[meetyeti] Fwd: CTFSNet: Item of Interest: Spring 2015-- Graduate/Professional Training Courses at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
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From: Rutuja Chitra-Tarak <arutuj@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:58 PM
Subject: Fwd: CTFSNet: Item of Interest: Spring 2015--
Graduate/Professional Training Courses at the Smithsonian-Mason School
of Conservation
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Might be of interest to some on the YETI mailing list.
Rutuja.
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From: Rakosnik, Delaney R. <RakosnikD@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:53 PM
Subject: CTFSNet: Item of Interest: Spring 2015--
Graduate/Professional Training Courses at the Smithsonian-Mason School
of Conservation
To: CTFSNET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, a partnership between
George Mason University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute (SCBI), is offering a full schedule of unique, intensive
residential training courses hosted in our new, sustainably-built
Academic Center on the grounds of SCBI in Front Royal Virginia. Most
courses can be taken either for graduate credit or continuing
education units. Limited scholarships are available for international
applicants and new reduced fees are now available to applicants from
less-developed nations. Visit our website
(http://SMConservation.gmu.edu) or email us at SCBItraining@xxxxxx for
more details about each course, course costs, and credits earned.
Statistics for Ecology and Conservation Biology
February 9-20, 2015
Gain in-depth knowledge of analysis techniques for cutting-edge
ecological research, employing R: classical regression models; mixed
models; generalized linear models; generalized additive models; how to
deal with the limitations of real datasets; and conservation-specific
approaches.
AniMove: Animal Movement Analysis for Conservation (new!)
April 13-24, 2015
Animal movements are critical for maintaining ecosystems services and
biodiversity. Technological advances have greatly increased our
ability to track animal movements, but analyzing and contextualizing
vast amounts of tracking data can present scientific, computational,
and technical challenges. This two-week course focuses on
interdisciplinary approaches linking animal movement with
environmental factors to address theoretical and applied questions in
conservation biology. To achieve this, participants will acquire
significant skills in computational ecology, modeling, remote sensing
and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Estimating Animal Abundance and Occupancy
April 27-May 8, 2015
The course is designed to provide a strong theoretical and analytical
background to both graduate students and professionals in distance
sampling, mark-recapture, and occupancy modeling techniques, with a
strong focus on the practical use of field data in the programs
DISTANCE, MARK and PRESENCE. The course is taught by Gary White, Jim
Nichols, Jim Hines and Joe Kolowski.
Additional Upcoming Courses:
· Adaptive Management (May 18-22, 2015)
Conservation Breeding Centers for Wildlife Sustainability (June 1-5,
2015) - new course!
To learn more about CTFS and ForestGEO, visit our websites
(http://www.ctfs.si.edu and http://www.forestgeo.si.edu)
and newsblog (http://ctfsnews.blogspot.com)
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Indian Institute of Science
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