Just as rangelands and grasslands are diverse, so are related careers. Just look at the SRM and AFGC membership as an example of this diversity! In order to better match job opportunities with job seekers, SRM/AFGC will expand employment efforts at the 2008 Joint SRM/AFGC Meeting and Trade Show in Louisville, Kentucky. SRM/AFGC announce the 2008 SRM/AFGC JOB FAIR scheduled for Sunday January 27, 10-6 pm. This is a free service for SRM and AFGC members and Trade Show participants.

The mission of the 2008 SRM/AFGC JOB FAIR is to match prospective employers from the Federal Agencies, State and Provincial Governments, Private Industry, Academia, and Conservation Organizations with the high caliber of educated and enthusiastic prospects from SRM/AFGC. We are also hoping to recruit potential employers from non-traditional sources such as the military. Attendance at the joint meetings at the Galt House Hotel and Suites in Louisville, Kentucky this year is expected to be between 1000-1500 people. We expect that approximately 25 percent of attendees will be students and young professionals.

The job fair will involve a full day on Sunday January 27, 2008. Employers will be provided space to display employment information, distribute vacancy announcements and interact with job seekers. Registered participants will be provided with one 6-ft table for displays in a large exposition area. For an extra charge, we will also provide 4' X 8' display boards (see registration form). We will encourage all interested meeting attendees to drift through and browse the JOB FAIR between other scheduled activities, meetings and workshops. Students and young professionals will have two 2-hour blocks of time (10am-noon and 4pm-6pm) completely devoted to the Job Fair. During these times, we would expect all participants to staff their tables/displays and be prepared to answer questions.

Members of the SRM Young Professionals Conclave (YPC) will be assisting with outreach efforts to employers and employees. If you are interested in this program, or know of prospective employers who may be, please feel free to contact a YPC member (see http://www.rangelands.org/ypc/ypc_index.shtml) or the JOB FAIR Coordinator, Linda Coates-Markle, BLM Liaison to SRM at: lcmarkle@rangelands.org and/or 303-986-3309.

To register for the 2008 SRM/AFGC JOB FAIR, please complete the registration form and return it to the address at the bottom of the form. Registrations will be on a first-come, first served basis, and space is limited. The deadline for receipt of all registrations is December 1, 2007.

Sunday January 27, 2008, through Wednesday January 30, 2008. Several federal agencies have successfully coordinated On-the-Spot Hiring programs at the SRM annual meetings in past years. For example, at the SRM 60th Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada, the USFS and BLM successfully filled 18 Rangeland Management Specialist (GS-454) entry level vacancies. Several more positions were filled subsequent to the meetings using the same applicant pool. Agencies are very interested in pursuing this opportunity again in Louisville. Click here for more details!

Sunday January 27, 2008, through Thursday January 31, 2008, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm, Thursday until noon. Job announcements, internships and vacancy postings representing the diversified membership of SRM.

Sunday January 27, 2008, through Wednesday January 30, 2008, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. A sponsored technical service in support of the Job Fair and On-the-Spot Hiring activities.