On behalf of the National Museum of Natural History, NOAA Fisheries, and the Marine Mammal Commission, you are cordially invited to celebrate the the discovery of Rice’s whales, marine mammal conservation, and 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act at an all-day Scientific Symposium:

What: “Whales on the Brink: Stories from the Rice’s Whale Discovery and Right Whale Tales”

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Time: 8:30 am to 5 pm ET 

Place: Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution 

The Symposium is open to the public and no registration is needed. For those who cannot attend in person, it will also be hosted online at:  https://video.ibm.com/channel/smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history

Additional information about the Scientific Symposium can be found at:

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/2023-rices-whale-scientific-symposium

We hope you can join us at this exciting event!

Sincerely,

The Event Planning Team