5th - 6th NOVEMBER

THE HOVE CENTRE, BRIGHTON

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for everybody with a passion for whales, dolphins, and whale watching! So be part of something big in 2011. Join us at WhaleFest, share your stories, meet like-minded folks, and discover all the amazing whale and dolphin watching trips and charitable activities taking place around the UK and across the world!

THE MUST-SEE EVENT

LIFE-SIZED BLUE WHALESMeet the colossal Blue Whale and friends

CELEBRITIES SPEAKERSBBC’s Mark Carwardine and many more

EXHIBITORSeverything about whales and dolphins!

TALK TALK CHAMBERfun, quizzes, debates and expert talks

VIRTUAL WHALE WATCH grab a lifejacket and get on an indoor boat

REFLOAT A WHALElearn how with marine mammal medics

BLUBBER BELLY sounds and sights from inside a whale!

MINI WORKSHOPSPROGRAMME

Workshops will be delivered by industry experts. Places are limited to 70 participants and will be on a ‘first come first served basis’, so get there early to avoid disappointment. At the end of each workshop you will receive a certificate in your chosen subject.

Below is a list of all workshops with a short summary. Come to as many as you can and expand your knowledge on the amazing marine world!

Planet Whale and Gardline Environmental Ltd are offering a range of free workshops over the WhaleFest Weekend. These workshops offer participants the chance to learn new skills and gain knowledge on a range of subjects from how to become a marine mammal observer, top-class whale watcher, wildlifephotographer, or underwater acoustics expert.

SATURDAY 5th NOVEMBER

Not while that Whale is about! - How to be a Marine Mammal Observer10:30 – 11:20 Gardline Environmental Ltd

Offshore developments are necessary to allow us to heat our homes, use lights, manufacture mobilephones, computers and all sort of other things that we rely on in every day life. But how do we make sure that whales and dolphins are not harmed during these offshore activities. Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs) are onboard all construction and exploration vessels every day making sure that operations follow strict guidelines to ensure whales and dolphins are kept clear of activities that could damage or kill them. But what does a MMO do and how can you become one?

In an Introduction to being a Marine Mammal Observer, Gardline Environmental Ltd demonstrate what MMOs do, how they aid in the conservation of whales and dolphins and what it’s like to work offshore? If you are interested in an exciting career looking for whales and dolphins all over the world with lots of travel and adventure, come and learn more!

Like a fish out of water - Why do whales and dolphins strand on UK beaches? 11:30 – 12:20 British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) In a fascinating interactive workshop, British Divers Marine Life Rescue will lead participants on a trail of discovery to try and answer this and other questions. What can we do to help cetaceans when they strand? What options do we have? Are strandings on the increase? Come along, throw your thoughts into the pot, and see what comes out of the mix!

Folding Whales! – Whale and Dolphin Origami12:30 – 13:30 WDCSIn this workshop WDCS will bring out your artistic flair as you learn how to make origami whales! Fun for kids and a great party trick for adults!

WhaleFest is organised by Planet Whale, the world’s largest online search engine for whale and dolphin watching trips. Planet Whale and WhaleFest share the same vision: to provide whale and dolphin conservation organisations and sustainable whale watching businesses with a free platform to promote their work to the widest possible audience.

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SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER

Capture Whales and Dolphins on Camera! - How to take the very best pictures above and below the surface13:30 – 14:50 Chris Gomersall and Kirk MottersheadWant to know how to take that perfect whale or dolphin shot? WhaleFest brings two professional wildlife photographers together to give you expert tips and techniques for getting the perfect photo. From novice to expert, this wildlife photography workshop will teach you how to capture that perfect encounter both above and below the water.

Through their work, Kirk Mottershead and Chris Gomersall will demonstrate the tricks of photography from how to maximise results using basic compact cameras and autofocus, through to the use of SLRs, polarising filters, monopods, shutter speeds, backlighting etc. They will also demonstrate how to touch up and promote your photos from home using programs such as photoshop and Flickr.

I Spy Whales - Introduction to Marine Mammal Identification15:00 – 15:50ORCA (Organisation Cetacea)

It’s so easy to see whales and dolphins around our coast, but do you know how and what you are looking for? ORCA lead a fun and interactive training session designed to inspire everyone to go out and spot these amazing animals around our coastline and at sea.

ORCA's spotting experts will teach you the skills to identify your Harbour Porpoises from your Bottlenose Dolphins and your Common Dolphins from your Humpback Whales. Finally, your newly acquired skills will be tested in an exciting and interactive competition where you could win a full ORCA training course.

Listen to Deep Voices - a guided journey into the world of whales and dolphins16:00 – 16:50Dr Jason Cressey

Join Planet Whale’s Ninja Whale Watcher Kyoshi (Eminent Instructor) Evan Landy on a workshop that will change the way you think about whale watching forever. Be part of a crack team of whale watchers placed onboard the world’s worst whale watching boats on a mission to make them sustainable.

Become a 5-star Ninja Whale Watcher and help us to help whales! 10:30 – 11:20Planet Whale

Not only is this workshop great fun, it will also give you an understanding of the importance of choosing your whale and dolphin watching trips carefully in order to get the best experience and put the welfare of these amazing animals first. So become a 5-star Ninja Whale Watcher, pick up your certificate, and get discount vouchers for some of the most sustainable whale watching trips exhibiting at WhaleFest 2011.

Who’s Who?! - Using Photo-Identification to study whales and dolphins11:30 – 12:20 MARINElifeIndividual dolphins can be recognised through the marks on their fins which act much like a human fingerprint – this

is known as photo-identification. This is one of the most commonly used research techniques for many marine mammal studies throughout the world. In this Introduction to Photo-Identification Workshop, the charity MARINElife will teach you this valuable skill, from its uses and application through to practical demonstrations as you attempt to identify the individual animals in the group and piece together their story so we can better protect them.

Careers Advice - I want to work with Whales and Dolphins12:30 – 13:50 Various Experts

WhaleFest offers you the best ever selection of whale and dolphin experts brought together under one roof! Want a career working with wild Whales and Dolphins? This is the place to find out how!

The Careers Workshop offers participants the chance to hear from a range of experts working in the field of whales and dolphins followed by ‘Careers Speed-dating’, where you will get one on one time with the experts to ask any and all your questions and seek advice from those that know. No question is too big or small for the workshop, ask anything from what subjects do you need to study? How do I get experience? Is it really worth it? What are employers looking for? What is the pay like? Can I travel? How do I make my CV attractive? You sock it to em, and our team of world experts will show you the way!

Introduction to Underwater Acoustics - The Wonder of Sounds beneath the Waves14:00 – 14:50 Gardline Environmental Ltd

The ocean is alive with noise!! From the surface you would never know it, but underwater there is a symphony of sound. Noise is created underwater by boats, surf, wind, fish, marine mammals, crustaceans and more! When the first underwater hydrophone was dropped into the ocean, scientists were astounded by the noise levels. The study of sound in the ocean is called underwater acoustics.

In an introduction to Underwater Acoustics, Gardline Environmental Ltd take you on a trip beneath the waves without getting wet. You will learn how sound works underwater, how marine mammals rely on sound and about all the acoustically amazing animals that are part of the underwater orchestra!! Your ears won’t believe it!

Plenty More Fish in the Sea- Choosing sustainable fish to help save Whales and Dophins15:00 – 15:50 Gardline Environmental Ltd

One of the greatest threats to marine mammals comes from fishing, but it is one of the easiest for ordinary people to help with just by learning which fish are best to eat. In a fun and interactive workshop, participants become fish as we discover how fishing methods differ and how they affect the marine environment, including causing the deaths of thousands of marine mammals every year.

Become a ‘Fish Friend’ as Gardline Environmental Ltd’s workshop arms you with the best consumer knowledge on the best fish to eat and which to avoid, including a handy pocket guide so you can help whales and dolphins every day!

Listen to Deep Voices - a guided journey into the world of whales and dolphins16:00 – 16:50Dr Jason Cressey

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After a busy day at WhaleFest, enter a workshop of serenity, calm and relaxation for a truly personal experience of the ocean. Dr Jason Cressey will take you on a personal journey around the planet through the sounds and images of whales and dolphins. Sitting or lying down and in traditional indigenous style, you will be encouraged to listen to your own inner voice as you experience a relaxing, insightful and wonderfully indirect way of learning about whales and dolphins. Pillows will be provided!

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TALK TALKSPEAKER SCHEDULE An exciting programme of presentations taking place in the Talk Talk chamber.

Our compere for this exciting programme of interactive talks and presentations taking place in the Talk Talk chamber is BBC Sony award-winning journalist and former Radio Four presenter, Neil Walker, who has worked in such far-flung locations as South Africa, Pakistan and Rwanda. A past vice-chair of Organisation Cetacea, he is currently completing a novel about conservationists who turn to eco-terrorism to save the oceans.

SATURDAY 5th NOVEMBER

Whales and Dolphins in the English Channel - putting them on the map with the Charm III Project 10:30 – 10:55Dr Tom BreretonResearch Director MARINElife

MARINElife has been surveying whales and dolphins in the English Channel since 1995, and the Charm III project, mostly using volunteers, demonstrates the power of citizen science. In 2009-10 there were 46,000 whales and dolphins seen, of nine different species. Hear about the exciting discoveries in this vibrant ecosystem.

About Dr Tom Brereton is Research Director of MARINElife, a UK-based charity researching whales, dolphins and seabirds in the Channel, Bay of Biscay, North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and beyond.

Whale Islands - human history meets natural history in Sri Lanka and the Azores11:00 – 11:55 Philip Hoareauthor of Leviathan or, The Whale, and BBC broadcaster

Philip compares and contrasts whales, humans and islands, from Sri Lanka and its Blue Whales, to the Azores' Sperm Whales, and asks, what happens when human history meets natural history? Using digital images and film, Philip takes us on personal trip into the world of the cetaceans of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and looks to the future of man's ever contentious relationship with the whale - the largest, loudest, longest-lived animal to inhabit our planet.

Who Wants to be a Whale Watching Millionaire!12:00 – 12:25 Dylan Walker & Ian RowlandsCo-founders of Planet Whale

In this unique Planet Whale version of the world’s most popular game show, "Fastest Finger First" will get a member of the audience into the hot seat! The there are then increasingly difficult multiple choice questions on whales, whale watching and the sea (don’t worry the questions will enable anybody to have a go – expert or novice). Expect ‘Lifeline’, ‘Fifty-Fifty’, ‘Ask the Audience’, and ‘Phone a Friend’!

About Ian Rowlands & Dylan Walker run Planet Whale - the global home of whale watching, developing a sustainable whale watching industry and inspiring people to connect with the natural world.

Dolphin Healing - the human:dolphin relationship 12:30 – 13:25 Dr Horace Dobbsauthor and founder of International Dolphin Watch

Inspiring and deeply moving, Horace takes us on a remarkable journey through 26 years of dedicated researchwith these fascinating, intelligent creatures in the open sea. He shows that dolphins can heal us physically andemotionally. In ancient times they rescued drowning sailors. Now dolphins are helping to save us from the problems of modern living. Dolphin Healing reveals how.

About Dr. Horace Dobbs BSc. PhD. had a career in conventional scientific, medical and veterinary research, then in 1974 off the Isle of Man he met a friendly wild dolphin who changed his life! He became intrigued by the effect dolphins had on people and that dolphins could help people overcome clinical depression. Founder of International Dolphin Watch, he has won numerous awards for his books and films and is recognised world-wide as an authority on dolphins and their part in healing humans.

Deep Voices – Our Ancient, Sacred Friendship with Dolphins and Whales 13:30 – 13:55 Dr Jason Cresseyauthor and founder of The P.O.D.

Why have humans always had an affinity with dolphins and whales: we have sung, chanted, painted and told stories about them since our earliest cave-dwelling days. Explore dolphin legends and sacred whale rituals from tribal peoples around the world, and see how an ancient friendship has held dolphins and whales up to be rescuers, teachers, helpers and, to some, even gods. How do these ancient stories fit into our 21st century love of dolphins and whales?

About Dr Jason Cressey is the founder of People,Oceans, Dolphins - which promotes awareness of, respect for and contact with whales, dolphins andporpoises. It offers trips to swim with dolphins and whales in the wild, informal workshops, corporate seminars, and personal Dolphin Vision Quest sessions. He is the author of Deep Voices: The Wisdom of Whales and Dolphin Tales.

OMG - there’s a Blue Whale in the room!14:00 – 14:25 Dylan Walker & Ian RowlandsCo-founders of Planet Whale

About Philip Hoare is a whale watcher, BBC broadcaster, and author whose book, Leviathan or, The Whale, won the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. He presented the BBC 2 film Arena: The Hunt for Moby-Dick, and directed three films ‘Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales’ for BBC 4’s Whale Night in 2008. He is currently artist-in-residence at the University of Plymouth/ The Marine Institute, 2011.

Up to 100 feet long, weighing nearly 200 tons, with a gulp that could hold a school bus, a tail as wide as a small aircraft’s wings, and a tongue bigger than an African Elephant - have you ever imagined what it would be like to get close to a Blue Whale? In an action-packed 20 minutes of breathtaking craziness, and using a bunch of ridiculous props, Ian Rowlands and Dylan Walker will bring you the experience of seeing, hearing, smelling, and even touching this colossal mammal for the first time!

Ocean Giants

- the impact of major natural history programmes on whale and dolphin ecotourism

14:30 – 15:55 Mark Brownlowseries producer BBC Ocean Giants / director Stampede Films

Mark will be talking about his first-hand experiences of the positive and negative effects that major natural history programmes can have on whale and dolphin watching ecotourism, and will be illustrating his talk with some of the very best footage from BBC Ocean Giants, BBC Planet Earth and other major wildlife documentary series that he has been involved with. A ‘Must-See’ presentation!

About Ian Rowlands & Dylan Walker are at the heart of Planet Whale – see earlier at 12.00pm.

The British and whale-kind - our relationship through history16:30 – 16:55 Mark SimmondsInternational Director of Science at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society

The relationship through history between the British and whale-kindfeatured in the book Mark co-edited and part authored 'Whales andDolphin: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions’.Exploring new information about the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins, cetacean intelligence, culture and the ability to suffer, Mark examines how the British view cetaceans, their protection, whaling and whale watching.

About Mark is the International Director of Science for WDCS, and has been at the forefront of investigations into marine mammals and the development of marine conservation policy - including 18 years as part of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (in recent years as a member of the UK’s official delegation). He wrote Whales and Dolphins of the World, and has contributed over 200 original papers, articles and letters to scientific and popular periodicals.

About Mark is series producer of the acclaimed BBC Ocean Giants series on whales and dolphins, narrated by Stephen Fry. He’s a keen diver passionate conservationist. Amongst his many producer/director credits, he made the 'Shallow Seas' and 'Fresh Water' episodes of theaward-winning BBC Planet Earth series, and the Wildlife Special'Smart Sharks- Swimming with Roboshark'. He now runs his own wildlife production company - Stampede Films.

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Whales in culture, culture in whales- cetacean intelligence and culture & how human cultures impact 16:00 – 16:25 Claire BassOceans Campaign Leader at the World Society for the Protection of Animals

‘Whales in culture – culture in whales’, is a fascinating overview of cetacean intelligence and culture, and a look at how human cultures have interacted with these animals in different parts of the world. The talk also includes a mini ‘what can you do’ section - a timely reminder that we can all help protect whales and dolphins based on the choices we make.

About Claire Bass is the Oceans Campaign Leader at WSPA, heading an international team addressing various marine animal welfare problems including cetacean hunting. She has attended meetings of the International Whaling Commission since 2004, where she has co-authored several scientific papers. Since 2008 Claire has been a member of the UK delegation to the IWC, providing advice to the UK and other pro-conservation governments on issues relating to whale conservation and welfare.

SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER

Deep Voices - Times of Darkness, Times of Light

10:30 – 10:55 Dr Jason Cresseyauthor and founder of The P.O.D.

Our relationship with dolphins and whales has gone through times of great reverence and times of brutal hunting. From sacred family members, cetaceans have been used to promote everything from new cults and religions to computers and perfumes - and still today they swim into the awareness of people who live far from the oceans. So just what's so special about dolphins and whales, and why might our own survival depend on how we treat them?

About Dr Jason Cressey is the founder of The POD - People, Oceans, Dolphins - which promotes awareness of, respect for and contact with whales, dolphins and porpoises – see Saturday at 1.30pm.

Whale Wonders of Biscay11:00 – 11:25 Nathan Brown & Michael WilliamsORCA (Organisation Cetacea)

About Mike and Nathan have spent the last 6 months crossing the Bay of Biscay as ORCA’s Wildlife Officers, spotting whales and dolphins and delivering lectures to the public. Mike’s passion for marine mammals developed from studying local seal populations on the NE English coasts to the impacts of oil pollution on sea otters and the study of European cetaceans. Nathan is dedicated to the cause of marine conservation, having completed a Masters degree in Ecology and a Bachelors degree in Marine Biology and Zoology.

The Giants of the Deep 11:30 – 11:55 Richard BullORCA (Organisation Cetacea)

About Richard is an outstanding field biologist who has just finished his second season working with ORCA; this year as Senior Wildlife Officer based in the North Sea. He has a Masters Degree in Applied Ecology and Conservation from the University of East Anglia.

How to Make Music with a Whale 12:00 – 12:55 David Rothenbergmusician, philosopher and author of Thousand Mile Song

About Musician and philosopher David Rothenberg is the author of Why Birds Sing which in 2006 was turned into a feature-length TV documentary by the BBC. His latest book is Thousand Mile Song about making music with whales. He recorded One Dark Night I Left My Silent House, a duet with pianist Marilyn Crispell, of which BBC Music Magazine said “if these pieces were pre-composed they’d be categorised as chamber music of a high order.” In 2011 he released the CD You Can’t Get There From Here with British electronic alchemist Scanner.

A One in a Million Chance – Dominica’s Whale Whisperer’s relationship with a Sperm Whale called Scar13:00 – 13:25 Andrew and Carla ArmourAnchorage Whale Watch & Dive Center

Challenge Ian - Challenge Dylan 13:30 – 13:55 Dylan Walker & Ian RowlandsCo-founders of Planet Whale

Take up the challenge, bring a question, and join in with this blatant rip-off of Ant and Dec’s classic TV quiz ‘Challenge Ant’ – where you the audience get your chance to humble Planet Whale!

The game is simple - every time Ian or Dylan get a question wrong, the questioner wins a prize. However, at the end Ian or Dylan will answer a final "Killer Question" where all is at stake. If Ian or Dylan answer incorrectly they’ll be wearing a Dunces hat being taunted by you the audience – who now all win a bonus prize. But, if they answer correctly, the audience lose all their prizes, and Ian or Dylan will be smugly crowned "King of Whale Knowledge”. This has got to be seen!

About Ian Rowlands & Dylan Walker are at the heart of Planet Whale – see Saturday at 12.00pm.

Having a Whale of a Time 14:00 – 14:25 Sally Hamiltondirector of ORCA (Organisation Cetacea)

About Spotting a pod of dolphins in her early teens during a ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Spain made Sally decide on a career conserving wildlife. She majored in marine biology, studied the stresses on captive Bottlenose Dolphin, and took a scientific post on IFAW’s research vessel “Song of the Whale” studying acoustic patterns of Fin and Sperm Whales. WithIFAW she worked in ice floes protecting Harps and Hooded seals from hunting, to managing the operation during the worlds worst oiled wildlife spill in Cape Town which affected 20,000 African Penguins. From working with the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit, to now becomingdirector of ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) . . . and it all began with a pod of Common Dolphins, that has helped protect thousands of wild animals!

Baja California: The best whale watching on Earth 14:30 – 15:55 Mark Carwardinezoologist, conservationist, TV and radio presenter, patron of ORCA

About Mark Carwardine co-presented the six-part BBC Last Chance to See television series, with Stephen Fry, travelling the world in search of endangered species (following in the footsteps of a similar journey Mark made with Douglas Adams 20 years before). He also co-presented BBC The Museum of Life (spring 2010), BBC Last Chance to See: Return of the Rhino (October 2010), with Stephen Fry, and BBC Stephen Fry and the Great American Oil Spill (November

David Rothenberg will tell you exactly how to make music with live with whales, describing his experiences making the CD WHALE MUSICand the accompanying book THOUSAND MILE SONG (Perseus UK 2008). Rothenberg travelled to Russia to play with belugas, Canada and Norway to jam with orcas, and of course Hawaii to make the most serious music along with humpback whales, the greatest singers of the animal world, whose songs can go on for up to twenty-three hours at a time.

Unnatural Sounds in the Ocean - how the noise we make affects whales and dolphins 16:30 – 16:55pm Stephen MarshOperations Manager for British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)

How does the sound we make in the oceans affect the creatures that live there? In this informative talk, Stephen will endeavour to explain why man-made sounds or acoustic pollution is such a danger to whales and dolphins. Using practical demonstrations to illustrate the problem and with recordings of cetaceans and human-created sounds, this talk will also explore the history of acoustic-related cetacean strandings, what is being done about it and what the future may hold.

About Stephen sits on conservation panels, including the Military Underwater Sound Stakeholders Forum, and is Operations Manager for BDMLR, the only charity specialising in marine mammal rescue and covering England, Scotland and Wales. Around 8000 volunteers have been trained over the years, with close to 2000 in readiness for rescues – they respond to around 500 incidents a year around Britain's coast.

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Andrew is honored to share his story about a one-in-a-million chance encounter with a male baby Sperm Whale, ‘Scar’. His interactions with him over the past eleven years have earned him the nickname ‘The Whale Whisperer’. Andrew’s sister Carla will share the thrill of drawing people to this little known island for decades, impacting lives and making a difference to whales and humans.

About Andrew pioneered whale watching in the Eastern Caribbean, and established Dominica as one of the best places to see Sperm Whales - both in and out of the water. He is head of Anchorage Whale Watch & Dive Center, founding president of ‘Caribwhale’, and specialises in sensitively escorting the world’s top under water photographers on in-water sessions with the Sperm Whales – including the team from BBC’s Ocean Giants series (Mark Brownlow with Didier Noirot and Doug Allen!)

2010). Mark presented, too, the weekly half-hour radio programme Nature, on BBC Radio 4, for many years. He has written more than 50 books (including several bestsellers) and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, and has been writing a provocative monthly column in BBC Wildlife magazine since January 2004.

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Whales and Dolphins in the Hebrides 16:00 – 16:25 Olivia HarriesBiodiversity Officer for the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

Learn about the unique cetacean populations found off the west coast of Scotland; the residents and seasonal visitors to the area. The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is dedicated to enhancing knowledge and understanding of Scotland’s whales, dolphins and porpoises – discover the work of HWDT and how you can help.

About Olivia Harries is the Biodiversity Officer at the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, leading the boat-based programme onboard research vessel Silurian. She has worked with marine mammals in Honduras, South Africa, Florida, and in her native country Wales.

EVENT TIME TABLE

TIME EVENT LEADING ORG/ SPEAKER PAGE5th November

10:30 - 10:55 TALK: Whales and Dolphins in the English Channel - putting them on the map with the Charm III Project Dr Tom Brereton 310:30 - 11:20 WORKSHOP: Not while that Whale is about! - How to be a Marine Mammal Observer Gardline Environmental Ltd 111:00 - 11:55 TALK: Whale Islands - human history meets natural history in Sri Lanka and the Azores Philip Hoare 311:30 - 12:20 WORKSHOP: Like a fish out of water - Why do whales and dolphins strand on UK beaches? BDMLR 112:00 - 12:25 TALK: Who wants to be a whale watching millionaire! Dylan Walker & Ian Rowlands 312:30 - 13:25 TALK: Dolphin Healing - the human:dolphin relationship Dr Horace Dobbs12:30 - 13:30 WORKSHOP: Folding Whales! - Whale and Dolphin Origami WDCS 1

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13:30 - 13:55 TALK: Deep Voices: Our Ancient, Sacred Friendship with Dolphins and Whales Dr Jason Cressey 313:30 - 14:50 WORKSHOP: Capture Whales & Dolphins on Camera! - How to take the very best pictures above & below the surface Chris Gomersall &

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Dylan Walker & Ian Rowlands14:00 - 14:25 TALK: OMG – there’s a Blue Whale in the room! 314:30 - 15:55 TALK: Ocean Giants - the impact of major natural history programmes on whale and dolphin watching ecotourism Mark Brownlow 315:00 - 15:50 WORKSHOP: I Spy Whales - Introduction to Marine Mammal Identification ORCA 2

16:00 - 16:50 WORKSHOP: Listen to Deep Voices - a guided journey into the world of whales and dolphins Dr Jason Cressey 2

16:00 - 16:25 TALK: Whales & Dolphins in the Hebrides Olivia Harries 4

16:30 - 16:55 TALK: The British and whale-kind - our relationship through history Mark Simmonds 3

6th November10:30 - 10:55 TALK: Deep Voices: Times of Darkness, Times of Light 4Dr Jason Cressey10:30 - 11:20 WORKSHOP: Become a 5-star Ninja Whale Watcher and help us to help whales! Planet Whale 211:00 - 11:25 TALK: Whale Wonders of Biscay Nathan Brown &

Michael Williams4

MARINElife11:30 - 12:20 WORKSHOP: Who’s Who?! - Using Photo-Identification to study whales and dolphins 212:00 - 12:55 TALK: How To Make Music with a Whale David Rothenberg 412:30 - 13:50 WORKSHOP: Careers Advice - I want to work with Whales and Dolphins Various 213:00 - 13:25 TALK: A One in a Million Chance’ – Dominica’s Whale Whisperer’s relationship with a Sperm Whale called Scar Andrew & Carla Armour 413:30 - 13:55 TALK: Challenge Ian - Challenge Dylan Dylan Walker & Ian Rowlands 414:00 - 14:25 TALK: Having a Whale of a Time Sally Hamilton 414:00 - 14:50 WORKSHOP: Introduction to Underwater Acoustics - The Wonder of Sounds beneath the Waves Gardline Environmental Ltd 214:30 - 15:55 TALK: Baja California: The best whale watching on Earth Mark Carwardine 415:00 - 15:50 WORKSHOP: Plenty More Fish in the Sea - Choosing sustainable fish to help save Whales and Dophins Gardline Environmental Ltd 2

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16:00 - 16:25 TALK: Whales in culture, culture in whales - cetacean intelligence and culture & how human cultures impact Claire Bass 3

16:00 - 16:50 WORKSHOP: Listen to Deep Voices - a guided journey into the world of whales and dolphins Dr Jason Cressey 216:30 - 16:55 TALK: Unnatural Sounds in the Ocean - a look at how the noise we make affects whales and dolphins Stephen Marsh 4

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11:30 - 11:55 TALK: The Giants of the Deep Richard Bull 4