meeting When: June 19 to 22, 2018 Where: Bend, OR Website: https://asas.org/sections/western-section/meetings Upcoming National and ASAS Sponsored Meetings… 2018 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting & Trade Show When: July 8 to 12, 2018 Where: Vancouver, Canada Website: https://asas.org/meetings/annual-2018 News… Register early for 2018 Annual Meeting Make plans now to attend the 2018 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting & Trade Show in Vancouver, Canada. Annual Meeting Registration information is available at: https://www.asas.org/meetings/annual-2018/annual-registration Reserve your housing for the Annual Meeting at: https://www.asas.org/meetings/annual-2018/annual-meeting-housing. New issue of Animal Frontiers The October 2017 issue of Animal Frontiers is now online. It is entitled “What is meat? Perspectives of the American Meat Science Association and the International Community.” Access the Table of Contents at: https://www.animalsciencepublications.org/publications/af/tocs/7/4 New book on mineral nutrition history A new book entitled Mineral Nutrition History, The Early Years is now available. The book was written by Dr. Lee R. McDowell, an ASAS Fellow and Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. Read more about the new book at: https://www.asas.org/taking-stock/taking-stock/2017/09/07/new-book-on-mineral-nutrition-history Student internship opportunities ASAS is offering two student internships in summer 2018. 2018 ASAS Science Policy (D.C.) Internship: https://www.asas.org/about/public-policy/asas-science-policy-internship 2018 ASAS Science Writing Internship: https://www.asas.org/taking-stock/blog-post/taking-stock/2017/09/14/asas-science-writing-internship Help review Translational Animal Science New articles are added frequently to the Open Review section of Translational Animal Science. Comment on TAS articles in Open Review at: https://www.animalsciencepublications.org/publications/tas/open-review Submit articles to TAS at: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/asas-tas Access the Table of Contents of the latest issue of TAS at: https://www.animalsciencepublications.org/publications/tas/index Give $20 in ‘17 You can help bolster the public policy program of ASAS by donating to the $20 in '17 Campaign. Please read more about this important effort at: https://asas.org/foundation/$20-in-17 American Society of Animal Science TI - News and Notes JO - Journal of Animal Science DO - 10.1093/ansci/95.10.4687 DA - 2017-10-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/news-and-notes-0C0efLnXD8 SP - 4687 EP - 4687 VL - 95 IS - 10 DP - DeepDyve ER -