Conference News

December 5, 2015

Special San Francisco Bay Tours and Farallon Island Trips with Oceanic Society

Attending the Society for Marine Mammology (SMM) Conference in San Francisco? The Oceanic Society is offering two different adventures for conference attendees and their families. Our first trip is suitable for adults and families with children at least 6-years-old. We will tour the San Francisco Bay to hear about the history of the bay and […]

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December 4, 2015

NEW THIS YEAR: “Poster Pods

This is a new concept we will be trying out this year to highlight posters presentations, and ensure each poster presenter is visited. We hope that it will also make poster presentation easier and more fun, as presenters can talk to groups of people rather than repeat themselves multiple times to individual people, and poster […]

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December 2, 2015

Greetings from the Mayor of San Francisco

A letter of greeting from the Mayor of San Francisco to the SMM delegates:

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December 1, 2015

Movie Night: Special Presentation of Racing Extinction

Monday, December 14, 2015 7:00 – 8:30 PM Continental Ballroom, Hilton Hotel Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, Oscar®-winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists intent on showing the world never-before-seen images that expose issues of endangered species and mass extinction. Watch Racing Extinction Trailer Here

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November 30, 2015

AGU/SMM Polar Mixer at the Exploratorium on Thursday, December 17, 2015

Thursday, December 17, 2015 • 6:00–8:00 p.m. Exploratorium, Pier 15, Fisher Bay Observatory Free, RSVP required. Email reserve@exploratorium.edu, or call 415.528.4444 and choose option 4 Join AGU members in Conversations About Landscape: Marine Mammals at the Poles: Sentinels for Climate Change. Featuring Drs. Sue Moore, Brendan Kelly, and Dave Mellinger discussing marine mammals at the […]

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