*Workshop and Conference on Marine Mammalogy in Southern Africa* Hosted by: The Mammal Research Institute of the University of Pretoria Marine mammal research in southern Africa is experiencing an exciting renaissance. There has been a striking increase in the number of research groups, students and projects starting up in the region in the last few years. This provides a wonderful opportunity for collaboration, sharing ideas and enthusiasm and avoiding duplication of effort. A workshop on marine mammalogy in southern Africa therefore seems timely. The aim of this workshop will be for all interested people in the region to come together to briefly introduce their own, or their Organisation’s, marine mammal-related research. A workshop like this will provide a forum to find out what other projects are going on in the region, creating opportunities for networking and communication in order to minimise overlaps in coverage of species, areas, questions or techniques, and to build collaborations between people and organisations. It will also provide the opportunity to explore networking options in the future, including the possibility of forming a Southern African Marine Mammalogy Society. If you would like to receive more information about this meeeting, please send an email, with your field of interest and affiliation to: marinemammalogy.southernafrica@gmail.com __________________________________ Mammal Research Institute Department of Zoology & Entomology University of Pretoria Pretoria 0002 South Africa http://www.up.ac.za/zoology/MRI/ __________________________________