2026 Training Schedule
Schedule for in-person training sessions
Pre-workshop
Information about pre-workshop preparation – including software installation, expectations for what you should already be familiar with, and review materials – is available in the pre-work portion of the materials page.
Arrival: 29 May 2026
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Arrival |
Day 1: 30 May 2026 (08:30 - 17:30)
Morning activities will be joint with the EEID workshop
| Time | Activity | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Overview and Introduction (with EEID) | |
| 9:00 | Intro to GitHub through R (with EEID) | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | Data Management in R (with EEID) | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Introduction to Traits, the VecTraits Database, AI assisted digitization | |
| 15:00 | Break | |
| 15:30 | Simple trait analysis pipeline with VecTraits and R |
Day 2: 31 May 2026 (08:30 - 17:30)
| Time | Activity | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Overview of the day | |
| 9:00 | Intro to time dependent data and VecDyn | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Environmental covariates for time and space dependent data | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Simple vector dynamic analysis pipeline with VecDyn and R | |
| 14:30 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Begin Projects | |
| 17:00 | Lightning talks |
Day 3: 1 June 2026 (08:30 - 12:00)
| Time. | Activity | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Project Time | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Present Projects (with EEID) | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
Post-workshop
Enjoy using these new techniques and databases!