Dear All, The abstract submission deadline for SEAMAMMS is this Monday, Feb. 12. SEAMAMMS (The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium) will be held at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, USA, from Friday, March 23 to Sunday, March 25, 2018. SEAMAMMS is a regional, scientific marine mammal meeting that is open to all presenters and is very student-oriented. Preference will be given to marine mammal research conducted in the mid-Atlantic and southeast US or conducted by students and researchers based in the same region. Other topics will be considered as space is available. This year's keynote address will be by the Smithsonian Institution's new Curator of Marine Mammals, Dr. Michael McGowen, entitled, "The Evolution of Cetaceans: Phylogenomics, Morphology, and Comparative Biology." The early registration deadline is March 1. Detailed information can be found on the conference web site: https://www.coastal.edu/research/undergraduate/seamamms/, or contact Rob Young (ryoung@coastal.edu<mailto:ryoung@coastal.edu>). Hope to see you there, Rob Young Rob Young Professor of Marine Science Director of Undergraduate Research Coastal Carolina University PO Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528-6054 Office: 843-349-2277; ryoung@coastal.edu