{"id":8835,"date":"2015-12-18T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T00:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=8835"},"modified":"2020-09-29T17:33:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T00:33:30","slug":"mlml-at-the-marine-mammal-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2015\/12\/18\/mlml-at-the-marine-mammal-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"MLML at the Marine Mammal Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Jackie Lindsey<\/a>, Vertebrate Ecology Lab<\/a> \"smm-2015-logo\"<\/h3>\n

This week marked the 21st\u00a0Biennial conference of the Society of Marine Mammology<\/a> (SMM) . \u00a0For any budding marine mammologist, this conference is a dream come true - many of the great authors and researchers that we read in class and cite regularly are HERE in San Francisco. We have the chance to make some great connections for current and future research.<\/p>\n

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories was well represented this year, with many former and present students giving poster or oral presentations. \u00a0Those that did not present were in attendance, lending support and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

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Jackie Lindsey presenting on her sea otter habitat study<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the\u00a0unique things about the field of marine science is that it is\u00a0so interdisciplinary. I was able to attend talks that discussed everything from paleontology to acoustics.\u00a0I tried to spend a lot of time listening to topics that I am unfamiliar with - when else will I get to hear a complex topic explained by an expert!<\/p>\n

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Keith Hernandez - presenting on his sea lion diet study<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, no conference would be complete without evening events to level out our science-filled brains after a day of talks. \u00a0This year was spectacular, and we only left when we could no longer stay awake.<\/p>\n

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View from the top of the hotel - LGBT mixer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Second only to all of the cool science, my favorite part of the conference was a workshop put on (in part) by our own Gitte McDonald and Alison Stimpert.<\/p>\n

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Gitte McDonald, presenting the results of her porpoise heart rate study<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The workshop addressed a myriad of topics under the umbrella of work-life balance. \u00a0I don't know a single graduate student (in any field) who wouldn't\u00a0benefit from putting a little thought into this topic. The theme of the 21st SMM was \"bridging the past towards the future\", and I was proud to see MLML scientists helping to do just that.<\/p>\n

I leave you with a picture of our fearless leader, director Jim Harvey, getting into the spirit of the conference.<\/p>\n

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Jim Harvey in his role as\u00a0poster pod leader\u00a0and\u00a0sea lion \"supporter\"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let's do it again soon - I'll see you at SMM Halifax 2017!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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