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What's Next...
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31st International Meeting for the Study of Marine Mammals
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5/18/2008
- 5/22/2008
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Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico - SOMEMMA invites you to attend. Check the website for details.
5/19/2008
- 5/22/2008
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Lake Arrowhead, CA USA - We are looking forward to attending this event again, as we do each year. The Conference Center venue offers opportunities for many informal conversations, in addition to the planned program events. The theme for this year's meeting is "Challenges for HMS Management in the 21st Century." See you there!
6/26/2008
- 6/27/2008
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Oamaru, New Zealand - The meeting will focus on the penguins of New Zealand, Australia, and their Sub-Antarctic Islands. A field trip visiting both the nearby Yellow-Eyed Penguin colony and the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony is included.
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Joint Meeting of the Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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7/23/2008
- 7/28/2008
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Montréal, Quebec, Canada - This joint gathering includes meetings for the AES, ASIH, SSAR, and HL organizations.
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3rd International Biologging Science Symposium
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9/1/2008
- 9/5/2008
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Pacific Grove, CA USA - After attending the Biologging Symposiums in Tokyo and St. Andrews, we are excited to participate in this third meeting. As in the past, we expect the information that will be presented will provide valuable insights to the biologging community.
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Where we've been...
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35th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group
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2/27/2008
- 3/2/2008
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Blaine, WA USA - Todd, Ajay, and Lloyd made the trip west from St. John's to attend the meeting and chat about what the Seabird Group is working on. Good information was shared by all. It was a privilege to also be a financial supporter of this meeting and to assist in enabling more student participants to attend.
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Advances in Tagging & Marking Technology for Fisheries Management & Research
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2/24/2008
- 2/28/2008
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Auckland, New Zealand - Melinda and Roger enjoyed the opportunity to attend this very constructive gathering. While there, Roger presented a talk entitled "Crossing the Twilight Zone," which outlined alternate geolocation techniques.
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28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology
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1/21/2008
- 1/27/2008
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Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico - During the sympoisum, Heather and Ann were especially pleased to hear from some Mk10-AF users that the Wildlife Computers Fast-GPS tags were far exceeding longevity expectations. Excellent!
The sympoisum, Loreto-style, provided several new experiences, including meeting with attendees in the open air of Plaza Salvatierra, and after the rains began, down the road in the auditorium. This gave us a unique opportunity to listen to the remaining presentations while simultaneously staffing the table. We also welcomed the opportunity to again assist by providing student travel funds for the event.
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17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
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11/29/2007
- 12/3/2007
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Cape Town, South Africa - Melinda is now back from this informative event, where she attended a pre-conference PATOB workshop, as well as many of the presentations. She enjoyed hearing from researchers directly and in person regarding their needs and concerns. Look for us to attend again in 2009!
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2nd International Symposium on Tagging and Tracking of Marine Fish with Electronic Devices
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10/8/2007
- 10/11/2007
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San Sebastían, Spain - Melinda, Roger, and Todd traveled to San Sebastían to participate in this symposium where they were able to gain insights and information on current and future tagging needs. Wildlife Computers was also pleased to be one of the sponsors of this event.
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SCOR Panel on New Technologies for Observing Marine Life Workshop on Geolocation Methods
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10/5/2007
- 10/6/2007
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We were pleased to have two of our design engineers, Roger and Todd, invited to attend this workshop, held in conjunction with the 2nd International Symposium on Tracking and Tagging of Marine Fish with Electronic Devices in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. This workshop provided an opportunity for the presentation and sharing of some exciting new developments in geolocation-derived position estimation. As always, we welcomed another opportunity to contribute to the on-going discussion on geolocation methods.
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6th International Penguin Conference
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9/3/2007
- 9/7/2007
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Melinda and Heather had a great time chatting with users and learning more about what their research entails and what their particular instrumentation needs are. It was especially nice to have the opportunity to visit some of the Hobart CSIRO staff while "in the neighborhood."
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