International Relations

History and Mission

The Board of Directors established the International Relations Committee in 1960 to maintain and enhance communication between members of the Society and mammalogists outside North America. The mission of this committee is to advance the field of mammalogy by encouraging and facilitating international collaboration among members of the ASM and mammalogists from other countries.

Responsibilities

This committee serves as an official contact with the organizing committees of the International Theriological Congresses and updates Society members about this and other international conferences that focus on mammals.

The Committee also compiles and organizes a list of contacts with other mammal societies throughout the world and makes it available to ASM members with the intent to bolster true international collaboration and facilitate opportunities for conducting studies in other countries.

Co-Chairs

D. A. Schlitter (happygd@suddenlink.net), R. A. Ojeda (rojeda@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar)

Members

R. P. Anderson, B. H. Blake, G. N. Bronner, J. R. Goheen, E. Gutiérrez, D. A. Kelt, A. V. Linzey, N. Ordóñez-Garza, M. Pinto, K. Rowe, A. T. Smith, S. Solari, M. V. Vieira

The International Relations Committee needs nominations of potential recipients of donated ASM memberships. Nominations should include the name, institution, postal address, and email of potential beneficiaries in less developed countries and should be sent to co-chairs Duane Schlitter (happygd@suddenlink.net) and Ricardo Ojeda (rojeda@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar).

ASM has a "buddy system" to assist non-English speaking authors. "Buddies" are mammalogists who have offered to preview manuscripts that need editorial revision for English. Authors interested in having a manuscript previewed should contact the Journal Editor or an Associate Editor for Journal of Mammalogy. Individuals interested in having their names added to the list of "buddies" should contact Alicia V. Linzey (avlinzey@frontier.com).

The International Relations Committee wants to update its record of Mammal Societies of the World (posted in pdf document below). We would like to include, whenever possible, the actively maintained web pages of such societies. Contact one of the co-chairs, Duane Schlitter (happygd@suddenlink.net) and Ricardo Ojeda (rojeda@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar), for additions or corrections.

Student Travel Awards for the International Mamalogical Congress - 11

The Board of Directors of the American Society of Mammalogists has made available funds to support student travel to attend the 11th International Mammalogical Congress (IMC-11) to be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during August, 2013.  Two grants of $500 each will be given to student members of the Society who will be attending the 11th International Mammalogical Conference.  The grants will be given to an undergraduate or graduate student member who will be giving an oral presentation or a poster.

Any undergraduate or graduate student attending any university in any country is eligible as long as the applicant is a member of the American Society of Mammalogists when applying.  Applications should include (1) the applicant’s complete contact information, including full name, mailing address, contact telephone number, university affiliation, and e-mail address; (2) no more than three double spaced pages describing the research to be presented at IMC-11 and its significance to the students career goals; and (3) a single page letter of support from the students advisor or other faculty sponsor.  Deadline for applications is January 12, 2013, and notification of results will be made by January 26, 2013.  Questions may be sent to Dr. Duane Schlitter, co-chair of the International Relations Committee.  All applications must be made electronically and sent to Dr. Duane Schlitter, co-chair of the International Relations Committee, at his e-mail address: happygd@suddenlink.net.

Information on IMC-11 can be found online at www.qub.ac.uk/sites/IMC11/.