Meeting on Food Security: The Role of Biological Modelling - at Rothamsted Research (Harpenden) on 8th October 2015, 1pm-5pm

 

This half-day Biometric Society (British and Irish Region - BIR) meeting shows some of the ways biological modelling is being used to explore and inform issues in food security. There is a small charge for attendance and registration is open until 5th October. The meeting starts with the BIR AGM (1-1:30pm) which is open to BIR members only.

 

Program:

13:00-13:30 BIR AGM (members only)

13:30-14:15 Jim Smith (University of Warwick) - Decision Support for Addressing Food Poverty in the UK: from production to consumption

14:15-15:00 Nicole Augustin (University of Bath) - Space-time modelling of blue ling for fisheries stock management

15:00-15:30 Tea break

15:30-16:15 Nik Cunniffe (University of Cambridge) - Mathematical models for the spread and control of plant pathogens

16:15-17:00 Stephen Parnell (University of Salford) - Surveillance strategies for invading plant pests and diseases; finding the needle in the haystack

 

For more information and registration: http://bir.biometricsociety.org/events/food-security-20151008

 

For directions to Rothamsted Research, see http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/about-us/find-us-rothamsted-research-harpenden#

 

Attendees may buy lunch at the Rothamsted restaurant before the meeting, but please notify [log in to unmask] before 30 September if you intend to do this.