Hello All, The Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammology (NWSSMM) will be holding their annual meeting from April 12 to 13, 2008 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. This meeting is a great opportunity for all students involved and interested in marine mammal research in the Pacific Northwest to meet and discuss their research projects and goals. This meeting is informal, and Saturday the 12th will involve a day of short talks from students who live and study in the Pacific Northwest. We are also planning a fun activity on the Sunday the 13th so that students can get to know each other even better. We encourage all attending students to give a short presentation. This is great practice for a defense or conference, and a chance to show everyone what your research is all about! I have attached a more detailed meeting announcement form, and a registration form. If you would like to attend, please fill out a registration form and return it to allen@zoology.ubc.ca by March 28th. I hope this date works well for most students. If there is a large overlap with another conference, we can schedule the meeting for a later date, so please let me know soon if a large majority of your group is unable to attend. If you would like more information on the NWSSMM please visit http://www.marinemammalogy.org/student/chapter.cfm?id=4 <http://www.marinemammalogy.org/student/chapter.cfm?id=4&page=4> &page=4 . To receive e-mailed announcements and news from the NWSSMM, please visit the above website and sign up for the TROLL listserv. We encourage all graduate and undergraduate students in the area to come out and join us for a great meeting! Important Dates: NSWWMM 2008 Meeting: April 12th and 13th, 2008 Please register by March 28th, 2008 - Pam Allen, and the students in the Marine Mammal Research Unit at UBC allen@zoology.ubc.ca http://www.marinemammal.org/MMRU/