In October 2017, Adam Pack introduced the "Louis M. Herman Student Research Scholarship Award" at the 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Dr. Pack also co-authored 2 talks and 2 poster presentations at the conference, including "An unexpected journey: Diurnal movement into deeper waters by humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf pairs observed off Northwest Maui, Hawaii", "Humpback whale song as a display of male fitness: Evidence from measurements of variability in song units in conjunction with singer body size", "Vocalizations and behavior of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf groups in the Hawaiian wintering grounds", and "Endocrine markers for understanding stress response and reproduction in male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian and Alaskan waters".