Please find below a brief announcement for a parameter estimation and
uncertainty analysis course to be held in the USA in 2007.
Apologies for any double postings, best wishes,

Matt Tonkin
SSP&A
matt@...

Calibration and Predictive Uncertainty Analysis Using PEST,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 16-18, 2007.

Watermark Numerical Computing will conduct a three-day short
course in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The instructors will be Dr. John Doherty,
the author of PEST, Matthew Tonkin (SSP&A), and Dave Dahlstrom (Barr
Engineering Company). Course Pricing includes a 10% discount for early
registration (before March 1, 2007). A block of rooms has been reserved at
the very comfortable LeBourget Hotel in Bloomington, MN.

This intensive short course will instruct participants on
the automated calibration of environmental models, and on the analysis of
the predictive uncertainty associated with such models. The principal
instructor is the developer of PEST, the industry standard software package
for model-independent, automated calibration and predictive uncertainty
analysis. This short course will focus upon the use of PEST, including the
new capabilities added to Versions 9 and 10.
What you will learn
The course will include a thorough coverage of the theory
and applications of nonlinear parameter estimation techniques in the
calibration of different types of models. There is also a strong practical
aspect of the course. Participants will gain hands-on experience in the use
of PEST, including its advanced regularization and predictive analysis
features. Experience will be gained in the use of these features in the
calibration of groundwater flow and transport models, surface water quality
and quantity models, as well as other types of models including a vadose
zone model and a biological growth model.

Course Details and Registration
For more details about the course, travel arrangements, or
to register for the course using PayPal secure online payment, go to
http://www.sspa.com/PEST/training.html. For any detailed questions regarding
the course, write to pest@.... For detailed questions regarding travel
or logistics, please write to Sue Nelson at Barr Engineering Co.
(snelson@... ).

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