Timetable

This is the Forecasting & evaluation course, taught July 15-17 (the second half of the SISMID week, Wednesday midday to Friday). It is paired with the companion nowcasting course which runs from Monday through Wednesday morning, July 13-15.

Day	Time	Session / activity	Content
Wed 15 Jul	13.30–14.00	Session 0 · Introduction & course overview	Slides, Getting started
	14.00–15.00	Session 1 · Forecasting concepts	Slides, Practice
	15.00–15.30	Coffee break
	15.30–17.00	Session 2 · Improving forecasting models	Slides, Practice
Thu 16 Jul	09.00–09.15	Day 1 review
	09.15–10.30	Session 3 · Forecast evaluation	Slides, Practice
	10.30–11.00	Coffee break
	11.00–12.30	Session 4 · Forecasting with epidemiological insights	TBD
	12.30–13.30	Lunch
	13.30–15.00	Session 5 · Evaluating real-world outbreak forecasts	Slides, Practice
	15.00–15.30	Coffee break
	15.30–17.00	Session 6 · Local hub playground	Slides, Practice
Fri 17 Jul	09.00–09.15	Day 2 review
	09.15–10.30	Session 7 · Advanced forecast evaluation	TBD
	10.30–11.00	Coffee break
	11.00–12.30	Session 8 · Forecasting with ensembles	Slides, Practice
	12.30–13.30	Lunch
	13.30–14.00	Session 9 · Model importance	TBD
	14.00–15.00	Session 10 · Local hub playground	TBD
	15.00–15.30	Coffee break
	15.30–16.30	Session 11 · Research talks	TBD
	16.30–17.00	Session 12 · Course wrap-up	Summary, further reading