July 20th is the early registration deadline for the SMM 18th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE MAMMALS Save between $25 US and $120 US by taking advantage of the early registration which will remain open until July 20th. This is only 2 weeks away! Please note that July 20th will also be the early registration deadline for exhibitors and vendors. For those of you who have submitted an abstract, results about acceptance of submissions will be announced on July 10th, in time to benefit from the early registration rates. For students looking for some support, travel grant applications will be accepted until July 12th. You can find all the information related to the conference and registration on the website: http://conference.marinemammalogy.org. Registration is done online using a single transaction with credit card or Paypal. Optional extras, such as banquet tickets, dinner cruise on the St Lawrence River and the Conference Poster by Pieter Folkens, Marine Mammals from the Northern Cryosphere, can also be purchased online through separate transactions. Don't forget to look under the Program tab, to find out and register to the 23 workshops and symposia that will be held at the Quebec Conference Centre on October 10th and 11th. If you don't already know, the 18th biennial conference will be held at the Quebec Convention Centre (http://www.convention.qc.ca) in Quebec City, Canada from October 12th to 16th 2009. It is a nice time to visit Quebec City that celebrated its 400th Anniversary in 2008 (http://www.quebecregion.com). Jean-François Gosselin 18th Biennial Conference registrar congres_smm2009@dfo-mpo.gc.ca