Dear MARMAM, We are thrilled to announce that the Society for Marine Mammalogy Northeast Student Chapter will be hosting an in-person conference at the University of New Hampshire the weekend of April 22, 2023. The main conference activities will take place Saturday, April 22, with additional social activities Friday night and a possible necropsy lab tour on Sunday. Registration is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career scientists. All participants are invited to submit abstracts for a talk, speed talk, or poster. We accept submissions on complete research, on-going research, literature review, or a topic of interest, so long as it relates to marine mammal science. Additionally, we will have a keynote speaker, round table discussion, networking opportunities, and movie screening. The registration fee is $30 to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and snacks on Saturday. If there are any financial barriers that prevent you from attending, please contact us. Deadline for abstract submission is April 8 and deadline to register is April 14. Link for abstract submission and registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepFW1KdF7e3LyaOxhs7XRyICzk_AYJ6RvB... Please follow us on Facebook for event updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5266900740026363 Please reach out to the chapter leaders if you have any questions: Melanie Smith Affiliation: University of New Hampshire; SMM Email: Melanie.smith@unh.edu Marissa Garcia Affiliation: K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at Cornell University; SMM Email: mg2377@cornell.edu Maia Austin Affiliation: University of Vermont; SMM Email: maia.g.austin@uvm.edu We hope to see you there, Maia --------------------------- Maia Austin (she/her) PhD Candidate University of Vermont Department of Biology 224 Marsh Life Science maia.g.austin@uvm.edu