Dear Colleagues We are very pleased to announce the '2016 IUFRO Tree Seed Physiology and Technology Conference' that will be held Portsmouth, England, 29th June- 1st July 2016. The conference has three broad themes: 1. Technology: testing, stratifying and storing tree seeds. 2. Physiology and ecology: germination and dormancy breakage of tree seeds in a changing climate. 3. Pests and pathogens: detection and eradication of current and emerging threats in tree seeds. More details regarding registration, costs and abstract submission can be found here at this link: https://iufroseedwg.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/details-on-the-2016-iufro-t ree-seed-physiology-and-technology-conference/ Please forward this email to everyone in your team who is interested tree seeds! Important dates to remember: Abstract submission deadline: Friday 27th May 2016 Deadline for registration: Friday 27th May 2016 We look forward to your participation! Shelagh McCartan, on behalf of the Organising Committee <<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> <<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> Dr Shelagh McCartan | Seed Scientist Forest Research | Wrecclesham GU10 4LH | England +++++ The Forestry Commission's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. +++++ The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free