First I wanted to thank everyone who responded with input about new courses you would like to see offered by American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. The response was too great to synthesize all the comments but I wanted to briefly summarize the topics that generated the most interest.
Although there was broad interest for courses, the most popular ones were: active remote sensing (radar and lidar), protected area planning/reserve design, and monitoring tools and methods. There was also significant interest in providing open source software versions of courses and courses focused on scripting that could be applied to a number of different software programs. Now comes the tough job or prioritizing these themes based on interest, and feasibility for us to create quality courses. As part of this process we will look into the possibility of collaborating with other organizations to complement our own expertise. We will also be exploring distance learning alternatives to make our courses more accessible. New courses will be announced as they become available. If you have further comments or contributions please send them to me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). All the best, Ned
