Marine Education & Research Society
Presentation Request Form

MERS provides presentations and webinars that are aimed at being highly engaging while having the strong potential to reduce threats to marine life and boaters. A very high priority is to update boaters on the laws and best practices to reduce threats to whales which includes our research on Humpback Whales and how to reduce the threats of collision and entanglement.

The increase in the number of Humpbacks off the coast of British Columbia is so fortunate but necessitates increased awareness from boaters because Humpbacks behave so differently than the whale species boaters are more accustomed to i.e. Orca.

We of course have limited capacity and must weigh out the potential conservation gains of our presentations and webinars against associated costs. To facilitate this evaluation, please fill out the following information. Requests will be reviewed weekly and we will reach out as soon as we can.

Note that, as an alternative, it is also possible to view our recorded presentations at https://mersociety.org/courses-events/ under the Recorded Webinars section.

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* 1. Organization and Contact Information

Contact name *

Organization/ group name

Where your group is based

Contact's email address *

Contact's phone number *

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* 2. Are you requesting an in-person presentation or webinar?

Webinar

In-person presentation

Either a webinar or in-person presentation

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* 3. Describe the potential audience. Please include potential audience size and the demographic re. age, interests and activities, and geographic range.

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* 4. Please provide potential dates and times for a presentation / webinar.

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* 5. How will the information shared in a MERS presentation be relevant to your group? Please check any of the following that apply.

Members fish commercially

Members fish recreationally

Members operate a motorized vessel commercially

Members operate a motorized vessel recreationally

Members use a non-motorized vessel on the ocean (kayak, canoe, row and/or other)

Members observe whales from land

Members work in ecotourism and observe whales

Members contribute to marine mammal sightings data

Members contribute to reporting incidents involving marine mammals

Members work in ecotourism and share information about reducing threats with others who transit through areas with whales

Members spend little / no time on the ocean, but share information about reducing threats with others who transit through areas with whales

Members study biology, environmental sciences, or related fields

Content will be taught to other boaters

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Where does your group primarily conduct these activities? Please check any of the following that apply.

NE Vancouver Island

NW Vancouver Island

Central Vancouver Island

Southern Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands

SW Vancouver Island - Barclay/Clayoquot

Georgia Strait/Salish Sea

Around Vancouver Island

Howe Sound/Sunshine Coast

Central Coast

North Coast

Haida Gwaii

Other / International (please specify)

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* 7. Please provide detail on the potential conservation gains resulting from a MERS webinar being provided to this audience.

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* 8. Potential in-kind or cash support for a MERS webinar.
If applicable, please include estimated amounts in the comment box.

	Yes	No	Unsure
Donation or Honorarium	Donation or Honorarium Yes	Donation or Honorarium No	Donation or Honorarium Unsure
Travel costs	Travel costs Yes	Travel costs No	Travel costs Unsure
Other, indicate in description box below	Other, indicate in description box below Yes	Other, indicate in description box below No	Other, indicate in description box below Unsure

Description of in-kind and/or cash support (please include monetary amounts for each).

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* 9. Please provide links to your group's website and any of your social media. (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.)

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* 10. Would you like to receive updates about the education and research efforts of MERS?

Thank you very much for your interest.

Marine Education & Research Society Presentation Request Form

Question Title

* 1. Organization and Contact Information

Question Title

* 2. Are you requesting an in-person presentation or webinar?

Question Title

* 3. Describe the potential audience. Please include potential audience size and the demographic re. age, interests and activities, and geographic range.

Question Title

* 4. Please provide potential dates and times for a presentation / webinar.

Question Title

* 5. How will the information shared in a MERS presentation be relevant to your group? Please check any of the following that apply.

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* 6. Where does your group primarily conduct these activities? Please check any of the following that apply.

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* 7. Please provide detail on the potential conservation gains resulting from a MERS webinar being provided to this audience.

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* 8. Potential in-kind or cash support for a MERS webinar. If applicable, please include estimated amounts in the comment box.

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* 9. Please provide links to your group's website and any of your social media. (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.)

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* 10. Would you like to receive updates about the education and research efforts of MERS?

Marine Education & Research Society
Presentation Request Form

* 8. Potential in-kind or cash support for a MERS webinar.
If applicable, please include estimated amounts in the comment box.