SEAMAMMS 2008 This is a reminder to submit your abstract and registration for the16th Annual Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). SEAMAMMS 2008 will be held March 28-30, 2008 in Charleston, South Carolina. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 1, 2008 but earlier abstract submission is encouraged! Authors will be notified by February 15th regarding the status of their presentation. The number of oral and poster presentations is limited; selection of abstracts for presentation will be made on the basis of anonymous peer review. Oral presenters will be allowed a 15 minute slot, and should aim for 12 minute presentations allowing time for questions. A designated poster session will be held on Saturday, March 29. Each individual may present only a single poster or oral presentation. Awards will be given for best student poster and best student oral presentation. Abstracts should be submitted to : seamamms08@noaa.gov <mailto:seamamms08@noaa.gov>. More details can be found on the SEAMAMMS website: http://www.musc.edu/mbes/seamamms/ We look forward to seeing you in March!! Lori Schwacke Lori.Schwacke@noaa.gov -- Lori Schwacke, PhD Hollings Marine Laboratory 331 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, SC 29412 Ph/ 843.762.8868 Fx/ 843.762.8737 Mo/ 843.693.5629 Lori.Schwacke@noaa.gov