News for ECS student members
Updated September 2010
Welcome to the ECS’s students !
Dear students,
Below you will find links that will be of interest to students interested in marine mammal research. I will keep these updated as needed, however, if you know of any other courses / useful links, please let me know.
Conor Ryan (ECS Council - Student representative 2010-2012)
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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
2010-2012: Conor Ryan, Ireland
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Current Student Representative
Dear Students,
My name is Conor Ryan and I'm from Cork in Ireland. I am currently living in Galway in the west coast of Ireland. I have just completed the first year of my PhD which is based in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (in partnership with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group). My project is investigating the genetics and stable isotope ecology of baleen whales in Irish waters. I am on the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group scientific committee. In the past, I have carried out research on bottlenose dolphins in Cork Harbour and Shannon Estuary and I am currently project manager of a cetacean visual and acoustic survey of the western seaboard of Ireland, and ferry survey coordinator between Ireland and Wales.
I am delighted to have been elected student representative in Stralsund, 2010 and am very grateful for the opportunity. My job is to represent the students on the council and in the general running of ECS. I am approachable and would be grateful for feedback (good, bad and indifferent!) from students about their experiences within the European Cetacean Society. If you have any ideas for workshops at the ECS conferences, or wish to be a student volunteer please let me know. If any students have trouble registering or with abstract sublmissions etc. I would be happy to help out also. I look forward to meeting you all in the coming conferences, and welcoming you to Galway in 2012!
You can get in touch with me by e-mail: miolmorATgmail.com
Conor Ryan
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