Course on shape analysis of 3D data, Barcelona, Spain, May 2014

[Soledad Esteban <soledad.esteban@icp.cat>]

Dear colleagues, 
 
Registration is open for the following courses (SVP, EAVP, APA and SEP members 
have a 20 % discount):
 
- 3D GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS - Fourth edition; May 20-24, 2014. Instructor: Dr. 
Lissa Tallman (Grand Valley State University, USA). 
Website: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/gm/3d-gm/
 
This course is entitled to teach the main concepts of shape analysis based on 
three-dimensional landmark  coordinates. In this workshop we you will learn to 
manipulate 3D models and use them to collect landmark  data, take measurements, 
and to quantify and visualize the main differences in shape.
 
- STUDYING ONTOGENY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS USING GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS - Second 
edition; May 26-28, 2014. . Instructor: Dr. Kieran McNulty ((University of 
Minnesota, USA).
Website: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/gm/ontogeny-and-gm/
 
This course will give emphasis on using Geometric Morphometrics to address 
questions related to growth, development, and evolution. Simple 
characterizations of multivariate ontogeny will give way to more complicated 
methods for visualizing and comparing different patterns of growth and 
development. From here, we will take up the idea of changes in ontogeny as a 
mechanism for producing evolutionary change. We will end by discussing the 
difficulties and misconceptions in interpreting morphometric analyses of 
ontogeny, and introduce some of the advanced topics in ontogeny that 
morphometricians are beginning to address.
 
These courses will be held in  Els Hostalets de Pierola, Barcelona (Spain) and 
are organized by Transmitting Science, the Institut Catalá de Paleontologia 
Miquel Crusafont and de Centre de Restauració i Interpretació Paleontologica de 
Els Hostalets de Pierola.  For more information you can write to 
courses@transmittingscience.org.
 
Please feel free to distribute this information between your colleagues if you 
consider it appropriate.
 
With best regards
  
Soledad De Esteban Trivigno
Area de Paleobiología
Institut Català de Paleontologia
Edifici ICP, Campus de la UAB
08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès
Barcelona. Spain
www.icp.cat