Dear Sir or Madam,
It is our pleasure and honor to send you this reminder about 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
IUFRO - 9.01.01 - Library, information networks and terminology Call for
papers/contributions: IUFRO and Information: Direction 2012
IUFRO Division 9 Conference
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 8-10 May 2012
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IUFRO and Information: Direction 2012
Information has been central to IUFRO's brief since its foundation in the
nineteenth century, and it has maintained a specialist research group
dealing with information in various forms for well over a century. Following
the latest re-organisation, this role is now held by the new IUFRO group 9.
01, Information and Communication, which brings together the traditional
library, information networks and terminology activities (formerly 6.03)
with communications, public relations, extension and knowledge exchange,
along with the long-existing Latin American and Caribbean information
systems network.
The All-Division 9 conference in Sarajevo, May 9-11 2012, gives us a great
opportunity to explore these newly-unified territories and discover
synergies within them that will benefit both IUFRO's internal information
exchange and the global forest information network. Each subgroup of 9.01
will offer an individual programme, and this is a call for contributions for
the session to be organised by 9.01.01, Library, Information Networks and
Terminology, entitled IUFRO and Information: Direction 2012. For full
details of the Sarajevo conference see http://www.foper.org/iufro_1.html.
Objectives for the session are:
1) To involve the widest possible cross-section of those with an
interest in forest-related information
2) To explore opportunities for cross-sectoral work between the various
sub-sections of 9.01 and across IUFRO generally, to support and enhance
information provision is its widest sense
3) To derive from this a timely and relevant agenda for 9.01.01 to
take us up to the next World Congress in 2014 and beyond.
So we invite your ideas! In which directions should we be heading in 2012?
What are your priorities in managing information today? What solutions have
you found, and what support do you need to help establish new systems and
services - or to reinforce existing systems much valued but now under
threat, perhaps for economic or staffing reasons?
We welcome proposals for conventional papers (15min maximum), and also short
contributions (maximum 5 mins) which can be presented in café-style
discussion sessions. We recognise that funding to attend conferences is
often difficult to come by these days, particularly in the library and
information sector, and many who would be interested may be unable to
attend. We welcome contributions from you too! and strongly encourage you to
send in short pieces which can be discussed by conference participants. This
can be in any form you like, e.g. PowerPoint, video (e.g. YouTube), social
media (Twitter etc), e-mail etc. We are not looking for sophisticated or
time-consuming presentation, but for ideas : suggestions for activities
where we as a group of information professionals can make a difference to
you, whether you are an information provider or user, or both.
Traditionally, our group has been active in the areas of networking,
classification and terminology, and in supporting the Global Forest
Information Service (GFIS); and more recently in the developing areas of
data management/archiving, mentoring, training & support and evidence-based
forestry. Ideas for further development in those areas are welcome, but do
not limit yourselves to them:
information is key to every area of human activity so nothing is barred!
Please send your suggestions in not more than 450 words, together with full
name of authors, affiliations, and an e-mail address by February 20, 2012,
to
gillian.petrokofsky(a)plants.ox.ac.uk<mailto:gillian.petrokofsky@plants.ox.ac.
uk>.
Please share this call for papers widely.
Many thanks!
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posted on behalf of 9.01.01 Coordinator Gillian Petrokofsky by Brigitte
Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
Dear Sir or Madam,
It is my pleasure and honor to invite you to take part in the
World Ergonomic Workshop of IUFRO RG3.03 in Nagoya. The Workshop
will be held in Nagoya University, Japan, from 1st to 4th
October, 2012. Then, before that, the pre-workshop excursion
around Kyoto and Nara will be held from 27th to 30th September,
2012.
Please look the attaching WORD file "the First Announcement",
and find further information of the Workshop.
I am sorry that the website is under construction.
We are looking forward to your participation to the Workshop.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Yozo Yamada
Coordinator of IUFRO RG3.03
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Yozo Yamada
Forest Resources Utilization
Division of Regional Resources Management
Graduate School of Bio-agricultural Sciences
Nagoya University
Address：Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
TEL: +81-52-789-4057 FAX: +81-789-5052
E-mail: yozo(a)agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Dear colleagues,
please find the second announcement for the conference “Forests for
People”, by following this link
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/7996/5124/tf-forests-people-alpbach12-2n…
Full information about the conference (including keynote speakers and
field trips) can be found at
ffp2012.boku.ac.at
The conference will take place May 22nd-24th 2012 in
Alpbach/Tyrol/Austria. It would be appropriate that you present findings
from the field of forest engineering, such as
· working conditions considering various forms of forest
infrastructure and operational methods
· forestry practices and labour productivity
· ergonomics, including health and safety
· harvesting and in-woods utilization of both timber and
non-timber forest products
· logistics
You may also consider organizing a coordinated session.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Alpbach.
Best regards,
Ulrike Pröbstl
Univ. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Pröbstl
Conference organizer
and IUFRO Board Member
Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation
Planning
University of Natural Resuorces and Life Sciences
Peter-Jordan-Straße 82
1190 Vienna, Austria
Website: ffp2012.boku.ac.at
E-Mail: ffp2012(a)boku.ac.at
Dear IUFRO Colleagues,
Dear Division 1 - 9 Mailing List Members,
The Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, is offering a Wood
Professorship of Forest Science
The Wood Professorship of Forest Science is a newly established post at the
Department of Plant Sciences and its purpose is to develop a research
initiative that will generate the fundamental science necessary to underpin
evidence-based forest policy developments. This professorship provides an
exciting opportunity for an individual with outstanding academic
achievements and vision to develop a world-class research programme at the
University of Oxford. The department enjoys an internationally leading
position in research and teaching in plant sciences, with research groups
focusing on biochemistry and systems biology, cell and developmental
biology, ecology, evolution and systematics. The Professor will provide
academic leadership in Forest Science in the Department of Plant Sciences
and throughout the University. He/she is expected to contribute to promoting
the 'Trees for Tomorrow' initiative within the Plants for the 21st Century
(P21C) Institute.
Applications should be sent by email to Dr Gwen Booth, Personnel Officer,
Senior Appointments at professorships(a)admin.ox.ac.uk.
The deadline for applications is Monday 16 January 2012.
Detailed information is available at
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwoxacuk/localsites/currentvacancies/furth
erparticularsforprofessorships/Wood_Professorship_of_Forest_Science.pdf
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Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email:
<mailto:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org
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
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
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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International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-0 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email:
<mailto:office@office@iufro.org> office(a)iufro.org
2011 - International Year of Forests
Dear Colleagues,
The Turingian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environmentand Nature Conservation (TMLFUN) and the Erfurt University of Applied Sciences, Department of Forestry have released a DVD that considers a total of 19 timber methods that can be applied in steep and moderately terrain, including the methodological documentation together with photos and video clips.
The DVD also demonstrates the requirement of each method with respect to infrastructure, tecnical equipment, preparation and coordination, and evacuate all methods regarding ergonomic (work load and safety), ecological (soil and stand conservation) and economic (productivity and cost) aspects.
Copies of the DVD can be required from:
Fachhochschule Erfurt - Fachrichtung Forstwirtschaft
Leipziger Straße 77
99085 Erfurt
Tel: 0361 6700-268
Fax: 0361 6700-259
E-Mail: <mailto:erik.findeisen@fh-erfurt.de> erik.findeisen(a)fh-erfurt.de
The content of the DVD can be also downloaded from:
http://www.fh-erfurt.de/lgf/fo/forschung/projekte/holzdvd/
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forwarded on behalf of Raffaele Cavalli by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
Dear Colleagues:
The 30th General Assembly of ICSU was concluded last week in Rome.
Additional Press Releases were issued by the ICSU Secretariat at the
conclusion of the final session, one of them containing detailed information
about the new President of ICSU:
Nobel Prize winning scientist is new President of ICSU:
http://www.icsu.org/general-assembly/press-room/press-releases/Press%20Relea
se%20Presidency.pdf/view
Responsibilities of scientists underlined by scientific community:
http://www.icsu.org/general-assembly/press-room/press-releases/Press%20Relea
se%20Universality.pdf/view
You are welcome to forward these press releases to your contacts.
Best regards
Brigitte Burger
IUFRO Headquarters
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