novelTree-large.jpg *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>