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Beschreibung]EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO 25 MAY 2023 - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation
To Nominate Candidates for IUFRO Awards
to be presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden
Dear Colleagues,
The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden
provides us with another opportunity to honour outstanding scientific achievements and
contributions to forestry with a range of IUFRO Awards. I am pleased to invite and
encourage you to nominate suitable candidates for the various categories of awards as
listed below. The deadline for submission of nominations has been extended to 25th May
2023.
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SAA)
Up to 10 awards will be given in recognition of distinguished individual scientific
achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.
Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by
Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties and Task Forces, and by other
officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no
self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to Member Organizations or be Individual
Members of IUFRO.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023:
https://forms.office.com/r/7NnsKKxEn5
OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD (ODRA)
One award per IUFRO Division will be given to recognize path-breaking doctoral
disser-tations completed in the period 2018-2023 within the fields of research covered by
IUFRO.
Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by
Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties, Task Forces and by other
officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no
self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to IUFRO Member Organizations or be
Individual Members of IUFRO. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023:
https://forms.office.com/r/gjXvQgc2vV
IUFRO STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREST SCIENCE (ISA)
This award recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by
Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the period 2018-2023, in order to
encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.
One award per IUFRO Division may be made for work related to the themes of the IUFRO World
Congress. Nominations can be made through IUFRO Members and through the International
Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) via the IFSA Secretariat/Liaison Officer.
The Award shall consist of a certificate, the most economical cost of (air)
travel/subsidized travel to attend the World Congress, and waiver of the Congress
registration fee. The SAA will be presented at the opening or closing ceremony of the
World Congress. For the ODRA and ISA, the awards will be presented in a special session
where awardees are given the opportunity to present highlights of their award winning
work. All award winners will be announced in a special issue of IUFRO News and in other
media.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023:
https://forms.office.com/r/FQ3McussKx
In addition to these awards, the Congress 2024 will offer:
Best Poster Award (BPA)
To encourage public dissemination of high-quality research and to recognize distinguished
poster presentations during the IUFRO World Congress by under-graduate students, graduate
students and individuals who completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the
Congress. A number of awards will be presented for applications submitted by the
corresponding author during the online submission of the abstract. Applications shall be
finalized two months before the Congress by submitting the final pdf of the poster
presentation. Shortlisted poster presentations will be judged directly at the IUFRO World
Congress. The awards will be mentioned during the closing ceremony.
IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award
This award honours one or more truly outstanding scientists from the Congress host country
who has elevated the profile of forest science and research.
For more information and nomination forms, please check the website:
https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/
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XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050
Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024
Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/
