Dear MARMAM group readers, Greetings of the day and best wishes from the Aquatic Animal Virtopsy Lab (https://www.facebook.com/AAVLab2014) at City University of Hong Kong. Time flies! Our highlight of the year - the "2024 International Cetacean Symposium & Workshop" https://aavlab2014.wixsite.com/aavlab2014/2024ics - our annual scientific meet and practical workshop, is fast-approaching! On 7 to 8 September 2024, we will host the symposium in the City University of Hong Kong (CityU HK) for FREE. This year we are honoured to co-organise the 2024 International Cetacean Symposium with the National Museum of Nature and Science (Japan) and the Plan Ocean (Korea). It is our great pleasure to invite local, regional and international cetacean experts to share their research works and latest techniques/technologies on health assessment and stranding investigation in the symposium (See attached flyers for invited speakers). We welcome everyone who is keen on cetaceans and stranding investigation to attend physically! In addition, a 2-day workshop (see attached flyer) aims to reconcile several important conventional and revolutionary techniques for cetacean health assessment and stranding investigation, will be held on 8 (afternoon), 9 (whole day) and 10 (afternoon) September 2024, including a resident dolphin boat survey in Hong Kong waters (subject to weather condition). Registration is limited to 20 participants and cost per person is only HK$1,500 (light refreshment, lunch meals, coffee breaks, boat trip fare and related materials, and insurance). Seats are limited with first come first served basis. Prior registration is ESSENTIAL to get the access right to the venue of both events. Please make sure all fields are entered correctly, particularly your name and email address. Register at http://bit.ly/4dyI4pc NOW! Seats are limited with first come first serve basis. For any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us via cltsui9@cityu.edu.hk or ytchung@cityu.edu.hk anytime. Please circulate as you deem appropriate to interested parties. Act Fast, Make Plans Now to Attend and we eagerly look forward to meeting you all soon physically in Hong Kong. Warm regards, Brian Kot Chairperson of the organising committee of the 2024 International Cetacean Symposium & Workshop Ph.D. in Diagnostic Imaging, B.Sc. (Hons) in Radiography, Cert. (RPC), 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 E: briankot@cityu.edu.hk<mailto: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.