Presented under the auspices of the DIMACS/MBI US-African BioMathematics Initiative.
This Advanced Study Institute and workshop are jointly sponsored by:
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 - 10:30 Introduction - Outline of expectations and logistics Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University (ASI program organizer) 11:00 - 12:30 Plant and Animal Disease I (PAD - 2 lectures), Steve Bellan, UC Berkeley 1) Disease affecting conservation 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch 2:00 - 3:00 Guest Lecture: Sadie Ryan, University of California, Santa Barbara 3:30 - 5:00 Harvesting 1: Edward Lungu, U. of Botswana 7:00 Dinner and Reception Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 9:00 - 10:30 Harvesting II: Edward Lungu, U. of Botswana 10:30 - 10:45 Break 10:45 - 12:00 Plant and Animal Disease (PAD - 2 lectures), Steve Bellan, UC Berkeley 2) Interaction between disease and: a. Genetics b. Reserve design c. Extinction 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 2:00 - 3:00 Guest Lecture: James Osundwa, UN Environment Programme, Kenya 3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon Tea 3:30 - 5:00 Harvesting III: Edward Lungu, U. of Botswana 7:00 Dinner Friday, July 30, 2010 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 9:00 - 5:00 Day Trip 7:00 Dinner Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:30 - 9:00 Breakfast 9:30 Load Bus for Wildlife College 12:00 Lunch 7:00 Dinner Sunday, August 1, 2010 Free Time 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 1:00 Lunch 7:00 Dinner Monday, August 2, 2010 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 Population Viability Analysis Lecture I, (PVA - 5 lectures), Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University 1. Population growth models, Markov chains and stochastic effects 10:00 - 10:30 Break 10:30 - 12:00 Global Change, Sadie Ryan, University of California and James Osundwa, UN Environment Programme 1. Landuse/Landcover change (LULC) and Demographic change a. Crowding b. Economic imbalances c. Poverty and disease d. Footprint maps i. Definitions of urban v. rural e. Protected Areas (PAs) and conservation maps i. Hotspots ii. Parks and 'levels' of protection f. Fragmentation, its fx on, and interaxn with all of the above 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Guest Lecture: Steve Bellan, UC Berkeley 2:00 - 3:30 Conservation Genetics Lecture I, Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University 1. Genetic models 3:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea 4:00 - 6:30 Discussion of Group Projects 7:00 Dinner and Welcome Reception Tuesday, August 3, 2010 6:00 - 7:30 Game Drives 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 Conservation Genetics Lecture II, Gareth Russell, NJIT 2. Genetic diversity 10:00 - 10:30 Break 10:30 - 12:00 Population Viability Analysis II (PVA - 5 lectures), Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University 2) Uncertainty, heterogeneity and other challenges 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Guest Lecture: Russell 2:00 - 3:30 GIS Lecture I (GIS - 4 lectures/classes), Sadie Ryan, University of California GIS Part I: using remotely sensed imagery for quantifying LC and LC change i. RS for climate change - NDVI and other indices of change ii. Static vs. Dynamic imagery processing iii. Data sources and programs out there 3:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea 4:00 - 5:30 Plant and Animal Disease Recap: Steve Bellan 5:30 - 7:00 Group Projects 7:00 Dinner and Welcome Reception Wednesday, August 4, 2010 6:00 - 7:30 Game Drives 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 Conservation Genetics Lecture 3: Gareth Russell, NJIT 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:30 Population Viability Analysis III, Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University 3. Uncertainty, heterogeneity and other challenges 11:30 - 12:15 Guest Lecture: Nina Fefferman, DIMACS 12:15 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:30 Reserve Design (RD) Lecture 1: Gareth Russell, NJIT 1. Theory and Principles a. History b. Ecological principles 2:30 - 3:30 Harvesting Recap: Edward Lungu, U. of Botswana 3:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea 4:00 - 5:30 Harvesting Recap: Edward Lungu, U. of Botswana 4:00 - 5:30 Computer exercises/walk/drive/group projects/soccer match 5:30 - 7:00 Computer exercises/Group Projects 7:00 Dinner Thursday, August 5, 2010 6:00 - 7:30 Game Drives 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 Reserve Design II: Gareth Russell, NJIT 2. Biological components 10:00 - 10:30 Morning Tea Break - Check in with Mentor 10:30 - 11:30 Population Viability Analysis Lecture 4, Nina Fefferman, DIMACS 4. Dealing with limited datasets 11:30 - 12:00 Disease PVA - Ryan 12:00 - 1:00 Poster Session and Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Guest Lecture: Wash 2:00 - 3:30 GIS II (GIS - 4 lectures/classes), James Osundwa, UN Environment Programme 3. Animal Movement a. GIS II: Animal movement exercise in Arc i. Home range and habitat selection short intro/description ii. Types of data commonly used 1. Information we can obtain from that data b. Setting up computers and getting it all to run 3:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea 4:00 - 5:30 Computer exercises/walk/drive/group projects/soccer match 5:30 - 7:00 Computer exercises/Group Projects 7:00 Dinner Friday, August 6, 2010 6:00 - 7:30 Game Drives 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 Reserve Design III, Gareth Russell, NJIT 3) Economics and Human components 10:00 - 10:30 Morning Tea Break 10:30 - 12:00 GIS III, James Osundwa, UN Environment Programme 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Networks++, Nina Fefferman 2:00 - 3:00 Potpourri - All of the above 3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon Tea 4:00 - 5:30 Computer exercises/walk/drive/group projects 5:30 - 7:00 Computer exercises/Group Projects 7:00 Dinner Saturday, August 7, 2010 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 9:00 - 1:00 Bus leaves for Hoedspruit 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch back at SAWC 2:00 - 7:00 Group Projects 7:00 Dinner Sunday, August 8, 2010 6:00 am Bus leaves for Kruger Day Trip (packed breakfast to go) 7:00 pm Dinner Monday, August 9, 2010 Guest Lectures (Times TBD) 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 - 12:00 Work on group projects/half-day trips to Moholoholo (Cheetah breeding project) 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch 2:00 - 5:00 Work on group projects/half-day trips to Moholoholo (Cheetah breeding project) 5:00 - 7:00 Work on group projects 7:00 Dinner Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Guest Lectures (Times TBD) 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:00 - 1:00 Group Project 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch 2:00 - 4:00 Group Project Presentations 7:00 Dinner Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - Friday, August 13, 2010 See Workshop schedule.