Hello Northwest Marine Mammalogy Students! This a reminder to register and submit your abstracts for the 20th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (NWSSMM) at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle on 21-22 May 2016! We have extended the abstract deadline to *Friday, 22 April*, to allow for more applicants. Registration will be open until the day of the meeting (walk-ups will be accepted). Register and submit your abstract at: http://bit.ly/20Mn9EB Also, we will broadcast the talks using a webinar service so that students who cannot attend in person can watch the presentations. More details to come later however if you are interested in registering for the webinar, please send us an email. *Conference Details*: The purpose of the annual meeting is to cultivate community among students studying marine mammals by creating a relaxed atmosphere to share research ideas, tribulations, and triumphs. It is an opportunity to meet other students across the region, collaborate, and generally have a good time in a supportive and informal setting. Saturday May 21st will involve a full day of student oral and poster presentations at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (located here <https://www.google.com/maps/place/1122+NE+Boat+St,+Seattle,+WA+98105/@47.6530804,-122.31865,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x549014f1ea004e3b:0xa828fe6e8058f7d5> ), followed by a group dinner. On Sunday May 22nd we will be offering a behind the scenes tour of the marine mammal collection at the Burke Museum <http://www.burkemuseum.org/> on the UW campus. We encourage students (grad, high school, and college students, and post-docs) to present their research. Abstracts for research at all stages, including proposal presentations and preliminary results, will be accepted. We also encourage guests (student or non) that are not interested in presenting to register and attend the conference. Registration cost is TBD at this time, but will be a maximum of $15 (USD) and will include breakfast, snacks, and lunch. We'll head out for dinner and drinks after talks on Saturday! Follow along on the Facebook event page <https://www.facebook.com/events/1716450525237777/>. *Accommodations*: Limited housing with student hosts will be available on a first-come first-serve basis. Please indicate on your registration form if you would like to be considered for accommodations and contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle! Erica Escajeda (escajeda@uw.edu) and Jessie Hale (jrh33@uw.edu) NWSSMM 20th Annual Meeting Student Organizers