Best Regards,

Keith

 

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Keith JS Jayawickrama, PhD

Director, Northwest Tree Improvement Cooperative

 

Forest Ecosystems and Society

Oregon State University

321 Richardson Hall

Corvallis, OR 97331-5752

USA

 

Phone: 541-737-8432 

Email:  keith.jayawickrama@oregonstate.edu

Hey Keith,

 

Can you please forward this announcement to our IUFRO distribution list for PNW conifers and anyone else that might be interested? I hope some will attend. We are also considering a virtual option but haven’t released the details yet.

 

It should be a fun week!

 

Thanks!

 

Nick

 

 

 

Forest Genetics 2023: Discovery and Innovation in Changing Climates Vernon, BC, Canada   | 10-14 July, 2023 forestgenetics2023.ca

 

Please join us for an exciting week in beautiful Vernon, British Columbia, Canada for the Forest Genetics 2023 conference co-hosted by the Canadian Forest Genetics Association (CFGA) and Western Forest Genetics Association (WFGA).

 

Call for Abstracts

 

We are now accepting abstracts on all forest genetics related topics for oral and poster presentations.

Deadline for submission: April 5, 2023

 

Registration

 

Registration opens: February 22, 2023

Early bird Dealing: May 18, 2023

 

Program at a Glance

 

Our exciting program includes two days of scientific talks and poster sessions, a field tour and a banquet. There is an optional pre-conference tree seed workshop and a post-conference field tour. Check out the website for all the details.

 

 

Click here for a list of invited speakers.

 

Student Awards

 

All students selected to provide an oral or poster presentation will be eligible for cash prizes sponsored by the CFGA and WFGA.

 

W.B. Critchfield Award  – WFGA prize for best oral presentation

Carl Heimburger Award – CFGA prize for best oral presentation

W.B. Critchfield Award – WFGA prize for best poster presentation

Gene Namkoong Award – CFGA prize for best poster presentation

 

Sponsorship

 

Be a sponsor and have your organization recognized at the Forest Genetics 2023 conference. Our 2022 Virtual Student Symposium was attended by over 200 participants from 15 countries and we expect the same level of exposure for this event. Don’t miss out!

 

See a list of our sponsors here.

 

 

 

Please distribute this to anyone that might be interested and post to social media accounts. Thanks so much for your support and we look forward to seeing you in July!

 

 

 

 

Brian T. Barber, RPF President Canadian Forest Genetics Assoc.

Nicholas Ukrainetz, PhD, RPF President Western Forest Genetics Association