Since the World Marine Mammal Science Conference in 1998, a Student Affairs Workshop has occurred during each Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.

The Student Affairs Workshops provide a forum for SMM students to interact with each other, as well as with leading professionals in the field of marine mammal science.  The format of the workshops typically consists of one or more presentations of particular relevance to students engaged in marine mammal research and conservation followed by small-group discussions with participating professionals.

The next Student Affairs Workshop will take place at the 2024 SMM Biennial Conference in Perth, Western Australia.

Information about previous Student Affairs Workshop can be found below.

• Student Night Events
  August 2022
  Palm Beach, Florida
  SMM Student Members-at-Large: Theresa-Anne Tatom-Naecker and Ayça Eleman
• Student Events at the World Marine Mammal Conference
  December 2019
  Barcelona, Spain
  SMM Student Members-at-Large: Raquel García Vernet and Eric Angel Ramos
• 11th Student Affairs Workshop
  December 2017
  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  SMM Student Members-at-Large: Courtney Smith, Laura Feyrer and Sarah Kienle
• 10th Student Affairs Workshop
  16 December 2015
  San Francisco, California, USA
  SMM Student Members-at-Large: Carolina Loch and Sarah Kienle
  
• 9th Student Affairs Workshop
  December 2013
  Dunedin, New Zealand
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Coralie D’Lima and Carolina Loch
• 8th Student Affairs Workshop
  30 November 2011
  Tampa, Florida, USA
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Inez Campbell
  Additional Student Affairs Workshop Information
• 7th Student Affairs Workshop
  12 October 2009
  Québec City, Canada
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Lynne Williams
• 6th Student Affairs Workshop
  29 November 2007
  Cape Town, South Africa
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Amanda Bradford
• 5th Student Affairs Workshop
  12 December 2005
  San Diego, California, USA
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Nick Kellar
• 4th Student Affairs Workshop
  15 December 2003
  Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Carolyn Kurle
• 3rd Student Affairs Workshop
  30 November 2001
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Leslie Cornick
• 2nd Student Affairs Workshop
  30 November 1999
  Maui, Hawaii, USA
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Brenda Jensen
• 1st Student Affairs Workshop
  27 January 1998
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
  SMM Student Member-at-Large: Leah Gerber