From BioDivBorneo2010
COURSE SCHEDULE
== 2010-06-02 :: To Lambir ==
blog: Alex
1830: Dinner
1930: Participant introductions
== 2010-06-03 :: Lambir 1 (intro) ==
blog: Anu
text: ch01
0800: Introduction to Course (lecture by Cam Webb)
0900: Safety briefing (lecture by Kamal)
0915: Introduction to Lambir (lecture by Cam Webb)
1030: Guided orientation walk (4 groups)
1200: Picnic lunch
1300: Exploring, and thinking up scientific questions
1700: Discussion on `question forming'
1830: Dinner
1930: Biodiversity of Borneo: Past, Present, Future (lecture by Cam Webb)
== 2010-06-04 :: Lambir 2 (plants) ==
blog: Chris
text: ch07
0800: Forest dynamics plots (lecture by Cam Webb)
0900: Plant taxonomy / phylogeny (lecture by Chuck Davis)
1000: Lab: 10 plant families, digital keys (Cam, Chuck)
1200: Lunch
1300: To plot, field tour
1500: Collect growth data for R analysis
1930: Quiz on plant taxa
2000: Introduction to phylogenetics (lecture by Rod Eastwood)
== 2010-06-05 :: Lambir 3 (insects) ==
blog: Dex
0800: Entomology (lecture by Dave Lohman)
0930: Insect Lab (Dave & Rod)
1200: Lunch in
1300: Insect sampling
1930: Using phylogenies in new ways (lecture by Chuck Davis)
== 2010-06-06 :: Lambir 4 (stats and R part 1, computers) ==
blog: Doni
0830: Computer intro. Networking, etc
1200: Lunch
1400: Basic stats, R (incl anal. of collected data) (Cam)
1930: Bird and butterfly phylogeography in SE Asia (lecture by Dave Lohman)
2030: Night walk
== 2010-06-07 :: Lambir 5 (insects 2) ==
blog: Dyna
0800: Make taxon declaration
0830: Biology of the Lycaenidae (lecture by Rod Eastwood)
0900: Sampling insects in plot (Dave & Rod)
1200: Lunch here
1500: Sorting, and R analysis
2000: Movie, popcorn and discussion: Carbon trading and conservation
== 2010-06-08 :: Lambir 6 (stats and R, part 2) ==
blog: Kazemde
0830: Lecture/lab: Community ecology using R (Cam)
1400: Lecture/lab: Producing our digital record, taxon reports (Cam)
1930: Using your digital camera to the max
2000: Human health and conservation (lecture by Kinari Webb)
== 2010-06-09 :: Lambir 7 (to Niah) ==
blog: Kimberly
text: ch13
0800: Project presentations (ca. 10 x 10+5 min)
1130: Lunch in
1200: To Niah (people, karst, caves, bats) - bring flashlights
1900: Dinner at truckstop
2100: Return to Lambir
== 2010-06-10 :: Lambir 8 (projects) ==
blog: Marlee
text: ch03
1500: Staff office hours
1600: Presentation of revisions (ca. 10 x 5 min)
1700: Ornithology 1: Bird evolution (lecture by Frank Rheindt)
== 2010-06-11 :: Lambir 9 (projects) ==
blog: Nico
0550: Dawn bird exercise (Frank)
1930: Humans in Borneo/Ethnobotany exercise (Cam)
== 2010-06-12 :: Lambir 10 (projects, analysis and writing) ==
blog: Nikh
1400: Office hours
1930: Orithology 2 (lecture by Scott Edwards)
== 2010-06-13 :: Lambir/to KK ==
blog: Pagi
0800: Bring bags to main hall and exit your rooms
0900: Presentations (ca. 10 x 10+5 min)
1200: Bus to Miri (Pack lunch)
1410: MH3196 MYY-BKI (ETA 1520)
== 2010-06-14 :: Rest, peer review / digital report ==
blog: Rachel
== 2010-06-15 :: Rest, peer review / digital report ==
blog: Sachi
== 2010-06-16 :: To Gaya ==
blog: Sam
0830: Bus to Sutera Harbour Dock
0900: Transport to Island
1000: Setting up tents
1100: First Swim and safety discussion
1230: Lunch
1400: Introduction to coral reefs (lecture by Prof Dr Ridzwan Abdul Rahman)
1530: Introductory snorkel on reef: reef habitats incl. seagrass
1830: Dinner
1930: Elephant population biology (lecture by Benoit Goossens)
== 2010-06-17 :: Gaya 1 (corals and conservation) ==
blog: Sarah
0830: Coral Reef Ecology (lecture by Beverly Goh)
1000: Field: Sampling reef condition and structure
1200: Lunch
1300: Coral taxonomy (lecture by Beverly Goh)
1400: Field: Observation of coral forms (drawings)
1630: Optional trip to see mangroves
1930: The ecology of seed dispersal (lecture by Shawn Lum)
2030: Malay practice
== 2010-06-18 :: Gaya 2 (fish) ==
blog: Sopark
0800: Fish taxonomy (lecture by Cam Webb)
0900: Coral and Fish observation on Sapi island
1230: Lunch
1330: Forest observations and pilot work on project
1730: Optional R workshop
1930: Research lecture (lecture by Scott Edwards) and discussion of biogeography exercise
== 2010-06-19 :: Gaya 3 (projects 1) ==
blog: Thasun
text: ch17
0600: Bird biogeography (Gaya)
1000: Project proposals
1200: Lunch
1330: Project time
1730: Optional R workshop
1930: LEAP Spiral (lecture by Cynthia Ong)
2030: Night snorkel
== 2010-06-20 :: Gaya 4 (projects 2) ==
blog: Tim Tam
0530: Bird biogeography (Sapi)
0900: Project work
1930: Rain forest trees vs. corals and fish (lecture by Cam Webb)
== 2010-06-21 :: Gaya/to Gn Kinabalu ==
blog: Zach
0800: Project presentations
1000: Strike camp
1130: Boats back to KK
1230: Lunch, laptop deposit
1400: To Gunung Kinabalu
1700: Tour of lower montane forest and botanical garden (Shawn)
1900: General intro to Mount Kinabalu (lecture by Shawn Lum)
1930: Intro to bird sampling mini-project (lecture by Scott Edwards)
== 2010-06-22 :: Climb to Laban Rata ==
blog: Alex
text: ch18
0900: Depart
== 2010-06-23 :: Laban Rata ==
blog: Anu
0800: Forest zonation and adaptations to high elevation (lecture by Cam Webb)
0900: Review of elevational turnover in birds (lecture by Scott Edwards)
1000: Explore, focal taxon observations, develop new research questions
1200: Picnic lunch
1600: Gather to discuss questions
== 2010-06-24 :: Summit and down ==
blog: Chris
1600: Back to KK
== 2010-06-25 :: Rest ==
blog: Dex
== 2010-06-26 :: Rest ==
blog: Doni
== 2010-06-27 :: To Maliau ==
blog: Dyna
text: ch19
0800: Leave KK
1700: Arrive Maliau
== 2010-06-28 :: Maliau 1 (exploring) ==
blog: Kazemde
0800: Intro to Maliau section
0830: Group walk
1300: Staff Office hours
1700: Pollination biology research (lecture by Lauren Ruane)
1930: Mycology (lecture by Anne Pringle)
== 2010-06-29 :: Maliau 2 (proposals and pilot work) ==
blog: Kimberly
0800: Proposal presentations (ca. 10 x 10+5 mins)
1700: Proposal updates
1930: Evolution of animal defences (lecture by Rod Eastwood)
== 2010-06-30 :: Maliau 3 (projects) ==
blog: Marlee
1500: Lab: Cladistic analysis of morphological data
1930: Discussion: `Getting into grad school'
2015: Planet Earth
== 2010-07-01 :: Maliau 4 (projects) ==
blog: Nico
0800: Human migration and phylogeography (lecture by Frank Reindt)
1700: Economics of environmental policy (lecture by David Johnson)
1930: Cap and Trade (exercise by David Johnson)
== 2010-07-02 :: Maliau 5 (projects) ==
blog: Nikh
0800: Research talk by Anne Pringle
2000: Discussion: `Nature's rights vs. Human rights in conservation'
== 2010-07-03 :: Maliau 6 (hike) ==
blog: Pagi
== 2010-07-04 :: Maliau 7 (hike) ==
blog: Rachel
== 2010-07-05 :: Maliau 8 (hike) ==
blog: Sachi
== 2010-07-06 :: Maliau 9 (hike) ==
blog: Sam
== 2010-07-07 :: To KK ==
blog: Sarah
== 2010-07-08 :: Rest ==
blog: Sopark
== 2010-07-09 :: Prepare ==
blog: Thasun
1600: Carbon in Sabah (lecture by Yap Sawai)
1700: Orangutan population ecology (lecture by Mark Ancrenaz)
== 2010-07-10 :: Final presentations/party ==
blog: Tim Tam
1230: Depart for UMS
1330: Begin final presentations
1500: Teabreak
1530: Presentations (cont.)
1730: To Atmosphere restaurant
== 2010-07-11 :: Departures ==
blog: Zach
