IUFRO 3.08 Small Scale Forestry early registration
by Dave McGill
Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder for those who have not already registered that the early registration deadline for the IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium is April 1, 2009. I hope you will make your registrations soon as the registration cost increases after this date. A link to online registration can be found at: http://ssf09.com/.
Also, if you are interested in attending the pre-conference workshops on "Asking the right questions: A workshop on designing qualitative research" with Dr. John Bliss or "Internet, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method" with Dr. Don Dillman, please register as soon as possible. After April 1st, we will begin advertising these workshops to other researchers and these workshops can take a limited number of participants.
The post-conference tour is also somewhat limited, so be sure to sign up if interested!
Please note that there is an accompanying persons registration for the conference portion of the symposium that includes lunches, field trip, BBQ dinner, and Dinner Cruise. See registration form for details.
We are looking forward to a very productive symposium. So far we have abstracts from 25 different countries.
Please let me know if you need any further information.
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
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IUFRO 3.08 Small Scale Forestry Symposium Registration
by Dave McGill
Dear Colleague,
The secure online registration is now available for the IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium "Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: New possibilities and expectations for products and services from small-scale forestry," June 5-13 in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. You can access registration from the front page of the symposium website: http://ssf09.com/. Early discounted registration should be made by April 1, 2009.
The scientific panel has completed reviews for abstracts from 25 countries. Preconference workshops feature Dr. John Bliss teaching "Asking the right questions: A workshop on designing qualitative research " and Dr. Don Dillman teaching "Designing Quality Surveys in a Mixed-Mode World." Our postconference tour will feature "Small-scale forestry and tourism in the Appalachian Mountains."
We are looking forward to seeing you in June!
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
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international conference on nursery techniques and forest restoration - Rome (Italy), March 2009, 12-14
by Ciccarese Lorenzo
Dear colleague,
at the homepage of the project preforest www.preforest.eu, you will find the final programme of the conference
INNOVATION AND NEW HORIZONS IN TREE NURSERY STOCK PRODUCTION AND FOREST RESTORATION - FROM RESEARCH TO BUSINESS
to be held in Rome from 12th to 14th of March
This conference will bring together scientists, forest managers, policy advisors, private nursery entrepreneurs and producers of nursery equipment to:
· display the results of their research activities and their prototypes, innovative biological results and technical solutions regarding nursery management and forest restoration, especially in difficult sites;
· to present new ideas for technological innovation, prototypes and applications, and discuss future development within this area.
Two themes will thus be developed:
1. Innovative forest nursery management
2. Contemporary forest restoration
These themes will be addressed in volunteer papers and in presentations by the conference's invited speakers, including:
Jim Carle, UN Food and Agricultural Organizations
Steve Colombo, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Canada
Alberto Del Lungo, UN Food and Agricultural Organizations
Anders Mattsson, Dalarna University, Sweden
Erik Normark, Holmen Skog, Sweden
Davide Pettenella, Università di Padova, Italy
John Stanturf, Forest Service, USA
Vivai Torsanlorenzo Group and University of Tuscia (Italy), QS Odlingssystem AB and Dalarna University (Sweden), and Ditikomakedonika Fytoria and National Agricultural Research Foundation (freece) are partners of a research project named "PreForest", funded by the European Commission (EC), within the VI Research Framework Programme, Cooperative Research Action For Technology (CRAFT). During the conference the results of "PreForest" will be presented.
The PreForest project's objectives can be summarised as follows:
· introduce a new technology build on pre-cultivation (in mini-plugs) of forest regeneration materials in a cost efficient and environmental friendly production unit not affected by outdoor climate;
· develop a new technology for a grading and re-plug robot adapted to mini-plugs.
· integrate these technologies into a functional system for large scale production of pre-cultivated forest regeneration materials adapted to transplanting and further growth at forest nurseries all over Europe;
· introduce this system at strategic locations in Europe for just in time deliveries to all potential forest nurseries that could benefit of the new pre-cultivation system.
For information, please contact:
Dr Elisabetta Margheriti
Vivai Torsanlorenzo
Via Campo di Carne 51
00040 Tor San Lorenzo - Ardea (RM), Italy
Tel.: 0039 06 91019005, Fax: 0039 06 91011602
E-mail: emargheriti(a)vivaitorsanlorenzo.it
or visit the Web: www.vivaitorsanlorenzo.it, www.preforest.eu
or
Dr Marco Simeone
DAF - Dip. Sci. Ambiente For. e Risorse
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Via S. Camillo de Lellis
01100 Viterbo, Italy
Tel.: 0039 0761 357411; Fax: 0039 0761 357250
E-mail: mcsimeone(a)unitus.it
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