Dear IUFRO:
The 4th Session of the Tropical Fuelwoods Symposium, this time in French,
will be offered on 19 Apr 2024. See the announcement below.
Regards,
Sheila Ward, PhD
Executive Officer, International Society of Tropical Foresters
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*Symposium en ligne: « Utilisation du bois de chauffe dans les tropiques :
enjeux et perspectives » Session #4 – 19 avr 2024*
*L*’*International Society of Tropical Foresters *(ISTF) et *l’Association
des forestiers tropicaux et d’Afrique du Nord (AFT)* présentent la première
édition francophone du symposium en ligne « Utilisation du bois de chauffe
dans les Tropiques : enjeux et perspectives » le 19 avril 2024 de 16h à
18h30 Burundi UTC+2), de 15h à 17h30 Kinasha (RDC) (UTC+1), de 14h à 16h30
Sénégal (UTC+0), de 10h à 12h30 EDT Montréal (Heure locale de New York)
(UTC -4). Une grande partie des régions tropicales dépendent du bois de
chauffage pour la cuisson des aliments. Vous trouverez une programmation
complète de l’événement en cliquant sur
https://tropicalforesters.org/blog/2024/04/02/symposium-en-ligne-utilisatio…
.
Les vidéos des présentations seront publiées ultérieurement sur la chaîne
YouTube de l'ISTF-Global en cliquant sur
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64ds-AZiXfNPtJ-gX4Jw1w . Trouvez votre
fuseau horaire ici en cliquant sur https://www.timeanddate.com/time/.
Inscrivez-vous à la session en cliquant sur
https://forms.gle/yqJV87fbE35z4aru5 .
*Horaire du symposium:*
a. *Présentation du International Society of Tropical Foresters*. Michael
Sterner, ISTF (3 min)
b*. Présentation de L’Association des Forestiers Tropicaux et d’Afrique du
Nord*. Bernard Mallet et Jean-Paul Lanly, AFT (3 min)
c. *Présentation du sujet du symposium et des présentateurs. *Catherine
Ruest Bélanger, Consultante en environnement, Canada (5 min)
e. *Le bois énergie en Afrique : Problèmes forestiers pour un produit de
première nécessité d’usage pluriquotidien – 1975-2015*. Alain Bertrand,
chercheur retraité du CIRAD, France.
d. *Le bois de chauffe pour la restauration des terres dégradées en Haïti**.
*Frény Alcinat, Centre d’enseignement et de coopération internationale,
Haïti.
e. *Mangroves et bois de feu*. Séverin TCHIBOZO, Centre de Recherche pour
la Gestion de la Biodiversité, Bénin.
f. *Bois-énergie et plantations à vocation énergétique en République
Démocratique du Congo : cas de la province du Nord-Kivu*. Désiré K.
Kasekete, Université Officielle de Ruwenzori, République Démocratique du
Congo.
g. *Gestion des ressources naturelle et approvisionnement durable en bois
énergie des grands centres urbain.* Mamane Seini, Association National des
Exploitants du Bois du Niger, Niger.
h. *Performance des briquettes issues de sciure d'Isoberlinia pour une
valorisation durable de l'espèce*. Samirath C. Nansounon, Unité de
Recherche en Biologie forestière et Modélisation Écologique, Bénin.
i.* Discussion* modérée par Catherine Ruest Bélanger et Mike Sterner.
From: Ukrainetz, Nicholas K FOR:EX <Nicholas.Ukrainetz(a)gov.bc.ca<mailto:Nicholas.Ukrainetz@gov.bc.ca>>
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 3:03 PM
Subject: 4th Announcement: North American Forest Genetics Society Conference: Abstract Submission Open!
Hello IUFRO colleagues,
The second North American Forest Genetics Society (NAFGS) Biennial Conference will take place in Oaxaca, Mexico, from June 10th to 14th, 2024. This meeting follows the inaugural event hosted in Asilomar, California in June of 2022.
NAFGS seeks to provide a platform to discuss current research, foster collaboration, and promote education in forest genetics as it applies to forest health and productivity.
Society membership and registration are open on the conference website. Early registration ends April 1st. We are welcoming abstracts on a wide range of of forest tree genetics topics through March 10th.
Visit the website<http://nafgs24.org/> to view the preliminary program, register, submit a poster or talk abstract, view confirmed speakers, and join several hands-on training opportunities offered on the first day of the meeting.
https://www.nafgs24.org/
Please also help us share the new flyer with anyone interested in attending the conference, particularly graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers engaged in forest genetics research in North America.
Interested individuals can join the NAFGS mailing list here: https://groups.google.com/g/nafgs-mailing-list
We hope to see you in Oaxaca, Mexico, in June 2024!
-NAFGS Organizing Committee
Dear colleagues in IUFRO
My colleague Ola Lindroos in IUFRO Div. 3 has asked me to circulate his announcement of a PhD conference that will take place in Sweden just before the World Congress in Stockholm this summer. The conference will include topics that may be of interest to scientists working within silviculture. Please see below.
Best wishes,
JP
Coordinator of IUFRO Div. 1 Silviculture
To: div3(a)lists.iufro.org<mailto:div3@lists.iufro.org>
Subject: Link to PhD conference in June, IUFRO Div 3
Dear colleagues,
Now information about the PhD conference are available via this link
https://ui.ungpd.com/Events/fabbdbe5-1e5c-4257-be41-3bee6bb90254
Deadline for application is February 29th, via the link above.
Please pass this on to all PhD students (and your researchers) that might be interested.
Cheers // Ola
From: Ola Lindroos <Ola.Lindroos(a)slu.se<mailto:Ola.Lindroos@slu.se>>
Sent: den 21 december 2023 15:36
To: div3(a)lists.iufro.org<mailto:div3@lists.iufro.org>
Subject: [IUFRO Div 3] PhD conference in June, IUFRO Div 3
Dear Colleagues,
This is an early notification that the 3rd IUFRO Div. 3 Doctoral Conference is planned to be held June 17-20th in Umeå, Sweden.
The date is chosen so there is possibilities to connect travels with participation in the IUFRO World Congress in central Sweden and/or the FORMEC conference in northern Poland.
More info will come in January, but please inform your PhD students about this, so they can plan for it – and keep it in mind if they plan to attend the IUFRO World Congress and/or FORMEC.
Thank you, and Seasons Greetings to you all!
// Ola Lindroos
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Ola Lindroos, PhD
Professor of Forest Operations
Vice Dean for Education, Faculty of Forest Sciences
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
SE-901 83 Umeå, SWEDEN
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd 17
Phone: +46 90 786 86 36
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Richard and Suzanne Belcher Endowed Chair in Environmental Sustainability
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University invites applications for
the Richard and Suzanne Belcher Endowed Chair in Environmental Sustainability. The position
is an academic-year, tenure-track appointment at the associate or full professor level with
primary research and secondary teaching responsibilities.
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) at Purdue University is a leader in
natural resource sciences. It consists of 35 faculty members, 49 administrative, professional,
clerical, and extension staff, and 290 undergraduate and 87 graduate students. The Department
currently has endowments exceeding $74 million that provide substantial resources used to
support core departmental missions. The Department’s interests and expertise are diverse and
encompass teaching, research, and extension. Purdue FNR aims to advance knowledge of
environmental, social, and natural resource sciences associated with the study, conservation, and
sustainable management of ecosystems. Three undergraduate curricula are offered: aquatic
sciences, forestry, and wildlife. The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, the
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program, and the Indiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Unit are examples of federal-state-industry-university partnerships integrated within the
Department. Purdue FNR is committed to inclusive excellence in all areas of faculty effort,
including scholarship, instruction and engagement and promoting a diverse and equitable internal
environment, as well as across the communities with which it interacts. The departments
strategic plan can be accessed at https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/_docs/strategic-plan-fnr-
2021-26.pdf.
Preferred Skills: Qualified candidates will have demonstrated internationally recognized
research accomplishments - as evidenced by high-profile publications and significant grants -
related to environmental sustainability across spatial and temporal scales. Qualified candidates
will have established a research and teaching program using advanced quantitative and
computational methods to improve our understanding of sustainability, biodiversity, disease
ecology, invasive species, human-environment interactions, natural resource policy, the impacts
of global change on ecological systems, or other closely related natural and social sciences
research topics.
Responsibilities:
• Engage with agencies and organizations to develop partnerships that address emerging
environmental threats and collaborate on solutions.
• Lead an active, externally-funded research program in the candidate’s areas of expertise, and
facilitate research and teaching integration across academic units.
• Mentor graduate students and postdoctoral research.
• Teach graduate and/or undergraduate course(s) in the candidate’s area of expertise. Potential
exists for teaching distance courses.
Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Biology, Ecology, Wildlife, Forestry, Aquatic Sciences,
Geography, Environmental Sustainability, or a related field, and experience in applications
germane to grand challenges of environmental sustainability.
The College:
The Department is an integral part of the College of Agriculture, one of the world’s leading
colleges of agricultural, food, life, and natural resource sciences and ranked fifth in the world in
the 2023 QS World University Rankings. The College is deeply committed to the three land-
grant missions (teaching, research, and extension), to international activities and perspectives
that span all missions, and to excellence in all we do. The College of Agriculture and the
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and
belonging. Our leadership, faculty, staff, and students are engaged in many efforts that are
consistent with this commitment. The College has 11 academic departments and includes 309
faculty, 2889 undergraduate students, and 700 graduate students. The College’s current strategic
plan can be accessed at Strategic Plan (purdue.edu) Purdue is an ADVANCE institution—
https://www.purdue.edu/advance-purdue.
Application Process:
Submit: 1) letter of application, 2) vision statement (a statement of research goals and objectives
for this position, two pages maximum), 3) statement of teaching philosophy (two pages
maximum), and 4) curriculum vitae containing a complete publication list and the names and
contact information for three professional references.
Application review will begin February 1, 2024 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.
Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Zhao Ma (via telephone at 765-
496-41790 or email zhaoma(a)purdue.edu) Applicants must apply electronically at
https://careers.purdue.edu/job-invite/29063/. A background check will be required for
employment in this position.
Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women,
individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
