Call for Participation in the 4th International Congress on Planted Forests
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), in
partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO) and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration of China (SFGA),
is convening the 4th International Congress on Planted Forests at the China
National Convention Centre (CNCC), Beijing, China on October 23-25, 2018,
with optional post Congress excursions on October 26-27 with two routes, one
for the conservation planted forests in North China and one for the
industrial planted forests in South China. The Congress is organized by the
Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), the national research institution on
forestry in China.
The 4th International Congress on Planted Forests aims to investigate the
contribution of planted forests to green development in the context of
global changes. Topics include the sustainability of planted forests in the
context of changing climates and the future role of planted forests in
bio-resources sustainability, environmental protection and green
development. The Congress will also be a space of interface between
scientific communities, wider society and government policy initiatives
related to planted forests.
The 4th International Congress on Planted Forests will arrange 2 plenary
keynote presentations, 8 sub-plenary invited presentations, around 40
parallel technical sessions with around 240 oral presentations as well as
quite a number of poster presentations.
The 4th International Congress on Planted Forests is calling for submission
of session proposals and abstracts, as well as registration for
participation.
Important deadlines:
(1) Submission for session proposals: May 31, 2018 (with flexibility of
submission a week later if prior communication with the Congress Secretariat
is made).
(2) Submission for abstracts: July 15, 2018.
(3) Early-bird registration: July 31, 2018.
Immediately after the 4th International Congress on Planted Forests, there
will be also the 60's anniversary celebration of the Chinese Academy of
Forestry and associated international workshop in Beijing, China on October
26-27, 2018.
Please find as attached herewith the Congress Announcement.
For more information about the 4th International Congress on Planted
Forests, please refer to the Congress website www.icpf2018.net
<http://www.icpf2018.net/> or www.icpf2018.com <http://www.icpf2018.com/> ,
or directly contact icpf2018(a)vip.163.com or icpf_4th(a)126.com.
We thank you very much and look forward to your kind participation in the
4th International Congress on Planted Forests, either organizing sessions,
or making oral/and or poster presentations, as well as just participating
for academic discussions and exchange.
It will be highly appreciated if you could also help circulate the Congress
among your network family as widely as possible.
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Dear Colleague,
this is a kind reminder informing you that the *deadline for submitting
an abstract to **the 11th International IUFRO Beech Symposium* (18-21
September 2018, Viterbo, Italy) has been extended to 15 May 2018! Please
check the website for more information: www.iufrobeech2018.com.
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Alfredo Di Filippo
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ALFREDO DI FILIPPO, PhD
Assistant Professor in Botany and Plant Ecology
Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Group 1.01.07 – Ecology and silviculture of beech
DendrologyLAB, Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE)
Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
www.iufro.org/who-is-who/officeholder/di-filippowww.daf.unitus.it/dendro
+39 0761 357393 / +39 3665899858
Latsis Symposium 2018 Scaling-Up Forest Restoration
Zürich, Switzerland; 6-7 June 2018
http://latsis2018.ethz.ch/
Colleagues,
Mark your calendars for the Latsis Symposium 2018!
The Latsis Symposium 2018 will bring together leading scientists and
practitioners to address the ecological, economic, and societal challenges
for scaling-up forest restoration. The symposium is motivated by the
challenge of delivering an effective global response to two major
environmental threats, climate change and forest degradation through
restoration.
The goal of the 2-day symposium is to work towards a conceptual
understanding of the challenges and opportunities for scaling-up forest
restoration efforts to meet Bonn Challenge targets. Presentations by experts
from academia, non-governmental organisations, and the business sector will
help to frame and inform discussions on forest restoration approaches.
Registration, http://latsis2018.ethz.ch/registration/, is free of charge and
ends on 30 May 2018.
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posted by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of:
Nicole Kalas, nicole.kalas(a)usys.ethz.ch, Ecosystem Management, Department of
Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich
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Dear Colleague,
this is a kind reminder inviting you to *submit an abstract to **the
11th International IUFRO Beech Symposium* (18-21 September 2018,
Viterbo, Italy): almost *1 month to deadline* (30 April 2018)! Please
check the website for more information: www.iufrobeech2018.com.
The conference is open to *scientists/practitioners/policy-makers* and
welcomes all contributes related to:
- Beech *biology and ecology* (including *genetics, physiology,
biogeography*)
- The *natural dynamics of old-growth *beech forests, and their role in
*conserving biodiversity*
- Beech *forest management*, and their role in providing
crucial*ecosystem services*.
Large sessions for discussion among experts planned during the conference.
Within each session, *the most innovative abstracts shall be selected as
"Invited Talk"* and given extra time for presentation.
During the conference, we'll *visit some of the UNESCO old-growth beech
forests*.
INVITED SPEAKERS
*Prof. Neil Pederson, Harvard Forest, USA*
/The Dynamics of Temperate Old-growth Forests and Climate Change Impacts/
*Prof. Jacob Heilmann-Clausen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark*
/Biodiversity and its Conservation in Old-growth Beech Forests/
*Prof. Hanns Knapp, **European Beech Forest Network, Germany.*
/T//he importance of the inscription of old-growth beech forests to
UNESCO World Heritage/
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Alfredo Di Filippo
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ALFREDO DI FILIPPO, PhD
Assistant Professor in Botany and Plant Ecology
Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Group 1.01.07 – Ecology and silviculture of beech
DendrologyLAB, Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE)
Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
www.iufro.org/who-is-who/officeholder/di-filippowww.daf.unitus.it/dendro
+39 0761 357393 / +39 3665899858
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From: Cristina Aponte <caponte(a)unimelb.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 11:17:44 +1000
Subject: Postdoc position in Forest Modelling in Romania
Dear colleagues and friends,
The National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry (INCDS) “Marin Drăcea” in Romania is hiring a post-doc for two years.
The position should start as soon as possible and preferably in June this year. We are looking for somebody with a background in forest ecology and modelling to implement a forest landscape simulation model aimed at forecasting the future of Romanian forests under range of climate and management scenarios.
Please find further information in the attachment.
The only hard requirement of the position is that candidates must have working rights within the EU.
Could you please circulate this offer to potential candidates you know of and who are looking for postdoc opportunities?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Cristina Aponte
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Cristina Aponte | Research Fellow
School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences | Faculty of Science | The University of Melbourne
500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia
p: +61 3 9035 6862 | m. +61 0466 975 743 | e. <mailto:caponte@unimelb.edu.au> caponte(a)unimelb.edu.au
Twitter: @caponte__ | ORCID 0000-0002-8457-7573
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