> Our apologies for cross-posting, > > > SOCIETY FOR MARINE MAMMALOGY 18th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON THE BIOLOGY > OF MARINE MAMMALS > > The 18th biennial conference will be held at the Quebec Conference > Centre (http://www.convention.qc.ca) during 12 to 16 October 2009 in > Quebec City, Canada. Quebec City is the only walled city in North > America and is just winding down its 400th Anniversary celebrations > (http://www.quebecregion.com). The Conference will open on the 11th > October by the usual evening icebreaker and will end on the evening of > 16th October by a banquet and dance. Materials for pre-registered > participants and on-site registration will be available Sunday, 11 > October 2009. > > A conference website is now operational and will serve as the primary > resource for all of the deadlines and information related to the > conference. To learn more, go to the Society for Marine Mammalogy > website (http://www.marinemammalogy.org/) and click on Learn more > under 18th Biennial Conference Quebec. > > CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS > The conference this year is almost two months earlier than the > conference dates in recent years. This means that the deadlines for > abstract submissions and workshop ideas are also approximately two > months earlier. Workshop proposals will be due on 15 March 2009, > whereas abstracts for both oral and poster presentations will be due > on 19 April 2009 to allow sufficient time for peer review and > notification prior to the meeting. There will be three concurrent > sessions of oral presentations, and two hours per day exclusively > dedicated to posters to allow sufficient time for viewing the > anticipated large volume of poster presentations. Meeting space for a > number of pre-conference symposia and workshops has been arranged with > the convention Center for the 10th and 11th of October 2009, and will > be available free of charge to organisers. Any refreshments or > audio-visual equipment will be at the expense of organisers. Selection > of pre-conference workshops and symposia will be made by the > scientific committee based on merit. > > A formal call for abstracts and further announcements will be made > soon. In the meantime, if you are interested in organizing a > pre-conference workshop or symposium, we invite you to fill an > application through the Society website and conference webpage. The > scientific committee is being co-chaired by Veronique Lesage and > Robert Michaud. Do not hesitate to contact them with your ideas at > congres_smm2...@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. > > Video Night > As in past conferences, we hope to continue with the traditional video > night. Janie Giard and Jean Lemire are helping to organize this event. > More information will be provided soon. > > TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION > Experient is negotiating room rates for Biennial participants at the > Hilton and Delta hotels. Both hotels are right beside the conference > centre. International flights will arrive via Toronto or Montreal or > direct to Quebec City International Airport. Major international > carriers include Air Canada, Continental, Northwestern, and United > airlines, while WestJet and Porter are national carriers. Details of > visa requirements will be posted on the website, but all delegates are > recommended to confirm these with their local travel agent or embassy. > > > STUDENT TRAVEL AND GRANTS > The Society for Marine Mammalogy encourages student participation in > the 18th Biennial Conference and has committed funds in the form of > Student Travel Grants to help defray travel expenses. Students must be > members of the Society and have an abstract that has been reviewed and > accepted (either oral or poster) for the meeting to be considered for > a travel grant. More information on applying for these grants will be > available on the conference web site. > > Mike Hammill > Conference chair > > congres_smm2...@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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