Dear all, As we hope you all know, The 37th European Cetacean Society Conference 2026 (ECS2026) will be held in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom, from the 20th - 24th of April 2026. The deadline for abstracts and workshops is upon us - and we will not be extending this deadline this year. No matter who you are, no matter how cool your science is, the deadline is the deadline - so please make sure you submit your awesome abstracts before Tuesday December 9th, 2025 (23:45 Central European Time, GMT+1). We are working with Dundee council, as well as an amazing group of people in Team Scotland, to make the conference a great experience for everyone - and if you have ideas or requirements or would like more information about things like mentoring, student initiatives, language support, or bringing your family; we would like to hear from you! We have summarised some of these initiatives as well as other news updates into a newsletter. You can access the newsletter via this link: ECS Newsletter | Final call for abstracts<https://sway.cloud.microsoft/jLDPu7MVhpHef8ft> We recommend following the ECS social media channels for the most recent updates: https://www.instagram.com/europeancetaceansociety/ https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCetaceanSociety We look forward to seeing your abstracts flow in, and seeing you in Dundee, Scotland, in April 2026! Have a lovely weekend! Cheers, on behalf of the entire LOC for ECS 2026, Carol Sparling & Mariel ten Doeschate ECS co-chairs of the LOC.