We are co-organizing a workshop on Science and Conservation of Hawaiian Odontocetes, to be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013, prior to the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Dunedin, New Zealand. This is a follow-up to a workshop held prior to the 19th Biennial conference, and the purpose is to bring together scientists, managers, and other interested parties involved with odontocete research, conservation and management efforts in Hawaiian waters, to discuss current findings, planned research and management strategies. If you are interested in presenting at the workshop, please submit an abstract (300 word maximum), note your preference for a talk or a poster, and also note whether your presentation will also be given at the Biennial (and if so, in what form). We also welcome submissions that compare the ecology, habitat and structure of odontocetes in Hawaiʻi with those in other island or archipelago systems. The deadline for abstracts is 30 September 2013. Please use the same format as for the SMM conference abstracts, which will facilitate distributing abstracts to the workshop attendees. There is a workshop fee to cover costs of space, AV equipment, lunch and coffee breaks. To register go to: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article... Let us know if you have any questions, Robin Baird (rwbaird@cascadiaresearch.org<mailto:rwbaird@cascadiaresearch.org>) Erin Oleson (erin.oleson@noaa.gov<mailto:erin.oleson@noaa.gov>) =============================================================================== Robin W. Baird, Ph.D. Research Biologist Cascadia Research Collective 218 1/2 W. 4th Avenue Olympia, WA 98501 USA Follow us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cascadia-Research-Collective/110495958982184> http://www.cascadiaresearch.org<http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/>