Society for Marine Mammalogy

Northwest Student Chapter for the Society of Marine Mammalogy
16th Annual Chapter Meeting

5th May 2012
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Deadline for presenters: April 15
Deadline for non-presenters: April 30

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Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, 2012
Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 17, 2012
Registration Deadline: April 20, 2012

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Monday, 05 March 2012 21:10

Ecology & Conservation of Marine Mammals of the Humboldt Upwelling Ecosystem

Written by Inez Campbell

The Center for Environmental Sustainability (CSA - Centro para la Sostenibilidad Ambiental) and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia's (UPCH) Life Sciences Field School are pleased to announce the course:

Ecology & Conservation of Marine Mammals of the Humboldt Upwelling Ecosystem
Dates: June 30th – July 9th 2012
Location: Punta San Juan, Peru

This is a residential field-based course in Peru on the biology, anatomy, physiology, ecology, evolution, behavior, population biology, management and conservation of marine mammals, explaining why this group is so important, controversial and interesting.

Students will be provided with comprehensive knowledge on marine mammal ecology with special enphasis on species inhabiting the Humboldt Current Upwelling Ecosystem off the coast of Peru a developing country with the largest single species fishery in the world.

This is a university-accredited course and is intended for students in the summer vacation of 2012 and for enthusiastic individuals with keen interest in the marine environment. This course is suitable for MSc., undergraduate students in the last 3 years of study and individuals who want to learn from experts about sea lions, fur seals, dolphins, whales, marine otters of the south Pacific Ocean.

For more information, please visit:

http://upch-fieldschool.edu.pe/front/course_information_marine_mammals

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Hello dear students:

Time is approaching for the Biennial conference, and therefore in the following weeks you might be receiving lots of news regarding the student workshop agenda, the student travel grants that will be awarded, and other activities we are planning for students. 

In the meantime, I just want to send another reminder about arranging your travels and accommodation with time in advance. 

As I said a few months ago, unfortunately it has not been easy to find safe and close-by accommodation (hostels and/or hotels) near the Conference center in Tampa.  It is not advisable to stay in downtown especially commuting back and forth on a bus at, since the schedule for the conference will run until late every day. 

For this reason, the conference committee strongly recommends that students share a double room at the conference hotel: 

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina (If this link doesn't work, please visit the Travel & Lodging page) 

I know just the word "Marriott" is a scary one for all of us, but upon booking a room, there is a special rate as an "attendee" to the conference and there is a possibility of having up to four students in a room. Therefore, the cost can be shared.  If many students agree on this option, we will come up with an alternative of organizing a chart online so that students that are making arrangements on their own, can pair-up with other students in the same room (for example, according to gender, country, etc). 

Please feel free to send me your comments on this regard to ic77@st- andrews.ac.uk 

Have a great day, 

Inez

The Gulf Coast Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium to be held at the University of Southern Mississippi's Thad Cochran Center in Hattiesburg, MS, August 27-28th, 2011.

An icebreaker event is planned for the evening of August 26th.  

This meeting is intended to facilitate and foster scientific discussion and collaboration among marine mammal students and professionals working in the Gulf Coast region. Whether you are an established professional or student, undergraduate or graduate, we invite you to attend!

This year's symposium features a keynote address by Dr. Ruth Carmichael, Senior Marine Scientist of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Assistant Professor of Marine Science at the University of Southern Alabama. Dr. Carmichael's research focuses on West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) population ecology in Alabama waters. Also on the agenda are student research presentations and workshops geared toward professional development - including a MATLAB introductory workshop. Following the symposium, attendees are welcome to join GCSC members for an afternoon of canoeing down the Okatoma Creek.

If you are interested in attending, please submit your registration form and abstract no later than 5:00 pm ET Friday, August 5th, to Courtney Smith at Courtney.e.smith@eagles.usm.edu. Presentation space is limited, and priority will be given to students. Following the guidelines for the traditional SMM Biennial talks, student presentations should be no longer than 12 minutes (followed by 3 minutes for questions). We encourage students working in the Gulf Coast region to present their research, regardless of the stage of the project.

For those students traveling long distances to join us, we have a limited number of free accommodations that may be arranged with local students. Please note the need for accommodations on your registration form and we suggest you register early, as space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Any further details pertaining to this event will be posted on our website. Please contact Courtney Smith at the above email address if you have any questions regarding the symposium.

We look forward to seeing you!

Thursday, 24 March 2011 08:56

15th Northwest Student Chapter meeting for the Society of Marine Mammalogy

Written by Frances Robertson and Mandy Wong

The 15th Northwest Student Chapter Meeting for the Society of Marine Mammalogy is to be held at the University of British Columbia on the 7 May 2011.

Meeting registration and abstract submission is now open.

The deadline for registration is the 15 April. We welcome all those interested to attend, student or not.

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Wednesday, 24 November 2010 14:15

UK Regional Student Chapter meeting at St. Andrews University

Written by Inez Campbell

The UK Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy is pleased to announce their annual meeting at St. Andrews University from the 27th to the 29th of January 2011.

We encourage all students who are interested or actively involved in marine mammal research, registered in Universities across the UK and Ireland, to attend. The atmosphere of the conference is relatively informal, giving students a platform to discuss their research with other students and prominent researchers.

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Tuesday, 23 November 2010 12:17

1st Annual Florida Marine Mammal Student Research Symposium

Written by Inez Campbell

We are pleased to announce the first annual student research symposium sponsored by the Florida Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, to be held on January 30th, 2011 (with an ice breaker January 29th.) This year's symposium will be hosted by the University of Florida's Aquatic Animal Health Program in Gainesville, FL.

We encourage all actively involved and interested students (graduate, undergraduate, professional, etc) to attend. This is an informal symposium which will give students the opportunity to present their research in a relaxed environment and to meet and exchange ideas with other students from the state of Florida and surrounding areas. We also have scheduled round table discussions with prominent marine mammal researchers from both the academic and government arena.

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Monday, 20 September 2010 10:00

Attention Students: The Society needs you!!!

Written by Inez Campbell

Get involved now!

Attention student members of the Society for Marine Mammology: the Board is requesting that you get involved in one of the standing committees. Each committee should have at least one student member.

We are seeking an indication of interest from students, and committee chairs will draw from the pool of interested students to put forward individuals for Board consideration as potential committee members.

It is very exciting as it lets you get actively and directly involved with issues regarding the Society and enact one of its main purposes: to evaluate and promote the educational, scientific and managerial advancement of marine mammal science.

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The SMM Gulf Coast Student Chapter is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Student Research Symposium to be held at the University of Southern Mississippi's Thad Cochran Center in Hattiesburg, MS, August 27th-28th, 2011.  An icebreaker even is planned for the evening of August 26th.

This meeting is intended to facilitate and foster scientific discussion and collaboration among marine mammal students and professionals working in the Gulf Coast region.  Whether you are an established professional or student, undergraduate or graduate, we invite you to attend!

This year’s symposium features a keynote address by Dr. Ruth Carmichael, Senior Marine Scientist of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Assistant Professor of Marine Science at the University of Southern Alabama. Dr. Carmichael’s research focuses on West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) population ecology in Alabama waters.  Also on the agenda are student research presentations and workshops geared toward professional development - including a MATLAB introductory workshop.  Following the symposium, attendees are welcome to join GCSC members for an afternoon of canoeing down the Okatoma Creek.

If you plan to join us, please submit your registration form and abstract no later than 5:00 pm ET Friday, August 5^th to Courtney Smith Courtney.e.smith@eagles.usm.edu.  Presentation space is limited, and priority will be given to students.  Following the guidelines for the traditional SMM Biennial talks, student presentations should be no longer than 12 minutes (followed by 3 minutes for questions).  We encourage students working in the Gulf Coast region to present their research, regardless of the stage of the project.

For those students traveling long distances to join us, we have a limited number of free accommodations that may be arranged with local students.  Please note the need for accommodations on your registration form and we suggest you register early, as space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Any further details pertaining to this event will be posted here. Please contact Courtney Smith at the above email address if you have any questions regarding the symposium.  We look forward to seeing you!

Another Year for the Gulf Coast Student Chapter

2010 was a busy year for GCSC members!  Check out our Annual Report to see all of the various activities we participated in over the last year.

Annual Student Research Symposium      

1^st Annual Student Research Symposium - Texas A&M, Galveston - 2010 Abstract Book

Ongoing Chapter Meetings

As our chapter members may be in multiple states at any given time, our monthly or bimonthly chapter meetings occur via phone or internet conferences.  These meetings are an opportunity for all GCSC members to coordinate and plan community service and educational outreach events that we participate in throughout the Gulf Coast region.  Please contact the GCSC student administrators if you would like to attend the next chapter meeting. 

GCSC members from Texas A&M teaching marine mammal science to local high school students (May, 2010). Pictured (left to right): Michelle Cortez, Carly Ginter, Alyson Azzara, Mithriel MacKay, and Nikki Hughes.