Instructors & Guest Lecturers
Michael Dietze - Boston University
Brooke Davis - Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Mike Irvine - British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
Irena Papst - Public Health Agency of Canada
Alex Filazzola - Apex Resource Management Solutions
Colin Daniel - Apex Resource Management Solutions
Beate Sanders - University of Toronto
Main Objectives
The main objective of the Summer School is to teach participants how to build better epidemiological and ecological forecasts that are relevant in decision-making contexts. During the course, participants will learn from various experts about how to:
- produce more reliable and reproducible forecasting models
- identify and propagate uncertainties and generate scenario analyses
- consider decision-makers' priorities when constructing forecasting models
- communicate results, model assumptions, and uncertainties to different audiences
Additional Details
For potential applicants:
- Registration will open on February 1st (Wednesday).
- The deadline to apply is March 12th (Sunday).
- Due to limited space and resources, applicants will undergo a selection process based on fulfillment of minimum requirements (see below), their interest and/or prior experiences related to modeling, forecasting, and using models to inform policy or management decisions.
- Minimum requirements are a working knowledge of R and prior experience using regression models and/or differential equations.
- We particularly encourage members of underrepresented groups to apply.
For selected participants:
- Acceptance into the course will be announced by early April
- Coffee break and lunch will be provided for each day
- Accommodation is available free-of-charge at Victoria University for all out-of-town participants (single room with a shared bathroom). Participants coming from out-of-town who wish to stay somewhere else are welcome to make alternative plans.
- A limited number of scholarships are also available to cover expenses with transportation, accommodation, and meals for those who need additional financial support.
Partners
The Summer School is an initiative by the Canadian Ecological Forecasting Initiative and will be held in coordination with: the Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Diseases, the Mathematics for Public Health at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, the University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute, the Ecological Forecasting Initiative in the United States, and Apex Resource Management Solutions.
When
24-28 July 2023
Where
Fields Institute, Toronto, ON - Canada
Format
In-person*
* All lectures will be streamed and recorded through Zoom. The exercises, data and base model will be made publicly available.
