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Press Release: Equipping young forest leaders for a changing work environment

by IUFRO Headquarters

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IUFRO Spotlight #63 - What's in the future for Non-Timber Forest Products?

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IUFRO Spotlight #62 - How and why criteria and indicators have changed forest management since the Rio Summit

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IUFRO - Call for Task Force Proposals

by Brigitte Burger

<http://www.iufro.org/> International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO - Call for Task Force Proposals IUFRO Task Forces are established on a temporary basis to advance inter‐disciplinary forest science cooperation in fields spanning IUFRO Divisional interests. They focus on emerging key issues that are of strong interest to policy makers and groups inside and outside the forest sector, and contribute to international processes and activities. Since 1991, over 30 IUFRO Task Forces have brought together scientists, policy-makers and other stakeholders to conduct innovative work across a broad range of topics. The activities of Task Forces are varied, but commonly involve: development of expanded global collaboration and information-sharing networks on their focal topics, the organization of meetings or workshops, publication of interdisciplinary scientific syntheses as books or in special issues of peer-reviewed journals, and presentations in major regional or global science-policy platforms. Task Force coordinators are non-voting members of the IUFRO Board, and are invited and expected to attend IUFRO's annual Board meetings. For more information on the activities and accomplishments of current and earlier Task Forces please visit: https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/). During the current (2014-2019) Board term, Task Forces were established for an initial 2-year period with the possibility of an additional two-year extension. In order to encourage activities across the full spectrum of IUFRO's disciplinary expertise, we will continue this practice. This will enable IUFRO to establish new Task Forces on a periodic basis throughout the 2019‐2024 Term to take advantage of emerging needs and opportunities. SELECTION CRITERIA Proposals for new Task Forces will be evaluated on the following criteria: * Potential to strengthen inter‐Divisional collaboration on specific topics of global relevance related to one or more Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals of the IUFRO Strategy (1); * Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science‐policy initiatives; * Engagement of two or more Divisions by 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 duplicate current work within IUFRO Divisions, but rather complement and expand their activities; * Rationale for their involvement of (non-IUFRO) partner institutions (if relevant); * Task Force membership reflecting required spectrum of scientific expertise (including both natural and social sciences), as well as geographical, cultural and gender diversity, and providing opportunities for early-career scientists; * 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 upcoming IUFRO term (until the July 2024 World Congress), it is highly recommended that proposed Task Forces consider more focused activities to be undertaken in the first two year period; * 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. (1) Please refer to the IUFRO Strategy at https://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/ <http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/> for details. PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TASK FORCES FOR THE 2019-2024 TERM In order to proceed with the development of new Task Forces prior to the start of the new Board term in October 2019, we invite IUFRO officeholders and members to prepare, by 31 December 2018, a short 1-2 page Concept Note that provides a brief statement of the objectives/aims and proposed activities of the Task Force within the 2-year time frame. This will be reviewed by IUFRO Board members in January 2019, who will provide comments as well as suggestions regarding scientists from the Divisions who may be particularly interested in joining the proposed Task Force. If the Task Force concept note is viewed favorably by the Board, then a full proposal will be requested, with a due date for full proposals of 31 March for 2019. All proposals will be reviewed (in early April 2019) by the Vice‐President for Task Forces in consultation with the IUFRO Management Committee and other members of the IUFRO Board. If revisions are required following proposal review, prospective Task Force coordinators will be asked to prepare a final revised proposal by late May 2019, after which a final decision on the establishment of new Task Forces within the 2-year time frame will be made by the IUFRO Board in early June 2019. FORMAT FOR FULL PROPOSALS FOR NEW TASK FORCES * 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), experience, proposed roles in the Task Force, 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 Strategy; * How the proposed Task Force will strengthen cross‐Divisional interaction on specified topics related to IUFRO 2019‐2024 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. Concept Notes and full proposals should be sent to John Parrotta, jparrotta(a)fs.fed.us, with a copy to Renate Prüller, prueller(a)iufro.org. ______________________________________________ You are receiving this message because you are an IUFRO member or officeholder. Contact us at office(a)iufro.org or visit https://www.iufro.org/ IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c74 * Privacy policy: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10397

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IUFRO NEWS 10/11, 2018

by IUFRO Headquarters

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Save the date_ 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium 24.-27. September 2019 in Freiburg

by Brüchert, Franka (FORST)

Dear colleagues, We are proud to announce the 21th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium, which will be held in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, September 25-27, 2019. This symposium will be hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg (FVA) and is co-sponsored by USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), the Forest Products Society (FPS) and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO). This Symposium is a forum for those involved in non-destructive testing and evaluation of wood, wood-based products, and structures. Objectives of the conference: The objectives of this symposium are to provide the international nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood research community a venue to present results from their latest research and technology transfer activities and make them available to scientists and engineers from around the world. Networking among participants will foster new collaborative efforts, with an emphasis on implementation of non-destructive testing technologies around the globe. Subject areas covered: - Nondestructive characterization of wood and wood-based materials - Evaluation of forest materials for optimal utilization - Advanced grading technologies for solid wood and engineered wood products - Condition assessment, evaluation, and repair of existing wood structures - Condition assessment of historic wood artifacts and structures - Evaluation and assessment of urban trees - Industrial application of emerging nondestructive testing technologies - Other nondestructive evaluation related research and development activities Please find more information on: www.ndtesymposium.org <http://www.ndtesymposium.org> Hereby we would like to invite you to submit your abstract for the upcoming event. Authors are invited to submit a abstract before February 1, 2019. The online submission page is open under https://ndtesymposium.org/call-for-papers-posters-exhibits/abstract-form/ . Deadlines Abstract Submission: February 1, 2019 Notification of Acceptance: March 1, 2019 Paper Submission: July 1, 2019 Registration: July 31, 2019 Please forward this invitation to all colleagues who might be interested in taking part in our conference. Hoping to see you in Freiburg! Sincerely yours, Dr. Robert J. Ross (USDA Forest Products Laboratory and Michigan Technological University) Dr. Udo H. Sauter (Forest Reseach Institute Baden-Württemberg) Dr. Xiping Wang (USDA Forest Products Laboratory ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Franka Brüchert Abteilung Waldnutzung FVA Baden-Württemberg Wonnhaldstr. 4 79100 Freiburg Tel:+49-761-4018 239 Mobil: +49-175 180 48 33 Fax:+49-761-4018 333 Email: franka.bruechert(a)forst.bwl.de ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Franka Brüchert Dep. of Forest Utilisation Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg Wonnhaldestr. 4 79100 Freiburg, Germany phone:+49-761 4018 239 mobile: +49-175 180 48 33 fax:+49-761 4018 333 email: franka.bruechert(a)forst.bwl.de ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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