Dear colleagues,
You may now register for the 2014 IUFRO Forest Tree Breeding Conference in
Prague at
http://www.iufrobreeding2014.org
We hope that you will attend to learn more about our shared passion for
maintaining, improving and restoring forests through scientifically based
forest tree breeding. The week-long conference will include a variety of
topics such as advances in breeding theory, genetic evaluation protocols,
progeny testing, and interaction between forest tree breeding and other
disciplines. And at the conclusion of each day’s program you will be able
to explore one of the most beautiful cities in Europe... Prague.
Hope to see you in Prague!!!
Milan Lstiburek
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Milan Lstiburek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Forest Genetics, Czech University of Life Sciences
Prague
Adjunct Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
IUFRO Breeding Theory and Progeny Testing Coordinator
2014 IUFRO Forest Tree Breeding Conference Chair
http://www.iufrobreeding2014.org/http://home.czu.cz/lstiburek/
From: Sniezko, Richard -FS
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 5:53 PM
To: Sniezko, Richard -FS
Subject: JUNE 2014 IUFRO Conference (a): Genetics and Conservation of White Pine Species (5 needle pines) and RUSTS of Forest Trees Groups 2.02.15 & 7.02.05
Greetings,
2nd Announcement
Genetics of Five-Needle Pines and Rusts in Mountain Landscapes:
Conservation, Utilization and Evolution in a Changing Climate
Joint Meeting
Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines (IUFRO 2.02.15)
Rusts of Forest Trees (IUFRO 7.02.05)
Strobusphere
The joint meeting will be held June 15-20, 2014 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. bringing together scientists working with Genetics and Conservation of White Pine Species (5 needle pines) as well as those working with Rusts of Forest Trees.
There has been an excellent response to the survey accompanying the first announcement and we look forward to meeting all of you in Colorado in June 2014 and seeing the latest in science developments in these areas. There has been tremendous activity in areas such as to gene conservation, rust resistance and genomics since these groups last met, and this forum will provide an excellent chance to exchange information and form further collaborations. The planned fieldtrips in the Rocky Mountains will be an opportune time to see forest tree species and pathogens firsthand and a chance to continue discussions with colleagues in spectacular mountain-top landscapes.
Additional information will be forthcoming in the next announcement and on website updates, but key information for now:
Abstracts submission for oral or poster presentations will be open from 1 Dec 2013 to 15 Feb 2014. Format will be provided on the website and in the attached document.
Hotel Reservations: The Hilton in Ft. Collins has put aside a block of rooms at a very favorable rate (U.S. $91/night). The number of rooms at this rate will be limited and we encourage you to make your reservations early. http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/F/FNLCOHF-GIU-20140613/inde…. Reference block name “IUFRO” when making your hotel reservation.
Registration: Registration fee will cover meeting attendance, most lunches, two dinners, social events, and fieldtrips; an optional Friday fieldtrip to walk through a treeline Pinus aristata ecosystem will be an additional charge. We anticipate registration to open starting in January 2014. Registration will be approximately U.S. $400.
Website: http://www.westernforestry.org/Events/conference/
If you did not reply to the survey in the first announcement and you think you will likely attend the conference, please send an email to rsniezko(a)fs.fed.us. This will help ensure you are on the mailing list for the future announcement, and help us facilitate further planning of the conference.
If you have any questions, please contact the conference co-chairs of the organizing committee (Anna Schoettle, aschoettle(a)fs.fd.us; or Richard Sniezko, rsniezko(a)fs.fed.us) .
For more information on the groups involved in this meeting see the websites below and the contact persons listed.
2.02.15 – Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20215/
7.02.05 – Rusts of forest trees
<http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70205/> http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70205/
Strobusphere
http://dendrome.ucdavis.edu/strobusphere/
See the attachment (pdf) for more information about the conference and venue.
We look forward to seeing you in Ft. Collins in June 2014!
Anna Schoettle and Richard Sniezko
RICHARD A. SNIEZKO
Center Geneticist
USDA Forest Service - Dorena Genetic Resource Center
34963 Shoreview Road, Cottage Grove, Oregon, U.S.A. 97424
Phone: (541) 767-5716 Fax: (541) 767-5709
Cell: (541) 954-6793
email: rsniezko(a)fs.fed.us
website: <http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r6/dorena-grc> www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r6/dorena
IUFRO 2.02.15 – Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines webpage:
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20215/
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Dear Colleagues,
You surely marked your calendars a long time ago, but now the time has come to register for the XXIV IUFRO World Congress, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 5-11 October 2014.
All the details, such as registration fees, early-bird registration, payment, and key dates are available at http://iufro2014.com/registration/.
For the actual registration, please click the green button "CLICK HERE TO REGISTER". - We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City!
Sincerely yours,
IUFRO Headquarters
on behalf of the Congress Organizing Committee
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Call for Abstracts
The Scientific Committee invites authors to submit abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the programme. Authors must follow the guidelines for abstract submission set out below.
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 30, 2014
Method of Submission
· To submit an abstract please go to <http://iufrobreeding2014.guarant.eu/> SUBMISSION FORM, from where the online abstract submission form is accessible.
· All abstracts must be submitted only via the online form.
Abstracts Submission Instructions
· All abstracts must be submitted in English and must be presented in English at the Congress.
· Submitted abstracts must be original. Abstracts previously published or presented at an international scientific meeting cannot be submitted.
· Title of the contribution, authors, affiliations, e-mail address of the corresponding author, five key words, abstract of the most important findings in no more than 300 words (online form is available for direct submission). Minimum is 200 words.
· Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of experts and selected on the basis of merit for oral or poster presentation.
· Authors should indicate whether they prefer a poster or an oral presentation.
· Abstracts not conforming to these guidelines will not be considered for presentation.
Abstract Delivery Notification
· Authors will be notified about the delivery of their abstract by e-mail immediately. In case you will not receive confirmation within 24 hours, please check your spam folder and in case of no confirmation e-mail, please contact:
<mailto:iufrobreeding2014@guarant.cz> iufrobreeding2014(a)guarant.cz
Abstract Acceptance Notification
· Authors will be notified about the acceptance or rejection of their Abstract by e-mail at latest on May 30, 2014.
Important Dates:
Start of online abstract submission
1. 10. 2013
Start of online registration
1. 12. 2013
Deadline for abstract submission
30. 3. 2014
Notification of abstract acceptance
30. 5. 2014
Deadline for early registration
30. 6. 2014
Start of late registration
1. 7. 2014
CONTACT
Conference Secretariat
GUARANT International
Na Pankráci 17
140 21 Prague 4
Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 284 001 444
E-mail: <mailto:iufrobreeding2014@guarant.cz> iufrobreeding2014(a)guarant.cz
Conference Chair
Milan Lstibůrek
E-mail: <mailto:iufrobreeding2014@gmail.com> iufrobreeding2014(a)gmail.com
ALENA SANDERS | Project Manager | M.: +420 602 291 469
GUARANT International spol. s r.o.
Na Pankráci 17, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic | Tel.: +420 284 001 444
E-mail: <mailto:sanders@guarant.cz> sanders(a)guarant.cz | <http://www.guarant.cz/> www.guarant.cz
Our address for your mobile phone is also available via the QR code below.
Alena Sanders EN
Scientists and Colleagues:
Submit your abstract today! Less than one week remains to submit your abstract for the 2014 IUFRO World Congress! http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/
Do not miss to be part of this unique and exciting event!
The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee
John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)
Dear Colleagues,
The system for abstract submission is now open for the 2014 IUFRO Forest
Tree Breeding Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, August 25-29, 2014.
More information on conference and the deadlines is provided here:
http://www.iufrobreeding2014.org/important-dates/
Main Topics:
- advances in quantitative genetics and breeding theory,
- review of current breeding methods and trends,
- genetic evaluation protocols and tools,
- development of breeding and deployment strategies,
- progeny testing - including experimental statistics,
- reports on countries’ progress in specific programs,
- interaction between forest tree breeding and other disciplines, including
evolutionary biology, genomics, population genetics, environmental science,
physiology and reproduction biology.
Keynote Speakers:
Luis Apiolaza, Yousry A. El-Kassaby, Gary Hodge, Dudley Huber, Antoine
Kremer, Dag Lindgren, Bruce Tier
Submission for Abstracts:
starts on October 1th, 2013, special issue of selected contributions in
Silvae Genetica!
Registration:
starts on December 1th, 2013.
Superior conference environment at a close proximity to Prague downtown,
gala dinner on the boat in dowtown Prague, Prague tours, post-conference
excursions, etc. More details on the website.
We hope that you will make plans now to attend the 2014 conference and we
encourage you to share your knowledge by submitting contributions to the
program.
Hope to see you in Prague!
Milan Lstiburek, Conference Chair
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Milan Lstiburek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Forest Genetics, Czech University of Life Sciences
Prague
Adjunct Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
IUFRO Breeding Theory and Progeny Testing Coordinator
2014 IUFRO Forest Tree Breeding Conference Chair
http://www.iufrobreeding2014.org/http://home.czu.cz/lstiburek/
2014 IUFRO World Congress Call for Abstracts is Open – Deadline for Abstract Submissions is 15 October 2013 – submit your abstract at: <http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/> http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/.
The title of the Congress is "Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research" and the seven scientific themes of the program are: Forests and People, Forests and Climate Change, Forest and Water Interactions, Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Forest Biomass and Bioenergy, Forest Products for a Greener Future, and Forest Health in a Changing World. Sessions will address these themes and more!
Keynote speakers include: Dr. Jack Dangermond (founder and President of ESRI GIS systems – Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface) & Dr. David Haskell (Professor of Biology, University of the South - Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface); Dr. Andy Buchanan (Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Modern Timber Buildings from Sustainable Forests); Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch (Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, University of Copenhagen - City Forests, Forest Cities – exploring the complex liaison between the sylvan and the urban); Dr. David Newbery (Professor for Vegetation Ecology, the Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland - On maintaining cycles and feedbacks in tropical forest ecosystems: some thoughts from basic research) and, Connie Hedegaard, to be confirmed (European Commissioner for Climate Action). Plus many more exciting and knowledgeable sub-plenary and technical session speakers.
Submit your abstract today to be part of this unique and exciting event!
The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee
John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)
Call for Abstracts
178 Contribution of genetics and genomics to conservation and sustainable management of forests under changing environmental conditions
Organizers: Om Rajora (University of New Brunswick, Canada) & Wickneswari Ratnam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
The session will explore the impacts of and future directions for forest genetics and genomics research on the conservation and sustainable management of forest genetic resources and understanding adaptation in forest trees and their responses to climate and environmental change.
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Om P. Rajora, Ph.D.
Professor
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 44000, 28 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
E-mail: Om.Rajora(a)unb.ca
Telephone: (506) 458-7477 (506) 458-7475
FAX: (506) 453-3538
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International Conference
OZONE AND PLANTS
18-21 May 2014, Beijing, China
http://www.bj-ozone.com/index.html
Organised by SKL, IUFRO RG 7.01, ICP Vegetation
Invited Speakers HAJIME AKIMOTO (Japan), LISA EMBERSON (UK), JAAKKO KANGASJARVI (Finland)
The deadline for -early bird registration and abstract submission is November 30, 2013
International Conference
Priorities for forest adaptation to climate change and air pollution
Brussels, Belgium, October 29, 2013
Organised by COST Action FP0903
Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union in Brussels, Rue Wiertz 77, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
<http://cost-fp0903.ipp.cnr.it/index.php/events/final-conference.html> http://cost-fp0903.ipp.cnr.it/index.php/events/final-conference.html
Call for abstract at the IUFRO World Congress 2014 Technical Sessions
The Congress abstract submission site on the Congress website ( <http://iufro2014.com/> http://iufro2014.com/) has been open since early August, and will remain open until October 15th for submissions to all Technical and Sub-plenary sessions.
IUFRO RG 7.01 is organizing the following session within the theme Forest Health in a Changing World
Session 8 Modeling as a tool for improving the knowledge on forest vulnerability and risk exposure in a changing world
Session 14 Ozone and Forest Health
Session 85 Critical loads for nutritional nitrogen deposition: Progress and problems
Session 180 Air pollution as a factor affecting global forest health
Session 191 Monitoring emerging threats to forest health in North America across regional to national scales
Elena Paoletti, 7.01.00 Deputy Coordinator
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante
Italy
Email: e.paoletti(at)ipp.cnr.it
<http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…>
12 September 2013
Submit an abstract before 30 September 2013!
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Register early
Registration for the World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 (WCA2014) has been open for several months, and will continue almost up to the date of the Congress. However, ‘early bird’ registration, offering a substantial saving, will close on 15 November 2013. Sign up here <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> .
What is it?
The World Agroforestry Centre and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, together with the Indian Society of Agroforestry and Global Initiatives, will hold the Congress in Delhi, India 10-14 February 2014.
The Congress, entitled ‘Trees for Life: Accelerating the Impacts of Agroforestry’, will draw over 1200 selected participants from the private, research and development sectors to share the current state of knowledge and accelerate the positive financial, environmental and social impacts of agroforestry.
Make a contribution
A more important date is the deadline to submit abstracts. Slots to present papers and take part in discussion sessions are filling up fast, and time is running out. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2013, so you only have a little over two more weeks. Submit abstracts of papers and posters here <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> .
Abstracts submitted for the Congress will be evaluated and accepted for one of the following options:
* Oral presentation (in some form) in relevant sessions
* Presentation as a poster
* Suitability for the congress compendium
All abstracts selected will be included in the congress compendium.
A dynamic agenda
The Congress has a number of themes. The first day features presentations on Indian topics related to agroforestry. The second part deals with business and agroforestry, third is a consideration of development and agroforestry, and fourth is a review of scientific breakthroughs and innovation. The final day looks at the integration of science, business and development, with keynote speakers and a panel discussion, and a plenary discussion of the outcomes. The full list of themes is:
* Agroforestry systems, income and environmental benefits
* Climate change, multi-functionality, livestock and fish systems
(These two with an orientation towards India)
* The business of agroforestry: applying science
* Sustaining development through agroforestry
* Applying science to the future of agroforestry: breakthroughs and innovation
* Policy, innovation and global issues.
The agenda <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b67…> is structured to generate outputs that produce a global roadmap for agroforestry in the context of world development and create a deliberate and tangible legacy in terms of recognition, partnership, investment and impact.
Further information can be found on the website www.wca2014.org. For other queries, email wca2014(a)CGIAR.org.
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World Agroforestry Centre <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> , September 2013
