News for ECS student members
Update February 2010
Welcome to the ECS’s students !
Dear students,
on the following pages I have placed information and links of
use to all students interested in marine mammal science. With
these pages I would like to establish an information network
exchange among students and between students and different
organisations.
I will be updating these pages so keep checking it out!
Polona Kotnjek (ECS Council – Student representative
2008-2010)
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NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
elections in 2010, 24th ECS conference, Stralsund, Germany
Dear students,
As you may know I am stepping down from the position of the Student representative in 2010, which means we will need a new one.
I would really like to encourage all of you to think about it because this is a great opportunity to meet a lot of people, to learn and to get a valuable experiences.
The work itself is very nice. The work of a student representative is to represent the ECS-student-membership at large. You also organise meetings relevant for students (student workshop, student meeting at conference), organise student volunteers / their work for the conference, maintain student web-pages, manage the student mailing list (in collaboration with the membership secretary & webmaster) and you are in general the ECS-contact person for students and all the student matters.
Anyone interested can contact me on polona.kotnjekATgmail.com
I would be happy to answer all your questions concerning the position of student representative.
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Student Representative
More than 50% of the ECS-membership consists of
students. Therefore, in 1996, a new member was elected into
the ECS-council, the Student Representative, who represents
the students of the Society. The student member on the
Council has the status of a full member, not confined to
commenting on student issues.
Every other year a new Student Representative can be elected
at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) during the ECS
conferences, by the students attending the conference.
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Overview over all Student Representatives
1996-1998: Paula Moreno, Portugal
1998-2000: Simon Ingram, Ireland
2000-2002: Ursula Verfuß, Germany
2002-2006: Cristina Beans, Belgium
2006-2008: Kristina Salzer, Germany
2008-2010: Polona Kotnjek, Slovenia
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Current Student Representative
My name is Polona Kotnjek and I come from Ljubljana,
Slovenia. I am a Biology student at University of
Ljubljana.
Beside my studies I do voluntary work with Marine mammal
research and conservation society called Morigenos.
For the past 6 years we are working with a bottlenose dolphin
population in the most Northern part of the Adriatic sea. Our
research includes photo identification and studying behaviour
and interaction with human fishing activity. We also have an
outreach programme to raise public awareness and as
educational coordinator I have experience of organising
events and lectures as well as organising other events such
as our Dolphin summer camps and Dolphin Day.
While working with marine mammals in different projects I
have gained skills and knowledge which I think are necessary
to fulfil the student representative position.
As the student representative I am here to keep you informed
and to represent your interests in the ECS council.
Therefore, I wish to provide more useful information to you
through these webpages and through the mailing list. I will
stay in contact with you to keep you informed as to what
happens in the Council and ask for your opinion.
I am enthusiastic about being ECS student
representative because I want to be more involved in the
society and represent the large number of student members to
the ECS council.
So please let me know whenever you have any ideas, opinions
or questions concerning the ECS board, courses, workshops,
internships etc...
My email: polona.kotnjekATgmail.com
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