[IUFRO Div 1] RG 1.06 Restoration of Degraded Lands conference in Kazakhstan 8-12 June 2015

From: john stanturf < <mailto:drdirt48@gmail.com> drdirt48(a)gmail.com&gt; To: <mailto:div1@lists.iufro.org> div1(a)lists.iufro.org Cc: Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:57:49 -0500 Subject: RG 1.06 Restoration of Degraded Lands conference in Kazakhstan 8-12 June 2015 Division 1 Colleagues: On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I would like to invite you to the International Scientific Forum: Rehabilitation and Restoration of Degraded Forests, to be held 8-12 June 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan, hosted by the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University and Kastamonu University. This event is sponsored by IUFRO RG 1.06.00, Restoration of Degraded Lands. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1 May 2015; abstracts may be submitted now. The aim of the Forum is to increase political and public awareness about on forest degradation and desertification. More information is available at the conference website, http://sempozyum.kastamonu.edu.tr/index.php/en/menu-home-page . Cheers, John Stanturf, RG 1.06.00 -- John Stanturf Center for Forest Disturbance Science US Forest Service Southern Research Station 320 Green Street Athens, GA 30602 USA + 706-559-4316 tel + 706-559-4317 fax + 706-202-8066 mobile website: http://sites.google.com/site/johnstanturf/ "A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he doesn't particularly feel like it." - Alistair Cooke "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then give up. There's no use in being a damn fool about it." - W.C. Fields Views and Opinions expressed in this email are solely representative of the sender and do not represent those of the Forest Service or any other agency.