Dear All, *ECS Conference* Abstracts for Talks/Posters & Workshop Proposal Submissions Now Open Till DEADLINE*: 10th* November 2014 ECS Conference Notice - click below: *https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4378145/ECS%20Conf%20flyer.pdf <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4378145/ECS%20Conf%20flyer.pdf>* VISIT the ECS Conference Website: http://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/conference/malta Conference dates: *23rd to 25th of March 2015* Workshop dates: *21st and 22nd of March 2015* Venue: *lntercontinental MALTA, in St. Julians.* The theme of the 2015 ECS Conference in Malta is: 'Marine Mammal Conservation - from Local to Global' This theme would be supported by a number of keynote presentations that will look at how conservation efforts are being managed at a range of levels and the links between them. This will include consideration of local, national, regional and global conservation initiatives, as well as methods and mechanisms for addressing both short and long-term impacts. In addition to original research contributions on the usual range of topics that include, but are not limited to, health, genetics, by-catch, acoustics, abundance, distribution, ecology, breeding, behaviour, conservation, welfare, historical perspectives, we also welcome critical assessments of conservation policy. See you in Malta :) The ECS Conference 2015 Malta organisers *****************