Dear MARMAM Community, Thank you so much to all of you who have participated in our anonymous survey to evaluate gender-specific experiences in marine mammal science. To those of you who haven’t yet participated, there is still time! While we will be presenting results through 15 October 2017 at the Women in Marine Mammal Science <https://www.marinemammalscience.org/outside-conferences-workshops-symposia/workshop-women-marine-mammal-science-breaking-barriers-success-28-october-2017/> Workshop, we have decided to keep the survey active through the month of October so that we can continue to seek participation during the conference period. A reminder that this brief survey is in intended for anyone seeking or pursuing a career in or associated with marine mammal science, regardless of gender or place of residence/origin or participation in the conference or workshop. To begin the survey, click here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMP6vBO1aZ8JmPu5G40B3ZSIncvih0_ajp33kRRH-wXGfJkw/viewform> or copy the following address into your web browser: https://goo.gl/EzYmBx. More details are included in the original email (below.) Thank you, WIMMS Workshop Organizers Erin Ashe Amanda Bradford María Marchesi Natalie Mastick Frances Robertson Mridula Srinivasan @womeninmmsci ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Amanda Bradford - NOAA Federal <amanda.bradford@noaa.gov> Date: Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 6:33 PM Subject: Survey on gender-specific experiences in marine mammal science To: marmam@lists.uvic.ca Dear MARMAM Community, In preparation for the Women in Marine Mammal Science: Breaking Down Barriers to Success <https://www.marinemammalscience.org/outside-conferences-workshops-symposia/workshop-women-marine-mammal-science-breaking-barriers-success-28-october-2017/> workshop at the upcoming SMM Biennial in Halifax, we are conducting an anonymous survey to better understand gender-specific experiences in marine mammal science and would greatly appreciate your participation. This survey is intended for anyone, regardless of gender or place of residence/origin, seeking or pursuing a career in or associated with marine mammal science. It has received ethics approval by the Research Ethics Board at Simon Fraser University and should take no more than 20 minutes of your time. Results from this survey will contribute to both the workshop and a subsequent publication, although please note we are seeking broad participation within the field of marine mammal science and would value your input, even if you are not planning to attend the conference or workshop. To begin the survey, click here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMP6vBO1aZ8JmPu5G40B3ZSIncvih0_ajp33kRRH-wXGfJkw/viewform> or copy the following address into your web browser: https://goo.gl/EzYmBx. The survey will be active until 15 October 2017. Please email Dr. Frances Robertson at francesr@sfu.ca if you any questions about the survey or us at womeninmmsci@gmail.com if you have any questions about the workshop. Thank you, The WIMMS Workshop Organizers Erin Ashe Amanda Bradford María Marchesi Natalie Mastick Frances Robertson Mridula Srinivasan Website: https://wimms.weebly.com <http://wimms.weebly.com> Twitter: @womeninmmsci Hashtag: #womeninmmsci