Attention Northwest Marine Mammalogy Students, We are very pleased to announce that the 19th annual meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (NWSSMM) will take place in Corvallis, OR at Oregon State University from May 2-3, 2015. We have an impressive cast of speakers including Dr. Ari Friedlaender and a panel of experts including Dr. Marcus Horning, and Dr. Dave Mellinger. We are also have some exciting Sunday events including a behind the scenes tour of the Oregon Coast Aquarium in nearby Newport, OR. The purpose of the annual meeting is to cultivate a community of student marine mammal researchers by creating a relaxed atmosphere to share 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. Registration is open and we encourage students (grad students, high school students, college students, and post-docs) to present their northwest marine mammal research in any form. Proposal presentations and/or preliminary results are completely acceptable, as are completed projects. We are hosting oral presentations as well as poster presentations. Please indicate which you'd like to present during registration; depending on the number of registrants oral presentations may be reserved for projects with results or preliminary results. Registration is $15 and includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday. We'll head out for dinner and drinks after talks on Saturday! Sunday events will cost ~$20-30 extra. Guests (student or non) who are not interested in presenting, but would like to attend are encouraged to register and join us for the conference. Oral presentations and a poster session will take place on the OSU main campus in Corvallis, Oregon on Saturday May 2nd with Sunday activities on May 3rd. The NW Student Chapter encompasses students who either reside in the Alaska, Washington, Oregon, or Northern California, or who conduct research in these locations. Save the date and join us in May! Register at: http://goo.gl/forms/X7oguBxhfI Housing with graduate student hosts will be available on a first-come first-serve basis. Please contact Michelle Fournet at michelle.fournet@gmail.com if you have housing needs, or any other questions. We look forward to seeing you in Corvallis! -- Michelle Fournet PhD Student, Wildlife Science Oregon State University Research Collective for Applied Acoustics (ORCAA) NOAA- Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies Hatfield Marine Science Center (907) 723.2752 michelle.fournet@gmail.com mfournet.wordpress.com <http://www.mfournet.wordpress.com>