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!
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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