Dear friends of MARMAM, [cid:81667a81-8f5e-4b37-af08-ffe322e7ad2d] Time flies! Less than 3 weeks and it will be our highlight of the year - the "2023 International Cetacean Symposium & Workshop" - our first-ever, large-scale scientific symposium and workshop on cetacean conservation medicine in post-COVID-19 era. On 24 to 25 July, we will host the symposium in the City University of Hong Kong (CityU HK). On 26 to 27 July, a 2-day post-symposium workshop will be held in the CityU HK and Ocean Park Hong Kong. This workshop focuses on several important conventional and revolutionary techniques for aquatic animal stranding investigation, including parasitological analysis, 3D surface scanning, virtual dissection via VR simulation, computed tomography and ultrasonography and specimen preparations. Please also find the following links and attached files (invited speakers and workshop flyer) for your reference: 2023 International Cetacean Symposium (Physical meeting) Date: 24 to 25 July 2023 (Monday to Tuesday) Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (HKT: UTC+8) Venue: LT-16, 4/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Registration Fee: HK$0 (Yes, it is FREE) Details & Registration: https://epay.cityu.edu.hk/ics2023 Workshop (Physical workshop) Date: 26 to 27 July 2023 (Wednesday to Thursday) Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (HKT: UTC+8) Venue: City University of Hong Kong; Ocean Park Hong Kong, Aberdeen. Registration Fee: HK$1,000 for 2 days. Registration fee includes light refreshment, lunch meals and coffee breaks. Details & Registration: https://epay.cityu.edu.hk/ics2023 Prior registration is ESSENTIAL to get the access right to the venue. Please make sure all fields are entered CORRECTLY, particularly your NAME and EMAIL address :) Our host hotel will be the Harbour Plaza Metropolis Hong Kong in 7 Metropolis Drive, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It sits in the heart of Kowloon, overlooking the spectacular world-famous Victoria Harbour. Conveniently located near the MTR Hunghom Station, it provides easy access to other districts in town, including CityU HK and Ocean Park Hong Kong. A discounted group rate of HKD$880/night plus tax is available for our symposium participants. Discounted rate is available until 14 Jul 2023, or if block is sold out. Please use this link to reserve a room online: https://bit.ly/44cdUnx There are only few seats left for our practical workshop! Seats are limited with first come first served basis. Do register NOW, and hope you see you in Hong Kong soon! Warm regards, Brian Kot Chairperson of the organising committee of the 2023 International Cetacean Symposium & Workshop Ph.D. in Diagnostic Imaging, B.Sc. (Hons) in Radiography, Cert. (RPC), Cert. (Virtopsy), CAS (Forensic Imaging & Virtopsy) Assistant Professor Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences City University of Hong Kong T: (852) 3442 7681 M: (852) 9365 2267 E: briankot@cityu.edu.hk W: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/ph/staff/dr-brian-kot-chin-wing Aquatic Animal Virtopsy Lab Website: https://aavlab2014.wixsite.com/aavlab2014 Follow us at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAVLab2014 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aavlab2014 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aavlab2014 Disclaimer: This email (including any attachments) is for the use of the intended recipient only and may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and all copies from your system. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other form of unauthorized dissemination of the contents is expressly prohibited.