Announcing the Northeast Region Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Network Conference ("NERS 2009"), March 27-29, at the Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites in Salem, MA. The annual NERS Conference brings together over 100 scientists, marine animal specialists, managers, educators, stranding network volunteers, and interested laypeople from Virginia to Maine to network and share the latest knowledge about marine animal strandings, disease, rescue, and rehabilitation. On Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th, scientific papers on marine mammal and sea turtle disease, case studies, stranding trends, large whales, and other topics of interest will be presented. On Sunday, March 29th there will be a special symposium on Marine Animal Disease in the 21st century. This year's conference is co-hosted by the New England Aquarium, the Whale Center of New England, and the National Marine Life Center. Full conference registration is $75, and one-day registrations are available. Space is limited. To register, visit: http://support.neaq.org/ners <http://support.neaq.org/ners> . ~ Kathy Zagzebski ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Zagzebski President & Executive Director The National Marine Life Center P.O. Box 269, 120 Main Street Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-0269 phone: 508 743-9888 x15 fax: 508 759-5477 e-mail: kzagzebski@nmlc.org web: http://www.nmlc.org/ <http://www.nmlc.org/> "Caring for stranded marine animals." I GoodSearch for the National Marine Life Center. You can help, too, just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - <http://www.goodsearch.com/> www.goodsearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/> . Thanks for your support! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~