Introduction and practical courses in Passive Acoustic Monitoring Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) is a key survey and mitigation tool in cetacean research. PAMTech (pamtech.eu) is offering introduction and practical courses in PAM, teaching the use of acoustic hardware and the leading research and industry software, PAMGuard (pamguard.org). We are a small UK-based company made up of PAMGuard developers and experienced field acousticians who can enable you to get the most out of PAM applications. A high tutor-to-student ratio on our courses ensures participants can get individual assistance with their training requirements. Our next courses are running on: 02/05/2014 Introduction to PAMGuard. This one-day classroom-based course provides the essentials you need to get going with PAMGuard. Cost: £200 To book go to: http://pamguardintroduction.eventzilla.net/ 03/05/2014 and 04/05/2014 Practical PAM. This course spends the first day in the classroom building on your PAM knowledge, and the second day at sea applying practical PAM survey techniques including the deployment, use and troubleshooting of acoustic hardware and software. Cost: £400 To book go to: http://practicalpam.eventzilla.net/ If you would like to do both courses (3 days), the cost is £500 To book go to: http://pamintroductionpractical.eventzilla.net/ Courses will be run in Tobermory, Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland, UK, and will use the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust's (hwdt.org) specialist research vessel, Silurian, as the at-sea teaching platform. It is not compulsory for participants on the Practical PAM course to have done the Introduction course, but an equivalent level of knowledge will be assumed. At the end of the Practical PAM course, there will be an informal Meet-the-Developers session where you can discuss your particular PAMGuard requirements. Participants need to bring their own laptops running Windows XP or above (see pamtech.eu for more information on specifications etc). Course costs do not include accommodation, travel or food. For more information about travel to the Isle of Mull see calmac.co.uk To find out more, contact: pamtech.acoustics@gmail.com