The Council of the European Cetacean Society is glad to announce the: EUROPEAN CETACEAN SOCIETY 20th ANNUAL CONFERENCE Gdynia, Poland, 2006 The 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society will take place in Gdynia, on the coast of Poland not far from the Baltic research station of Hel! Ever been to Hel and came back? As this is our 20th anniversary, we are making this a special occasion and so that it gets the attention it deserves we have reserved 3-6 April 2006 (an extra day!) for the 2006 conference and it will be hosted by Iwona Kuklik. As always the conference will offer options to set up workshops on the days before and after the conference. The theme of the conference is: Marine Mammals and Man in Coastal Ecosystems: Can They Co-exist? More information can be found at the website at www.broekemaweb.nl/ecs For any direct information, please contact the conference organisors Jan Willem Broekema (ecs-all-request@jiscmail.ac.uk) member of council