Just One Week Left! Submit Your Talk and Poster Abstracts & Join Us in Spain! 34th European Cetacean Society Conference April 18-20, 2023 O Grove, Galicia, Spain Deadline: Friday, December 9 - 2022 (23:45 CET) We invite you to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters for the 2023 ECS Conference, which will be held April 18th-20th in O Grove, Galicia, Spain. This will be a great opportunity to reconnect in person after the pandemic years and talk about marine mammals, science, conservation, discuss research, meet colleagues, have fun and make friends. Abstracts are encouraged to address the meeting theme “OUR OCEANS, OUR FUTURE: Marine Mammal Behavioural Ecology & the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources” if appropriate, but doing so is not necessary. We welcome submissions on any topic that reports on new discoveries in marine mammal science. This also includes proposals on interdisciplinary work, addressing communication with a wide audience, or exploring new ways of studying marine mammals through the use of new technologies. Abstracts will be reviewed by experts in each field. Abstracts must be submitted through the online form <https://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/conference/submit-abstract-0> by December 9th, 2022 at 23:45 (CET). No late or emailed abstracts will be considered. In April 2023, scientists from around the world will come together at the 34th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. All oral and poster presenters will be required to attend the meeting in person. At this conference, the ECS2023 plenary speakers include a world-renowned marine mammal expert, a woman scientist with expertise in the use of new technologies to study acoustic ecology of deep diving cetaceans, and a distinguished university professor with extensive experience in the study of baleen whales. We are delighted to share that the plenary speakers for ECS2023 will be: Bernd Würsig, Natacha Aguilar de Soto, and Alex Aguilar. As part of the 34th Conference of the European Cetacean Society, we will organize a series of events that will allow participants to discover the beauty of the local surroundings, its nature, cultural traditions and the treasures of the local gastronomy. Congress participants will enjoy authentic and unforgettable environmentally–friendly activities, all while having fun and expanding their knowledge. For more information, visit <https://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/conference/34th-annual-conference-galicia-spain> If you have any further questions, please contact us at: <ecs2023@thebdri.com> See you in Galicia, Warm regards, Bruno Díaz López Ph.D Chair of the Local Organising Committee ECS 2023 34 ECS Conference - O Grove - Galicia, Spain he/him/his The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI - www.thebdri.com Avenida Beiramar 192, O Grove 36980, Pontevedra, Spain Tel. 0034 684248552 he/him/his ResearchGate - GoogleScholar -https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-3289 This email is confidential to the intended recipient(s) and the contents may be legally privileged or contain proprietary and private informations. It is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this email. If received in error, please notify the sender and delete the message from your system immediately. Please note that neither the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI nor the sender accept any responsibility for any viruses and it is your responsibility to scan the email and the attachments (if any). Thank you for your cooperation.