This February ASLO held the 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Granada, Spain. Aquatic scientists from 64 countries were present to share their science, network with colleagues, explore the beautiful host city, and indulge in delicious tapas. Students comprised 35% of the meeting attendees (886 registered students), with 40 students from developing countries. Three out of four students attending the meeting in Granada were current ASLO members and many new students joined the society at the meeting. ASLO awarded 34 travel grants to students attending the meeting. Grants ranged from $250–$750 USD. Grant applicants applied online when registering for the meeting and grants were awarded through a random lottery process. The student board members and the early career committee are diligently working to improve the travel grant process based on your feedback and we will be announcing changes in the near future. There were numerous activities and workshops geared toward students at the meeting. On Monday, the Student Board Members hosted a mixer with food and drinks for student attendees. Hundreds of students came to socialize and network as did a number of board members and the meeting organizers. The Board of Directors also had the pleasure of interacting with students that attended the annual Business Meeting and those that stopped by the ASLO and Wiley booth over the course of the week. There were three lunchtime workshops sponsored by the Student Board Members. On Tuesday, students had the opportunity to learn about honing their scientific message from actor and comedian Brian Palermo at the Snap it Up! workshop. Brian dissected three oral presentations given in concurrent sessions on the previous day and provided tips for engaging the audience when discussing science. At the Teaching Aquatic Science workshop students, early career and advanced scientists were able to learn about better teaching methods for large classes from Dr. Bob Chen. This discussion workshop was well received and everyone left with new ideas and methods for engaging and teaching students in large classes. On Thursday, we hosted our most popular workshop, Scientific Speed Networking, a variation on the speed dating concept. Over 200 students honed their “elevator pitches” while networking with their peers and established scientists. Students and established scientists interacting at the Scientific Speed Networking workshop in Granada. Grace Wilkinson, Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, grace.wilkinson23@gmail.com Amy Burgess, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, Coos Bay, Oregon, USA, burgess5@uoregon.edu.