First_announcement_FORMEC_2012
by Ivica Papa
Dear Sir or Madam,
It is my pleasure and honor to invite you to take part at the 45th
International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization, FORMEC 2012, under the
motto "Forest Engineering: Concern, Knowledge and Accountability in Today's
Environment". The Symposium will be held in Hotel Croatia, Cavtat/Dubrovnik
from 8 to 12 October 2012.
For invitation please go to the website
http://www.formec2012.hr/r/i/FORMEC_prvi-poziv_mail.pdf and find further
information on the Symposium, for more detailed information go to the
website www.formec2012.hr
We are looking forward to seeing you at FORMEC 2012 in Cavtat/Dubrovnik.
Yours sincerely,
Dean of the Faculty of Forestry
Chairman of the Symposium Organizational Committee:
Prof. Dr. Sc. Milan Oršanić
Ass. Prof. Dr. Sc. Tibor Pentek
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2012 IUFRO Small-scale Forestry Conference
by burger
Colleagues,
The 2012 IUFRO Small-scale Forestry Conference will be held in Amherst,
Massachusetts USA September 24-27, 2012. This meeting brings together
researchers from around the world interested in the diverse issues
surrounding small-scale forestry including, but not limited to:
- Agroforestry & non-timber forest products
- Changing demographics & land tenure
- Community forestry
- Cross-boundary cooperation
- Education & communications
- Forest management
- Forest markets
- Forest policy & economics
- Landowner attitudes, practices & perceptions
- Landscape change, urbanization & parcellation
Now, more than ever, solutions are needed to help mitigate and avoid the
threats facing forests. This conference will focus on the issues confronting
small-scale forest owners around the world and the solutions that can
benefit landowners, society, and the natural environment. In addition to
plenary and concurrent technical sessions, we will be holding interactive,
structured sessions to synthesize the state of the knowledge and identify
research gaps - all of which will be later published.
Submissions for the first call for papers are due 31 January 2012. Visit
http://iufrossf2012.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/call-for-papers1.pdf for
details.
In addition to the conference itself, there will be a pre-conference
workshop and a post-conference tour. There are numerous interesting ideas
for the workshop and want your input before making a final selection.
Please visit
http://iufrossf2012.org/program/tours-and-workshops/pre-conferenceworkshop/
by 31 December and vote for your favourite. The post-conference tour will
head into the Green Mountains of Vermont where we will explore small-scale
forestry issues, enjoy the scenery of autumn in New England, and partake in
the local culture.
For more information about this conference, visit: http://iufrossf2012.org/
Please distribute this announcement to all whom you think might be
interested.
We hope to see you in Amherst in 2012!
Jake Hewes
Research Coordinator
Family Forest Research Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
160 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9285
413-545-3966
http://www.familyforestresearchcenter.org
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posted on behalf of Jake Hewes by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
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COST Call for Ideas: Greening the Forest Sector Engineering with ICT
by burger
Dear Colleagues:
COST is currently inviting researchers to submit proposals on green
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the forest sector. A
Green Engineering Camp (GEC) that will take place in Plitvice National Park,
Croatia, 2-6 July 2012, http://www.cost.eu/events/gec, where outstanding
proposals will be presented. The GEC's main aim is to collect and award
innovative ideas using Green ICT in real-life applications, especially
related to current and future challenges in the European forest sector. It
will encourage intelligent use and development of ICT to increase
environmental efficiency in forests, forestry, forest industries, logistics
etc.
This is an excellent initiative, but it relies entirely on a sufficient
number of proposals. Examples of possible subject areas can be found in the
Call for Ideas at <http://www.cost.eu/download/CallforIdeas>
http://www.cost.eu/download/CallforIdeas.
You are invited to submit proposals and/or distribute the call text widely,
not only to foresters and forest institutions but also to ICT and others.
Best regards
IUFRO Headquarters
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2011 - International Year of Forests
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