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DEADLINE FOR EARLY REGISTRATION IS APRIL 30TH!
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WILDLIFE POPULATION ASSESSMENT TRAINING WORKSHOPS
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF
DISTANCE SAMPLING SURVEYS
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Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment
University of St Andrews
and
Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Workshop 1: June 14-17
Workshop 2: June 21-24
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Overview
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Distance sampling is the most widely used method for estimating the
abundance of wildlife populations. The aim of these workshops is to
train participants in the latest methods for design and analysis of
distance sampling surveys, including line and point transects. The two
identical 4-day workshops will be a blend of theory and practice, and
participants will learn the new, windows version of the software Distance.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own data sets, and can expect to
do some preliminary analyses with their data. In the latter part of each
workshop, time is set aside for presentation of more advanced concepts
and discussion of topics of common interest in smaller, informal groups.
Instructors
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Stephen Buckland
David Borchers
Len Thomas
Bruce Lubow.
The workshop instructors are at the forefront of research into distance
sampling methods, and development of software to apply the new methods. They
have extensive experience teaching distance sampling, including previous
workshops taught in the UK, USA, Norway, and New Zealand.
Cost
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Course fees are US$1000, or US$750 for registered students. This covers
tuition, course materials and workshop banquet. For registrations received
after April 30th, a late-registration supplement of US$100 will apply. To
allow individual attention to be given to each person during each workshop,
the number of participants is restricted to 30. Places will be filled on a
first-come first-served basis.
Further information
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The workshop booklet is on the world-wide web at
http://www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/distanceworkshop/
Registration forms are available at that site.
If you would like a printed copy of this information or have any
questions about the workshops, please contact
Workshop Organizer
Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment
Mathematical Institute
University of St. Andrews
St. Andrews
Scotland KY16 9SS
Tel:+44 1334 463228
Fax: +44 1334 463748
Email: [log in to unmask]
Alternative contact:
Steve Buckland +44 1334 463787
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