Please find below a brief announcement for a parameter estimation and
uncertainty analysis course to be held in the UK and USA this year.
Apologies for any double postings, best wishes,
Matt Tonkin
SSP&A
matt@...

Courses: Model Calibration and Predictive Uncertainty using PEST
Shrewsbury, England, September 13-15, 2005
Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York, September 19-21, 2005

Principal Instructor: Dr. John Doherty - author of PEST
Guest Instructor: Jim Rumbaugh (author of Groundwater Vistas) (New
York course only)
Assistant Instructor: Matt Tonkin

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 8 and 9.
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 detailed information on the content of the courses please visit
www.sspa.com/pest/training.html to download a detailed course prospectus, or
write to pest@... an email account dedicated to PEST and maintained by
Matt Tonkin (co-instructor).

To register on-line for the New York course please visit
www.sspa.com/pest/training.html
To register on-line for the UK course please visit
http://www.esinternational.com/training/CourseDetail.asp?course_id=49

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