Conferences

19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals [ more info ]

11/26/2011 - 12/2/2011 - Tampa, FL USA - The theme for the biennial conference is "Cumulative effects of threats to marine mammals: Challenges to animals, scientists, and managers." We'll be attending again this year, as we have every conference for the last couple of decades or so.

We appreciate both the history and the exciting future of marine mammal research that is encouraged by the Society of Marine Mammalogy. This conference has always been a great place to connect, learn, and share information. Come see us at our exhibitor booth #104. Exhibits are located in the West Hall of the Tampa Convention Center.

To encourage and support the attendence of as many students as possible, we will again be contributing to the Society for the student travel fund.

Sand to Sea - Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting [ more info ]

2/1/2012 - 2/4/2012 - Jekyll Island, GA USA - If you are planning to attend the very first ever Sand to Sea SE Regional Sea Turtle meeting in February 2012, we'll see you there! Wildlife Computers will be attending as one of the invited exhibitors. Melinda will also be presenting at two "Satellite Tracking Technical Workshops," where she and other manufacturers will discuss products, attachment techniques and answer questions from the audience.

32nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation [ more info ]

3/11/2012 - 3/16/2012 - Kevin and Melinda will be making their way south to Huatulco for the symposium. Advance workshops and meetings will take place on 11-12 March. There are also post-symposium meetings and workshops planned for 17 March. Looking forward to chatting with lots of turtle people at our booth! We are working on tentative plans for a workshop to address selecting appropriate technology to answer a given research question. Additional information may include attachment decisions, retention, and animal welfare.

American Fisheries Society 141st Annual Meeting [ more info ]

9/4/2011 - 9/8/2011 - Seattle, WA USA - This one was just across the lake from us, and we were excited to attend and meet with the Fisheries Society members and attendees to learn more about their tagging successes and challenges. The meeting theme this year was “New Frontiers in Fisheries Management and Ecology: Leading the Way in a Changing World.” Melinda said the event was well-attended, with lots of exciting activity and sharing of information.

1st International Conference on Fish Telemetry [ more info ]

6/12/2011 - 6/18/2011 - Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan - Hokkaido University was the host site of this conference. Melinda represented Wildlife Computers and presented a workshop on getting the most out of your electronic tags. We were glad to be given the opportunity to supply a MiniPAT tagging kit for the conference's charity auction to benefit the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami and their families.

62nd International Tuna Conference [ more info ]

5/16/2011 - 5/19/2011 - Lake Arrowhead, CA USA - Melinda, Roger, Todd, and Kevin attended the annual meeting for 2011. They were pleased to have the opportunity to see the presentation by Heather Marshall, from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, this year's recipient of the Wildlife Computers Student Scholarship. Heather's presentation was on “Habitat utilization and movement patterns of juvenile porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) in the northwest Atlantic."

The Wildlife Computers Student Scholarship is an annual award, covering the room, board, and registration fee for a student selected by the Tuna Conference Scientific Committee.

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