Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 10:47:00 +0100
From: Eric Rexstad <>
Subject: [MARMAM] Introductory distance sampling workshop, La Jolla CA
12-15 July 2009--deadline 1 June!!
Staff from the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental
Modelling, Univ. of St. Andrews will deliver this workshop hosted by the
Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) this coming summer (12-15 July).
The workshop instructors will be Drs. David Borchers, Len Thomas, and
Tiago Marques. Over 3.5 days, we will focus on distance sampling
methods, as described in the standard reference book Introduction to
Distance Sampling (book will be provided). The workshop will be a blend
of theory and practice and participants will learn how to use the
program Distance.
Registration and payment deadline is 1 June; so to hold a place, please
register soon for the remaining places at website
(http://www.cetus.ucsd.edu/Distance.html). This site also contains
information on accommodation (campus housing at UCSD as well as other
negotiated rates) along with information on the location and other details.
Those interested in the application of passive acoustics in abundance
estimation may also attend a SIO symposium the following day
(http://www.cetus.ucsd.edu/Density.html).
-- Eric Rexstad
Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment
Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
University of St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Scotland KY16 9LZ +44
(0)1334 461833
The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland: No. SC013532
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