Training session: Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution

BIOS2 presents a training session about:

Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution with Mathematica and Maxima.

This online training will be led by Dr. Sarah P. Otto (UBC) and held in two parts : January 14 and January 16, 2020, from 10 to 12:30 PST / 1 to 3:30 EST.

This workshop will introduce participants to the logic behind modeling in biology, focusing on developing equations, finding equilibria, analyzing stability , and running simulations.  Techniques will be illustrated with the software tools, Mathematica and Maxima.

Training session : Intellectual property and open science

BIOS2 presents a training session about:

Intellectual property issues in the context of open and collaborative science

To be held on December 13, 2019, from 1 to 4 PM (local time) at UQAM, Montreal, Room SH-2540 (Sherbrooke Hall).

The training session will be led by Eve-Lyne Comtois-Dinel, a research scientist and PhD candidate in sociology at UQAM, affiliated with TÉLUQ. Eve-Lyne is also research professional at CIRANO.

Summer school: Data-driven ecological synthesis class

Application deadline is Dec. 31, 2019.

We are accepting applications for the fifth edition of the Data-Driven Ecological Synthesis intensive class, held from April 27 to May 3 at the Station de Biologie des Laurentides, Université de Montréal. The aim of this class is to train ecologists in state of the art techniques for data management and analysis for synthesis research. It is co-taught by Prof. Timothée Poisot and Dr. Andrew MacDonald. More information, including a link to the application form, can be found here: https://poisotlab.io/ddes/. Students from Québec universities can claim 4 credits for this class.