Dear fellow Marmamers,

The World Cetacean Alliance is running a 'Mapping Areas of Concern for cetaceans' interactive display at the Orca Research Trust stand at the SMM Conference at Otago University, Dunedin next week and would welcome the help of any volunteers keen to learn about our online mapping tool and show other scientists how to register their concerns from around the world.

We need volunteers throughout the 5 day conference to  encourage participation in the display and to guide them through the process of registering their areas of concern.

We are also looking for the temporary loan of 2 or 3 laptops/computers with wireless capability, a projector and a screen so people can sit down and use the mapping programme live.

The purpose of the ‘Mapping Areas of Concern’ programme is to encourage as many people as possible from scientists to members of the public to independently highlight on a world map areas for which they have concerns for cetaceans and marine life in general.  The ultimate goal is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues and where they are and also to identify the priorities of the different stakeholder groups involved.

If you are able to help please send an email to Roger Mann at roger@worldcetaceanalliance.org who is coordinating this project.

Regards,