********************Other******************** Dear EvolDir subscribers, The Evolution Meetings organizers are seeking input on likely challenges to future meeting attendance. Even if you did not attend the most recent Evolution Meetings in Athens, GA or the associated virtual meeting, you are invited to fill out this survey on meeting attendance: https://qualtricsxmv7fq7w2f6.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eeW7FbwhncO0XMq Sincerely, The Evolution Meeting Organizers This email contains links to content or websites. Always be cautious when opening external links or attachments. Please visit https://carleton.ca/its/help-centre/report-phishing/ for information on reporting phishing messages. When in doubt, the ITS Service Desk can provide assistance. https://carleton.ca/its/chat Alex Wong (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************WorkshopsCourses******************** Dear colleagues, Transmitting Science is offering the 5-day full course "Bayesian phylogenetic inference with BEAST2". Course webpage: Registration and more information: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evolution/bayesian-phylogenetic-inference-with-beast2/ Online live sessions on October 27th, 29th, and 31st & November 3rd, 5th, and 7th, 2025. 35 hours (21 hours of online live lessons, plus 14 hours of participants working independently with tutored exercises) Instructors: Dr. Jo�lle Barido-Sottani [1] (Ecole Normale Sup�rieure de Paris, France) and Dr. Bethany Allen [2] (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Course Overview: Bayesian phylogenetic inference is a powerful tool for reconstructing phylogenies while accounting for complex evolutionary dynamics. It allows prior knowledge to be integrated into the inference, and also provides a detailed picture of the uncertainty present in the dataset. However, the number and complexity of the available models and options can be daunting for users, and can make it difficult to apply inference tools effectively in practice. In this workshop, participants will learn the theoretical concepts underlying the different models involved in Bayesian phylogenetic inference and get hands-on experience using these models in BEAST2. Particular attention will be given to more complex tree models, such as the fossilized birth-death model used to integrate past information into phylogenies, as well as rate-heterogeneous models, which allow for variations in evolutionary dynamics across clades. Finally, the course will give practical information on setting up and troubleshooting analyses in BEAST2. Do not hesitate to contact me or write to courses@transmittingscience.com if you have any questions. Best wishes Sole Upcoming Transmitting Science courses: www.transmittingscience.com/courses Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD Director Transmitting Science www.transmittingscience.com/ Bluesky @soledeesteban.bsky.social X @SoleDeEsteban Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-0890 Links: [1] https://www.transmittingscience.com/instructors/joelle-barido-sottani/ [2] https://www.transmittingscience.com/instructors/bethany-allen/ Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************WorkshopsCourses******************** Dear colleagues, Registration is open for our upcoming online course: Species Distribution Modeling with Bayesian Additive Regression Tree (BART) Methods Dates: 22-24 September Course website: ( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/barts/ ) This course will introduce BART methods for species distribution modeling (SDM) and other ecological applications. Participants will learn how BART improves over traditional SDM approaches and gain hands-on experience using the embarcadero and dbarts R packages to select predictors, train models, and project species distributions. For the full list of our courses and workshops, please visit: ( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/barts/ ) Best regards, Carlo Carlo Pecoraro, Ph.D Physalia-courses DIRECTOR info@physalia-courses.org mobile: +49 17645230846 ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/physalia-courses-a64418127/ ) "info@physalia-courses.org" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)