Hello Everyone- This is the second announcement for the *2nd Biennial Workshop on Ethics in Marine Mammal Science (EiMMS)*. The workshop will be a full day affair on Sunday, December 11, 2005. To facilitate attendance and guarantee open access, we have decided to make the workshop *FREE* for conference attendees. However, we would appreciate anyone planning on attending to contact Charles (charles.littnan@noaa.gov) to register. We need to get an accurate headcount to ensure adequate space, handouts, and refreshments. (To prevent any disappointment I will forewarn you that the lavish fare provided at the last workshop will not be available this time around as we try to stay within a pretty tight budget.) Additional information and future updates can be found on the EiMMS website (recently launched and continually modified): http://eimms.objectis.net If you visit the site, please register to gain access to a greater amount of content. We will regularly update the agenda for the workshop on the EiMMS site. *The room is starting to fill up*, so if you were holding off until the perfect time to sign up...well that time is *now*. To review briefly the reasons for holding such a workshop: Many professional scientific societies have established official ethics committees to educate their members on professional and research ethics, provide guidance when dealing with ethical issues, and, in some cases, set minimum standards to which members must adhere. Indeed, the European Cetacean Society recently voted to establish an ethics advisory committee (EAC) and the Society for Marine Mammalogy has established an ad hoc ethics committee. Despite this progress, there are few opportunities for education and dialogue regarding ethics in research and many society members may lack the resources required to help them identify and resolve contentious issues in their work. The workshop is going to have numerous talks covering a wide range of ethics issues and the details will be covered on the website in the very near future. We will be finishing the workshop with an open discussion of ethics, marine mammals science, and how we would like our SMM to develop its ethical framework. There is still some room for *additional speakers* and we encourage anyone who might be interested in presenting a talk related to ethics in marine mammal research to contact us with a brief description of their presentation. This is an important topic and pivotal time in our field, be part of the discussion. Looking forward to seeing you in San Diego. Cheers, Charles Littnan and Dave Johnston -- Charles Littnan, Ph.D. Ecologist Marine Mammal Foraging Program Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center NOAA Fisheries 2570 Dole St. Honolulu HI 96822 Tel: (808) 983 5392 Fax: (808) 983 2902