12:31 p.m.
Dear Division 2 Officeholders,
I have been contacted recently by Lyndall Bull from FAO, as they are
buidling in new IUFRO Task Force that could be interesting for our Division
(see below). Please, *if you are interested in joining the Task Force, send
Lyndall and myself a mail* as soon as possible, as deadline is very close.
Best regards,
Santiago
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Santiago C. González-Martínez
Research Director at UMR1202 BIOGECO <https://biogeco.hub.inrae.fr/>, Univ.
Bordeaux, INRAE
Coordinator of EVOLTREE <http://www.evoltree.eu/> & *OPT*FORESTS
<http://www.optforests.eu> Horizon Europe project
IUFRO Division 2 <https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/>
(Physiology & Genetics) Coordinator
Phone: ++33 (0)5 35 38 53 20
Check out our last publications here
<https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=2cTrtvIAAAAJ&hl=en> and download
the post-prints from HAL
<https://cv.archives-ouvertes.fr/santiago-gonzalez-martinez>
*Please notice that any emails I may send outside of working hours do not
require an immediate response.*
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Bull, Lyndall (NFO) <Lyndall.Bull(a)fao.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 at 15:51
Subject: Invitation for Division 2 participation in new IUFRO Innovation
Task Force Proposal
To: Santiago Gonzalez-Martinez <santiago.gonzalez-martinez(a)inrae.fr>,
Amanda.de-la-torre(a)nau.edu <Amanda.de-la-torre(a)nau.edu>
Cc: Rametsteiner, Ewald (NFO) <Ewald.Rametsteiner(a)fao.org>
Dear Santiago and Amanda,
My name is Lyndall Bull and I am the Value Added Innovation Coordinator
within the Forestry Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations.
I am leading the development of a new IUFRO Task Force proposal entitled
“Scaling-Up Science-based Forest Sector Innovation”. IUFRO recognizes the
importance of scaling up science to support innovation across and between
disciplines – however, to date there is no innovation focused IUFRO
research division. Therefore, the proposed Task Force will focus on
facilitating the impact and effectiveness of all nine scientific divisions
of IUFRO and seeks to complement, rather than duplicate, existing efforts.
We are currently working to ensure that Task Force membership reflects a
broad spectrum of scientific expertise (including both natural and social
sciences), as well as geographical (aiming for representation from all
continents), cultural and gender diversity, and provide opportunities for
early-career scientists.
The draft core objectives of the proposed Innovation Task Force are:
1. Develop an integrated and shared understanding of innovation and its
potential, across the thematic foci of IUFRO divisions;
2. Improve education and communication about the importance of
science-based innovation in the forest sector;
3. Foster the development of global partnerships that provide
opportunities to enhance the science/policy interface to facilitate
research-based policy making in the forest sector; and
4. Encourage research and collaboration between multiple stakeholders
across all domains of the innovation typology (technological, policy,
institutional, social and financial) to provide science-based evidence that
encourages diverse approaches to innovation in the forest sector.
I am writing to you today to seek your interest in Division 2 of IUFRO
participating in the Taskforce. We would welcome your direct involvement
and/or ask if it possible for you to either forward this email to
potentially interested officeholders of your Division – or alternatively,
let us know who should be contacted.
I should be able to share the draft proposal (due by September 1) with you
and relevant Division 2 officeholders in the coming days.
Should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Kind regards
Lyndall.
Lyndall Bull
Value Added Innovation Coordinator
Forestry Division
Room D427
Phone : + 39 06 570 51354
E-mail: lyndall.bull(a)fao.org
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