Dear colleagues, The American Cetacean Society is now accepting abstracts for submission to the Student Research Presentation Session and Poster Presentation Session to be held at the 13th Biennial International Conference. Whales and Humans: A Conflicted Relationship November 9th-11th, 2012 Hyatt Regency Mission Bay San Diego, California The poster presentation session of the conference will showcase a variety of programs and projects based out of educational institutions, agencies, and non-profit organizations, and is intended to encourage discussion and facilitate the exchange of current information pertaining to cetacean research, conservation, policy, and education. We invite graduate and undergraduate students to present their work in the ACS Conference Student Contest. The contest is for poster presenters, with a $250 first-place prize for the top presenter. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be recognized at the conference banquet and will be featured in an upcoming issue of the ACS 'Spyhopper' newsletter. Abstracts for both the Poster Presentation Session and the Student Research Presentation Session will be accepted through Thursday, July 5th, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST. Upon acceptance of abstracts, authors will receive additional poster presentation guidelines. An official announcement is attached to this correspondence as a .pdf document. For additional details, visit the ACS website conference page at: http://acsonline.org/education/conference/2012-conference/ Please direct any questions to Cheryl McCormick, Executive Director, American Cetacean Society at: c.mccormick@acsonline.org (310) 548-6279. We hope to see you in San Diego! Best, Cheryl Cheryl M. McCormick, Ph.D. Executive Director American Cetacean Society P.O. Box 1391 San Pedro, CA 90733-1391 (310) 548-6279 (office) c.mccormick@acsonline.org