Please forward the message below to the MarMam-list. Sincerely, Iske Iske L. Vandevelde Larkin, Ph.D. Assistant Scientist Education Coordinator Aquatic Animal Health Program Large Animal Clinical Sciences & Dept. of Zoology University of Florida 2015 SW 16th Ave. CVM - PO Box 100136 Gainesville, Fl 32610 (Ship to zip - 32608) USA ***NOTE New Phone # and E-mail Phone (352) 392-2212 ext 5168 Cell (352) 494-1742 Fax (352) 846-1171 e-mail: Larkini@vetmed.ufl.edu

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"Miller Tipton,Beth" <bmt@ufl.edu> 4/16/2008 1:30 PM >>>

FLORIDAMARINE MAMMAL HEALTH CONFERENCE III April 22 - 25, 2008 The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience * Marineland, Florida St. Augustine Beach, Florida http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/marinemammal<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001HQ7NDBiUha11TEWp7rhK-ys8ig_tCZB50HiPsnVtZJFOntu0YzwnojeVniBK5EhW4vo7DgfC8HJTBZARqfHxffhtgFeEI0NoSB2J7YPOXmwOcWXdh1SvPusFjvW53iNOFuy0n_spZHU=> IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PARTICIPATE! April 16, 2008 Dear Colleague, It's NOT TOO LATE to participate in the conference. We have an exciting program in store for you with numerous oral and poster presentations on the schedule, and, you can earn CEUS toward your professional licensing recertification. The conference will feature talks from renowned researchers and practitioners on: * Marine Mammal Genetics * Algal Biotoxins * Power Plants and Manatees * Right Whales * Health Assessments and much more . . . This conference provides a forum for people working on issues affecting marine mammal species, and an opportunity to review their current health status, discuss future directions of investigation, and determine actions likely to produce benefits to their health and survival. Attendees will have ample opportunities to share information regarding issues that affect marine mammals during topical discussion periods, poster presentations and networking sessions. REGISTER ONSITE We will be registering individuals onsite the afternoon of Thursday, April 22 from 4pm - 7pm at the Holiday Inn St. Augustine Beach - and - on Wednesday morning starting at 7:30am at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience before the meeting begins at 8:15am. So come join us as we investigate ways to reduce state and federal resources spent on marine mammal health issues by developing better preventative practices. CONTINUING CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS for Veterinarians CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS If you are a licensed veterinarian or if you maintain a professional license issued by a society, an association, an occupational licensing board or a department of professional regulation within your state, you may be eligible to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for your participation in this conference. Be sure to contact the appropriate authority who manages your professional certification to verify this conference program meets your state's licensing requirements, and to confirm what documentation is required to earn CEUs. A Record of Attendance Log will be maintained at the conference where you can sign in and sign out each day and create a record verifying your daily attendance. Within 30 days upon conclusion of the conference, we will mail you a formal "Certificate of Attendance" indicating the actual number of contact hours you accrued based on your participation hours recorded in the attendance log. It is your responsibility to compile all necessary paperwork and provide it to the appropriate licensing board or professional organization with whom you are certified, and to confirm this program content is acceptable based on their individual standards. IMPORTANT: Veterinary doctor's credit hours will be based on one hour credit for each "contact" hour (no less than 50 minutes) of attendance. The preliminary agenda for this conference entails 9.5 contact hours. CONFERENCE MEETING SITE Meeting Location Information [cid:image006.jpg@01C89FC6.16FBC980] The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd. St. Augustine, FL 32080 PHONE: 904-461-4000 *FAX: 904-461-4052 Peter A. V. Anderson, Director The FMMHC will be held at the Center for Marine Science (CMS) located at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience located in Marineland, FL, just south of St. Augustine. The eight-acre campus is situated on a narrow barrier island, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, both of which are just a few hundred feet away. For more information on the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, go to:www.whitney.ufl.edu/<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001HQ7NDBiUha0swRmkRXY2s0shKlkjacyhPOGTjoV6zsMe95bPL_jwsG87f7g-s6fgn8cRukiuKdfn1BeJ4myw0SCQ1V2YrPrCHBr7DHn-a7gEiibOWEEpnw==> If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to email me or call on me personally. We look forward to your participation in the conference and to seeing you next week! Sincerely, Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton, CMP, Director Office of Conferences and Institutes University of Florida / IFAS PO Box 110750 (Bldg 639, Mowry Rd) Gainesville, FL 32611-0750 PH 352-392-5930 / FAX 352-392-9734 EMAIL: mailto:bmt@ufl.edu Web Site: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/marinemammal