The workshop will be a combination of lectures and computer sessions, with a good proportion of time for discussion and analysis of participants data. We anticipate that some of the discussion will focus on new work presented at the distance sampling conference, which takes place immediately before the workshop begins. The workshop is intended for scientists who already have experience with distance sampling methods. We anticipate a mix of biologists and applied statisticians. We will assume that participants are familiar with PCs running Microsoft Windows.
Participants are welcome to bring their own portable computers.
There is almost no overlap in content between workshops and we anticipate many participants will wish to take both. If you are in any doubt which of the workshops is more suitable for you, we urge you to contact the workshop instructors to discuss your requirements. We recommend that participants consider participating in the distance sampling conference, which takes place immediately prior to the workshop. However the workshop is entirely self-contained and attendance at the conference is not essential. We will also introduce the advanced features of the software, Distance 4.