The next European Cetacean Society (http://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/home.php) conference will take place at the University of Liège (Aquarium-Museum of Liège), organised jointly by the Laboratory of Oceanology and the Department of Veterinary Pathology, from Saturday the 5th of April to Wednesday the 9th of April 2014. Different Belgian universities and institutions will be also associated to this event. The University of Liege hosted the ECS conference in 2002, and the last four ECS conferences took place in Stralsund (Germany, 2010), Cadiz (Spain, 2011), Galway (Ireland, 2012) and Setubal (Portugal, 2013) and attracted both scientists and media attention. The theme for 2014 shall be: «Marine mammals as sentinels of a changing environment» in order to present the consequences of Global Change on these species as well as the principal dangers that threaten their future. Marine mammals, most of which are threatened by human activities (e.g. pollution, fishing), occupy an important position in our marine ecosystems and deserve all our attention. Milestones and important dates 24 Sep 2013 : 1st announcement: 8 Nov 2013 : 2nd announcement 22 Nov 2013 : Abstract submission, workshop proposals, video proposals, financial support requests: 22 Jan 2014 : Early registration, Video submission 28 Feb 2014 : Late registration 5-6 April 2014 : workshops 7-9 April 2014 : plenary conference The conference website will be available soon. See you in Liege in 2014 For the organizing committee Krishna DAS and Thierry JAUNIAUX Thierry Jauniaux, DMV, PhD, Diplomate of European College of Zoological Medicine (Wildlife Populations Health) http://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/home.php Premier Assistant Université de Liège Pathologie Vétérinaire Assistant Professor, University of Liege Veterinary Pathology T.Jauniaux@ulg.ac.be Cell phone: 0032477252302 MARIN Marine Animals Research & Intervention Network