Virginia Tech is hosting the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease Conference June 2-4, 2026 in Blacksburg Virginia. 

Prior to the conference, there will be two concurrent workshops May 30-Jun 1, 2026. 

The first workshop is hosted by VectorByte and focuses on pipelines for Vector Trait and Abundance data. Application review begins on February 5th and participants can apply here: https://www.vectorbyte.org/blog/workshop2026

The official EEID workshop is hosted by the VT Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems and will emphasize building, analyzing, parameterizing and simulating spatial epidemiological models. Review will begin on Monday, March 2, 2026. Applicants can apply here: https://forms.gle/DbQDpxBSYjzJUvFP8

The 2.5 day EEID 2026 workshop will introduce epidemiological modeling with a focus on spatial applications. The workshop will include training to develop, parameterize and simulate spatial models including integration with data. Simulation and analysis will be in the R programming language. This workshop is appropriate for participants who have working experience with R and beginning to intermediate knowledge on compartmental mathematical modeling.

Participation will be limited to around 15 early career scientists, primarily graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with relevant experience and interest. Limited funding is available to support meals and accommodation during the workshop itself (including three nights of hotel, and breakfast and lunches during sessions of the workshop on May 30-June 1). There is no ‘fee’ to participate in the workshop. However, support does not extend to travel costs (e.g., airfare) or accommodation and registration for the EEID conference that follows the workshop.

For more information and to apply to either workshop, visit our website: https://cpe.vt.edu/eeid2026/workshop.html.