Dear Colleagues,
We look forward to welcoming many of you to Edinburgh in October this
autumn. We would remind you that the Call for Abstracts is now open and
we invite you to submit your proposed abstract of an oral or poster
presentation by APRIL 15.
The conference website at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/iufro2012 will
provide you with all the details necessary to submit your abstract.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any queries.
Yours sincerely,
Bill Mason
On behalf of the organizing committee
W.L.(Bill) Mason,
Senior Silviculturist,
Forest Research,
Northern Research Station,
Midlothian,
Scotland,
UK.
EH25 9SY
Tel: +44 (0) 1314452176 or 6953
Fax: +44 (0) 1314455124
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch
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From: Mason, Bill
Sent: 16 January 2012 15:35
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Cc: Hall, Evelyn; Mason, Bill
Subject: Managing forests for ecosystem services - can spruce forests
show the way?- CALL for ABSTRACTS now open
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to let you know that the Call for Abstracts and the Early
Bird registration are now open for this conference in Edinburgh,
Scotland in October 2012. Please see the website at
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/iufro2012 for further details.
We look to receiving your submissions and please circulate the details
amongst colleagues who may be interested.
With best wishes for 2012.
Bill Mason
On behalf of the conference organising committee
W.L.(Bill) Mason,
Senior Silviculturist,
Forest Research,
Northern Research Station,
Midlothian,
Scotland,
UK.
EH25 9SY
Tel: +44 (0) 1314452176 or 6953
Fax: +44 (0) 1314455124
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch
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Dear IUFRO members,
The Final Conference of PARAmount a project funded by the Alpine Space
Programme of the European Union will be held on 23rd April 2012 at
Grenoble in parallel with the 12th Congress of INTERPRAEVENT (Grenoble, 23
26 April 2012).
The Final Conference is designed to bring together experts, researchers,
policy and decision makers, practitioners from various disciplines as well
as concerned stakeholders for an interdisciplinary, transnational exchange
of views on the further development of strategies and technologies for the
management of natural hazards threatening transport infrastructure and to
present the results of the project concerning the
Assessment of the vulnerability of transport infrastructure to natural
hazards
Improvement of the efficiency of measures necessary to protect transport
infrastructure against natural hazards and to increase its reliability and
security
Advancement of Decision analysis and support systems for an effective
management of transport infrastructure threatened by natural risks
Development of new concepts and approaches for assessing and monitoring
natural risks.
The objective of the concluding round table discussion will be to elaborate
recommendations for overcoming the identified barriers that might impede the
adoption of the developed approaches and concepts as well as to ensure a
successful knowledge transfer.
At the conference website
http://www.paramount-project.eu/index.php?option=com_content
<http://www.paramount-project.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i
d=40&Itemid=45&6c31091fa105024792e742d3d29e1931=b46a42ace97b791bf5be92eabeab
4fbe>
&view=article&id=40&Itemid=45&6c31091fa105024792e742d3d29e1931=b46a42ace97b7
91bf5be92eabeab4fbe, you will find the Second Announcement for the Final
Conference of the PARAmount project including the detailed program. The
conference languages will be English, French and German. Interpretation will
be provided. It would facilitate the task of the organizers, if those who
wish to attend the Final Conference would register as soon as possible by
sending an email to the following address: final.conference@paramount-
<mailto:final.conference@paramount-project.eu> project.eu.
If you have any questions regarding the final conference, please do not
hesitate to contact any of the responsible persons listed below.
Kind regards
Marc Adams
--
Contact person project communication manager:
Günter Siegel
BMLFUW - Abteilung Forstliche Raumplanung, Waldschutz und
Landschaftsentwicklung
Tel: + 43 (0)1 711 00 7125 <tel:%2B%2043%20%280%291%20711%2000%207125>
E-Mail: guenter.siegel@ <mailto:guenter.siegel@lebensministerium.at>
lebensministerium.at
Contact person project management:
Gudrun Schrömmer
PRISMA solutions
Telefon: +43(0)2236 47975 36 <tel:%2B43%280%292236%2047975%2036>
E-Mail: gudrun.schroemmer@prisma-
<mailto:gudrun.schroemmer@prisma-solutions.at> solutions.at
Contact person BFW:
Marc Adams
Department of Natural Hazards, BFW
Tel.: <tel:%2B43%20%280%29512%20573933%205177> +43 (0)512 573933 5177
E-Mail: <mailto:marc.adams@uibk.ac.at> marc.adams(a)uibk.ac.at
To All,
Please note that the conference website has been updated with details
and costs for the post conference tour (17-23 November 2012). Follow
the link to:
http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Services-facilities-and-support/Conference-faci
lities-and-event-management/Conference-and-Event-Management/IUFRO-Intern
ational-Conference-2012/
Details on registration and accommodation will be added shortly.
If you have any queries please contact me or Glenn Stewart.
Best wishes,
Gary
Dr Gary Kerr
Silviculturist
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
United Kingdom
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch
Telephone: 01420 526224
Fax : 01420 520558
International Telephone: ++ 44 1420 526224
International FAX : ++ 44 1420 520558
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Dear Colleagues!
We invite you to take part in the International Conference RR 2012:
"Renewable Forest Resources: innovative development in forestry" that
belongs to a conference series on Renewable Resources.
Forestry is constantly adapting to new needs of the changing world. The
range of demands put on forest sector by society has considerably increased
in recent years. These changes require innovative developments not only in
the field of technologies and business, but also on policy and management
level, that will create the environment where innovations can take place.
The aim of the conference is the discussion of various aspects of use of
forest resources and the presentation of Russian and foreign experience in
the introduction of innovative methods of forest management, reforestation
and forest use. Representatives of authorities, scientific-educational and
business community of Russia and other countries are invited to participate
in the plenary session and round tables.
More detailed information can be find at : http://onlinereg.ru/RR2012/
Yours
Maxim
--
Maxim Chubinsky
department of general ecology, physiology of plants and wood science,
executive director of ICFFI, director of studies of FORPEC program, contact
person of CBU and EUROFORESTER in FTA, Vice-dean of Forestry Faculty,
Institutsky per. 5, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA, 194021
+7 911 026 10 24
+7 812 670 92 60
+7 812 670 93 63
To members of IUFRO RG 1.05.00
I am delighted to be able to inform you that the website for this
meeting is now live and can be found by following the link below:
http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Services-facilities-and-support/Conference-faci
lities-and-event-management/Conference-and-Event-Management/IUFRO-Intern
ational-Conference-2012/
The conference theme is 'Optimising timber production, ecosystem
services and resilience to climate change'. The conference lasts for 5
days between 12 and 16 November, including a one day in-conference tour.
In addition, there will also be a post conference tour 17-23 November
that will focus on uneven-aged silviculture in temperate
conifer-broadleaved hardwood and Nothofagus forests.
The conference organiser is Dr Glenn Stewart and his comment is 'this
will be a great meeting!'.
Please note that the website gives an indication of times, costs, what
is being offered, etc. The registration page and other details will be
added shortly.
I look forward to meeting you in New Zealand later this year.
Best wishes,
Gary
Dr Gary Kerr
Co-ordinator, IUFRO RG 1.05.00 - Uneven-aged silviculture
&
Silviculturist
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
United Kingdom
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch
Telephone: 01420 526224
Fax : 01420 520558
International Telephone: ++ 44 1420 526224
International FAX : ++ 44 1420 520558
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Dear List Members:
Linnaeus University is advertising a position for postgraduate study in
forest products. With the support of Swedish board manufacturers, Linnaeus
University has established a new field of research which focuses on
developing new environment-friendly board materials.
Deadline: 10 April 2012
For details, please visit:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/8488/95/nb-linnaeus-postgraduate-forest-
products_pdf/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/8488/95/nb-linnaeus-postgraduate-forest-p
roducts_pdf/
Please distribute as appropriate,
Best regards
Brigitte Burger
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Mag. Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
-----Original Message-----
From: RR2012 [mailto:Rr2012@onlinereg.ru]
Sent: Tuesday, 6 March 2012 9:50 p.m.
Subject: International Conference "Renewable Forest Resources: innovative
development in forestry" 2012
Dear Colleagues!
We invite you to take part in the International Conference RR 2012:
"Renewable Forest Resources: innovative development in forestry" that
belongs to a conference series on Renewable Resources. The conference will
take place on June 6-8, 2012 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
1. We would like to inform you that the List of Program Committee is
available at the conference website.
2. You can find the new instructions for poster and requirements for
abstract submission on the conference website.
3. The conference venue will be Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical
University (SPb FTU). You can see the building plans at the conference
web-site: http://onlinereg.ru/RR2012
Organizing Committee RR 2012
P.S.: The conference is co-sponsored by IUFRO Divisions 1, 4 and 5.
Dear IUFRO-List members,
The Department of Forest and Wood Science of Stellenbosch University, South
Africa searches a candidate to fill a position in the "Green Landscapes"
project as soon as possible. An interesting work in a multi-disciplinary
team in the winelands of South Africa and a comparative remuneration are
granted.
Please refer to the pdf file at
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/8487/95/nb-stellenbosch-postdoc-green-lan
dscapes_pdf/ for further information.
Apologies if you may have received the advert from another source.
Best regards,
Thomas Seifert
--
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seifert
Departmental Chair
Department of Forest and Wood Science
Faculty of AgriSciences
Stellenbosch University
Private Bag X1
7602 Matieland
++27 021 808 3295
seifert(a)sun.ac.za
