CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
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Deadline for Submissions: 31 January 2016
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals for the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016. In keeping with the spirit of the Congress title – Forests for Sustainable Development: The Role of Research, the Congress Scientific Committee is developing a program that will highlight the role of forest science in informing forest-related policies and management in Asia and Oceania to cope with the significant environmental, social and economic changes in the region and address the consequent challenges. The Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse contributions, inside and outside the region, across the full range of natural and social science disciplines at various levels, from the gene to the globe, with special emphasis on key issues and research areas identified in IUFRO’s 2015-2019 Strategy.
Session proposals will be accepted that address one or more of the following Congress themes:
1. Sustainable forest management for enhanced provision of ecosystem services;
2. Forest and landscape rehabilitation and restoration;
3. Combating desertification, disaster and risk management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
4. Planted forests for fostering a greener economy;
5. Innovative technologies for bio-energy, bio-materials and other products;
6. Urban forestry for human health and community well-being;
7. Social and cultural aspects of forests, including traditional knowledge, human health, community participation and gender roles;
8. Forest and agro-forest management for food security, enhanced livelihoods and non-timber forest products.
Who may submit a session proposal?
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest science session are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups, Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators, please see the list of CSC Members) before submitting proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with IUFRO Divisional units and Task Forces–if assistance is needed to identify appropriate partners within IUFRO, please contact the CSC Chair or other members of the CSC.
Preparing and submitting a session proposal
Proposals should be submitted between now and January 31, 2016 (please see Important Dates) by submitting online ( <http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/) and then sending email to iufro_ao2016(a)163.com attached with the completely and appropriately filled Session Proposal. Proposals will not be accepted after January 31, 2016.
Session proposals should include basic information on session organizer(s), session title, alignment with Congress themes, and a short abstract of the session proposal, that describes the session objectives, content and proposed session format (i.e., presentation of individual papers and/or posters, moderated panel discussion, or other forms of presentation) and lists proposed speakers (if known), their organizational affiliations and tentative titles of their presentations. Proposed sessions should be organized to be 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, were recommended that each speaker be given 15-20 minutes for his/her presentation.
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so session organizers may need to include oral presentations and/or posters that were not originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
Criteria for selection
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific quality and relevance to the Congress themes. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and Working Parties) and/or non‐IUFRO organizations; geographic and gender diversity of proposed session speakers or presenters; and the involvement of students and young scientists. Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, so we strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the January 31 deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than March 15, 2016. An open Call for Abstracts will be issued on April 1 with online abstract submission until May 15 and acceptance decisions by July 15, 2016.
Responsibilities of session organizers
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online, from April 1 through May 15, 2016), and will be asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract review period (i.e., May 15 to July 15, 2016). Session organizers may be asked to assist the CSC in the editing of accepted abstracts. They will also be responsible for moderating sessions (or assigning session moderation responsibilities) and are encouraged to pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions.
Abstracts of papers and posters presented during the Congress will be printed and included in a Congress abstracts volume. As formal Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published, session organizers should explore alternative publication options (books, special issues of journals, etc.) for their sessions.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in the design of an excellent scientific program for the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 in Beijing.
The Congress Scientific Committee
IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016
Beijing, China; 24-27 October 2016
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Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to inform you that the Book of Abstracts of the First International Conference on Reforestation Challenges, held on 3-6 June 2015 in Belgrade, Serbia, are now available at:
http://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/proceedings-meetings-2015/#c2…
Enjoy the read!
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posted by IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of:
Dr Vladan Ivetić
Associate Professor
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Forestry
Department for Seed science,
nursery production and afforestation
Kneza Višeslava 1
11030 Belgrade, Serbia
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Sustainable Supply Chains for the Timber Economy of the Future
Final call for submissions
AUSTimber2016 will showcase timber and timber products in the new green economy and importantly the high-tech, sustainable industries that will drive its development into the future. Whether it is traditional timber and paper products or the emerging engineered timber building systems, biochemicals and bioenergy, all have a common cornerstone for success - efficient supply chains from sustainably managed forest resources.
As part of the AUSTimber2016 week of events, the Sustainable Supply Chains for the Timber Economy of the Future conference will bring together leaders from industry, research and technology providers to explore the latest developments, challenges and opportunities for sustainable forestry supply chains of today and the future.
The Sustainable Supply Chains for the Timber Economy of the Future conference is now inviting submissions for papers and posters for presentation in the program. Submissions should be targeted at one of the following themes:
* Right tool for the job - understanding and getting the best technology performance in the supply chain
* Measure, manage and repeat - capturing knowledge to optimise the management of the supply chain
* Profit in the wood - realising the highest value along the supply chain
* We are only as good as our people - managing human factors in the supply chain - training, ergonomics, etc.
* One man's residue is another's feedstock - supply chains to capture residues for bioenergy and biorefinery
* From idea to practice - effectively introducing new ideas, technology and systems for efficient supply chains
* One plus one equals three - integration of products and supply chains for improved profitability
* But that's what you bought last time - responding efficiently to changing product/customer demands
* Think Green - energy efficient supply chains in a carbon constrained environment
* Who's responsible for that - making all stakeholders in the supply chain profitable
Abstracts of 300 words or less should be submitted to Professor Mark Brown, Director of the Forest Industries Research Centre - USC at mbrown2(a)usc.edu.au or Dr. Mauricio Acuna, Senior Research Fellow - USC at macuna(a)usc.edu.au before 13 November, 2015.
Submissions will be reviewed by the conference technical committee and authors will be advised in December 2015 if they have been selected to present a poster, an oral presentation with extended abstract or a presentation with full paper to be considered for publication in a special edition of the International Journal of Forest Engineering.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mark Brown or Mauricio Acuna.
Mark Brown
Professor of Forestry Operations - University of the Sunshine Coast
Director - Forest Industry Research Centre - USC
Director - Australian Forest Operations Research Alliance (AFORA)
Faculty of Arts and Business-University of the Sunshine Coast
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Sustainable Supply Chains for the Timber Economy of the Future
Final call for submissions
AUSTimber2016 will showcase timber and timber products in the new green economy and importantly the high-tech, sustainable industries that will drive its development into the future. Whether it is traditional timber and paper products or the emerging engineered timber building systems, biochemicals and bioenergy, all have a common cornerstone for success - efficient supply chains from sustainably managed forest resources.
As part of the AUSTimber2016 week of events, the Sustainable Supply Chains for the Timber Economy of the Future conference will bring together leaders from industry, research and technology providers to explore the latest developments, challenges and opportunities for sustainable forestry supply chains of today and the future.
The Sustainable Supply Chains for the Timber Economy of the Future conference is now inviting submissions for papers and posters for presentation in the program. Submissions should be targeted at one of the following themes:
* Right tool for the job - understanding and getting the best technology performance in the supply chain
* Measure, manage and repeat - capturing knowledge to optimise the management of the supply chain
* Profit in the wood - realising the highest value along the supply chain
* We are only as good as our people - managing human factors in the supply chain - training, ergonomics, etc.
* One man's residue is another's feedstock - supply chains to capture residues for bioenergy and biorefinery
* From idea to practice - effectively introducing new ideas, technology and systems for efficient supply chains
* One plus one equals three - integration of products and supply chains for improved profitability
* But that's what you bought last time - responding efficiently to changing product/customer demands
* Think Green - energy efficient supply chains in a carbon constrained environment
* Who's responsible for that - making all stakeholders in the supply chain profitable
Abstracts of 300 words or less should be submitted to Professor Mark Brown, Director of the Forest Industries Research Centre - USC at mbrown2(a)usc.edu.au or Dr. Mauricio Acuna, Senior Research Fellow - USC at macuna(a)usc.edu.au before 13 November, 2015.
Submissions will be reviewed by the conference technical committee and authors will be advised in December 2015 if they have been selected to present a poster, an oral presentation with extended abstract or a presentation with full paper to be considered for publication in a special edition of the International Journal of Forest Engineering.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mark Brown or Mauricio Acuna.
Mark Brown
Professor of Forestry Operations - University of the Sunshine Coast
Director - Forest Industry Research Centre - USC
Director - Australian Forest Operations Research Alliance (AFORA)
Faculty of Arts and Business-University of the Sunshine Coast
Ph: +61 7 5459 4483 | Mob: +61 4 8812 3115 | Fax: +61 7 5456 5544 |Web: www.usc.edu.au<http://www.usc.edu.au/>
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First announcement: International IUFRO Conference
Units 5.01.04 and 3.04.02
WOOD QC: A Wood Quality and Supply Chain Modelling Conference, Quebec, Canada, June 2016
The 8th international conference of IUFRO Working Parties 5.01.04 and 3.02.04: ‘Modelling Wood Quality, Supply and Value Chain Networks’ will take place from 13 – 17 June 2016 in Quebec City, Canada.
Laval University will host this 8th meeting of Working Party 5.01.04 – Wood Quality Modelling, which is being held for the first time in Eastern Canada. Past meetings have taken place in Sweden (1994), South Africa (1996), France (1999), Canada (2002), New Zealand (2005), Finland (2008) and France (2013). In an effort to stimulate collaboration and knowledge transfer across IUFRO divisions, the 2016 edition will be held in conjunction with Working Party 3.04.02 – Supply Chain Management. The conference brings together scientists from around the world to share ideas and innovations in the fields of forest growth and wood quality modelling, and wood supply and value chain network optimisation. A key objective of the conference is to foster international partnerships aimed at improving data acquisition and sharing, modelling methods, model integration and the development of tools for end-users that can ultimately increase the value of the forest resource.
The organizing committee would like invite you to this upcoming event, which will take place in charming Quebec City and in the beautiful landscape of Charlevoix (details in future announcements). We invite you to think about presenting a talk or poster related to:
Conference themes:
· Building integrated model chains for predicting forest growth, wood quality and value in a changing environment
· Multi-scale modelling of wood properties: from the cell wall to end-products
· Wood supply and value chain modelling and optimisation
· Enhanced inventory methods for mapping wood quality
· Integration of genetic selection and genomics with tree and wood quality models
· Development and application of simulation tools for the forest sector
Please save the dates and distribute this announcement in your scientific network.
Another announcement will follow soon to provide a link to our upcoming web site and more detailed information about the programme, including the first call for abstract submissions. Apologies for multiple postings.
We hope to see you in Quebec City - Baie-St-Paul in June 2016!
Best regards,
Alexis Achim, head of the Organizing Committee
If you are interested in sponsoring us, please write to <mailto:woodqc2016@ffgg.ulaval.ca> woodqc2016(a)ffgg.ulaval.ca
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Von: Nygren Pekka (Luke) [mailto:pekka.nygren@luke.fi]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 14. Juli 2015 13:55
Betreff: International Workshop on Forest Science Publishing (IUFRO WP 9.01.06)
International Workshop on Forest Science Publishing
IUFRO WP 9.01.06
Helsinki, Finland, 14 - 16 October 2015
Dear Colleague,
The International Workshop on Forest Science Publishing will be the first activity of the new Working Party 9.01.06 of IUFRO. The initiative to establish the Working Party was made in the IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City, USA, in October 2014. The aim of the working party is to provide a forum for discussions, training, exchange of ideas, and development of editorial practices of journals dealing with forests, wood science, and related research. The Working Party and its first meeting are expected to be of special interest to the editors, editorial board members, and reviewers of peer-reviewed forest science journals for discussing timely issues on scientific publishing.
Based on feedback from Working Party members, the first workshop will emphasise peer-review and open access/open data issues yet contributions on any issue relevant to forest science publishing are welcome. The workshop will be composed of keynote talks, voluntary oral and poster presentations, and working groups. The working groups will formulate the activities of the Working Party until the next IUFRO World Congress in 2019.
The workshop website is www.metla.fi/fsp2015/index.htm and we invite you to submit abstracts and register through the website. The abstract submission will be open through 15 August 2015. Registration at the lower fee 380 € will be open through 9 September 2015. Thereafter the registration fee will increase to late level 460 €. Abstract submission will redirect you to the Open Journal System of the Finnish Society of Forest Science and the Natural Resources Institute Finland.
We ask you to read the Author Guidelines before submitting an abstract. Selected presentations will be published as full articles in a special issue of Silva Fennica (www.silvafennica.fi <http://www.silvafennica.fi/> ).
We hope that you find all the relevant information on the workshop in these websites. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact chair of the organising committee, Pekka Nygren (contact details below).
On behalf of the Organising Committee of the Workshop and the Workshop host, The Finnish Society of Forest Science, I wish you welcome to Helsinki next October!
Pekka Nygren
Secretary General, Finnish Society of Forest Science
Associate Editor, Silva Fennica
PO Box 18, 01301 Vantaa, Finland
tel. +358 40 801 5596
e-mail: pekka.nygren(a)luke.fi
Colleagues! Scientists!
Forest research projects are often carried out without the public knowing much about them. If you think that your research project deserves more attention than that, here is your chance: showcase your research work in the blog competition of the XXIV World Forestry Congress!
By submitting a blogpost you can help to significantly boost awareness, engagement and investments in forestry in general and on one of the six Congress sub-themes in particular:
* Forests for socioeconomic development and food security
* Building resilience with forests
* Integrating forests and other land uses
* Encouraging product innovation and sustainable trade
* Monitoring forests for better decision-making
* Improving governance by building capacity
The blog competition closes on July 31 midnight CET.
Details of the blog competition are at: <https://forests2015.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/announcing-forests2015-blog-co…> https://forests2015.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/announcing-forests2015-blog-co…
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IUFRO Headquarters
Dear Colleagues
Our IUFRO group 6.08.02 - Education, gender and forestry is organizing a conference "Competence for the future: Challenging gendered notions of learning about forest and forestry-LFF2015".
Are you interested in this scientific meeting?
With a great pleasure I am sending 2nd announcement for this scientific meeting. Attached is brochure of LFF2015. The second call for papers will be closed on 30 May, 2015. Details about the conference can be found on the conference website http://www.lff2015.pl
Looking forward to seeing you in Rogów - Poland!
Best regards
Wiesława Ł. Nowacka
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Dr hab. inż. Wiesława Ł. Nowacka
Katedra Użytkowania Lasu
Wydział Leśny, SGGW
Associate Professor
Department of Forest Utilization
Faculty of Forestry
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW
ul. Nowoursynowska 159
02-776 Warszawa
tel: +48(22) 5938035;fax: +48(22) 5938139
e-mail: wieslawa_nowacka(a)sggw.pl
http://www.sggw.pl
Dear Colleagues
It is my great pleasure to make the Second Announcement and Call for Papers for the next IUFRO 3.08 Small-scale Forestry conference. The theme of the conference is Small-scale and Community Forestry and the Changing Nature of Forest Landscapes to be held on the Sunshine Coast, Australia from 11 to 15 October, 2015. Further details about the conference can be found at http://www.smallscaleforestry.org
The second call for papers has opened will close on 3 June, 2015, with notification of acceptance of papers by 12 June. Details about the call, topics of interest and the process for submitting abstracts can be found on the conference website. We received 117 abstracts as part of the first call, with just over 70 papers being accepted for oral presentation and the remaining papers accepted as poster presentations. Unfortunately this means we only have limited space for additional oral presentations. It is unlikely that any further abstracts for oral presentation will be accepted after the second call closes on 5 June.
We have also been fortunate to receive funding from the IUFRO Special Program for Development of Capacities (SPDC) Scientist Assistance Program to support three scientists from developing countries to attend. Further details can be found on the conference website.
Registration for conference will open on Monday 17 May, with an early bird rate available until 30 June. Registration will be via the conference website. Further details will also be posted shortly about the 3 day post conference tour to the World Heritage Listed Fraser Island.
Looking forward to seeing you in sunny Queensland!
Kind regards
John Herbohn
Dr John Herbohn
Professor of Tropical Forestry
Forest Industries Research Centre
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http://jherbohnforestrygroup.weebly.com/
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