Dear Madam and Sir, by order of Prof. Gero Becker, Institute for Forest Utilization and Work Science, University of Freiburg in Germany, I send you an official pre-announcement - Professor for Forest Operations. Please distribute it to interested persons. Kind regards Dr. Manuela Bacher-Winterhalter University of Freiburg Institute for Forest Utilization and Work Science Werthmannstr. 6 D-79085 Freiburg/GERMANY phone: ++49-(0)761-203-9239 fax: ++49-(0)761-203-3763 email: manuela.bacher(a)fobawi.uni-freiburg.de