Ecological Forecasting Initiative
@ecoforecast.bsky.social
EFI is an international grassroots consortium aimed at building and supporting an interdisciplinary community of practice around near-term (daily to decadal) ecological forecasts.
Join us tomorrow! 12th November at 1pm CET. The European EFI Chapter is hosting Iestyn Woolway to present.
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Find details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Join us tomorrow! 12th November at 1pm CET. The European EFI Chapter is hosting Iestyn Woolway to present.
Find details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
Find details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
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Would you help me spread the word?🫶🏽
Are you involved in ecological forecasting in Europe?
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Our goal: make EU forecasting more connected and identify both immediate and long-term forecasting potential.
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Our goal: make EU forecasting more connected and identify both immediate and long-term forecasting potential.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Would you help me spread the word?🫶🏽
Don't forget to join us next Monday, November 3, for the Statistical Methods webinar series we are co-hosting with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: prioritizr R package. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Richard Schuster from Nature Conservancy of C...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Don't forget to join us next Monday, November 3, for the Statistical Methods webinar series we are co-hosting with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Issue 53 of the EFI newsletter is now available!
Find updates on
- the annual EFI conference, other upcoming conference sessions, workshops, and seminars
- invites to participate in working group activities
- awards
- new bylaws & playbook for international chapters
and more!
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Find updates on
- the annual EFI conference, other upcoming conference sessions, workshops, and seminars
- invites to participate in working group activities
- awards
- new bylaws & playbook for international chapters
and more!
conta.cc/3WXJaEQ
Ecological Forecasting Initiative October 2025 Newsletter
Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 53| October 27, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage A few things to highlight this month: EFI2026: Call for workshop a
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October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Issue 53 of the EFI newsletter is now available!
Find updates on
- the annual EFI conference, other upcoming conference sessions, workshops, and seminars
- invites to participate in working group activities
- awards
- new bylaws & playbook for international chapters
and more!
conta.cc/3WXJaEQ
Find updates on
- the annual EFI conference, other upcoming conference sessions, workshops, and seminars
- invites to participate in working group activities
- awards
- new bylaws & playbook for international chapters
and more!
conta.cc/3WXJaEQ
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🧊 Did your model freeze in time? Let’s bring it back to life!
Join our hands-on workshop “Building Near-Term Iterative Forecasting Workflows” at #TIBS2026 – Aarhus, 6 Jan 2026 🌍
We’ll explore how to turn static predictions into dynamic, self-updating forecasts. @paniw.bsky.social
Join our hands-on workshop “Building Near-Term Iterative Forecasting Workflows” at #TIBS2026 – Aarhus, 6 Jan 2026 🌍
We’ll explore how to turn static predictions into dynamic, self-updating forecasts. @paniw.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🧊 Did your model freeze in time? Let’s bring it back to life!
Join our hands-on workshop “Building Near-Term Iterative Forecasting Workflows” at #TIBS2026 – Aarhus, 6 Jan 2026 🌍
We’ll explore how to turn static predictions into dynamic, self-updating forecasts. @paniw.bsky.social
Join our hands-on workshop “Building Near-Term Iterative Forecasting Workflows” at #TIBS2026 – Aarhus, 6 Jan 2026 🌍
We’ll explore how to turn static predictions into dynamic, self-updating forecasts. @paniw.bsky.social
The next seminar in the Statistical Methods webinar series hosted with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section is on November 3 at noon US ET.
Richard Schuster will present on “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package”
prioritizr.net
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Richard Schuster will present on “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package”
prioritizr.net
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: prioritizr R package. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Richard Schuster from Nature Conservancy of C...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The next seminar in the Statistical Methods webinar series hosted with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section is on November 3 at noon US ET.
Richard Schuster will present on “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package”
prioritizr.net
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Richard Schuster will present on “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package”
prioritizr.net
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
EFI Social Science & Ecoforecasting Award RFP.
📆Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
$1,000 grants available for 5 project groups led by a social scientist to either 1) develop a proposal for external funding or 2) convene a group to explore ideas and potential funding sources.
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📆Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
$1,000 grants available for 5 project groups led by a social scientist to either 1) develop a proposal for external funding or 2) convene a group to explore ideas and potential funding sources.
ecoforecast.org/social-scien...
Social Science & Ecoforecasting Award RFP | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
EFI Social Science & Ecoforecasting Award RFP.
📆Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
$1,000 grants available for 5 project groups led by a social scientist to either 1) develop a proposal for external funding or 2) convene a group to explore ideas and potential funding sources.
ecoforecast.org/social-scien...
📆Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
$1,000 grants available for 5 project groups led by a social scientist to either 1) develop a proposal for external funding or 2) convene a group to explore ideas and potential funding sources.
ecoforecast.org/social-scien...
📣 Reminder: Join EFI and the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology section
📆 next Monday, October 6 at noon US ET
📖 to learn from Dr. Kenneth Kellner about “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
✅ Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
📆 next Monday, October 6 at noon US ET
📖 to learn from Dr. Kenneth Kellner about “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
✅ Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence. After registering, you will receive a c...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Kenneth Kellner from Michigan State Universit...
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October 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
📣 Reminder: Join EFI and the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology section
📆 next Monday, October 6 at noon US ET
📖 to learn from Dr. Kenneth Kellner about “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
✅ Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
📆 next Monday, October 6 at noon US ET
📖 to learn from Dr. Kenneth Kellner about “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
✅ Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
We will co-host the next Statistical Methods webinar on October 6 at noon US ET with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section
Kenneth Kellner will present “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Kenneth Kellner will present “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence. After registering, you will receive a c...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Kenneth Kellner from Michigan State Universit...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We will co-host the next Statistical Methods webinar on October 6 at noon US ET with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section
Kenneth Kellner will present “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Kenneth Kellner will present “The {unmarked} R package for fitting hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence”
Register at: bit.ly/3H7tri7
Lots of updates in the latest EFI newsletter! conta.cc/4gsAT4X
* Save the date for the Aug 5-7, EFI2026 Conference in Toronto, Canada (set aside Aug 4 for working group activities)
* new working groups
* proposed bylaw changes to formalize international chapter activities
* and lots more!
* Save the date for the Aug 5-7, EFI2026 Conference in Toronto, Canada (set aside Aug 4 for working group activities)
* new working groups
* proposed bylaw changes to formalize international chapter activities
* and lots more!
Ecological Forecasting Initiative September 2025 Newsletter
Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 52| September 15, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage A few big things to highlight this month: EFI2026 will happen Au
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September 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Lots of updates in the latest EFI newsletter! conta.cc/4gsAT4X
* Save the date for the Aug 5-7, EFI2026 Conference in Toronto, Canada (set aside Aug 4 for working group activities)
* new working groups
* proposed bylaw changes to formalize international chapter activities
* and lots more!
* Save the date for the Aug 5-7, EFI2026 Conference in Toronto, Canada (set aside Aug 4 for working group activities)
* new working groups
* proposed bylaw changes to formalize international chapter activities
* and lots more!
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Today, I am part of one of her stories with my work in the TransPlant Network at @ethz.ch , our experiment in France Université Grenoble Alpes and the @ecoforecast.bsky.social , honored to be featured alongside scientists in climate science and ecology.
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Photos Capture the Extreme, Beautiful Work of Climate Science | Quanta Magazine
Building an accurate model of Earth’s climate requires a lot of data. Photography reveals the extreme efforts scientists have undertaken to measure gases, glaciers, clouds and more.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today, I am part of one of her stories with my work in the TransPlant Network at @ethz.ch , our experiment in France Université Grenoble Alpes and the @ecoforecast.bsky.social , honored to be featured alongside scientists in climate science and ecology.
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Join us for a webinar next Monday, September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: Introduction to continuous-time movement modeling for animal tracking data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Christen Fleming from the University of Centr...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Join us for a webinar next Monday, September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
After the summer hiatus, the European EFI chapter is starting up its monthly seminar series. Join us!
Details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
Details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
August 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
After the summer hiatus, the European EFI chapter is starting up its monthly seminar series. Join us!
Details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
Details at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
We are co-hosting the 5th round of the Statistical Methods webinar series with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.
Join us on September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Join us on September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: Introduction to continuous-time movement modeling for animal tracking data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Christen Fleming from the University of Centr...
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August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We are co-hosting the 5th round of the Statistical Methods webinar series with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.
Join us on September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
Join us on September 8 at noon US ET for an “Introduction to Continuous-time Movement Modeling for Animal Tracking Data”
Register at: bit.ly/4lRRbGl
A new recording has been added to the EFI Translation working group's series on engaged research. "Who are end users and interested parties?" is available, along with the Intro, Why, When, and What of engaged research.
Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
Engaged Research Tutorials | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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August 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A new recording has been added to the EFI Translation working group's series on engaged research. "Who are end users and interested parties?" is available, along with the Intro, Why, When, and What of engaged research.
Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
Please join us for two exciting forecasting sessions today at #esa2025! From 8-9:30a, “Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision making” and from 1:30-3p “Back and Forecasting in Ecology”.
August 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Please join us for two exciting forecasting sessions today at #esa2025! From 8-9:30a, “Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision making” and from 1:30-3p “Back and Forecasting in Ecology”.
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Also check out the @ecoforecast.bsky.social sessions! The Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision-Making session is organized by my fearless advisor @mcdietze.bsky.social:
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OOS 35 - Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision Making - Details
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August 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Also check out the @ecoforecast.bsky.social sessions! The Ecological Forecasting for Research and Decision-Making session is organized by my fearless advisor @mcdietze.bsky.social:
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Monday afternoon at #ESA2025 I'll be talking about modeling forest recovery after disturbance using state space models. Check it out:
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COS 004-02 - Forecasting recovery after insect defoliation: predicting forest recovery rates and disturbance outcomes - Details
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August 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Monday afternoon at #ESA2025 I'll be talking about modeling forest recovery after disturbance using state space models. Check it out:
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Find details about the call for submissions for the joint special issue on "Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System" in American Geophysical Union & Ecological Society of America journals at
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Advances in Ecological Forecasting - Eos
AGU and ESA invite contributions to a cross-society special collection on ecological forecasting across ecosystems and scales.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Find details about the call for submissions for the joint special issue on "Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System" in American Geophysical Union & Ecological Society of America journals at
eos.org/editors-vox/...
eos.org/editors-vox/...
The EFI Newsletter is out!
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Find updates on forecasting activities at the ESA conference and recent African EFI chapter short course, resources from the book club, the registration link for the continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm) R package Sept seminar, and other EFI updates.
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Find updates on forecasting activities at the ESA conference and recent African EFI chapter short course, resources from the book club, the registration link for the continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm) R package Sept seminar, and other EFI updates.
Ecological Forecasting Initiative August 2025 Newsletter
Email from EFI Newsletter Issue 51| August 4, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage ESA2025 is right around the corner and I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there next week. If you'
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August 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The EFI Newsletter is out!
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Find updates on forecasting activities at the ESA conference and recent African EFI chapter short course, resources from the book club, the registration link for the continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm) R package Sept seminar, and other EFI updates.
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Find updates on forecasting activities at the ESA conference and recent African EFI chapter short course, resources from the book club, the registration link for the continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm) R package Sept seminar, and other EFI updates.
The EFI Translation working group is creating a series on engaged research. A new recording on "What is co-production and what are its diverse forms?" is now available, along with the three others - the Intro, Why, and When. Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
Engaged Research Tutorials | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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August 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The EFI Translation working group is creating a series on engaged research. A new recording on "What is co-production and what are its diverse forms?" is now available, along with the three others - the Intro, Why, and When. Details and links to recordings are here: ecoforecast.org/engaged-rese...
AGU25 abstract submission now open through July 30!
If you are attending, we would love for you to consider submitting your abstract to the EFI-sponsored session "B033 - Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System."
You can find details and submit an abstract at:
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
If you are attending, we would love for you to consider submitting your abstract to the EFI-sponsored session "B033 - Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System."
You can find details and submit an abstract at:
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System
How are ecosystems and the services they provide going to change in the future? How do human decisions shape this trajectory? In a world confronted with rapid environmental change, the most pressing b...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
AGU25 abstract submission now open through July 30!
If you are attending, we would love for you to consider submitting your abstract to the EFI-sponsored session "B033 - Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System."
You can find details and submit an abstract at:
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
If you are attending, we would love for you to consider submitting your abstract to the EFI-sponsored session "B033 - Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System."
You can find details and submit an abstract at:
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
We are working with the ESA Stats Ecology Section on the next round of the Statistical Methods webinar series. ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...
Let us know of R or Python packages you want to learn about, or if you have a package you have developed, you want to share with the community.
Let us know of R or Python packages you want to learn about, or if you have a package you have developed, you want to share with the community.
Statistical Methods Seminar Series | Ecological Forecasting Initiative
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June 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are working with the ESA Stats Ecology Section on the next round of the Statistical Methods webinar series. ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...
Let us know of R or Python packages you want to learn about, or if you have a package you have developed, you want to share with the community.
Let us know of R or Python packages you want to learn about, or if you have a package you have developed, you want to share with the community.
🎉We've hit the 50th Issue of the EFI Newsletter! 🎉
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Find summaries and updates about the EFI2025 Conference, an upcoming book club, a short course in Africa, EFI chapter & working group activities, and the release of recorded tutorials on scientific engagement.
Check it out!
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Find summaries and updates about the EFI2025 Conference, an upcoming book club, a short course in Africa, EFI chapter & working group activities, and the release of recorded tutorials on scientific engagement.
Check it out!
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June 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎉We've hit the 50th Issue of the EFI Newsletter! 🎉
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Find summaries and updates about the EFI2025 Conference, an upcoming book club, a short course in Africa, EFI chapter & working group activities, and the release of recorded tutorials on scientific engagement.
Check it out!
conta.cc/3FBwqik
Find summaries and updates about the EFI2025 Conference, an upcoming book club, a short course in Africa, EFI chapter & working group activities, and the release of recorded tutorials on scientific engagement.
Check it out!