ER-BioStat

26/03/2026

We will start the second day of the conference in few minutes, if you wish to follow online, use the link for the Zoom Meeting

https://samrc.zoom.us/j/99091324239?pwd=uDQqTdSC0pn3vxjqBupaJba8B7eoxq.1

Meeting ID: 990 9132 4239
Passcode: 520760

Morning session: Halima Mdala, Ann Mwangi, Isaac Singini

25/03/2026

The next session will start at 13:00 (=14:00 SAT) and it will be be a joint online session with VLIRUOS. If you want to attend the session, you will need use the following link for registration https://lnkd.in/ezRheKzF

After registration, you will receive an email from VLIRUOS with the link.

Session speakers: Tarylee Reddy, Yusentha Balakrishna and Samuel Manda will speak about ongoing projects and HIV related topics.

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25/03/2026

Summary of Day 1: Generalized additive models and E-learning development.

25/03/2026

Course materials for the first two days are avilable online. Use the link in the workshop website (https://erbiostat.wixsite.com/itpsa3) to download.

First session of the HIV/AIDS conference in Durban will start today at 09:00 (SAT). Don’t miss the talks of
Sinaye Ngcapu
Lise Jamieson
Wim Delva
Leigh Johnson.

To Follow online, use the link for the Zoom Meeting:

https://lnkd.in/eD8NhzpH
Meeting ID: 990 9132 4239
Passcode: 520760

Hope to see you online !!!

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20/03/2026

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20/03/2026

Dear all,

You can follow the workshop on 23/03 & 24/03 online using the following link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://samrc.zoom.us/j/95210336269?pwd=3z5V9OSTGnMbN2xgxX4uxeDKtjjEka.1
Meeting ID: 952 1033 6269
Passcode: 973200

Course materials are available online in the workshop website...

We hope to see many of you online (and on site…:-) next Monday

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18/03/2026

Our >eR-BioStat workshop and conference is getting closer. Materials for the course “Introduction to generalized additive models using R “ by Prof. Dr. Jurgen Claesen (Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands) are now available online. Links are provided in the conference website (https://erbiostat.wixsite.com/itpsa3) or in the eR-BioStat website (https://erbiostat.wixsite.com/itpb0, scroll to the bottom of the page to the workshop in Durban and use the link there).

You can follow the workshop & conference online. The workshop&conference are free BUT you need to register. Link for registration is available in the conference website (https://erbiostat.wixsite.com/itpsa3). Links for the workshop&conference sessions will be available (for those who registered) later this week.

More materials will be available online later this week.
We are looking forward to see you online in Durban.

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13/03/2026

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13/03/2026

Our workshop & conference in Durban are getting closer.

In the workshop (23/03,24/03 & 27/03) we will have two courses (1) Generalized linear models using R (Jurgen Claesen, Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands ) and (2) Development of E-learning platforms in (Bio)statistics and data science (Ziv Shkedy and Bernard Isekah Osang'ir Osangir, Hasselt Univesrsity, Belgium).

It will be possible to follow the workshop and conference online. The online event is free but you need to register (use the Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eXp9ZN5U


For both courses you need to install R/Rstudio on your laptop. For the second course you need to create accounts in the following platforms (all free):

RPubs (https://rpubs.com/)
GitHub(https://github.com/)
WIX(https://www.wix.com/)

Full program is available on the Conference website: https://lnkd.in/eXyNfeq4

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10/03/2026

In our next Community Talk, we are joining the HIV/AIDS conference and the international symposium on current trends in modeling and software development in data science and statistics in South Africa.

We will speak about
• Sustainable Training in Epidemiological Analysis and Modelling for Data-Driven Decision Making in Africa
• Global Index for Volunteer Engagement
• Investigating Sexual Behaviour Clusters and Their Association with HIV Prevalence Using National Survey Data

Join us on Wednesday 25 March 2026, from 13:00 - 14:30 (CET), online

Link for registerion: https://lnkd.in/e76-8AXn

Please note that after the community talk we will have a panel discussion about collaboration projects in sub Saharan Africa (from 15:00).

Do miss this event !!!!!

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