Colleagues, I am writing to share with you that the abstract submission deadline for the 2024 Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference has been extended to 2 February 2024. Information on abstract submission, lodging, and other conference details can be found on the conference website: https://woodycrops.wixsite.com/srwc2024. Please note: There are no funding opportunities available to cover travel and lodging costs for conference attendees. Kind regards, Conference Steering Committee Elizabeth Rogers (co-chair), University of Missouri; USDA Forest Service; elizabeth.r.rogers@usda.gov<mailto:elizabeth.r.rogers@usda.gov> Ryan Vinhal (co-chair), USDA Forest Service; ryan.vinhal@usda.gov<mailto:ryan.vinhal@usda.gov> Asia Dowtin, Michigan State University; dowtinas@msu.edu<mailto:dowtinas@msu.edu> Solomon Ghezehei, North Carolina State University; sbghezeh@ncsu.edu<mailto:sbghezeh@ncsu.edu> Rich Hallett, USDA Forest Service; richard.hallett@usda.gov<mailto:richard.hallett@usda.gov> Austin Himes, Mississippi State University; ah3798@msstate.edu<mailto:ah3798@msstate.edu> John Kort, Poplar and Willow Council of Canada; pwccpoplar@gmail.com<mailto:pwccpoplar@gmail.com> Dana Mitchell, Department of Energy; dana.mitchell@ee.doe.gov<mailto:dana.mitchell@ee.doe.gov> Elizabeth Nichols, North Carolina State University; egnichol@ncsu.edu<mailto:egnichol@ncsu.edu> Heidi Renninger, Mississippi State University; hr427@msstate.edu<mailto:hr427@msstate.edu> Erik Schilling, NCASI; eschilling@ncasi.org<mailto:eschilling@ncasi.org> Courtney Siegert, Mississippi State University; courtney.siegert@msstate.edu<mailto:courtney.siegert@msstate.edu> Nancy Sonti, USDA Forest Service; nancy.f.sonti@usda.gov<mailto:nancy.f.sonti@usda.gov> Raju Soolanayakanahally, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; raju.soolanayakanahally@AGR.GC.CA<mailto:raju.soolanayakanahally@AGR.GC.CA> Ron Zalesny, USDA Forest Service; ronald.zalesny@usda.gov<mailto:ronald.zalesny@usda.gov> Colleen Zumpf, Argonne National Laboratory; czumpf@anl.gov<mailto:czumpf@anl.gov> [Forest Service Shield] Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., PhD Supervisory Research Plant Geneticist Forest Service Northern Research Station Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies ronald.zalesny@usda.gov<mailto:ronald.zalesny@usda.gov> 5985 Highway K Rhinelander, WI 54501, USA Personal Research Highlights: Biosketch<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/people/zalesny> Pollution Solutions: Maximizing the Cleaning Power of Trees<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/products/rooted-research/poll… Agroforestry Phytoremediation Buffer Systems<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/projects/phytoremediation-b… Prioritizing Contaminants for Environmental Remediation<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/projects/prioritizing-c… Remediating Mining Waste for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/projects/bil-trees-and-bi… How Can Fast-Growing Trees Optimize Agroforestry Benefits?<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc8646en> www.fs.usda.gov<http://www.fs.usda.gov/> [USDA Logo]<http://usda.gov/>[Forest Service Twitter]<https://twitter.com/forestservice>[USDA Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714… Caring for the land and serving people Our PHYTO-RECURRENT SELECTION<https://ferm-search.fao.org/practices/FERM_BYfbsJeRaOk6aL2vROB… is now endorsed as a Good Practice by the United Nations! Did you know that you can find Forest Service journal articles and reports free at TreeSearch<https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/>? From: Zalesny, Ron - FS, WI Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 8:19 AM To: div2(a)lists.iufro.org Cc: Brigitte Burger &lt;burger(a)iufro.org&gt;; Rogers, Elizabeth - FS, WI &lt;elizabeth.r.rogers(a)usda.gov&gt;; Vinhal, Ryan - FS, WI &lt;ryan.vinhal(a)usda.gov&gt; Subject: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2024 Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference (May 13-16, 2024) Colleagues, It is our pleasure to share with you that abstracts are now being accepted for the 2024 Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference, to be held 13-16 May 2024 in Columbia, Missouri, USA and hosted by the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry. The abstract submission deadline is 19 January 2024. Information on abstract submission, lodging, and other conference details can now be found on the conference website: https://woodycrops.wixsite.com/srwc2024. Exciting news! The SRWC 2024 conference will have multiple opportunities for students, including a new student poster competition and a student career panel, led by professionals from academia, government, and industry. Please share this announcement with undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Stay tuned for more information. The conference website will be regularly updated as new information becomes available! Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions and pass this information on to as many people as possible. We hope to see you there! Kind regards, Conference Steering Committee Elizabeth Rogers (co-chair), University of Missouri; USDA Forest Service; elizabeth.r.rogers@usda.gov<mailto:elizabeth.r.rogers@usda.gov> Ryan Vinhal (co-chair), USDA Forest Service; ryan.vinhal@usda.gov<mailto:ryan.vinhal@usda.gov> Asia Dowtin, Michigan State University; dowtinas@msu.edu<mailto:dowtinas@msu.edu> Solomon Ghezehei, North Carolina State University; sbghezeh@ncsu.edu<mailto:sbghezeh@ncsu.edu> Rich Hallett, USDA Forest Service; richard.hallett@usda.gov<mailto:richard.hallett@usda.gov> Austin Himes, Mississippi State University; ah3798@msstate.edu<mailto:ah3798@msstate.edu> John Kort, Poplar and Willow Council of Canada; pwccpoplar@gmail.com<mailto:pwccpoplar@gmail.com> Dana Mitchell, Department of Energy; dana.mitchell@ee.doe.gov<mailto:dana.mitchell@ee.doe.gov> Elizabeth Nichols, North Carolina State University; egnichol@ncsu.edu<mailto:egnichol@ncsu.edu> Heidi Renninger, Mississippi State University; hr427@msstate.edu<mailto:hr427@msstate.edu> Erik Schilling, NCASI; eschilling@ncasi.org<mailto:eschilling@ncasi.org> Courtney Siegert, Mississippi State University; courtney.siegert@msstate.edu<mailto:courtney.siegert@msstate.edu> Nancy Sonti, USDA Forest Service; nancy.f.sonti@usda.gov<mailto:nancy.f.sonti@usda.gov> Raju Soolanayakanahally, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; raju.soolanayakanahally@AGR.GC.CA<mailto:raju.soolanayakanahally@AGR.GC.CA> Ron Zalesny, USDA Forest Service; ronald.zalesny@usda.gov<mailto:ronald.zalesny@usda.gov> Colleen Zumpf, Argonne National Laboratory; czumpf@anl.gov<mailto:czumpf@anl.gov> [Forest Service Shield] Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., PhD Supervisory Research Plant Geneticist Forest Service Northern Research Station Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies ronald.zalesny@usda.gov<mailto:ronald.zalesny@usda.gov> 5985 Highway K Rhinelander, WI 54501, USA Personal Research Highlights: Biosketch<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/people/zalesny> Pollution Solutions: Maximizing the Cleaning Power of Trees<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/products/rooted-research/poll… Agroforestry Phytoremediation Buffer Systems<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/projects/phytoremediation-b… Prioritizing Contaminants for Environmental Remediation<https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/projects/prioritizing-c… www.fs.usda.gov<http://www.fs.usda.gov/> [USDA Logo]<http://usda.gov/>[Forest Service Twitter]<https://twitter.com/forestservice>[USDA Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714… Caring for the land and serving people Our PHYTO-RECURRENT SELECTION<https://ferm-search.fao.org/practices/FERM_BYfbsJeRaOk6aL2vROB… is now endorsed as a Good Practice by the United Nations! 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