Dear colleagues, The American Cetacean Society Conference Program Committee invites poster presentation abstracts for the Society's 13th International Conference: "Whales and Humans: A Conflicted Relationship" November 9th-11th, 2012 Hyatt Regency, Mission Bay San Diego, California The Poster Presentation Session will showcase a variety of programs and projects based out of educational institutions, agencies, and non-profit organizations, and is intended to encourage discussion and facilitate the exchange of current information pertaining to cetacean research, conservation, policy, and education. We invite graduate and undergraduate students to present their work in the ACS Conference Student Contest. The contest is for poster presenters, with a $250 first-place prize for the top presenter. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be recognized at the conference banquet and will be featured in an upcoming issue of the ACS Spyhopper newsletter. The deadline for poster presentation abstract submissions is Friday, June 1st, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST. For additional details, please visit the ACS website conference page at: http://acsonline.org/education/conference/2012-conference/ We hope to see you in San Diego! Cheryl Cheryl M. McCormick, Ph.D. Executive Director American Cetacean Society P.O. Box 1391 San Pedro, CA 90733-1391 (310) 548-6279 (office) c.mccormick@acsonline.org