AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY's 14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (NOV. 7-9)

"Tuned In to Whales: Conservation, Research, and Education

Dear MARMAM subscribers,

An important reminder: 

Early bird registration for our 14th International Conference of the American Cetacean Society has been extended to September 19.

Our conference will take place on November 7-9, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, California.

To find more information and to register for our conference, follow this link:  https://2014acsconference.eventbrite.com/

FRIDAY, Nov 7
8:00am to 4:00pm
All-day whale watch trip with Dana Wharf Sportfishing

6:30pm
Evening Welcome Reception at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach

SATURDAY, Nov 8
8:30am to 4:30pm
Experts speakers on Conservation, Research and Education, including a special afternoon session on the complex issue of cetaceans in captivity. 

4:30pm to 6:30pm
Poster Session, Book Signing, Silent Auction, Reception

6:30pm
Banquet with special guest speaker, Bob Pitman of Southwest Fisheries Science Center

SUNDAY, Nov 9
8:00am to 9:00am
Student Workshop

9:30am to 4:30pm
Experts speakers on Conservation, Research and Education

ACS Conference Program speakers (updated: Sep. 9)

Plenary Speakers:

Joy Reidenberg, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  &  Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research

Banquet Keynote Speaker
Robert Pitman, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Reception Keynote Speaker
Ted Cheeseman, Cheeseman’s Ecology Safaris

(Speakers are listed alphabetically, not in speaking order) 

Lisa Ballance, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective

Ted Cranford, San Diego State University

Ari Friedlaender, Oregon State University

Jeremy Goldbogen, Hopkins Marine Station

Bill Keener, Golden Gate Cetacean Research 

Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Chris Parsons, George Mason University

Joy Reidenberg, Mount Sinai

Naomi Rose, Animal Welfare Institute

Greg Schorr, Cascadia Research Collective

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, ACS/Los Angeles Chapter

Judy St. Leger, SeaWorld

Alison Stimpert, Moss Landing Marine Lab

Marc Webber, Golden Gate Cetacean Research

Thomas White, Loyola Marymount University

 

Uko Gorter, ACS Program Committee Chair

American Cetacean Society

P.O. Box 1391

San Pedro, CA 90733-1391

www.acsonline.org