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IUFRO2024: Session T5.1 "Artificial Intelligence in Forest Biometry: from predictions to understanding"

by FELIPE BRAVO OVIEDO

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the session organisers, I would like to invite you to submit abstracts for oral talks and posters as part of T5.1 entitled "Artificial Intelligence in Forest Biometry: from predictions to understanding" of the IUFRO World Congress held at Stockholm on 23-39 June 2024. Please submit your abstracts by June 2nd 2023 at https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectN…>. Best wishes, Felipe Bravo Session organisers: Felipe Bravo, Clara Antón-Fernández, Sheng-I Yang Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses a wide range of techniques and frameworks dating back tothe mid twenty century. The use of AI in forestry is relatively new, especially when compared to the early adoption of AI in other fields such as agriculture. In forest biometry, the irruption of AI spins researchers and practitioners to unfold the analysis of complex big data. Narrow AI, defined as an AI system that is specified to perform a limited task, is commonly applied in forest biometry (e.g., analysis of forest structure with 3D point cloud data). Currently, it is possible to efficiently prototype AI algorithms thanks to plenty of publicly available databases, open-source libraries, and the accessibilityto computing platforms. However, the application of AI in forest biometry is mainly focused on improving predictions. Due to the potential power of AI, opportunities are open to broad applications of AI, such as enhancing the understanding of forest processes. Thus, it is important to discuss, jointly with academia and industrialsectors, about the implications, limitations, and capabilities of this technology as an alternative quantitative method. Prof. Dr. Felipe Bravo Catedrático de Planificación Forestal/Professor of Forest Management Chair SMART Global Ecosystems | Senior Researcher at iuFOR Instituto Universitario de Gestión Forestal Sostenible | Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute Universidad de Valladolid ETS Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid Avda. de Madrid, 44 -- 34004 Palencia España-Spain Tl +34 979108424 Fx.+34 979108440 https://smartglobalecosystems.uva.es/ | http://www.research4forestry.eu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-6695 | https://portaldelaciencia.uva.es/investigadores/181874/detalle

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Sub Plenary Session on Assited Migration

by Chakraborty Debojyoti

Dear Colleagues We would like to invite your attention to the CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for our sub-plenary session in the XXVI IUFRO World Congress, 23-29 of June 2024, Stockholm Subplenary Theme 3 Forest Biodiversity and its ecosystem services S3.1 Assisted migration for adapting forests to climate change The abstract submission period is open until 2 June 2023, 23:59 p.m. (CEST) and interested individuals are encouraged to apply. Please visit the submission page at: https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts<https://r.notify.appinmed.com/tr/cl/JZLsVlbaGX7P9asUWVfL46wtVQiZthblTZrP12e…> We are looking forward to receiving your excellent and numerous abstracts! Kind regards On behalf of the organizers Debojyoti Chakraborty [Beschreibung: Beschreibung: C:\Users\Schreck\Desktop\Logos\140602186_3793123150750818_7778236705572209686_n.jpg] Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty Senior Scientist Department of Forest Growth, Silviculture and Genetics Austrian Research Centre for Forests BFW Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Vienna, Austria Telefon +43 1 878 38-2101 Mobil +43 660 5086 480 E-Mail debojyoti.chakraborty(a)bfw.gv.at<mailto:debojyoti.chakraborty@bfw.gov.at> Web https://www.bfw.gv.at<https://www.bfw.gv.at/>

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Invitation to submit abstracts for T4.21 National perspective of Forest resources policy and governance in countries of Latin America under a sustainable perspective

by Brigitte Burger

[Ein Bild, das Text, Screenshot, Schrift, Dokument enthält. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung]Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the session organisers, I would like to invite you to submit abstracts for oral talks and posters as part of session T4.21 National perspective of Forest resources policy and governance in countries of Latin America under a sustainable perspective of the IUFRO World Congress held at Stockholm on 23-39 June 2024. Please submit your abstracts by June 2nd 2023 at https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts. Session details T4.21 National perspective of Forest resources policy and governance in countries of Latin America under a sustainable perspective Session type: Technical Duration: 120 minutes Congress theme: 4: Forests for sustainable societies Note that the Congress organizers reserve the rights of slightly editing the text of your session description for the Book of Abstracts, and that the abstract call will be launched by the IUFRO Headquarters and is open to all, so you may need to include contributions that were not originally proposed for your session. For sessions involving oral presentations, the Congress Scientific Committee recommends 10-15 min including discussion for standard oral presentations, but you may want to consider also shorter (5-10 min) and even flash talks (3-5 min). All contributions to your session must be submitted in the Call for Abstracts, and that also include speakers in panel discussions. For sessions involving poster presentations, the Congress Organizing Committee is pleased to communicate that there will be only electronic posters and that the session will be split in two parts - one oral part and one poster part. Session organizers are required to propose a moderator also for their poster session, as it will include short oral presentations of the posters. Vitor Afonso Hoeflich, D. Sc. em Economia Rural https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0561-3933 Professor do Departamento de Economia Rural e Extensão - Universidade Federal do Paraná - - Coordenador do Grupo de trabalho da IUFRO 4.05.03 - Managerial economics and accounting in Latin America -Vice-Coordenador do Grupo de trabalho da IUFRO 9.05.08 - Forest and natural resources policy and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean Contatos: Whatsapp 5541-99602.9350, Recados: 41-3360.4206 41.3360.4212 skype: vitorah.hoeflich _____ "Se precisar imprimir este e outros emails, fique tranquila(o). O papel é biodegradável, reciclável, e sua produção é sustentável, pois é produzido a partir de florestas plantadas,renováveis, que capturam CO2 e reduzem o aquecimento global."

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IUFRO-DIV5 2023: 10 days to go!

by Brigitte Burger

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Invitation to submit abstracts for T1.34 entitled "Transitioning to Continuous Cover Forestry in Times of Climate Change and Energy Crisis"

by Brigitte Burger

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the session organisers, I would like to invite you to submit abstracts for oral talks and posters as part of T1.34 entitled "Transitioning to Continuous Cover Forestry in Times of Climate Change and Energy Crisis" of the IUFRO World Congress held at Stockholm on 23-39 June 2024. Please submit your abstracts by June 2nd 2023 at https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts. Best wishes, Arne Pommerening Session organisers: Arne Pommerening, Aine Ni Dhubhain, Jørgen Bo Larsen, Per Angelstam, Hubert Hasenauer T1.34 Transitioning to Continuous Cover Forestry in Times of Climate Change and Energy Crisis Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is forest management based on ecological principles with a view to avoid degradation effects. Throughout the world and in the literature the concept goes by many semi-synonyms which do not exactly mean the same but are headed approximately into the same direction. For example, one of these semi-synonyms is nature-based forest management. CCF has a long history in Central Europe but is comparatively new to other parts of the world. Currently the popularity of CCF is on the increase again for its potential to mitigate climate change, to increase or at least maintain biodiversity in forest ecosystems, to provide valuable tools for forest conservation and to enhance the appeal of woodlands used for recreation. Recently the EU forest strategy for 2030 stated clearcutting should be “used only in duly justified cases, for example, when proven necessary for environmental or ecosystem health reasons” and the strategy promotes “the creation or maintenance at stand and landscape level of genetically and functionally diverse, mixed‐species forests.” Early in 2022, the European Forest Institute (EFI) has launched a new strategy underpinning CCF principles with scientific evidence. It is particularly the early phase of transitioning towards CCF, i.e. the introduction of CCF to a country or region where this management type has not been commonly used before, which usually constitutes a major challenge for forest practice and stakeholders. For example, this was the situation 20 years ago in Ireland and in the UK and CCF is now being considered for introduction in the congress host country Sweden. A long-standing and crucial question is how natural disturbances can be more directly included in the design of CCF methods. The recent global energy crisis has added another challenging facet to implementing CCF and methods like the coppice selection system and coppice with standards may now assume greater importance than they did in the past. A topic close to the heart of forest practice is the important question how, in the context of these current challenges, the sustainability of ecosystem goods and services can be ensured in CCF and its variants. Effective methods of safeguarding ecosystem goods and services may, for example, require forest inventory designs to be adopted. --- Arne Pommerening, PhD (Göttingen), Habilitation (Vienna) Professor in Mathematical Statistics Applied to Forest Sciences Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU Faculty of Forest Sciences Department of Forest Ecology and Management Skogsmarksgränd 17 SE-901 83 Umeå Sweden http://www.pommerening.org<http://www.pommerening.org/> http://blogg.slu.se/forest-biometrics Twitter: @ArneTanYrOnnen New textbook: Individual-based methods in forest ecology and management<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030245276> New book on academic mentoring: Staying on top in academia<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030654665>

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World Bamboo Congress Taiwan Call for Papers

by Susanne Lucas, Executive Director WBO

Congress Dates 11-17 April 2024 No images? Click here https://worldbamboo.cmail19.com/t/r-e-ttjidrlk-ohljliyuh-b/ 12th World Bamboo Congress [https://wbc-official-website.webflow.io/] Dates: 11-17 April 2024 Location: Hsinchu, TAIWAN Theme: Next Generation Bamboo The 12th World Bamboo Congress [https://wbc-official-website.webflow.io/] is now accepting papers for consideration for a video presentation as part of its vast Program. There will be no oral presentation of selected papers in principle, only videos. However, the best papers might be invited for an oral presentation, and the organizers reserve the right to the final decision. Our hosts: Taiwan Bamboo Society, Forest Bureau of Taiwan, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute Guidelines to submitting a paper are found on the website. [https://wbc-official-website.webflow.io/] Abstract Deadline: 1 July 2023 [https://wbc-official-website.webflow.io/] Full Paper Submission: 15 September 2023 Review & Selection Process September - December Final Version Deadline: 20th February 2024 __________________________ ‍Deadline for Final Paper Submission: 15 September 2023 ‍ ‍‍SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT AND PAPER TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY: mailto:[papers@worldbamboocongress.org] Papers can be submitted for review in Chinese, Spanish or English, but will be published in English for the official Proceedings. ISSN 2150-1165 STAY TUNED for upcoming information re: SPEAKERS, program details, tours, and travel information! #nextgenerationbamboo #bamboonow #plantbamboo bambooisgrowing #keepbamboostrong #thinkbamboo 12th WBC International Organizing Committee: Susanne Lucas, Michel Abadie, Guillermo Mortera, Linh Tran, LiFang Tang. 12th WBC Technical Committee Chairs: Nirmala Chongtham & Liang-Jeng Leu Thank you! Share https://worldbamboo.cmail19.com/t/r-fb-ttjidrlk-ohljliyuh-n/ Tweet https://worldbamboo.cmail19.com/t/r-tw-ttjidrlk-ohljliyuh-p/ Share [https://worldbamboo.cmail19.com/t/r-li-ttjidrlk-ohljliyuh-a/] Forward https://worldbamboo.forwardtomyfriend.com/r-ohljliyuh-A109944D-ttjidrlk-l-x World Bamboo Organization [https://www.worldbamboo.net] A United States tax-exempt trade association and member of the United Nations Global Compact Need to update your email preferences? Preferences https://worldbamboo.updatemyprofile.com/r-ttjidrlk-A109944D-ohljliyuh-m | Unsubscribe https://worldbamboo.cmail19.com/t/r-u-ttjidrlk-ohljliyuh-c/

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IUFRO News 4/5, 2023

by IUFRO Headquarters

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EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO 25 MAY 2023 - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate Candidates for IUFRO Awards

by Brigitte Burger

[Ein Bild, das Text, Schrift, Grafikdesign, Grafiken enth?lt. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung]EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO 25 MAY 2023 - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate Candidates for IUFRO Awards to be presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden Dear Colleagues, The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden provides us with another opportunity to honour outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to forestry with a range of IUFRO Awards. I am pleased to invite and encourage you to nominate suitable candidates for the various categories of awards as listed below. The deadline for submission of nominations has been extended to 25th May 2023. SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SAA) Up to 10 awards will be given in recognition of distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties and Task Forces, and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/7NnsKKxEn5 OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD (ODRA) One award per IUFRO Division will be given to recognize path-breaking doctoral disser-tations completed in the period 2018-2023 within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties, Task Forces and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to IUFRO Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/gjXvQgc2vV IUFRO STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREST SCIENCE (ISA) This award recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the period 2018-2023, in order to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. One award per IUFRO Division may be made for work related to the themes of the IUFRO World Congress. Nominations can be made through IUFRO Members and through the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) via the IFSA Secretariat/Liaison Officer. The Award shall consist of a certificate, the most economical cost of (air) travel/subsidized travel to attend the World Congress, and waiver of the Congress registration fee. The SAA will be presented at the opening or closing ceremony of the World Congress. For the ODRA and ISA, the awards will be presented in a special session where awardees are given the opportunity to present highlights of their award winning work. All award winners will be announced in a special issue of IUFRO News and in other media. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/FQ3McussKx In addition to these awards, the Congress 2024 will offer: Best Poster Award (BPA) To encourage public dissemination of high-quality research and to recognize distinguished poster presentations during the IUFRO World Congress by under-graduate students, graduate students and individuals who completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the Congress. A number of awards will be presented for applications submitted by the corresponding author during the online submission of the abstract. Applications shall be finalized two months before the Congress by submitting the final pdf of the poster presentation. Shortlisted poster presentations will be judged directly at the IUFRO World Congress. The awards will be mentioned during the closing ceremony. IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award This award honours one or more truly outstanding scientists from the Congress host country who has elevated the profile of forest science and research. For more information and nomination forms, please check the website: https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/ [cid:image006.jpg@01D98404.0C580150] XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050 Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024 Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/

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IUFRO Seeks Project Manager for Science-Policy Programme

by Brigitte Burger

Dear colleagues, [Ein Bild, das Diagramm enth?lt. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung]IUFRO, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is hiring a Project Manager to start on 1 July 2023. Candidates should ideally be early- to mid-career professionals holding a Master's degree (or higher) in forest sciences or related disciplines. They should be experienced in planning and implementing projects and have an interest in and knowledge of international forest-related political processes, as well as global sustainable development topics. The tasks of the Project Manager encompass operational planning and implementation of projects within the Science-Policy Programme of IUFRO, as well as following up and contributing to different intergovernmental processes. This full time (40 hours/week) position in an international team requires skills in personal organisation, planning, priority setting, and managing multiple tasks and the ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment. Institution: IUFRO Duty station: IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria Working language: English (command of other UN languages and/or German is advantageous) Closing date: 19 May 2023, 11:59 p.m. CEST Details: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/discover/gfep-vacancy-announcement… Many thanks and best wishes, Dr. Christoph Wildburger Science-Policy Programme Coordinator Find out more about the new IUFRO Science-Policy Programme at: IUFRO: Science-Policy Programme / Science in IUFRO<https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/>

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IUFRO Awards - nomination submission deadline May 15, 2023

by Brigitte Burger

Dear All, The deadline for submission of nomination materials for IUFRO awards at the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, is May 15, 2023. The specific awards are: The Scientific Achievement Award: Up to ten awards. In recognition of distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Outstanding Doctoral Research Award: One per IUFRO Division. To recognize path-breaking doctoral dissertations completed in the period 2018-2023 within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Forest Science: One per IUFRO Division. Recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the period 2018-2023, in order to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Best Poster Award: recognizes distinguished poster presentations during the IUFRO World Congress by under-graduate students, graduate students, and individuals who completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the congress. For this award, the corresponding author of the poster indicates consideration for the award during the abstract submission process. Further information on the awards, who is eligible to prepare nominations for consideration, and nomination forms can be found here: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc24/iwc24-awards-call-for… You are encouraged to consider nominating colleagues and the Honours and Awards Committee looks forward to receiving the nomination materials. ========================== posted by IUFRO Headquarters

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