Submission of abstracts is now open for the third biennial International
Statistical Ecology Conference will be held 3-6 July 2012, hosted by the
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis at the Department of
Biology of the University of Oslo. The conference location will be the
Sundvolden Hotel outside Oslo.
We have an extraordinary group of plenary speakers, whose presentation
topics are:
- Nils Chr. Stenseth, Univ. of Oslo (Norway): Opening remarks
- Steinar Engen, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology (Norway):
stochastic age-structured modelling, including dynamics, genetics and
some estimation
- Rachel Fewster, Univ. of Aukland (N.Z.): genetics in statistical ecology
- Joanne Flemming, Dalhousie University (Canada): The Ocean Tracking
Network: visualization tools and novel analyses for acoustic tracking data
- Otso Ovaskainen, Univ. of Helsinki (Finland): the analysis of spatial
data: individual movements and species and community models
- Andre Punt, Univ. of Washington (U.S.): estimating precautionary
thresholds for US west coast fisheries
- Andy Royle, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (U.S.): Incorporating
auxiliary spatial information in capture-recapture models
- Len Thomas, Univ. of St. Andrews (Scotland): The future of statistical
ecology
Training workshops will also be held prior to the conference:
- AD Model builder (30 June - 1 July at Finse): Mark Maunder, Hans Skaug
and Andres Nielsen
- Hierarchical modelling and R-package 'unmarked' (2 July at Finse):
Andy Royle and Richard Chandler
- Population genetics for statisticians (2-3 July at Sundvollen): Rachel
Fewster and Arnaud le Rouzic
- Model selection (3 July at Sundvollen): Nils Lid Hjort
The local organising committee has negotiated low rates for
accommodation at the conference hotel. There is also a conveniently
located camping venue with a choice of 4-6 person cabins. Attendees
from developing countries can submit applications for stipends.
Abstract submission deadline is 20 January 2012. Further details are
available at the conference website http://www.cees.uio.no/isec2012/
