IUFRO Task Forces are established on a temporary basis to advance inter-disciplinary cooperation in inter-divisional forest research fields. Their focus is on emerging key issues that are of strong interests to policy makers and groups inside and outside the forest sector, and contribute to international processes and activities.
During the IUFRO Board Meeting held in Salt Lake City in October 2014, a number of Principles were agreed upon as a basis for the establishment of Task Forces during the current IUFRO term. In the view of the IUFRO Management Committee, the number of Task Forces to be convened during a given year may be up to ten, but in order to encourage activities across the full spectrum of IUFRO's disciplinary expertise, shorter-term, more tightly focused Task Forces are encouraged. This will enable IUFRO to establish new Task Forces on a periodic basis throughout the 2015-2019 Term to take advantage of emerging needs and opportunities.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals for new Task Forces will be evaluated by the Management Committee based on the following criteria:
• Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019;
• Potential to strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specific topics of global relevance related to one or more Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019 (for details see <http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578> http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578)
• Engagement of two or more Divisions by specifically involving relevant Divisional units (Research Groups and/or Working Parties) - proposal should be jointly developed with the relevant IUFRO Divisions and their units, but may involve additional experts currently outside of the IUFRO network and partner institutions, as required. Task Force activities should not undercut current work within IUFRO Divisions, but rather complement and expand their activities;
• Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives; e.g., Future Earth (1) , Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), etc.;
• In case partner institutions are involved, brief justification for their involvement;
• Clarity of timelines for proposed Task Force activities and their deliverables; while Task Forces can be proposed for up to the full length of the current IUFRO term (until the 2019 World Congress in Brazil), it is highly recommended that proposed Task Forces consider more focused activities to be undertaken over a much shorter time period (i.e., 1-2 years);
• Selection of Task Force members in a way that they reflect required scientific expertise, diversity, balance between North/South, natural and social sciences, and gender;
• Clarity of operational aspects (roles and responsibilities of Task Force coordinator and members, roles and responsibilities of partners involved, if any), budget for activities and funding sources.
Proposals are now being accepted for new Task Forces that would begin their work in early 2015. Please refer to the format (outlined below) when preparing your proposals. The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. All proposals will be reviewed by the Vice-President for Task Forces in consultation with other members of the IUFRO Management Committee and the Coordinators of IUFRO Divisions relevant to each proposal. Decisions on the establishment of new Task Forces will be made and communicated to the proposed Task Force coordinators by the end of February. The coordinators of new Task Forces will be invited to participate in the upcoming IUFRO Board meeting to be held in Vienna from April 15-17, 2015.
FORMAT FOR TASK FORCE PROPOSALS
Note: Proposals should include the following as concisely as possible, within 3-5 pages.
• Name of proposed Task Force
• Name of proposed Task Force coordinator, affiliation (including IUFRO position) and contact information
• Names of proposed Task Force members, their affiliations (including IUFRO positions) and contact information
Brief overview of the rationale, goals, and objectives of the proposed Task Force (1 paragraph)
• Description of specific proposed Task Force activities, deliverables and timelines. This should include planned focused meetings with tangible outputs such as 'state-of-knowledge' reviews, journal papers, dedicated volumes, etc.
• Budget table listing major activities and funding sources, if known – indicate if these funds are already secured.
• Narrative addressing the following:
- Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy;
- How the proposed Task Force will strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specified topics related to IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy's Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals , and how the Task Force will complement and/or expand activities of existing IUFRO Divisional units;
- Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives.
The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. Proposals should be sent to John Parrotta ( <mailto:jparrotta@fs.fed.us> jparrotta(a)fs.fed.us) with a copy to Renate Prüller ( <mailto:prueller@iufro.org> prueller(a)iufro.org)
(1) Future Earth is an ICSU interdisciplinary initiative to develop knowledge for responding effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change and for supporting transformation towards global sustainability.
The First International Conference *REFORESTATION CHALLENGES*, Belgrade -
Serbia, June 03-06, 2015
*Call for Abstracts*
Contributions are welcome on any aspect of reforestation programs.
The participation of early career scholars and postgraduate researchers is
positively encouraged.
The Conference will include a full range of academic sessions, plenary
lectures, social events and field trip to Research and Education Base of
Faculty of Forestry – University of Belgrade on Mountain Goč and visit to
National Seed Center and nursery in Požega.
TOPICS
- Country report
- Stocktypes
- Seedling quality
- Monitoring reforestation successes
- Plantations
- Breeding for resistance (drought, insects, disease)
- Species, intra-species and seed source selection
- Reasons of reforestation failure
- Planting and after planting protection
- Handling Issue (from lifting to planting)
- Site factors effects on planting stress and establishment
- Competition - Site preparation and vegetation management
- Planning and management of afforestation and reforestation programs
For more information please visit www.reforestationchallenges.org
Best regards,
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*Dr Vladan Ivetić*
Assistant Professor
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Forestry
Department for Seed science,
nursery production and afforestation
Kneza Višeslava 1
11030 Belgrade, Serbia
tel: +381 11 3053 873
fax: +381 11 2545 485
mob: +381 64 2383 584
www.sfb.bg.ac.rs
Call for abstracts: papers, posters and videos
Help define a vision for forests
Share your people-centred ideas, field experiences, cutting-edge research, development projects, practical applications and theoretical models at the world’s largest and most important gathering of the forest sector.
FAO is inviting abstracts on the central theme of the XIV World Forestry Congress, “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future”, and on relevant topics that also align with any of the six Congress sub-themes:
* Forests for socio-economic 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
More detailed information on each sub-theme can be found <http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87445/en/> here.
Details about the XIV World Forestry Congress can be found at http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/en/.
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Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 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 all,
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Journal of Forest Engineering, we provide free access to the journal until the end of October. Claim your free access at http://explore.tandfonline.com/content/est/tife
There you'll also find a jubilee text on the legacy and the future of the journal, which I think will be of interest for most forest engineering scholars.
Kind regards
Ola Lindroos, Editor-in-Chief
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Ola Lindroos
Associate professor / Docent
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Forest Engineering
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
SE-901 83 Umeå, SWEDEN
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd
Phone: +46 90 786 86 36
ola.lindroos(a)slu.se<mailto:ola.lindroos@slu.se>, www.slu.se
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Dear IUFRO friends,
With this email I would like to inform you about (1) D3 activities at
the congress, (2) the D3 business meeting
*D3 activities*
time
session
session title
Fri-Oct-10
13:30-15
SP-14 Energy From Trees: Technology, Opportunities, And Challenges
Tue-Oct-07
15:30-18:00
F-10 (164)
Precision Land-Use Management - State And Perspectives
Thu-Oct-08
08:00-10:30
B-12 (122)
Forest Management In Montane Communities.
Fri-Oct-10
08:00-10:30 F-11A (183A) Forest Operations Engineering And Management
- The Way Ahead
Fri-Oct-10
15:30-18:30
F-11B (183B)
Forest Operations Engineering And Management - The Way Ahead
*D3 Business Meeting*
Fri-Oct-10
19:00-21:00
Room 355D
*Agenda*
1. Opening, Adoption of the Agenda
2. History of D3
3. Assessment of Activities 2010-2014
4. Big Challenges Ahead
5. D3 strategy 2014-2019
6. D3 activities 2014-2019
7. D3 officers 2014-2019
8. aob
9. closing
After the meeting we will have an opportunity to share a beer at
*Red Rocks brewing*
thanks a lot for your interest in Division 3
best regards,
Hans
Coordinator, Division 3
Forest Machine Technology Conference – Hyatt Regency Montreal Hotel, 21-23 April 2015
FPInnovations, Canada’s R&D Institute for the forest products industry, is proud to host the Forest Machine Technology Conference (FMTC), in collaboration with:
* Unmanned Systems Canada
* Forest Products Association of Canada
* Laval University
* L’École de Technologie Supérieure
* Skogforsk
* Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
* IUFRO
Integrating advanced technology solutions such as robotics and automation is part the dynamic direction the Canadian forest products industry is taking to provide its labor force with a safer, more satisfying and efficient working environment. As the industry continues to transform its business practices, it is imperative to leverage ergonomically and environmentally enhanced productivity gains, which advanced technologies can possibly offer. The conference will feature prominent international keynote speakers, invited technical presentations, technology forum presentations, supplier kiosks, ideation working groups and scientific/technical poster displays.
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From: "Jean-françois Trebuchon" <jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>
To: bft_news(a)cirad.fr
Cc: jean-francois trebuchon <trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>, philippe menozzi <philippe.menozzi(a)cirad.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:47:28 +0200
Subject: BFT-CIRAD-DIVECOSYS-Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique au Bénin
<http://www.cirad.fr/> LogoCirad_Recherche_web
<http://ur-hortsys.cirad.fr/actualites/formation-a-l-ecriture-d-articles-sci…> DIVECOSYS
Dispositif en partenariat
DIVECOSYS
<http://bft.cirad.fr/> logobftvct
Journal des sciences forestières
Revue en Open Access à facteur d’impact
Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique
Le Cirad, en collaboration avec les équipes du dispositif en partenariat DIVECOSYS et de la revue Bois et forêts des tropiques, organisent une formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique à :
Cotonou, Bénin - Lundi 13 au vendredi 17 octobre 2014
Vous trouverez en fichier joint toutes les informations pour une inscription.
Pour avoir de plus amples informations, vous pouvez prendre contact avec :
Jean-François Trébuchon
Coordinateur éditorial
<mailto:jean-francois.trebuchon@cirad.fr> jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr
Cirad
Bois et Forêts des Tropiques
TAC 105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
Fax : +33 4 67 59 37 55
Tél. : +33 4 67 59 37 81
Philippe Menozzi
Chercheur
<mailto:menozzi@cirad.fr> menozzi(a)cirad.fr
CIRAD, Dpt PERSYST,
UPR 115 AIDA (Agroécologie et Intensification Durable des cultures Annuelles)
Correspondant du Cirad au Bénin
CIRAD-IRD, 08 BP 841, Cotonou, BENIN
Centre du Riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice)
01 BP 2031, Cotonou, BENIN
tel. mob.: (00 229) 96 72 53 57
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From: "Jacobs, Douglass F" <djacobs(a)purdue.edu>
To: "div1(a)lists.iufro.org" <div1(a)lists.iufro.org>, "div2(a)lists.iufro.org" <div2(a)lists.iufro.org>, "div3(a)lists.iufro.org" <div3(a)lists.iufro.org>
Cc:
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:07:05 +0000
Subject: 2nd IUFRO Restoring Forests Congress__Abstract Deadline July 1
Dear Colleagues,
Attached is the third circular for our upcoming IUFRO-sponsored 2nd Restoring Forests Congress to be held 14-16 October 2014 in Lafayette, Indiana USA (Purdue University). The deadline for abstracts for volunteer oral and poster presentations is July 1.
The 1st Restoring Forests Congress was held in September 2011 in Madrid, Spain and attended by > 100 scientists representing 17 countries. A double special issue of New Forests ( <http://link.springer.com/journal/11056/43/5/page/1> http://link.springer.com/journal/11056/43/5/page/1) was produced from the 1st Congress. The theme of the 2nd Congress is "What constitutes success in the 21st Century?". We will examine the continued evolution of the scope of forest restoration and re-explore the need to set realistic goals to achieve restoration success. Field tours will highlight the ongoing forest restoration research of the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center ( <http://www.htirc.org/> http://www.htirc.org) at Purdue University, featuring especially the role of genetics in ecological restoration.
Selected papers from the congress will once again be published in a special issue of New Forests. Please consider participating in the conference and forward this message to your colleagues, encouraging them to attend. Updated information can be found at the conference website: <https://www.purdue.edu/fnrrf/> https://www.purdue.edu/fnrrf/
Best wishes,
Organizing Committee, 2nd IUFRO Restoring Forests
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Dear Colleague,
We are very pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a contribution in a special issue on « Reconciling environment and production in managed ecosystems: is ecological intensification a solution? » to be published in the international scientific journal Environmental Management (http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+management/journal/267)
The provisional planning is the following:
* Deadline for submission of abstracts (250-300 words): 07th March.
· Deadline for review of abstracts: 04th April.
· Deadline for submission of articles: 04th July.
An outline of the article can be added to the abstract.
Details on the scope of the special issue can be obtained from and your abstract must be sent to:
thomas.cordonnier(a)irstea.fr
peyron(a)gip-ecofor.org
We are looking forward to reading from you
Best regards
Thomas Cordonnier & Jean-Luc Peyron
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Thomas Cordonnier
Irstea Grenoble
2 rue de la Papeterie BP76
F-38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex
Tel: 33(0)4 76 76 27 81
Fax: 33(0)4 76 51 38 03
Colleagues,
The IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference is held every 5 years. It is an apolitical, international forum open to all nations, for conduct of the Division’s business, and for exchange of scientific, professional and technical information on forest products related subjects consistent with the Division's structure.
Division 5 is currently soliciting bids for the 2017 All-Division 5 conference. If you and your institution are willing to host this conference, please visit the Guidelines and Bidding Rules at http://www.iufro.org/download/file/9492/2068/all-d5-2017-guidelines-bidding… for further details.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of bids is 28 February 2014!
We are hoping for and looking forward to receiving many outstanding bids!
Best regards
Andrew H.H. Wong, D. Phil
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
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IUFRO Headquarters
