SilviLaser 2015
La Grande Motte Conference Center, 20 km south of Montpellier, France
September 28-30, 2015
http://silvilaser2015.teledetection.frhttp://www.isprs-geospatialweek2015.org
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Please note that there are only a few days left before the early bird registration deadline! The deadline is June 26.
Field trip to Mt Aigoual on Sunday September 27: more information at http://www.isprs-geospatialweek2015.org/fieldtrip.html
Note that the number of places is limited.
Latest news:
Keynote speakers for SilviLaser 2015:
*Francis Hallé (University of Montpellier, France): Tree architecture and tropical forest structure.
*David J. Harding (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA): The evolution of NASA airborne and spaceflight lidars for measurement of forest structure and the Earth's surface: the past, present and future.
*Benoît St-Onge (UQAM, Canada): Lidar and photogrammetric point clouds for describing forest canopies: competing or synergistic technologies?
*Enrico Paringit (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines): The national LIDAR mapping program in the Philippines: early applications and latest developments focussing on forest applications.
3 plenary invited sessions:
“Estimation, inference, and uncertainty” chaired by Dr. R. McRoberts (USDA Forest Service, USA)
"Biodiversity” chaired by Pr. R. Hill (Bournemouth University, UK)
"Technological and processing advances for the use of TLS” co-chaired by Pr. C. Schaff (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA) and Dr. S. Kaasalainen (Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finland)
1 special session "Forest structural and biophysical properties from TLS" co-chaired by Pr. R. Fournier (University of Sherbrooke) and Pr. M. Danson (University of Salford, UK)
11 additional parallel sessions are planned and about 40 posters will be displayed during the three days with specific poster sessions to exchange with authors.
Some plenary talks are also dedicated to all attendees of the Geospatial Week 2015 at the beginning of each day.
For Exhibition and Sponsorship please contact us at the following address: sponsorship(a)isprs-geospatialweek2015.org (with a copy to sylvie.durrieu(a)teledetection.fr)
We are looking forward to welcoming you in La Grande Motte for SilviLaser 2015 during the Geospatial Week!
Sylvie Durrieu and Cédric Véga, conference Co-Chairs, on behalf of the SilviLaser 2015 Scientific and Technical Committee
http://silvilaser2015.teledetection.frhttp://www.isprs-geospatialweek2015.org/index.html
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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Brigitte Burger, Web Management
IUFRO Headquarters
SAF is seeking Associate Editors for Forest Science (looking for international professionals – ideally from Latin America, Asia, and Africa). Please distribute the job description below to your applicable colleagues and contacts. Interested individuals can apply by sending a CV to Matt Walls (wallsm(a)safnet.org) There is no technical deadline, but I would encourage those interested to contact Matt as soon as possible.
Forest Science is a peer-reviewed journal publishing fundamental and applied research that explores all aspects of natural and social sciences as they apply to the function and management of the forested ecosystems of the world. Topics include silviculture, forest management, biometrics, economics, entomology & pathology, fire & fuels management, forest ecology, genetics & tree improvement, geospatial technologies, harvesting & utilization, landscape ecology, operations research, forest policy, physiology, recreation, social sciences, soils & hydrology, and wildlife management.
Forest Science currently has an editorial board comprised of 1 editor-in-chief, 3 applied research editors, and over 75 associate editors specializing in 18 areas of forestry and natural resources. Associate editors are responsible for assisting the editor in soliciting and developing articles of interest to forestry and natural resource researchers, academicians, and professionals, land managers, and policy makers; obtaining competent, timely reviews of assigned papers; and ensuring that the topics covered in Forest Science are balanced across discipline and employment categories.
In more specific terms, there are two broad areas of responsibility. The first is the peer-review process, coordinating the review of scientific and technical manuscripts in the associate editor’s field that have been submitted to Forest Science for publication—generally by distributing them to three authorities in the relevant subject areas. To fulfill this task, associate editors must know the different subfields within his or her specialty, and who practices in these subfields, so that papers can be sent to appropriate, knowledgeable reviewers. Associate editors will be notified by the web-based peer review system, Rapid Review, that a manuscript has been sent for review. It is expected that the associate editor acknowledge the assignment and assign reviewers within 4 business days of receipt. Reviewers are asked to accept or decline a review assignment within 2 business days and return completed reviews within 15 business days; associate editors are expected to ensure that assignments are acknowledged and comments are returned in a timely manner. Associate editors are asked to review reviewer comments and ensure that they are delivered in a professional and constructive manner, then synthesize these comments for the Forest Science editor. If the reviewers should disagree markedly, the associate editor should recommend which course to take (accept, ask for revision, or reject), and provide guidance that the authors can follow when preparing their revision.
The second area concerns the broader, less-defined role of consulting with and advising the Forest Science editor-in-chief in determining the content, direction, and focus of Forest Science, particularly in the specialties that he or she is responsible for. This would include being aware of new developments in the field, current controversies, and subjects that have not been adequately covered in Forest Science. Associate editors are encouraged to suggest possible topics and authors for appropriate articles.
Thanks,
Danielle Watson
Assistant Director,
Government Affairs and External Relations
Society of American Foresters
O: (866) 897-8720 ext. 202
C: (301) 526-8354
watsond(a)safnet.org
Von: Sophie Vallée [mailto:sophie.vallee@efi.int]
Gesendet: Montag, 02. März 2015 17:15
Betreff: #FacesOfTheForest Photo Contest
Version française ci-dessous
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Dear friends and colleagues,
#FacesOfTheForest Photo Contest – Winning photos to be part of an exhibition at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site during IV Mediterranean Forest Week in Barcelona.
The first edition of the #FacesOfTheForest Photo Contest, launched by the Forest Communicators Network in the Mediterranean Region and Near East (FCNMedNE), is organised in the framework of the 2015 International Day of Forests. This year’s theme is “Forests | Climate | Change”, climate change being one of the biggest challenges facing our planet while the role of our forests in mitigation needs to be more clearly understood.
The #FacesOfTheForest Photo Contest aims at highlighting the vital role of the forests in the development of forest communities. Photos should be taken in the forest in Mediterranean and Near Eastern countries and should reflect the role played by forest people and forests in general on the following topic(s): income generation; mitigation of climate change; water conservation; soil conservation; sustainable development; social equity, gender balance; women empowerment; youth development.
A selection of the best photos will be shared on the <http://www.fao.org/forestry/communication-toolkit/86425/en/> FAO website of the FCNMedNE, printed and presented in an exhibition during the IV Mediterranean Forest Week in Barcelona (17-20 March 2015).
Deadline for sending photos: 12th March 2015 at 23:59 UTC
Please find enclosed the instructions in English, French, Spanish.
Best regards,
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Chers amis et collčgues,
Concours photo #FacesOfTheForest - Les photos gagnantes seront exposées au site Art nouveau Sant Pau, ŕ l’occasion de la IVčme Semaine forestičre méditerranéenne ŕ Barcelone.
La premičre édition du concours photo #FacesOfTheForest, lancée par le Réseau de communicateurs forestiers en Méditerranée et au Proche-Orient (FCNMedNE), est organisée dans le cadre de la Journée internationale des foręts 2015. Le thčme de cette année est ŤForęts | Changement| Climat ť, le changement climatique étant l'un des plus grands défis de notre plančte tandis que le rôle des foręts en matičre d'atténuation doit ętre mieux compris.
Le concours photo #FacesOfTheForest vise ŕ mettre en évidence le rôle essentiel des foręts dans le développement des communautés forestičres. Les photos doivent ętre prises en foręt dans le Bassin méditerranéen et au Proche-Orient et doivent refléter le rôle joué par les populations forestičres et les foręts en général sur le(s) sujet(s) suivant(s): la génération de revenus ; l'atténuation du changement climatique ; la conservation de l'eau ; la conservation des sols ; le développement durable ; l'équité sociale, l'équilibre entre les sexes ; l'autonomisation des femmes ; le développement des jeunes.
Une sélection des meilleures photos sera partagée sur le <http://www.fao.org/forestry/communication-toolkit/86425/fr/> page internet de la FAO dédiée au FCNMedNE, imprimée et exposée au cours de la IVčme Semaine forestičre méditerranéenne ŕ Barcelone (17-20 mars 2015).
Date limite pour l'envoi des photos: le 12 mars 2015 ŕ 23:59 UTC
Veuillez trouver ci-joint les instructions en anglais, français et espagnol.
Cordialement,
Sophie Vallée
European Forest Institute - Mediterranean RO (EFIMED)
Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, Sant Leopold Pavilion
St. Antoni M. Claret, 167
08025 Barcelona - Spain
<mailto:sophie.vallee@efi.int> sophie.vallee(a)efi.int
Office: +34 935 15 32 11
Cell phone: +34 627 00 01 65
Von: Mersudin Avdibegovic
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. März 2015 10:56
An: div4(a)lists.iufro.org
Betreff: IUFRO Symposium “Cross-sectoral policy impacts on managerial economics and accounting in forestry”
Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the second Announcement and Call for papers for the international IUFRO Symposium “Cross-sectoral policy impacts on managerial economics and accounting in forestry”, jointly organized by IUFRO Unit 9.05.03 (Cross-sectoral policy impacts on forest and environment) and IUFRO Unit 4.05.00 (Managerial Economics and Accounting). The event will be organized in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (May 4th – 6th, 2015).
Kindest regards
On behalf of the Organizing committee
Mersudin Avdibegović
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Mersudin Avdibegovic, Ph.D.
University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Forestry
Head of the Chair of Forest Economics, Policy and Organisation
Zagrebacka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, BiH
Tel. +387 33 81 24 90, + 387 33 81 24 91
Fax. +387 33 81 24 88
2nd Call for Abstracts (and sorry for cross mailings)
Extended abstract deadline 1st April 2015
SSAFR 2015 – 16th Symposium for Systems Analysis in Forest Resources
August 19-21, 2015, Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract submission through conference homepage http://www.skogforsk.se/ssafr2015
The SSAFR symposia congregate researchers and practitioners in the area of Operations Research and Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. The symposia are held biannually and have until now taken place in the Americas, mostly in USA. This would be the first time the symposium takes place in Europe. Topics of stretches from broad problem areas such as ecosystem services, pest and fire, wood for energy, and landscape planning to mathematical methods and algorithmic developments. The following themes have thus far been identified:
* Educational tools in OR/MS
* Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods
* Fire and pest management
* Forest Decision Support Systems - construction and use
* OR/MS techniques for forest planning
* Forest operations
* Planning and control systems for the forest-based supply chains
* The forest-based sector – modeling
* The forest-based sector – challenges and policies
* Bioenergy and biorefineries
* Transportation & routing
* Forest management and biodiversity
Contact and questions
· Scientific program: Ljusk Ola Eriksson (ola.eriksson(a)slu.se<mailto:ola.eriksson@slu.se>)
· Organizational issues: Gert Andersson (gert.andersson(a)skogforsk.se<mailto:gert.andersson@skogforsk.se>)
Co-organizers
· SLU: http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-resource-management/
· Skogforsk: http://www.skogforsk.se/english/
Wellcome! /Ola Eriksson
Professor Ljusk Ola Eriksson
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Resource Management
Forest Planning
SE-901 83 UMEÅ
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd
Phone: +46 90 786 83 78
Fax: +46907868111
Ljusk.Ola.Eriksson(a)slu.se<mailto:Ljusk.Ola.Eriksson@slu.se>, www.slu.se/srh<http://www.slu.se/srh>
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Dear friend, dear colleague!
Let us kindly inform you that the extended abstract submission deadline for the conference "Mountain Forest Management in a Changing World" in Smokovce, High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia from 7-9 July 2015 jointly supported by the IUFRO Unit 1.01.05 Mountain forest management & 4.03.03 Information management and information technologies (http://www.nlcsk.sk/mfm-conference) is March 20st, 2015
The abstracts should be sent to Manfred J. Lexer (mj.lexer(a)boku.ac.at ) using the abstract submission form at http://www.nlcsk.sk/mfm-conference/VolunteerPapers.aspx.
We hope you can participate in this conference by submitting a paper reflecting your current research responding to one of the topics of the conference:
- Potentials and limitations of current management approaches to provide multiple ecosystem services
- Climate change impacts on ecosystem service provisioning in mountain forests
- Disturbance regimes in mountain forests and implications for ecosystem services
- Alternative management strategies in mountain forests and consequences on ecosystem service provisioning
- Decision support tools for mountain forest management
- Governance approaches to secure multiple ecosystem service provisioning in the future
All information regarding the conference can be found in the third call (see attachment), on the conference website or via the IUFRO group
http://www.nlcsk.sk/mfm-conferencehttp://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40300/40303/activit…
We look forward to meeting you in High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia from 7-9 July 2015.
With best regards,
Harald Vacik deputy coordinator 4.03.03
Pil Sun Park coordinator 1.05.05
Dear friend, dear colleague!
Let us kindly inform you that the extended abstract submission deadline for the International IUFRO Symposium: Cross-sectoral policy impacts on managerial economics and accounting in forestry, jointly organized by IUFRO Unit 9.05.03 and IUFRO Unit 4.05.00 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hotel Hollywood, May 4th – 6th, 2015 (http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90500/90503/activit…) is
March 1st, 2015 - the extended abstract should be sent to Mersudin Avdibegović (mavdibegovic(a)gmail.com<mailto:mavdibegovic@gmail.com>) and Bruno Marić (bruno.m.maric(a)gmail.com<mailto:bruno.m.maric@gmail.com>.
We hope you can participate in this symposium by submitting a paper reflecting your current research and/or professional work/expertise.
All information regarding the symposium can be found in Attachment and on IUFRO web-site:
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90500/90503/activit…
We believe that the symposium will bring important scientific and professional insight into recent research in the discipline and will be of a great interest to you.
We look forward to meeting you in Sarajevo in May 4-6, 2015.
With best regards,
Lidija Zadnik Stirn, coordinator of IUFRO 4.05.00
Walter Sekot, coordinator of IUFRO 4.05.01
Donald Hodges, coordinator of IUFRO 4.05.02
for Symposium Organizing Committee
Apologies for cross-posting. Please send to interested colleagues and students.
Dear All,
We are happy to inform you that we have opened the registration for
neFFE Conference, August 17-23, 2015 at Peking University China. The
last date for registration is April 30, 2015.
Please note that:
(I) The process of abstracts (for paper and posters) submission and
selection has been completed. The authors of selected papers have been
notified.
(2) Now the registration is open for anyone who is interested in
participating in the conference. Please refer to the conference website
for the role of all participants.
(3) We will close the registration as soon as we have 40 participants.
I am enclosing a registration form with this e-mail. This form is also
available on the conference website.
For all details of the conference, please visit the conference website:
http://neffe.nsd.edu.cn/
With warm regards
Shashi
Prof. Shashi Kant
Faculty of Forestry
University of Toronto
2nd Call for Abstracts (and sorry for cross mailings)
Abstract deadline March 1st 2015 – Notification April 1st 2015
SSAFR 2015 – 16th Symposium for Systems Analysis in Forest Resources
August 19-21, 2015, Uppsala, Sweden
Homepage: http://www.skogforsk.se/ssafr2015
Abstract submission: https://www.anpdm.com/public/run-survey.aspx?Id=41435A40794444504B7540&Sess…
The SSAFR symposia congregate researchers and practitioners in the area of Operations Research and Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. The symposia are held biannually since the 1980’s and have until now taken place in the Americas; for the first time now in Europe.
Objectives and themes
The aim is to have a representation of presentations and experts that covers this broad and expanding field. Topics of interest include: strategic, operational and tactical planning forest planning, fire and pests, spatial problems, hierarchical problems, forest operations, forest supply chain, multiple objectives, uncertainty, GIS and information technologies, algorithmic developments, exact, heuristic and metaheuristic methods as well as broad problem areas such as economics of sustainability, assessment of ecosystem services, environmental issues, wood for energy, and landscape planning. The following themes are identified for the conference (other may be organized on request, please get in touch with Scientific Committee chair):
* Educational tools in OR/MS
* Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods
* Fire and pest - modeling and control
* Forest Decision Support Systems - construction and use
* OR/MS techniques for forest planning
* Forest operations
* Planning and control systems for the forest-based supply chains
* The forest-based sector – modeling
* The forest-based sector – challenges and policies
Some important dates
* March 1st, 2015: Deadline submission of presentations and posters
* April 1st, 2015: Presentations and posters notification
* June 15th, 2015: Early bird registration deadline
Contact and questions
* Scientific program: Ljusk Ola Eriksson (ola.eriksson(a)slu.se<mailto:ola.eriksson@slu.se>)
* Organizational issues: Gert Andersson (gert.andersson(a)skogforsk.se<mailto:gert.andersson@skogforsk.se>)
Co-organizers
* SLU: http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-resource-management/
* Skogforsk: http://www.skogforsk.se/english/
Professor Ljusk Ola Eriksson
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Resource Management
Forest Planning
SE-901 83 UMEÅ
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd
Phone: +46 90 786 83 78
Fax: +46907868111
Ljusk.Ola.Eriksson(a)slu.se<mailto:Ljusk.Ola.Eriksson@slu.se>, www.slu.se/srh<http://www.slu.se/srh>
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