Dear
          IUFRO Colleague,
          
          We are pleased to announce that the 11th International Beech
          Symposium, organized by the IUFRO Research Group 1.01.07 on
          Ecology and Silviculture of Beech, will be held in Viterbo
          (Italy), 18th-21st
            September 2018. We'll also
          organize a post-conference fieldtrip to the recently inscribed
          old-growth beech forests on the Apennines. 
          
         
      The
          conference is open to scientists/practitioners/policy makers
          and welcomes all contributions
          related to the biology and ecology of beech, the management of
          beech forests and their role in providing crucial ecosystem
          services, the natural dynamics of beech forests and their role
          in conserving biodiversity.
          
        
      Some
          details
      Dates:
          18th - 21st
            September 2018 (conference+
          fieldtrip); 22nd-27th (post-conference fieldtrip, optional) 
      Location:
          Viterbo and Abruzzo National Park, Italy
          
        
      Theme:
          ‘Natural and Managed Beech Forests as Reference Ecosystems
            for the Sustainable Management of Forest Resources and the
            Conservation of Biodiversity’
          
          Contact: Alfredo Di Filippo, difilippo@unitus.it
          
        A dedicated website
            will soon be published with all needed information.  
      
          We look forward to meeting you in Italy next year!
      
          The IUFRO Research Group 1.01.07