Dear Colleague:
IUFRO is pleased to announce that Divisions 1, 4 and 8 as well as Working
Party 1.01.08, together with the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, TemaTillväxt, and the University of Copenhagen, Forest &
Landscape, are organizing the:
International Conference: SPRUCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHANGE
Ecology, silviculture, forest products, management risks and conservation
practices
31 Aug 3 Sep 2009 - Halmstad, Sweden
Please have a look at the Second announcement and call for abstracts at:
https://arbetsplats.slu.se/sites/esf/tematillvaxt/spruce2009/Lists/announcem
ents/Attachments/2/SPRUCE_2009_Announcement_2_Ver_2.pdf
Note in particular the Publication Timeline:
Papers, posters and computer demonstrations are welcomed within the theme of
the conference. Participants are invited to contribute problems and ideas as
well as potential solutions. Extended abstracts (max. one printed page,
including one figure or illustration) for all invited speakers, voluntary
presentations, posters and demonstrations will be available in printed
proceedings format at the start of the conference.
30 April 2009 Last date for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009.
Abstracts should be prepared according to the guidelines presented on the
conference web-site.
15 May 2009 Notification of acceptance will be issued by 15 May 2009.
15 June 2009 Final, extended abstracts, including specific results, should
be received no later than 15 June 2009.
For more detailed information please visit: http://www-spruce2009.slu.se
Please distribute this message to colleagues that might be interested in the
conference subject.
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Sent by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
on behalf of Jens Peter Skovgaard, University of Copenhagen, Chairman of the
Scientific Advisory Board
Dear Poplar and Willow Colleague,
It is my pleasure to inform you that new officers of IUFRO Working Unit
2.08.04 - Poplar and Willow Genetics - were elected at the working unit
business meeting held in conjunction with the Fifth International Poplar
Symposium in Orvieto, Italy, September 20. The new slate of officers will
be:
a. Coordinator - Francisco Zamudio, University of Talca, Chile
b. Deputies:
i. Theo Verwijst, Swedish
Agricultural University, Uppsala
ii. Ron Zalesny, U. S.
Forest Service, U.S.A.
iii. Deqiang Zhang, Beijing
Forestry University, China
Please join me in welcoming me Francisco, Theo, Ron, and Deqiang to the
leadership of 2.08.04.
Thanks very much.
Brian
Brian J. Stanton
IUFRO, Past-Coordinator, IUFRO 2.08.04
Managing Director, GreenWood Resources
1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 940
Portland, Oregon 97201 U.S.A.
Phone: 971.533.7052
Email: brian.stanton(a)gwrglobal.com
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circulated on behalf of Brian Stanton by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters