We are planning to host a training workshop very soon in Wellington on the use of vSPD. Please email phil.bishop@ea.govt.nz by Monday, 17 February to register your interest.
The workshop will begin with a brief description of the vSPD model and the online version. The focus will then quickly turn to how the standalone version of vSPD can be used to undertake counterfactual experiments.
Please note, the standalone version of vSPD requires users to obtain a GAMS license (a GAMS license is not required to operate the online version or to attend the workshop).
We will advise you by email of the venue, date and time of the workshop once we know numbers. That said, the workshop will likely be held before the end of February 2020 and is expected to be approximately 90 minutes long (two hours tops!).
Depending on numbers and interest, we will consider holding a second workshop some weeks after the first one. The follow-up workshop will cover off some more advanced topics that time won't permit in the first workshop.