Committee Publications

Publications Committee

Mission Statement:

To maintain the professional quality and branding consistency of all IMATA publications.

Under the umbrella of the Publications Committee are the following publications:

Policy Manual
Membership Directory
Proceedings
Soundings
Web Site
Index

Please click on any of the above links to learn more about each publication and how you can get involved or contact Patrick Berry, Publications Coordinator at publications@imata.org.

Policy Manual

Mission Statement:

To manage, update, and distribute the IMATA Policy Manual to ensure that all board members, committee chairs and members are informed of all IMATA policies.

If you are interested in more information or getting involved with the Policy Manual, please contact Cheryl Messinger, Chief Editor at historian@imata.org.

Membership Directory

Mission Statement:

To ensure the IMATA Membership Directory is organized and updated with the most current membership information and is made available to all IMATA members in a timely manner.

The IMATA Membership Directory is located inside the Member's Area in the IMATA Website. Whereas it was once printed bi-annually, this is now considered a 'live' document, being updated via the Membership Directory Chief Editor and each member's own account page as directed or changed. IMATA members and their employers can be researched in one of three manners: By Facility, By Member Name, and By Species. Searches in these areas may be done by country, by name, by alphabetic grouping, or be seen in an entirety. Facility pages show, grouped by country, the facilities of current IMATA members. If there are no current IMATA members listed for a facility, it will no longer appear in any listing. Facility information includes addresses, contact information, website information, current IMATA members and their titles, and the species of marine mammals housed at the facility. Facilities that have joined IMATA at the Organizational Level are denoted with a small IMATA logo. The Member Name pages show a member's name, e-mail address (if they desire it), and the facility for which they work. These Member pages can be sorted by any of the columns. Lastly the Species pages show marine mammals organized by common name. Only facilities housing these species, which have current IMATA members, are shown, with links to the contact information for each facility.

Committee members come from around the globe and are occasionally called upon to research or verify contact information for a facility in their geographical area. Ideas for improvement and changes to a facilities or to a species listing can be made through the Membership Directory Chief Editor at directory@imata.org.

If you are interested in more information or getting involved with the Membership Directory please contact Nedra Hecker, Membership Directory Chief Editor at directory@imata.org.

Proceedings

Mission Statement:

To create a yearly Proceedings publication that accurately and professionally represents all presenters and information related to the annual IMATA conference.

If you are interested in more information or getting involved with the Proceedings please contact Heather Keenan, Proceedings Chief Editor at proceedings@imata.org.

Soundings

Mission Statement:

To lead the editing team and ensure the high quality production of Soundings magazine is filled with entertaining, informative, and factual information which best represents IMATA and promotes communication and dissemination of information to its members and the general public.

If you are interested in more information or getting involved with Soundings please contact Patrick Berry, Soundings Chief Editor at soundings@imata.org.

Web Site

Mission Statement:

To manage the IMATA Web Site content and design to ensure it provides accurate information, is properly branded and easy-to-navigate, houses numerous membership benefits, and best represents the IMATA organization.

If you are interested in more information or getting involved with the IMATA Web Site please contact Beau Richter, Web Site Chief Editor at website@imata.org.

Index

If you are interested in information or getting involved with the IMATA Index please contact Cheryl Messinger, Index Chief Editor at historian@imata.org.