New this year at Measuring Behavior 2002 were the tutorials. Tutorials are short courses taught by expert instructors. They provided a valuable opportunity for participants to learn about specific techniques, methods and tools for behavioral research.

The following tutorials were organized:

• Visualization and quantitative analysis of animal locomotion using Wintrack
  David Wolfer (University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland)

• Analyzing behavior and interactions with Theme: detection and analysis of hidden temporal patterns
  Magnus Magnusson (University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland)

• Techniques for the study of insect behavior and chemoreception
  Jan van der Pers (Syntech, Hilversum, The Netherlands)

• SEE: a software-supported Strategy for the Exploration of Exploration
  Dina Lipkind, Ilan Golani and Yoav Benjamini (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel)

• Advanced spreadsheet techniques for analysis of data collected with EthoVision and The Observer
  Wilant van Giessen (Noldus Information Technology Inc., Asheville, U.S.A.)

• Eye trackers for measuring attention in psychological studies and human-computer interaction
  Roel Vertegaal (Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario, Canada)

• Advanced reliability analysis with The Observer
  Roland Jansen (Noldus Information Technology bv, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

• Observing animal behavior in the field: bespoke solutions for zoology and beyond
  Richard Lilley and Bill Budenberg (Tracksys Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom)

• Advanced video tracking and path analysis with EthoVision
  Andrew Spink (Noldus Information Technology bv, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

• Prerequisites for successful behavioral lab experiments using automated video tracking systems
  Bill Budenberg (Tracksys Ltd, Nottingham, UK), Niels Cadée (Noldus Information Technology bv, Wageningen, The Netherlands) and Dimitri Gerebtzoff (Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland)

• Measuring human motion: features and pitfalls of various techniques
  Jaap Harlaar (Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

• Usability studies: getting the most from The Observer 4
  Tobias Heffelaar (Noldus Information Technology bv, Wageningen, The Netherlands)