A workshop dealing with marine free-living Nematoda was hosted by Prof. Shirayama in Kyoto University's Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Shirahama, Japan from the 21-24 of March 2008. Twelve participants from 6 countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, USA, and Japan) learned about taxonomy of marine free-living nematodes. Participants identified specimens from their own samples under the supervision of Dr. Ashleigh Smithe (Hamilton College, USA) and Prof. Shirayama. see Photos