Dear colleagues,
We would like to inform you that the Journal for Outdoor Recreation and
Tourism (JORT) has now been launched officially. We are accepting
submissions of full academic papers and research notes. The first issue
will appear in January 2013.
Interested authors may submit papers at:
http://ees.elsevier.com/jort
If you have any questions, please contact one of the Editors.
Kind regards,
p.p. Verena Melzer
Univ.Prof. Dr. Ulrike Pröbstl
Institute for Landscape development, Recreation and Conservation
planning
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Peter Jordanstr.82, A - 1190 Vienna, Austria
ulrike.proebstl(a)boku.ac.at
Dr. Wolfgang Haider
Professor
School of Resource and Environmental Management
Simon Fraser University
whaider(a)sfu.ca
The deadline for abstracts has been extended to June 11, 2012 for the
14th IUFRO FIR SYMPOSIUM
which is jointly organized by the WP 1.01.09, 2.02.13, 2.02.09 and the
forest faculty of Kastamonu University. The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 12-14, 2012 in Kastamonu, Turkey.
For details see: <http://www.ika2012.com> http://www.ika2012.com
The aim of the conference is to provide a synoptic overview on latest
research outputs in fir ecosystem dynamics, recent threats and suitable
management concepts. Presentations are welcome for the following session
topics:
1. The current status of fir species in Europe and the Mediterranean region
2. Ecology of fir species (incl. pathology)
3. Genetics of fir species (incl. provenance trials)
4. Silviculture of fir species (incl. multipurpose management concepts)
5. Economic value and marketing on fir species
6. Usage of fir species for non-wood products and services (landscape,
ornamental plants etc.)
7. The importance of fir species on industrial use
A pre-conference tour is offered separately which will bring you to the fir
forests of Bolu and Karabük.
We cordially invite all scientists working with fir species for contributing
to this interdisciplinary conference.
On behalf of the organizing committee
Sezgin AYAN
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*First Announcement and Call for Abstracts*
*Tree Breeding, Genomics and Evolutionary Biology:*
*New synergies to tackle the impact of climate change in the 21^st century*
International Conference hosted by the EC-funded project NOVELTREE
*16-17 October 2012, Helsinki, Finland*
and
two parallel technical workshops
Workshop 1: */"Genome analysis tools applied to forest tree breeding"/*
Workshop 2: */"Realized gains and future prospects in tree breeding and
seed deployment"/*
*18 October 2012, Vantaa and Helsinki, Finland*
Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2012
Notification of abstract review: August 10, 2012
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations can be submitted via the
website
(http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2012/Noveltree/general%20presentation.htm)
Registration deadline is August 31, 2012
For additional details about registration,
please visit
http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2012/Noveltree/general%20presentation.htm
or contact:Noveltree.helsinki@metla.fi <mailto:Noveltree.helsinki@metla.fi>
Breeding for Value in a Changing World
4 - 7 February 2013 in Jacksonville, Florida - USA
http://www.ncsu-feop.org/IUFRO/
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
This conference is being hosted by IUFRO Working Party 2.02.20, Breeding and
Genetic Resources of Southern US and Mexican Pine. It will take place over
the course of 4 days, in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, in the
southeastern USA. The official language of the conference will be English.
Presenters are welcome to submit abstracts in the following subject areas:
- Quantitative Genetics & Breeding Strategies
- Molecular Genetics
- Genomic Selection & Pedigree Reconstruction
- Wood Properties
- Hybrid Breeding & Testing
- Somatic Embryogenesis & Clonal Forestry
- Reproductive Biology & Seed Orchard Management
- Population Genetics & Gene Conservation
- Climate Change & Abiotic Stress Resistance
- Disease & Pest Resistance
Abstract submission deadline is June 1, 2012. Notification of abstract
review is July 1, 2012.
Please save the date.
Consider submitting an abstract for presentation.
Visit the conference webpage for details about the conference agenda,
abstract submission, how to secure a sponsorship, conference registration,
travel, lodging, and much more.
http://www.ncsu-feop.org/IUFRO/
William S. Dvorak
North Carolina State University
Department of Forestry and Environmental Research
Dear IUFRO members,
The Final Conference of PARAmount a project funded by the Alpine Space
Programme of the European Union will be held on 23rd April 2012 at
Grenoble in parallel with the 12th Congress of INTERPRAEVENT (Grenoble, 23
26 April 2012).
The Final Conference is designed to bring together experts, researchers,
policy and decision makers, practitioners from various disciplines as well
as concerned stakeholders for an interdisciplinary, transnational exchange
of views on the further development of strategies and technologies for the
management of natural hazards threatening transport infrastructure and to
present the results of the project concerning the
Assessment of the vulnerability of transport infrastructure to natural
hazards
Improvement of the efficiency of measures necessary to protect transport
infrastructure against natural hazards and to increase its reliability and
security
Advancement of Decision analysis and support systems for an effective
management of transport infrastructure threatened by natural risks
Development of new concepts and approaches for assessing and monitoring
natural risks.
The objective of the concluding round table discussion will be to elaborate
recommendations for overcoming the identified barriers that might impede the
adoption of the developed approaches and concepts as well as to ensure a
successful knowledge transfer.
At the conference website
http://www.paramount-project.eu/index.php?option=com_content
<http://www.paramount-project.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i
d=40&Itemid=45&6c31091fa105024792e742d3d29e1931=b46a42ace97b791bf5be92eabeab
4fbe>
&view=article&id=40&Itemid=45&6c31091fa105024792e742d3d29e1931=b46a42ace97b7
91bf5be92eabeab4fbe, you will find the Second Announcement for the Final
Conference of the PARAmount project including the detailed program. The
conference languages will be English, French and German. Interpretation will
be provided. It would facilitate the task of the organizers, if those who
wish to attend the Final Conference would register as soon as possible by
sending an email to the following address: final.conference@paramount-
<mailto:final.conference@paramount-project.eu> project.eu.
If you have any questions regarding the final conference, please do not
hesitate to contact any of the responsible persons listed below.
Kind regards
Marc Adams
--
Contact person project communication manager:
Günter Siegel
BMLFUW - Abteilung Forstliche Raumplanung, Waldschutz und
Landschaftsentwicklung
Tel: + 43 (0)1 711 00 7125 <tel:%2B%2043%20%280%291%20711%2000%207125>
E-Mail: guenter.siegel@ <mailto:guenter.siegel@lebensministerium.at>
lebensministerium.at
Contact person project management:
Gudrun Schrömmer
PRISMA solutions
Telefon: +43(0)2236 47975 36 <tel:%2B43%280%292236%2047975%2036>
E-Mail: gudrun.schroemmer@prisma-
<mailto:gudrun.schroemmer@prisma-solutions.at> solutions.at
Contact person BFW:
Marc Adams
Department of Natural Hazards, BFW
Tel.: <tel:%2B43%20%280%29512%20573933%205177> +43 (0)512 573933 5177
E-Mail: <mailto:marc.adams@uibk.ac.at> marc.adams(a)uibk.ac.at
Dear Colleagues!
We invite you to take part in the International Conference RR 2012:
"Renewable Forest Resources: innovative development in forestry" that
belongs to a conference series on Renewable Resources.
Forestry is constantly adapting to new needs of the changing world. The
range of demands put on forest sector by society has considerably increased
in recent years. These changes require innovative developments not only in
the field of technologies and business, but also on policy and management
level, that will create the environment where innovations can take place.
The aim of the conference is the discussion of various aspects of use of
forest resources and the presentation of Russian and foreign experience in
the introduction of innovative methods of forest management, reforestation
and forest use. Representatives of authorities, scientific-educational and
business community of Russia and other countries are invited to participate
in the plenary session and round tables.
More detailed information can be find at : http://onlinereg.ru/RR2012/
Yours
Maxim
--
Maxim Chubinsky
department of general ecology, physiology of plants and wood science,
executive director of ICFFI, director of studies of FORPEC program, contact
person of CBU and EUROFORESTER in FTA, Vice-dean of Forestry Faculty,
Institutsky per. 5, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA, 194021
+7 911 026 10 24
+7 812 670 92 60
+7 812 670 93 63
Dear List Members:
Linnaeus University is advertising a position for postgraduate study in
forest products. With the support of Swedish board manufacturers, Linnaeus
University has established a new field of research which focuses on
developing new environment-friendly board materials.
Deadline: 10 April 2012
For details, please visit:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/8488/95/nb-linnaeus-postgraduate-forest-
products_pdf/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/8488/95/nb-linnaeus-postgraduate-forest-p
roducts_pdf/
Please distribute as appropriate,
Best regards
Brigitte Burger
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Mag. Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Dear IUFRO-List members,
The Department of Forest and Wood Science of Stellenbosch University, South
Africa searches a candidate to fill a position in the "Green Landscapes"
project as soon as possible. An interesting work in a multi-disciplinary
team in the winelands of South Africa and a comparative remuneration are
granted.
Please refer to the pdf file at
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/8487/95/nb-stellenbosch-postdoc-green-lan
dscapes_pdf/ for further information.
Apologies if you may have received the advert from another source.
Best regards,
Thomas Seifert
--
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seifert
Departmental Chair
Department of Forest and Wood Science
Faculty of AgriSciences
Stellenbosch University
Private Bag X1
7602 Matieland
++27 021 808 3295
seifert(a)sun.ac.za
Dear All:
It is time for preparing our Division” activity for the IUFRO 2011 Annual Report.
Please discuss this with your Deputies and send me a short write up on:
1- Meetings held during the year or planned for next year (title and location and time).
2- Publication: anything was produced from previous years meetings or this year even if it is in preparation or in press.
3- A brief summary of any outstanding events in your section.
4- A captioned photo of your meeting and/or field trips.
Thanks for your co-operation. As you know, I am not aware of what is happening in your area, so please help me to do my part.
Again, thanks and Happy Holidays,
Yousry El-Kassaby
Division 2, Coordinator
From: El-Kassaby, Yousry
Sent: November-01-11 8:26 AM
To: 'div2(a)lists.iufro.org'
Cc: 'lumz(a)mail.forestry.ac.cn'; Robert Guy; 'Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez'; 'Mike Wingfield'
Subject: IUFRO-FORNESSA Africa Congress
Sorry for ending this again. I believe the 1st time did not work.
Yousry
From: El-Kassaby, Yousry
Sent: October-28-11 9:53 AM
To: 'div2(a)lists.iufro.org'
Cc: 'lumz(a)mail.forestry.ac.cn'; Robert Guy; 'Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez'; 'Mike Wingfield'
Subject: IUFRO-FORNESSA Africa Congress
Dear IUFRO Division 2 Officeholders:
Please take a good look at the attached “1st Announcement and call of abstracts for the FIRST IUFRO-FORNESSA REGIONAL CONGRESS” and “the Congress poster” that will be held in Nairobi, Kenya (25 – 30, JUNE 2012). I strongly feel that this meeting could offer Division 2 a platform to show our latest research ideas as well as an opportunity to interact on a personal level and discuss/plan Division 2’s future directions.
It is also important to note that the IUFRO Board will also be meeting during this time, so this will provide a rare chance to interact with the Board and share our ideas. Santiago Gonzalez-Martinez and I will act as the contact people for organizing Division 2 session. So, please send this e-mail to your mailing list and encourage members participation. Kenya is a fantastic place to visit and we rarely get the chance to go to Africa.
Please let Santiago and I of your plans and if you intend to attend and contribute an oral or a poster presentation to this meeting. At this stage, we will not restrict ourselves to a particular theme and will endeavour to make it complementary to the Congress theme.
I look forward to hearing from you all and I can’t say how excited I am about this rare opportunity.
Take care,
Yousry El-Kassaby
Division 2 Coordinator
Dear all:
Case van Oosten and I have prepared the following invitation that we
want to forward to all of you.
The Poplar and Willow Genetics Working Party 2.08.04 is pleased to
announce that the Sixth International Poplar Symposium (IPS-VI) will be
organized and hosted in 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada.
Dates of the symposium and associated activities:
- Sunday the 13th of July 2014 (Registration) to and including Wednesday
the 16th of July 2014.
- Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th of July 2014 - Field trip in the
Fraser Valley (east of Vancouver).
- Saturday the 19th to and including Monday the 21st or Tuesday the 22nd
of July 2014 - Post-conference Circle Tour in the interior of British
Columbia.
- During the symposium there will be a spouses program.
The proposed conference theme is based on a very relevant question:
/Domestication of Populus and Salix: How far have we come, and how far
do we still have to go?/
The meeting in Vancouver will bring us an excellent opportunity to
compare our views and assemble the "right answer." The answer will
represent the view of the people interested in the science of poplar and
willow genetics, physiology, and pathology. It****will serve as a guide
for the future of poplar and willow cultivation in the world.
Ultimately, the answer should also be a guide for the amelioration of
the environment, industries, and the standard of living of rural
communities wherever poplars and willows are cultivated.
This symposium strives to address these issues and therefore invites
researchers, practitioners, regulatory and policy experts to help define
what the challenges are and where we are going.
The Chair of the organizing committee is Cees ("Case") van Oosten, who
can be reached at:
Cees ("Case") van Oosten, M.Sc.F.
Coordinator - IPS VI Organizing Team
c/o****SilviConsult Woody Crops Technology Inc.
2356 York Crescent
Nanaimo, B.C., V9T 4N3
Canada
Ph: (250) 758-4789 (Res. & Bus.)
silviconsult(a)telus.net <mailto:silviconsult@telus.net>
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