Graduate Short Course, October 1-7, 2006, Kananaskis Field Station, Canada Topic: Analysis of ecological systems under uncertainty, change, and adaptation: confronting models with data.
This one-week course is designed for graduate students who are involved in research in the areas of modeling and analyzing ecological systems as well as data-model interface. The course will be given by five internationally renowned instructors from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. with differing areas of expertise in mathematical modelling, data analysis, and model testing. This course is part of the "Period of Concentration in Ecology and Evolution" funded by the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences. It will be held at the Kananaskis Field Station in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Information on the course and online application forms can be found at <http://www.ucalgary.ca/~mccauley/course/>http://www.ucalgary.ca/~mccauley/course/ There will be funds provided to off-set student travel to attend the course. Details are available on the website. Enrollment in the course is limited to 15 students. Deadline for application is July 31, 2006.
