Distance sampling is a survey technique widely used to estimate the density and abundance of marine mammal populations, and other taxa. The Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling are pleased to announce that we will be running 3 live online workshops this summer on aspects of distance sampling. Registration is now open for 2 of them, and will be for the 3rd soon. The workshops are: 1. Spatially explicit models for distance sampling data: density surface modelling in practice, 16th-20th August 2021. 2. Distance sampling when animals are missed at zero distance, 30th-31st August 2021. 3. A practical guide to distance sampling survey design and simulation, 13th, 14th and 16th September 2021. For more details, and to register, go to https://workshops.distancesampling.org We are offering one free place on each workshop with the goal of to widening participation to scientists from countries with fewer resources and groups traditionally under-represented in wildlife science. More details are at http://workshops.distancesampling.org/widening-participation and the closing date for applications for the widening participation scholarships is June 15th. -- Len Thomas len.thomas@st-andrews.ac.uk lenthomas.org @len_thom Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling and School of Mathematics and Statistics The Observatory, University of St Andrews, Scotland KY16 9LZ Office: UK+1334-461801 Admin: UK+1334-461842 While I may be sending this email outside of my normal office hours, I have no expectation to receive a reply outside of yours. The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013532.