{"success":true,"errormessage":null,"html":"<div class=\"course\">\n  <h2>Introduction to estimation and modelling of ecological populations<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"course-date\">19 February - 23 February 2018<\/div>\n  <div class=\"course-location\">Perth, Western Australia<\/div>\n  <div class=\"course-presenter\">Joanne Potts and\r\nDarryl MacKenzie<\/div>\n  <div id=\"summary-23\" class=\"course-description\"><p>\r\n\tTo register for this course email <a href=\"javascript:void(location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,112,104,101,110,46,118,97,110,108,101,101,117,119,101,110,64,100,98,99,97,46,119,97,46,103,111,118,46,97,117)+'?subject=Introduction%20to%20estimation%20and%20modelling%20for%20ecological%20populations%20-%20registration')\">Stephen.vanleeuwen@dbca.wa.gov.au.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tThis <a href=\"javascript:CourseDetail(23)\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n  <div id=\"detail-23\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"course-description\"><p>\r\n\tTo register for this course email <a href=\"javascript:void(location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,112,104,101,110,46,118,97,110,108,101,101,117,119,101,110,64,100,98,99,97,46,119,97,46,103,111,118,46,97,117)+'?subject=Introduction%20to%20estimation%20and%20modelling%20for%20ecological%20populations%20-%20registration')\">Stephen.vanleeuwen@dbca.wa.gov.au.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tThis course is designed for the beginner- and intermediate-level researcher who is wanting a broad overview of available methods for estimating and modelling ecological populations, with an emphasis on abundance-based measures. Methods to be covered include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tGeneralised linear models<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tStudy design<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tMultivariate analyses<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tDistance sampling<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tNon-spatial capture-recapture models (closed and open population)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tSpatial capture-recapture models<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tOccupancy models<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n\tAs we will be analysing real world data sets using supplied R code, participants are expected to be comfortable in using R to perform basic tasks such as data input\/output, data summaries, loading packages and simple plots.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<strong>Instuctors:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theanalyticaledge.com\/our-team.html\" target=\"_blank\">Joanne Potts<\/a> (The Analytical Edge Statistical Consulting) is an expert in plant and animal abundance estimation methods and distribution models.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.proteus.co.nz\/about-us\/who-we-are\/#our-team\" target=\"_blank\">Darryl MacKenzie<\/a> (Proteus) has been helping biologists with statistics for over 20 years and is lead author of the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/books\/occupancy-estimation-and-modeling\/mackenzie\/978-0-12-407197-1\" target=\"_blank\">Occupancy estimation and modeling<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tKeiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre,<br \/>\r\n\t17 Dick Perry Avenue,<br \/>\r\n\tKensington, Perth, Western Australia<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<strong>Cost:<\/strong><br \/>\r\n\tThe course fee is AUD$1,000, which includes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tRegistration fees<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tInstruction and course materials<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\tLunch, morning and afternoon tea<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<strong>Participants must provide their own laptop computer.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"course-fee\"><b>Course Fee:<\/b> AUD $1,000.00 <span style=\"font-size: 0.85em;\">excludes meals and accommodation<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"course-places\"><b>Limited to 30 places<\/b><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"course-register\"><a href=\"mailto:Stephen.vanleeuwen@dbca.wa.gov.au\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Contact host<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"course\">\n  <h2>Species distribution modelling while accounting for imperfect detection - in R<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"course-date\">10 June - 11 June 2018<\/div>\n  <div class=\"course-location\">ECCB2018 Conference - Finland<\/div>\n  <div class=\"course-presenter\">Darryl I. MacKenzie<\/div>\n  <div id=\"summary-24\" class=\"course-description\"><p>\r\n\t<strong>Course offered as part of 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB2018) and participants must register through the conference website.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tThis course shall introduce participants to approaches that can be used <a href=\"javascript:CourseDetail(24)\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n  <div id=\"detail-24\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"course-description\"><p>\r\n\t<strong>Course offered as part of 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB2018) and participants must register through the conference website.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tThis course shall introduce participants to approaches that can be used to model species distributions while accounting for imperfect detection of those species. Methods that are appropriate for investigating both current distributions, and how distributions change over time, will be covered. Courses participants will be taught how to fit these models in R using the package RPresence through classroom examples and exercises, and how to use the models to predict species distributions in unsurveyed regions, at future points in time, and how to create species distribution maps. Approximately 1\/3 of the course will be on model theory and 2\/3 on examples and exercises.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\tParticipants are expected to be have a good working knowledge of R, and be able perform tasks such as data import\/export and manipulation of data frames, understand formula-based notation for defining models (e.g., when using lm() or glm()), and how to interpret the output of regression-like analyses. This course may not be appropriate for R novices.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<strong>A minimum of 30 registrations is required.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<strong>Participants will be required to bring their own laptop with R installed. A list of required R packages will be provided before the course.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"course-fee\"><b>Course Fee:<\/b> EUR &euro;200.00 <span style=\"font-size: 0.85em;\">excludes meals and accommodation<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"course-places\"><b>Limited to 35 places<\/b><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"course-register\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conbio.org\/mini-sites\/eccb2018\/\" target=_blank class=\"btn btn-default\">Register with external host<\/a><\/div><\/div>"}