Aloha MARMAM Community- If you are going to be at the Biennial Conference in Quebec, here is a seal-ebration you don’t want to miss. It is going to be a Steller event and electra-fying good time. The music will be going from Dusky to dawn with a DJ or two. This will be a great opportunity for students to schmooze with senior scientists, colleagues to recount embarrassing escapades in the field, and, of course, everyone to practice their best dance moves before the conference's closing party. But if this isn't enough to motivate you to attend this seal club, dolphin disco, sirenian soiree, (you get the picture), then here is the best part. It is all for a good cause. It is a fundraiser to help support student travel to the 2011 Biennial Conference. There is a $10 CAD cover charge to get into the party and all proceeds will be donated to the SMM student travel fund. There will even be a brief ceremony to hand the check over to our current SMM Student Rep. Space is limited to around 250 people and we already have 90 people who have RSVP'd. We may have to turn people away from the door so if you want a guaranteed spot on the dance floor register early. How do you register early? Its quick and easy and completely safe and it will also allow you to take the VIP lane into the club if there is a line. Paste the following link into your web browser: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7846679 Then click on the small continue button. If you don't already have a Paypal account it is not necessary to set one up. Remember these are donations, so it is the minimum we would like you to contribute. There are some nominal fees associated with Paypal and planning this event but everything else is going to the students, so please give more if you can. Special note for students. Any students who attend the ENTIRE Student Affairs Workshop will receive a VIP pass that gets them into the event for free. However, we still encourage you to contribute to this good cause... particularly if you have gotten a travel grant in the past. Its good to give back. So, here is the information you need, but if you have additional questions please contact us: Student.Fundraiser@gmail.com Start Time: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:00pm End Time: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:00am Location: The Boudoir Lounge (www.boudoirlounge.com) Street: 441 rue du Parvis City/Town: Quebec, QC We made sure we picked a location that was close (.7 km). These are the directions from the Convention Center: 1. Head southwest on Boulevard René Lévesque E toward Rue Louis-Alexandre-Taschereau 2. Turn right at Rue St-Simon 3. Turn left at Rue St-Joachim 4. Turn right at Côte Ste-Genevieve 5. Turn left at D' Abraham Cote 6. Sharp right at Rue Saint-Vallier E 7. Turn left at Rue Du Parvis The Boudoir Club will be on the right Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=126786851446&ref=ts Please feel free to pass the word. We hope to see you there and apologize in advance to anyone who attends and has to present the next day. Be safe and see you in Quebec. Charles Littnan and Ari Friedlaender