Dear MARMAM,
Please join the Society for Marine Mammalogy for a conversation about harassment within the field of marine mammal science. This is an opportunity for our community members across all career stages to share their experiences with discrimination, harassment, solidarity or allyship; brainstorm resources or actions to mitigate harassment and create solidarity or allyship; and build a network dedicated to creating positive change. All are welcome and encouraged to join regardless of SMM membership, or career stage. Throughout 2025/2026, we will host six meetings (we already held our first meeting on October 29!), moderated by the DEI Committee, in alternating months and across various time zones to provide the greatest flexibility for the global marine mammal research community. Each meeting will be limited to 25 participants; three meetings will be open only to female-identifying individuals, and three will be open to all regardless of gender identity. The conversations will focus on four topics: experiences with harassment, experiences with power dynamics, experiences with solidarity or allyship, and suggestions to create or improve resources and infrastructure in our community. Participants will have the option to join the conversation verbally or using an online whiteboard tool to type your responses if you do not feel comfortable sharing them verbally. Register here <https://forms.gle/72z78i7z2QBMAdQZA>( https://forms.gle/72z78i7z2QBMAdQZA) for the meeting time that works best for you (remaining sessions listed below) - because space is limited, please commit to attending for the meeting that you register for. If you register and are unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer the spot to someone on the waitlist. Meeting Times: December 17, 2025 @ 4AM PST [female-identifying only] February 25, 2026 @ 7 AM PST [female-identifying only] April 29, 2026 @ 11 AM PST June 24, 2026 @ 2PM PST August 26, 2026 @ 5PM PST -- *Dr. Jeremy J. Kiszka* President, Society for Marine Mammalogy [email protected] https://marinemammalscience.org
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