Conference Objective:
Ecosystems contribute to the needs and demands of modern societies in multiple ways including cultural, economic, environmental, institutional and social aspects. The nature of ecosystems demands for special arrangement of institutions and markets, including property rights, global and local governance, public involvement and information provision and access. The conference aims to capture a broad and integrated analysis of the issues related to ecosystem services. The Major themes are but not limited to:
· Valuation of Ecosystem Services
· Market Mechanisms for Ecosystem Services
· Institutional Arrangement for Ecosystem Services
· Land Tenure Reform and Supply of Ecosystem Services
· Role of Ecosystem Services in Green Economy
Abstract and paper submission:
Oral and poster presentations are being sought that address any aspect of the major themes either by theoretical or empirical studies. Please ask question from or submit your abstract or full paper to: Dr. Yaoqi Zhang (email: <mailto:zhangy3@auburn.edu%20/> zhangy3(a)auburn.edu /phone:1-334-8441041) or Dr. Yalan Ji (email: <mailto:jiyalan@126.com> jiyalan(a)126.com /phone:13186988902), or Dr. Shashi Kant (email: <mailto:Shashi.kant@utoronto.ca> Shashi.kant(a)utoronto.ca /phone:1-416-978-6196). All abstracts are submitted by March 10, 2013, and the acceptance notice will be made by March 15, 2013. Papers from both oral and poster presentations will be eligible for inclusion in the conference proceedings. In addition to the conference proceedings, we plan to publish either a special issue of an international refereed journal or a refereed book.
Other details of the conference are available at the conference website:
<https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/yaoqizhang/Conference_Index.htm> https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/yaoqizhang/Conference_Index.htm
Please check the details and join us for this exciting conference and field visit as well as to explore China.
with warm regards
Shashi
Prof. Shashi Kant
Faculty of Forestry
University of Toronto .
Student Conference Scholarships
The IUFRO Conference on Forests for People
and
2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference
Student Conference Scholarships
Motivated and accomplished students enrolled full-time in an outdoor recreation management, planning, or closely-related degree program are encouraged to apply.
Up to at eight student scholarships will be awarded for the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference. At least half of the scholarships awarded will be to qualified students from within the surrounding region. A scholarship valued at $785 will be awarded to cover lodging, conference registration, and one-year student membership to SORP. Included in this total is a $250 check to be used for travel expenses. All scholarship recipients are expected to attend the full four-day conference.
The deadline for student conference scholarship applications is February 15, 2013.
For more information: http://www.recpro.org/student-conference-scholarships
Sponsor a Student to Attend Conference
Please consider being a student scholarship sponsor! Visit www.recpro.org <https://recpro.memberclicks.net/home> and click on the <https://recpro.memberclicks.net/assets/2012_Conference/sorp_sponsorship_bro…> "SORP Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities" on the left side of the homepage. Any contribution amount is appreciated. Your donation will help cultivate a young mind preparing to enter the outdoor recreation profession. They are the future!
Don’t forget - SORP is a 501(c)(3) organization, making your contribution tax-deductible.
About the National Outdoor Recreation Conference
The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals is proud to be sponsoring the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The theme of the conference is “A Bridge to Prosperity” that will highlight and showcase best practices
and case studies on how the outdoor recreation profession (planning, management, research and policy) is a bridge, connector and catalyst for prosperity through: Tourism, jobs, health and wellness, personal enjoyment and recreation; Education, environmental values, environmental stewardship; and Rural economic development and sustainable communities.
More information about the conference is posted at: http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference
About the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (SORP) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization formed in 1983. It is the Nation’s premier professional association supporting outdoor recreation professionals in planning, research, management, policy and administration. It is dedicated to the proposition that the welfare of citizens and visitors, communities, environment, and economy will be enhanced through opportunities for the public to experience and enjoy the outdoors.
For the past 30 years, the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (formerly the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners) has sponsored an annual conference for the outdoor recreation profession. Most recently, the conference has been held in Baton Rouge, Breckenridge, Portland OR, Pittsburgh, Austin, and Missoula.
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Brenda Adams-Weyant
Association Manager
Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
(formerly NARRP)
PO Box 221
Marienville, PA 16239
(814) 927-8212
(814) 927-6659 FAX
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Dear Division IV members
As mentioned in a previous email, Division IV is following a procedure to
find a candidate for Division coordinator with a large support from the
Division. According to the procedure that I presented to you some days ago,
we have now finished our 1st step: selecting possible candidates. I am
pleased to announce you that we were able to find 3 very good candidates:
Hubert Hasenauer (Austria); Jean-Luc Peyron (France); Jerry Vanclay
(Australia). I think that everyone in Division IV knows them!
It is now time to vote. Please give your vote by sending an email with the
name of the candidate you prefer to magatome(a)isa.utl.pt before January 25.
Candidates:
Hubert Hasenauer
Jean-Luc Peyron
Jerry Vanclay
Best regards,
Margarida
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Margarida Tomé
Univ. Tec. Lisbon, Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Centro de Estudos Florestais
Phone:+351 21 365 3485
Fax:+351 21 364 5000
Email: magatome(a)isa.ut.pt
http://www.isa.utl.pt/def/pessoa.php?pessoa=margarida_tome
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Dear Colleagues
It is time to think about nominating candidates for IUFRO Board Membership,
namely we need to find a new Division IV coordinator. As you must know I
have been serving as Division IV coordinator for the last 2 terms, therefore
I cannot go on in this position. According to IUFRO's statutes, any
individual member of the Union (individuals belonging to a Member
Organization and Associate Members) may make nominations of potential
candidates. However it has been a practice in Division IV that we elect and
propose a candidate with the support of the Division. We must appoint the
candidates by January 31st. In order to cope with this deadline, I discussed
with Division IV Deputy coordinators and Research Units coordinators and
came out with the following proposal:
- By January 11st, we find some possible candidates (maybe 4-5??)
that accept the possibility of being elected and that have the support of
their institutions.
- We conduct a voting through email during the period January 12 to
January 20, so that we have a complete Division IV proposal by January 31st.
We are now on the way to search for potential candidates and I ask you to
make your own proposals (dont forget that the candidates must have the
support from their institutions).
Best regards,
Margarida
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Margarida Tomé
Univ. Tec. Lisbon, Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Centro de Estudos Florestais
Phone:+351 21 365 3485
Fax:+351 21 364 5000
Email: magatome(a)isa.ut.pt
http://www.isa.utl.pt/def/pessoa.php?pessoa=margarida_tome
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Von: Gray, David [mailto:David.Gray@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Januar 2013 13:54
An:
Betreff: IUFRO Risk Analysis abstract deadline
IUFRO
Theme: Risk Analysis of Forest Invasive Alien Species
Dates: 27 February - 1 March, 2013
Venue: Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
http://riskanalysis-iufro.org/
Deadline for abstract submission is 14 January
Dear Colleagues,
We haven't received your abstract for the IUFRO Risk Analysis meeting (4.04.07 & 8.02.04).
Join your colleagues for 3 days of stimulating presentations and discussions on the critically important issue of Risk Analysis of Forest Invasive Alien Species.
Don't miss this exciting meeting. Visit our website (http://riskanalysis-iufro.org/) to register if you haven't already done so, and submit your abstract soon.
We look forward to hearing your presentation in Chandigarh.
Dr. David Gray (Coordinator; IUFRO 4.04.07: Risk Analysis)
Dr. Ravinder Kohli (Coordinator; IUFRO 8.0.04: Ecology of Alien Invasives)
Dear all,
The third International Congress on Planted Forests is being organised by
the European Forest Institute and the FAO at a number of venues, in mid-May,
2013, with a plenary event in Portugal.
The aim of the congress is to investigate the contribution of planted
forests to sustainable development in the context of global changes. The
themes of each satellite workshop are as follows:
· Bordeaux, France: Vulnerability and Risk Management in Planted
Forests.
· Dublin, Ireland: Providing and Valuing Ecosystem Services in
Planted Forests.
· Porto, Portugal: Economics and Trade, Markets, Profitability.
· Bilbao, Spain: Governance, Land Use Conflicts and Resource
Management.
· Edinburgh, Scotland: Planted Forests for the Restoration of Forest
Landscapes and Mitigation of Climate Change (incl. REDD+).
Please find attached the official congress announcement, including the
website. The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 31, 2013.
Regards,
Maarten Nieuwenhuis
Professor Maarten Nieuwenhuis, PhD
Head, UCD Forestry
1.09 Agriculture & Food Science Centre
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4
IRELAND
Tel: +353 1 716 7004
Fax: +353 1 716 1104
Email: maarten.nieuwenhuis(a)ucd.ie
http://tinyurl.com/MaartenNieuwenhuis
