Dear all, the online abstract submission opportunity for the 24th conference of the European Cetacean Society just opened at www.europeancetaceansociety.eu <https://217.86.134.21/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu> . The deadline for abstract submission, workshop applications and support requests will be Friday, 13th November 2009. Please be aware that you have to log in to be able to submit your abstract and to register for the ECS conference, held from 22nd to 24th of March 2010 in Stralsund, Germany, a beautiful mediaeval UNESCO world heritage town. The accompanying workshops will take place on the 20th and 21st of March 2010, and an excursion will be offered on the 25th of March. Further information will be provided in the second announcement and on the conference website at www.ozeaneum.de/en/ecs-2010.html <https://217.86.134.21/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ozeaneum.de/en/ecs-2010.html> . If you have any questions, please contact ecs2010@meeresmuseum.de <mailto:ecs2010@meeresmuseum.de> We are looking forward to welcoming you in Stralsund in March 2010! On behalf of the Organizing Committee for the ECS 2010, Ursula Verfuss Mit freundlichen Grüßen im Auftrag Dr. Ursula Verfuß Wiss. Mitarbeiter FB Wissenschaft Deutsches Meeresmuseum Museum für Meereskunde und Fischerei ? Aquarium Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Katharinenberg 14-20 18439 Stralsund Tel.: +49 (3831) 2650-390 Fax: + 49 (3831) 2650-209 ursula.verfuss@meeresmuseum.de www.meeresmuseum.de Der Direktor Dr. Harald Benke Ust. ID Nr.: DE 162 772 269 Steuernr.: 082/141/02545