We are pleased to announce a special symposium to be held as part of the 15 Reunión de Trabajo de Especialista en Mamíferos Acuáticos y 9 Congreso de SOLAMAC (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos) in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, 16-20 September 2012: A symposium on fossil marine mammals of South America Aims: to consider the systematics, phylogenetics, biogeographical relationships, morphological and functional studies in living and fossil aquatic mammals of South America, and related topics on fossils and macroevolution. Presentations may be in Spanish, Portugese, or English. Please email the Convenors (Mario Alberto Cozzuol mario.cozzuol@gmail.com<mailto:mario.cozzuol@gmail.com> and Ewan Fordyce ewan.fordyce@otago.ac.nz<mailto:ewan.fordyce@otago.ac.nz>) to indicate your interest and to help us plan, as follows: Attendance at the Symposium [ ] I am interested, and likely to attend [ ] I am interested but unsure at this stage Presentation at the Symposium [ ] I would like to present a talk OR [ ] I would like to present a poster [ ] I don't wish to present a talk or poster [ ] I attach a copy of my abstract, and have also submitted, or will submit, the abstract via the SOLAMAC meeting web page. Indicate your interest in a one to two day field trip to marine mammal fossil localities near Puerto Madryn: [ ] interested, likely to attend [ ] interested but unsure at this stage [ ] not interested Accommodation [ ] I am a student and would like information about budget accommodation. For more on the SOLAMAC meeting, see http://www.cenpat-conicet.gob.ar/meetings/15RT_2012/index.html Use this web address to access the SOLAMAC abstract submission process, and to submit your abstract for the Symposium. Regards Mario Cozzuol Ewan Fordyce R. Ewan Fordyce Professor, Department of Geology University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, NZ tel 3-479-7510, paleo lab 3-479-4575, cell 021-037-3964, fax 3-479-7527 web: http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/people/fordyce/index.html<http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/people/fordyce/index.html> Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum; Michigan State University Museum. MSc. Carolina Loch Silva PhD Candidate Geology Department, University of Otago Dunedin 9054, New Zealand http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/people/students/loch/index.html & Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos UFSCFlorianópolis, SC - Brasil