Workshops - July 30-31, 2022
Conference - August 1-5, 2022
Palm Beach County Convention Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
195 In-person talk presentations
283 Virtual talk presentations
646 In-person / virtual poster presentations
To view the SMM2022 abstract book, click HERE!
Workshops - July 30 - 31, 2022
Conference - August 1 - 5, 2022
Palm Beach County Convention Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Registration
1026 virtual and 859 in-person attendees registered for the conference from more than 95 different countries!
PRESENTATIONS
195 In-person oral, speedtalk and video presentations
283 Virtual oral, speedtalk and video presentations
646 In-person and virtual poster presentations
To view the SMM2022 abstract book, click HERE!
WORKSHOPS
Workshop were a huge success! Special thanks to all workshop organizers!
Click HERE for more information.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA / August 1-5, 2022
THANK YOU to everyone who participated virtually and in-person for the 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center from August 1-5, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
SMM2022 was the first fully hybrid, live-virtual conference for the Society of Marine Mammalogy, and attracted the largest number of attendees since the first conference held in Santa Cruz in 1975.
Going hybrid meant there were two ways to participate in SMM2022: live and in-person in West Palm Beach and/or virtually through our new online experience. All attendees have access to the virtual conference platform so people who were not be able to join the conference in person were still be able to participate, present, and interact with other conference attendees and vendors. It was a whole new conference experience!
SMM2022 spanned 5 days, each day there was a plenary session with distinguished keynote speakers that was live-streamed. Four concurrent sessions were be accessible to attendees via live-streams and pre-recorded content. Virtual presentation content was made available on-demand prior to the conference and all recorded conference content will be available on the virtual conference platform for 6 months.
Workshops on crucial topics in marine mammal science and conservation were also held prior to the main conference, July 30-31, 2022. Participation was open to both in-person and virtual attendees (depending on the workshop); however, these were not recorded and thus not available on the virtual platform. Click HERE for more information on workshops.
Despite these challenging times, the organizing committee and the board of the SMM worked very hard to make this conference safe, diverse, and inclusive. Our top priority was to provide a safe and healthy environment for all participants at SMM2022.
For more information about SMM2022, click HERE.
For more information on our suggested guidelines for COVID, click HERE.
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PLATFORM
All registered attendees should have received an email with a link to access the virtual conference platform. On the virtual platform, you will find a detailed program for all plenaries, scientific sessions and events, as well as pre-conference workshops.
For more information on how to get the most of your virtual conference experience, click HERE. Remember, all presenters (i.e. virtual and in-person) should upload their presentation due July 1.
SCHEDULES AT A GLANCE
Below are the official schedules at a glance for SMM2022! There will be a content available only to participants visiting the conference in-person and virtually, but we have assigned both virtual and in-person presentations to specific sessions in the program. This is to highlight all of the amazing research being done by all of our attendees—whether you are attending in-person or virtually! We also want to help people easily connect with other researchers working on similar topics.
IN PERSON SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
VIRTUAL SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SCHEDULES EXPLAINED
Live-Streaming Plenaries
All plenaries will be live-streamed on the virtual platform. Staff in the live event will be monitoring the virtual platform Q&A chat box and will be selecting questions to pose to the speaker, so don’t miss the opportunity to engage in real time!
Live-Streaming Scientific Sessions
During the conference there will be up to four concurrent sessions at the conference center. Two of those sessions (sessions in the Grand Ballroom and Ballroom ABC) will be live-streamed. These sessions and their topics are identified by the pink boxes in the Virtual Schedule-at-a-Glance. Viewers watching the sessions live will be able to post questions to the session moderator to watch during the question and answer portion. If your question isn’t asked and answered, you can always follow-up with the presenter by visiting their abstract page on the virtual site or by directly messaging them. If you are a presenter, please make sure you check your virtual page regularly to engage with our huge virtual audience.
Dr. Sylvia Earle
OPENING PLENARY SPEAKER
Michael J. Moore, Vet. MB. PhD
Michael A. Castellini, PhD
Susana Caballero, Ph. D.
Nantarika Chansue, DVM, PhD
Michael A. Castellini, PhD
Plenary Speaker
Nantarika Chansue, DVM, PhD
Plenary Speaker
Michael J. Moore, Vet. MB. PhD
Plenary Speaker
Susana Caballero, Ph. D.
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SPONSORS
BLUE-GREEN INITIATIVE
We have pledged to mitigate the carbon footprint of our attendees through a combined use of an energy efficient venue, elimination of single use plastics and styrofoam, employing compostable and recyclable products, decreasing the use of paper and purchasing carbon offsets, as well as making the conference available virtually.
For the first time in the history of our Biennial Conference, we have initiated a carbon offsetting program. Although the conference is hybrid, and by nature will reduce our carbon footprint (and be more inclusive!), we propose that attendees offset their personal carbon use and buy back the carbon cost of your flight and/or accommodation!
EVERY DOLLAR contributed will be donated to the Miami Waterkeeper, a local non-profit organization, who will put the money towards local conservation and outreach activities in Biscayne Bay, a subtropical estuary located in the Miami area. Our goal is to directly use the offsetting for a local conservation initiative that should generate interest from our attendees.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our carbon offset program for the conference!
For more information on our Carbon Offsetting Program and how offset costs are calculated, click HERE.
DIVERSITY MATTERS
Marine mammal science is only strengthened by the participation of people representing all ages, career stages, races, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, physical abilities, as well as national, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds. The SMM is dedicated to enhancing diversity in its members and conference attendees.
INCLUSIVITY
Our conference aims to push boundaries and will be more inclusive than ever! Our virtual platform will allow for thousands of marine mammal scientists and enthusiasts that have previously been unable to participate. SMM2022 will reflect the Society’s true desire to make the conference accessible and inclusive to the widest audience.
BLUE-GREEN INITIATIVE
We have pledged to mitigate the carbon footprint of our attendees through a combined use of an energy efficient venue, elimination of single use plastics and styrofoam, employing compostable and recyclable products, decreasing the use of paper and purchasing carbon offsets, as well as making the conference available virtually.
For the first time in the history of our Biennial Conference, we have initiated a carbon offsetting program. We propose that attendees offset their personal carbon use and buy back the carbon cost of your flight and/or accommodation! EVERY DOLLAR contributed will be donated to the Miami Waterkeeper, a local non-profit organization, who will put the money towards local conservation and outreach activities in Biscayne Bay, a subtropical estuary located in the Miami area. Our goal is to directly use the offsetting for a local conservation initiative that should generate interest from our attendees.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our carbon offset program for the conference!
For more information on our Carbon Offsetting Program and how offset costs are calculated, click HERE.
DIVERSITY MATTERS
Marine mammal science is only strengthened by the participation of people representing all ages, career stages, races, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, physical abilities, as well as national, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds. The SMM is dedicated to enhancing diversity in its members and conference attendees.
INCLUSIVITY
Our conference aims to push boundaries and will be more inclusive than ever! Our virtual platform will allow for thousands of marine mammal scientists and enthusiasts that have previously been unable to participate. SMM2022 will reflect the Society’s true desire to make the conference accessible and inclusive to the widest audience.
INTERESTED IN WATCHING ALL THE RECORDED CONTENT FROM SMM2022?
In order to do so you will need to access our conference software by signing-in via the SMM website. Attendees may choose to register as a member or non-member; HOWEVER, conference registration is significantly more affordable for members than non-members. All are welcome to become members and join our society!
To get started, select one of the two options below:
Not already an SMM member?
Join or renew your membership to access the best conference rates.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you have already logged into the conference system as a Non-Member you can still sign-up for membership with the SMM to receive a reduce ‘Members’ registration fee. Use the same email address to sign up or renew your membership as you did to create your Non-Member profile and the system will automatically update your account information for you once you sign back into the conference system.
Have a question about the conference?
Contact our conference committee at conference@marinemammalscience.org