Places are still available for an introductory distance sampling workshop to be held at the Tampa Marriott Westshore 3-6 December 2011. The workshop will immediately follow the conclusion of the Marine Mammal Conference being held in Tampa and will be presented by Dr. Len Thomas along with others from the Univ. of St. Andrews. Please consult the website (http://www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/distance.workshops/floridaoverview.html) for a description of the workshop content and the registration process. Registration is a five step process: 1) visit http://www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/distance.workshops/floridaoverview.html and click on the 'Registration' menu option, there you will find a link to the 'registration form.' 2) complete the registration form and email or fax it back to Rhona (as described on the form), 3) follow the link on the Word registration form (page 2) to go to the St. Andrews on-line shop to make payment, 4) return to the Registration page in your browser and complete the questionnaire at the bottom of the page to provide us with additional information about you so we can organise our materials to suit, and finally 5) optionally return to the "Florida overview" web page and near the bottom of that page you will find a link to the hotel hosting the workshop where you can make room reservations. -- Eric Rexstad Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling University of St. Andrews St. Andrews Scotland KY16 9LZ +44 (0)1334 461833 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532 -- Eric Rexstad Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling University of St. Andrews St. Andrews Scotland KY16 9LZ +44 (0)1334 461833 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532