We are excited to present the conference program!
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Monday, April 4th
Central European Time (GMT+1)
Workshops
14:00-17:00 Communicate your findings to the general public for early-career scientists
09:00-13:00 Long Term Ecological data series in cetaceans: essential but challenging!
09:00-13:00 Introduction to GIS - student workshop
13:00-20:00 Arts as a tool for communicating marine mammal science to the general public 8.2
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Tuesday, April 5th
Central European Time (GMT+1)
09:00 - 09:30 OPENING CEREMONY
Chairperson: ECS Chair, Joan Gonzalvo
09:30-10:15 Opening keynote lecture: Marine mammals’ conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean - Are we on the right path?
Dr. Mia Roditi-Elasar
10:15-10:30 Are we on the right path? A plea for mindful conservation
Fabian Ritter
10:30 - 11:00 Conservation status of single species' populations
Chairperson: Aviad Scheinin
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 Threats I - contamination & climate change
Chairperson: Frank Zanderink
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:30 Poster session: 001-027
14:30 - 15:25 Short talks - Threats II
Chairperson: Danny Morick
15:25 - 15:40 Short talks - Miscellaneous
Chairperson: Danny Morick
15:40 - 16:25 Threats III - Bycatch
Chairperson: Daphna Feingold
16:35 - 16:55 Coffee break
16:55 - 17:55 Threats IV - Miscellaneous
Chairperson: Daphna Feingold
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Wednesday, April 6th
Central European Time (GMT+1)
Chairperson: Mia Roditi-Elasar
09:00-09:45 keynote lecture: The need to use research knowledge of marine mammals on international level to achieve protection
Professor Ursula Siebert
09:45 - 10:45 Distribution & habitat modelling I
Chairperson: Mia Roditi-Elasar
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:10 Short talks - Distribution & habitat modelling II
Chairperson: Mario Acquarone
12:10 - 13:10 Distribution & habitat modelling II
Chairperson: Mario Acquarone
13:10 - 14:10 Lunch break
14:10 - 14:40 Poster session: 028-054
14:40 - 15:45 Short Talks - Biology I (feeding, genetics, abundance, social, anatomy, physiology)
Chairperson: Jonas Teilmann
15:45 - 16:45 Biology II
Chairperson: Jonas Teilmann
16:45 - 17:15 Coffee break
17:15 - 18:30 Biology III
Chairperson: Dan Kerem
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Thursday, April 7th
Central European Time (GMT+1)
Chairperson: Joan Gonzalvo
09:00 - 09:45 keynote lecture: Marine mammal conservation physiology: do we model the right things at the desk and measure the right things at sea?
Professor Peter T. Madsen
09:45 - 10:00 New techniques I
Chairperson: Joan Gonzalvo
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:00 Short Talks - New Techniques II
Chairperson: Eyal Bigal
12:00 - 13:00 New Techniques III
Chairperson: Eyal Bigal
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:30 poster session: 055-082
14:30-18:00 Workshop presentations, AGM, award ceremony, etc