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Dealing with spatial data in R – workshop

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The first workshop of the 2024-2025 calendar will be about spatial data analysis, and registrations are now open! Perfect for researchers and data analysts with a foundational understanding of R, this workshop will cover Google Colab, reproducible workflows, biodiversity and spatial data sets available online, shapefile and raster operations, and Google Earth Engine (GEE) integration. You should have access to Google Suite applications like Google Drive and Google Colab via an email account to participate. The workshop instructors are Lionel Leston (University of Alberta) and Mobina Gholamhosseini (Université de Montréal).

Registration Details

Date: September 17th, 19th, 24th and 26th, 2024
Time: 10 am PT / 1 pm PT
Venue: Online (Zoom and Google Colab)
Registrations: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdOmsqT4vGNTLsbPoZIezkRH2x6Vhc8zJ

Registrations are free and open to everyone, but seats are limited. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at pgm_bios2 [at] usherbrooke.ca.

Open Reviewers Workshop

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In July, BIOS2 will host a 2-hour workshop on open peer review, hosted by our fellow Allegra Spensieri. Allegra has been selected as a PREreview Champion and is now bringing to our community the principles of a fair and open peer review, with the support of PREreview.

PREreview is an organization that develops infrastructure to support the pre-print peer review process from start to end. They develop and provide training on how to write helpful reviews for preprints, and have built a platform to submit preprint reviews on, as well as a community of researchers. The open reviewers workshop is a training program that PREreview has designed for researchers at all levels to learn how to write equitable peer reviews.

This 2-hour workshop will focus on the basics of open, preprint peer reviewing and becoming aware of biases in peer review. Registrations are free and open to everyone, but seats are limited.

When: July 10th, 2024 – 1pm EST
Where: Online
Registrations: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoce6tqz0vGtdpZPVtuBKMpLyxjR9WvqjN

Structural Equation Modelling – training

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We are pleased to announce our forthcoming workshop on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), scheduled to take place from April 8th to 10th, 2024, from 10 am – 1 pm PT / 1 pm – 4 pm ET. This course offers a comprehensive exploration of SEM, delving into its theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. Participants will gain a profound understanding of causal modelling, latent variables, and the nuances of covariance-based and Partial Least Squares (PLS) SEM methodologies. Through in-depth instruction, attendees will learn to leverage prominent software tools to conduct sophisticated analyses of complex datasets. Covering conventions, terminology, model specification, and evaluation, this course equips professionals and researchers with the essential skills to navigate SEM effectively.

The training will be conducted by our fellow Varina Crisfield, an awarded PhD candidate in Key Biodiversity Areas at the Université de Sherbrooke. The workshop will be hosted virtually, and access information will be sent out to registered participants one day before the event.

To apply, please fill out this form by April 4th, 2024: https://forms.office.com/r/1dEg09Qhn0

Introductory workshop to Python

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The BIOS² training program offers an Introductory workshop to Python for R users. The workshop will be presented on May 15 and 16, 2023 by Vincent Beauregard, data specialist at Biodiversité Québec.

The course aims to provide the basics of Python and to familiarize participants with the tools and libraries relevant to computational ecology. Sessions will build on participants’ prior knowledge of the R language to facilitate learning. Topics will include data manipulation with Pandas, data visualization with Matplotlib, and data analysis with Numpy and Scipy. Students will also learn how to break their code into functions and work with classes in Python.

The workshop is offered in preparation for the Advanced Field School in Computational Ecology, but is open to all members of the BIOS2 program and any other interested individuals.

Instructor

Vincent Beauregard is a technical coordinator, and a specialist in infrastructure, biodiversity data interfaces and spatial data from remote sensing at Biodiversité Québec. He is interested in the automation of data processing schemes.

What: Introductory workshop to Python
When: May 15 and 16, 2023 @ 1 pm – 4 pm (your time here)
Where: Online and at Université Laval
Language: English (bilingual Q&A and discussion)
Fees: free – offered only for participants of the Advanced Field School in Computational Ecology.
Registration deadline: May 11, 2023
Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/kWvCrdpbus

Environmental Impact Assessment workshop with Hydro-Québec

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The BIOS² and Hydro-Québec have partnered up to offer a workshop on environmental impact assessment on May 4, 2023 at 1 pm EDT. This workshop is free and open to all and is part of the training offered to BIOS² fellows.

This session will be a guided tour of Hydro-Québec’s perspective on biologists’ involvement in major hydroelectric projects. The main milestones of the environmental impact assessment process will be illustrated using multiple examples of projects that favoured biodiversity and were inspired by the field of applied ecology.

This workshop is the first activity of a series that will be done in collaboration with Hydro-Québec. In the fall, BIOS2 will be organizing a working group whose objective will be to propose solutions for better integration of ecological knowledge and biodiversity data into Hydro-Quebec’s environmental impact studies. The working group will be carried out in consultation with relevant stakeholders and in collaboration with biologists working at Hydro-Quebec. Trainees who are interested in participating in this working group are strongly encouraged to attend the proposed workshop on May 4.

About the trainers

Alexandre Beauchemin has been working for Hydro-Québec since 2004. He studied biology at McGill University and obtained his Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from Université du Québec à Montréal.
Amélie Drolet studied wildlife biology at McGill University and obtained her Master’s degree in Biology from Université Laval. After graduating she worked for several years in consulting before joining Hydro-Québec in 2021.

What: Environmental Impact Assessment workshop
When: May 4, 2023 – 1pm – 3:30pm EDT (your time here)
Where: Online
Language: English (bilingual Q&A and discussion)
Fees: free (places are limited).
Registration deadline: May 3, 2023
Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/MpYunysQLw

Training: Point-count data analysis

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BIOS² is hosting a training workshop about analysis of point-count data in the presence of variable survey methodologies and detection error. This online training will be led by Dr. Péter Sólymos (University of Alberta), starting on March 16, 2021.

This training workshop is aimed towards researchers analyzing field observations, who are often faced by data heterogeneities due to field sampling protocols changing from one project to another, or through time over the lifespan of projects, or trying to combine ‘legacy’ data sets with new data collected by recording units.

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