I*nteractive 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. 👨🌾 Distance sampling methods for estimating animal abundance is one of the most widely used methods in not only terrestrial systems but also marine mammal 🐋 investigations where assessment of marine mammal populations is difficult because imperfect detectability. We are offering the training workshop in 10 two-hour blocks in late February. 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. 💻 You can participate in polls during the workshop to assess your comprehension of topics discussed. 🤔 The workshop will be delivered using Zoom web conferencing software along with R-Studio "in the cloud"☁️; both free software tools. You will need 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. 👩💻 /Registration for the first two offering of this training each filled within a week of advertisement./ Persons on the wait list from earlier offerings have already filled some of the available places. I suggest you register and pay without delay. *Important details:* *Workshop dates and time: 17-28 February 2020; 1600-1800 UK time* (1100-1300 EST, 0800-1000 PST) 🕰️ Registration deadline: 07 February 2020📅 Enrolment limit: 10 - several participants from the wait list have already registered Cost: 170 British pounds (roughly 205USD 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 a) register and b) make payment. Feel free to contact me with questions. This will be the /last interactive training St Andrews will conduct for the winter 2019-2020/. Watch for the next round of offerings in autumn 2020. 🍂 The interactive workshops do not replace face-to-face distance sampling workshops that will be held in August 2020. Information regarding all distance sampling workshops can be found at https://www.creem.st-andrews.ac.uk/workshops/ -- 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