Available to all those registered for the AFS Virtual Annual Meeting at no extra cost. Speakers will work to make the presentations interactive by, stopping for questions at specific points, following written questions through chat, and opening it up for questions at the end of each presentation.<\/em><\/p>\n[button url=”https:\/\/secure.fisheries.org\/MemberResponsive\/Events\/Event_Display_Annual.aspx?EventKey=ANN20′ target=’blank” target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#145593″ color=”#ffffff” size=”10″ center=”yes”]Register Now[\/button]\n <\/p>\n
Friday, September 18<\/h3>\nLeading at All Levels in AFS<\/h4>\n
10:30 am to 12:45 pm (EDT)<\/p>\n
This workshop is designed for new and emerging leaders in AFS. It addresses the need for new and emerging leaders to better understand how AFS functions, the roles of Unit leaders in AFS, and how to be an effective leader in an all volunteer organizations such as AFS.<\/p>\n
Presenters<\/h5>\n
Jesse Trushenski<\/strong>, AFS Immediate Past President<\/p>\nDoug Austen<\/strong>, AFS Executive Director<\/p>\n
\nContinuing Education Courses<\/strong><\/h4>\nContinuing Education credits may be claimed for the class below!<\/em><\/p>\n[su_spacer]Monday, September 28<\/h3>\nBayesian I: Introductory Bayesian Inference with JAGS in Fisheries Science<\/strong><\/h4>\n10:00 am – 7:00 pm EDT<\/p>\n
Interest in applying Bayesian inference to fisheries analyses has grown over the last several decades, however, computational implementation remains a barrier for many practitioners given these methods are generally not part of traditional university curricula. This workshop is intended for scientists who are vaguely familiar with Bayesian principles (an overview will be provided) and have interest in learning to use JAGS for their own data sets. JAGS is a widely used and free program that allows specification of conditional probability models and interfaces cleanly with the R programming environment. Foundational topics on Bayesian implementation will include distinctions and advantages\/disadvantages of Bayesian versus classical inference, Bayes\u2019 Theorem, prior\/posterior distributions and their roles, basics of MCMC methods and the diagnosis of convergence issues. These topics will be covered via lecture material throughout much of the morning and explored in the afternoon with some limited JAGS examples including simple mean\/variance estimation, comparison of posteriors, estimation of binomial probabilities, and linear\/non-linear regression.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, September 29<\/h3>\nBayesian II: Intermediate Bayesian Inference with JAGS in Fisheries Science<\/strong><\/h4>\n10:00 am – 7:00 pm EDT<\/p>\n
Bayesian II is a continuation of topics covered in Bayesian I to cover more advanced topics in JAGS modeling. Although it is possible to register for only Bayesian II, it is recommended that participants have some previous experience with Bayesian inference and JAGS should they choose this route. Analyses will include assorted GLMs (logistic, Poisson, negative binomial, and zero-inflated Poisson regression), goodness-of-fit checks, Cormack-Jolly-Seber models, and (time allowing) state-space population dynamics models (e.g., spawner-recruit analysis). Each model and example data set will be covered via lecture material prior to coding the model in JAGS to ensure all participants are familiar with each new model and topic.<\/p>\n
Presenters:<\/strong><\/h5>\nBenjamin Staton<\/strong>, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission<\/p>\nHenry Hershey<\/strong>, Auburn University[su_spacer]\nRegistration<\/strong><\/h5>\nFull-Day Course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Member Students:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $100<\/li>\n
- Member Early Career:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $125<\/li>\n
- Non-member students: $125<\/li>\n
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Two-Day Series Course<\/strong><\/p>\nAFS members who sign up for both days of the Bayesian course may take advantage of a discount, as compared to registering for both separately!<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Member Students:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $175<\/li>\n
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