VectorByte and EEID Methods Training

The VectorByte and EEID 2026 Teams

Welcome!

This is a joint training workshop hosted by the Vector Byte Initiative and the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Conference.

History – EEID

First meeting in 2003 (Penn State)
Has occurred annually after that
A subset of these meetings has included training workshops (mostly late 2000s) but they have been brought back for the last 3 meetings (Stanford, Notre Dame, VT)

History – VectorByte

Began as the NIH/BBSRC supported Vector Behavior in Transmission Ecology Research Coordination Network (VectorBiTE RCN) in 2015
Initially consisted of networking meetings, training, and initial development of databases
VectorByte Initiative is the NSF funded project that grew out of this, focusing on development of publicly available databases and training workshops

EEID and VectorByte Training

This is the second year that the EEID and VectorByte trainings have been co-located, and VectorByte provided some of the training for EEID 3 years ago.

This year, we’ve integrated them further to allow more opportunities for networking, and to leverage our extended expertise at Virginia Tech.

Schedule

Saturday/Sunday (8:30am - 5:30pm):

Session 1 (joint on Sat.)
BREAK (joint)
Session 2 (joint on Sat.)
LUNCH (joint)
Session 3 (divided)
BREAK (joint)
Session 4 (divided)

Monday (8:30am - 1:00pm):

Session 1 (divided)
BREAK (joint)
Session 2 – Presentations (joint)
LUNCH (joint)

More detailed schedules are on the respective training websites.

Logistics

All joint sessions will occur in the large meeting room
breaks and lunch will be held in the lobby areas on the first floor of Steger
VectorByte sessions: Steger 118
EEID sessions: Steger 325

Meet the Teams

VectorByte Showcase

Interested in learning more about data resources for VBD systems, giving your input about the future of data sharing for VBDs, or more networking?

1:30 - 4:00pm
Steger Auditorium (where we are now) and Lobby
Food and networking