We had a fabulous time! Thank You to everyone who participated.
| DATE |
TIME |
EVENT |
PLACE |
| Friday |
Oct. 4th |
10:30am |
- |
4pm |
Whale Watching - Field Trips |
Anacortes |
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|
3pm |
- |
6pm |
Preregistration |
Town Hall Seattle |
| |
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6pm |
- |
11pm |
Reception |
Bay Pavilion |
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| Saturday |
Oct. 5th |
8am
9am |
-
- |
9am
9:30am |
Registration
Conference Moderator - Mason Weinrich
Welcoming & Opening Remarks |
Town Hall Seattle |
| |
|
9:30am |
- |
11:15am |
Plenary Session
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The Connections - Cultures: A Cross-Species Perspective- Christine Johnson |
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The Animals - Culture within Cetacean Populations - Luke Rendell |
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The People - From Prayer to Party Boats: The Absurd Journey of Whales in Human Consciousness - Dave Duffus |
|
Q&A |
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| |
|
11:15am
11:30am |
-
- |
11:30am
1:00pm |
break
The Animals - Culture within Cetacean Populations
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Management Considerations for Culturally Adapting Cetaceans: Examples from Salish Sea Resident Killer Whales - Rich Osborne |
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Cross cultural interactions between dolphins and others: learning and culture in the underwater world - Denise Herzing |
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Baleen Whale Behavior from their Perspective - John Calambokidis |
|
Q&A |
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1:00pm
2:15pm |
-
- |
2:15pm
3:45pm |
lunch
The People - Cetaceans in Human Culture
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| |
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3:45pm
4:00pm |
- |
4:00pm
5:00pm |
break
Panel discussion
Career Opportunities in Cetacean Research & Conservation - moderator: Naomi Rose,
panelists: Will Anderson, David Bain, and Shauna Bingham. |
| |
|
5:00pm |
- |
6:15pm |
Video Session |
| |
|
6:30pm |
- |
11pm |
Banquet (buffet, awards, drawing winners, etc.) - keynote speech: Whales, A Changing View -FLIP NICKLIN
Dance to music by Lucy Lunchmouth - (dance starts about 9 and is open to all conference participants) |
Town Hall Seattle |
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| Sunday |
Oct. 6th |
9am |
- |
10:30am |
Hot Topics
|
Safe Havens for Marine Life - Elliott Norse |
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Non-invasive Monitoring of Physiologic Health in relation to Environmental Change: the North Atlantic Right Whale Example - Sam Wasser |
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A History of Ocean Noise: From Earthquakes to Scuba-Pigs - Mark McDonald |
|
Q&A |
|
Town Hall Seattle |
| |
|
10:30am
10:45am |
-
- |
10:45am
12:15pm |
break
The Connections
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Where Whales Lay Their Eggs and other Mysteries Explained: the Importance of Educating the Public - Phil Clapham |
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Bedtime Stories - The MMPA Re-Authorization and Other Grim Fairy Tales - Naomi Rose |
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Shamanic Biology: If whales have songs, can they hear our songs? - Jim Nollman |
|
Q&A |
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|
12:15pm
1:45pm |
-
- |
1:45pm
3:15pm |
lunch
Panel discussion
Captivity & Whale Watching: Scientific, Educational, and Ethical Considerations - moderator Dave Duffus panelists: David Bain, Traci Belting, Mike Bennett, Toni Frohoff, Trevor Spradlin, Naomi Rose, and Mason Weinrich |
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3:15pm |
- |
3:30pm |
Closing Remarks & Announcements |
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| Sunday |
Oct. 6th |
3:45pm |
- |
8:00pm |
35th Birthday Celebration!
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Town Hall Seattle |
American Cetacean Society
