European Association for Aquatic Mammals

The European Association for Aquatic Mammals

The European Association for Aquatic Mammals (E.A.A.M.) was founded in 1972 at a meeting at the Dolfinarium of Harderwijk, the Netherlands. The E.A.A.M. is an organisation of people interested in marine mammals in human care, in a zoological environment or in the wild, and includes veterinarians, biologists, zoo and marine park directors and managers, trainers (husbandry professionals), researchers, students and other persons who devote a significant amount of time to the welfare of marine mammals through research, medical care, training, education, conservation, management and related activities.

The objectives of the E.A.A.M. are:

1. To promote the free exchange of knowledge and further scientific progress pertaining to research, medical care, training, education, conservation, management and other aspects of aquatic mammals.

2. To provide an organisation for individuals who devote a significant amount of their professional activity to research, medical care, training, education, conservation, management and other aspects in the aquatic mammal field and to offer information on these aspects to the whole membership.

3. To advance, by continued study, the theoretical basis for the maintaining of aquatic mammals in human care and/or a zoological environment and to promote the application of the results of this work to practical methods of husbandry.

The 2012 EAAM Symposium in Madrid, Spain

40th Annual Symposium of the

European Association for Aquatic Mammals

9th to 12th of March, 2012, held at the facilities of Zoo Aquarium Madrid and Parque de Atracciones of Madrid.

Hosted by
Madrid Zoo, Parques Reunidos, Spain

Special early bird rates if you register before the 31th of January 2012!

Prestigious international experts in the area of preservation, husbandry and well-being of aquatic mammals will attend the symposium and will share their latest projects and experiences in the areas of veterinary science, biology and ethology. Invited speakers for the 2012 symposium are:

- Dr Todd Robeck B.S., D.V.M., P.h.D, Vice President of Theriogenology, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment “Current status of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in cetaceans”
- José Manuel Sanchez-Vizcaino, professor at the Complutense University Madrid “New advances in diagnosing virus infections in dolphins”
- Jeff Jouett, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dolphin Quest “Getting Your Message Through – Communicating About Animals With Media and Public.”

For more information on registration for the conference, the host facilities, preliminary programs and accommodation information, please visit the official conference website at http://www.eaammadrid2012.com/.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The European Association for Aquatic Mammals invites authors to submit oral and/or poster abstracts for its upcoming annual symposium, which is due to take place in Madrid, Spain, between March 9th -12th of 2012.

All topics related to marine mammal science and husbandry (including conservation, education, veterinarian medicine, operant conditioning, et cetera) are acceptable.

For the 40th Annual Symposium, the EAAM will especially encourage presentations dedicated to any fields of work related to Marine Mammal Science.

Students are particularly encouraged to submit presentations. By filling in below that you are a student (or PhD student), we will consider that you apply both for the EAAM student grant and for the Award for the Best Student Presentation – unless you state differently.

There will be a special price for the best training presentation.

To submit your paper, please click here.

We look forward to seeing you all in Madrid!

How to Register Your EAAM Membership

As of the start of 2011, the brand new EAAM member area is open for registrations from existing and new EAAM members. The registration is a simple process that won't take you more than a few minutes. Simply click here, fill in your details, then on the next page select your Membership level. Your account will be created, and if you have not already paid your membership fees for 2011, you will be sent the details required to pay your dues via bank transfer. The ability to pay online will hopefully return in the near future. Upon receiving your payment or once it has been checked that you have no outstanding payments, you will receive notification that your account with the EAAM website has been verified. You may then access the Member Area, gaining access to a growing document library, the membership directory as well as the EAAM discussion forum. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member of EAAM, visit the Membership page.

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