Interactive introductory distance sampling training The University of St Andrews has been training people in design and analysis of distance sampling studies for decades. Perhaps you've wanted to attend but could not get permission for travel to Scotland or the scheduling of workshops in August conflicted with your field work.😞 We are offering the training workshop in 10 two-hour blocks in early November. You will be invited to interact in short lectures on distance sampling principles. 👩🎓 Exercises analysing data sets in R will reinforce those principles and the lecturer will be available to assist during the practical session via screen sharing. The block will conclude with a summary of the exercise and question/answer session for both lecture and exercise. 💻 The workshop will be delivered using Zoom web conferencing software along with R-Studio "in the cloud"☁️; both free software tools. You will need no-cost accounts for both pieces of software. I encourage you to experiment with Zoom (at https://zoom.us) and https://rstudio.cloud before the course begins. Important details: * Workshop dates and time: 04 - 15 November 2019 o 1800-2000 UK time (1300-1500 EST, 1000-1200 PST, 0900-1100AKST) 🕰️ * Registration deadline: *28 October 2019*📅 * Enrolment limit: 10 (so everybody can get attention they desire) * Cost: 170 British pounds (roughly $205 at current exchange rates)💵 * What is included: Lectures, exercises, code, data all available online📃 Further details are available at the CREEM website: https://www.creem.st-andrews.ac.uk/distance-live-online-workshops/ At this page you will find a link to the St Andrews online shop where you register and make payment. Feel free to contact me with questions. We expect to offer this training again in early 2020 if November timing does not suit you. Future offerings may use the Distance for Windows software if there is sufficient demand. The interactive workshops do not replace face-to-face distance sampling workshops that will be held in August 2020. -- 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