intro session

sessions/slides/introduction-to-the-course-and-the-instructors.qmd

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
 title: "Introduction to the course and the instructors"
-author: "Nowcasting and forecasting of infectious disease dynamics"
+author: "Understanding, evaluating, and improving forecasts of infectious disease burden"
 format:
   revealjs:
     output: slides/introduction-to-the-course-and-the-instructors.html
     footer: "Introduction to the course and the instructors"
 ---
 
 ```{r instructors}
-instructors <- c("sbfnk", "seabbs", "kathsherratt")
+instructors <- c("sbfnk", "seabbs")
 ```
 
 ```{r get_contributors}
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ whoarewe <- lapply(sort(instructors), \(instructor) {
 # Why this course?
 
 ::: {.incremental}
-- common question in outbreak response
-- easy to make mistakes
-- no comprehensive training resource
+- forecasting is a common task in outbreak response
+- no comprehensive training resource for infectious disease forecasting
 :::
 
 # Who are we?
@@ -46,14 +45,6 @@ for (instructor in seq_along(whoarewe)) {
 cat("::::\n")
 ```
 
-# Who are you?
+# Next step
 
-Introduce yourself with:
-
-- name
-- where you travelled from
-- why you're here
-
-#
-
-[Return to the session](../introduction-and-course-overview)
+Navigate to <https://nfidd.github.io/ueifid> and click "Getting set up for the course'.