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PFX Priority Topics Survey:
The Results are In!
any of you paiticipateu in the
suivey conuucteu by the Pacific
Fiie Exchange in Febiuaiy anu
Naich 2u14. Thanks to iesponses
fiom ovei 6u people fiom agencies anu
entities thioughout Bawaii anu the 0S
Affiliateu Pacific, PFX now has a cleaiei
pictuie of piioiity knowleuge topics on
which to focus foi the next 1-2 yeais. The
suivey was an impoitant founuational step
towaiu ueveloping a piouuct uevelopment
anu staff woik plan. The infoimation
pioviueu to PFX by its paitneis, auvisois,
anu collaboiatois helpeu iuentify anu
piioiitize what infoimation is most neeueu
to fuithei infoim wilufiie management
activities. Results fiom the suivey tell an
impoitant stoiy about the state of wilufiie
management infoimation neeus acioss the
iegion. It is impoitant to the PFX staff,
Leaueiship Team, anu Auvisoiy Panel
that iesults fiom all of oui activities anu
suiveys be communicateu back, so
that eveiyone: 1) is kept in the loop, 2)
can tiack piogiess of PFX activities,
anu 2) can pioviue feeuback so that PFX
continues to be ielevant, useful, anu
utilizeu! Initial iesults of the iecent suivey
aie piesenteu heie. We will foimally
publish all iesults in complete in a PFX
infoimational piouuct. Stay tuneu!
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