Melanie Colón Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The LANDIS-II Foundation is organizing a training workshop for new LANDIS-II users in Madison, WI in November. The training will be held on Monday,November 7, and Tuesday, November 8 and follows the Society of AmericanForesters (SAF) National Convention, which is also held in Madison thisyear (http://www.xcdsystem.com/safconference/website/).The LANDIS-II training is for those interested in learning how to use theLANDIS-II forest simulation model (http://www.landis-ii.org/). The coursewill be led by Brian Miranda (USDA Forest Service) and Dr. Brian Sturtevant(USDA Forest Service), with additional instructors to be determined. Thecourse will cover parameterizing, simulating landscapes, and analyzingoutputs of multiple LANDIS-II extensions, including forest succession,fire, wind, harvesting and insects.The total cost of the 2-day training session is $300 and includes twocomplementary lunches and a copy of the latest LANDIS-II training manual.Sessions will be held at the Pyle Center Conference Center on the UW-Madison campus. Participants will be expected to bring their own laptopcomputer with LANDIS-II installed (instructions provided).If you’d like to reserve a spot for the training session, please email meat brmiranda@fs.fed.us. Those that responded to the earlier pre-announcement should have been contacted individually to confirm theirinterest (if not, contact me). Registration will be done by email, withpayment instructions to follow. Please register early if you’d like toattend, as the training is limited to 21 participants.Brian MirandaEcologistUSDA Forest ServiceNorthern Research Station, Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studiesp: 715-362-1186f: 715-362-1166brmiranda@fs.fed.us5985 Highway KRhinelander, WI 54501www.fs.fed.usCaring for the land and serving people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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