IUFRO Task Forces are established on a temporary basis to advance inter-disciplinary cooperation in inter-divisional forest research fields. Their focus is on emerging key issues that are of strong interests to policy makers and groups inside and outside the forest sector, and contribute to international processes and activities.
During the IUFRO Board Meeting held in Salt Lake City in October 2014, a number of Principles were agreed upon as a basis for the establishment of Task Forces during the current IUFRO term. In the view of the IUFRO Management Committee, the number of Task Forces to be convened during a given year may be up to ten, but in order to encourage activities across the full spectrum of IUFRO's disciplinary expertise, shorter-term, more tightly focused Task Forces are encouraged. This will enable IUFRO to establish new Task Forces on a periodic basis throughout the 2015-2019 Term to take advantage of emerging needs and opportunities.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals for new Task Forces will be evaluated by the Management Committee based on the following criteria:
• Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019;
• Potential to strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specific topics of global relevance related to one or more Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019 (for details see <http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578> http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578)
• Engagement of two or more Divisions by specifically 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 undercut current work within IUFRO Divisions, but rather complement and expand their activities;
• Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives; e.g., Future Earth (1) , Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), etc.;
• In case partner institutions are involved, brief justification for their involvement;
• 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 current IUFRO term (until the 2019 World Congress in Brazil), it is highly recommended that proposed Task Forces consider more focused activities to be undertaken over a much shorter time period (i.e., 1-2 years);
• Selection of Task Force members in a way that they reflect required scientific expertise, diversity, balance between North/South, natural and social sciences, and gender;
• 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.
Proposals are now being accepted for new Task Forces that would begin their work in early 2015. Please refer to the format (outlined below) when preparing your proposals. The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. All proposals will be reviewed by the Vice-President for Task Forces in consultation with other members of the IUFRO Management Committee and the Coordinators of IUFRO Divisions relevant to each proposal. Decisions on the establishment of new Task Forces will be made and communicated to the proposed Task Force coordinators by the end of February. The coordinators of new Task Forces will be invited to participate in the upcoming IUFRO Board meeting to be held in Vienna from April 15-17, 2015.
FORMAT FOR TASK FORCE PROPOSALS
Note: Proposals should include the following as concisely as possible, within 3-5 pages.
• 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) 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 2015-2019 Strategy;
- How the proposed Task Force will strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specified topics related to IUFRO 2015-2019 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.
The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. Proposals should be sent to John Parrotta ( <mailto:jparrotta@fs.fed.us> jparrotta(a)fs.fed.us) with a copy to Renate Prüller ( <mailto:prueller@iufro.org> prueller(a)iufro.org)
(1) Future Earth is an ICSU interdisciplinary initiative to develop knowledge for responding effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change and for supporting transformation towards global sustainability.
Call for abstracts: papers, posters and videos
Help define a vision for forests
Share your people-centred ideas, field experiences, cutting-edge research, development projects, practical applications and theoretical models at the world’s largest and most important gathering of the forest sector.
FAO is inviting abstracts on the central theme of the XIV World Forestry Congress, “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future”, and on relevant topics that also align with any of the six Congress sub-themes:
* Forests for socio-economic 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
More detailed information on each sub-theme can be found <http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87445/en/> here.
Details about the XIV World Forestry Congress can be found at http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/en/.
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Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 * Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org * Email: <mailto:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org
From: Victoria Herian [mailto:vicki@swst.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 10:53 AM
To: Victoria Herian
Subject: Reminder of November 15 Call for Abstracts
If you have not yet submitted your abstract, do so today to avoid missing the November 15 deadline. I hope to see you in Jackson!
Call for Abstracts
Deadline November 15, 2014
<http://www.swst.org/meetings/AM15/index.html>
Key Features
· One full day dedicated to early stage researchers (students and recent graduates). You can present your research and participate in a mini-workshop focused on publishing in SWST journals. Students can participate in the Student Poster Competition with cash prizes.
· One full day dedicated to exploration of Grant Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.
· The IUFRO 5.10 Forest Products Marketing and Business Management Research Group will hold a full-day meeting in conjunction with SWST technical sessions.
IUFRO 5.10 Forest Products Marketing and Business Management
Friday, June 12, 2015
Attending the IUFRO marketing and business management meeting on Friday is included as part of the SWST registration. Abstract submission deadline is November 15, 2014.
· <http://www.swst.org/meetings/AM15/presenters/abstracts.html> IUFRO Call for Abstracts
Early Stage Researcher Day
One full day is dedicated to future leaders in the field. The morning session consists of presentations from students and recent graduates and the afternoon includes two mini-workshops and the Student Poster Competition.
Sessions
* Lignocellulosic Material Science
· Innovation and Creativity
· Corporate Social Responsibility
· Next Generation Composites
· Nanotechnology of Lignocellulosics
· Bio Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals
· Innovations in Wood Construction
· Business and Marketing
· Poster Session <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sJUTlQx_AyRK1tTWDcH9FCSU0kaUqNAAwS3u_qQWoe…> Submit Abstract
·
Mini-workshops
<http://swst.org/meetings/AM15/about/misc.html#mini> Publishing in Wood & Fiber Science
<http://swst.org/meetings/AM15/about/misc.html#mini> Publishing in Forest Business and Enterprise
Convention Webpage
www.swst.org/meetings/AM15/
For Presenters: Call for Abstracts
An Abstract is required for all poster and oral presentations for:
1. The SWST International Convention
2. The IUFRO 5.10 Forest Products Marketing and Business Management meeting
3.
Due date: November 15, 2014
Questions? Contact Eric Hansen at eric.hansen(a)oregonstate.edu
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sJUTlQx_AyRK1tTWDcH9FCSU0kaUqNAAwS3u_qQWoe…>
Victoria L. Herian
Executive Director
Society of Wood Science and Technology
P.O. Box 6155
Monona, WI 53716 USA
PH: 1-608-577-1342
FAX: 1-608-254-2769
email: vicki(a)swst.org
url: www.swst.org
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From: Binod Dawadi < <mailto:dawadibinod@yahoo.com> dawadibinod(a)yahoo.com>
To: <mailto:div5@lists.iufro.org> div5(a)lists.iufro.org
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:18:59 -0700
Subject: Fourth Asian Dendrochronological Conference
Dear All
We are pleased to inform you that “The fourth Asian Dendrochronological Conference (ADA)” is going to be held in Kathmandu Nepal from 9 to 12 March 2015. Before the conference there will be a field week training from 4-8 and Post conference tours are also planned toward different cities of Nepal to explore the natural and cultural beauty of Nepal.
Therefore, we would like to invite you to attend the conference and to circulate the information to your colleague around the globe.
For details please visit www.ada2015.org
Regards
ADA2015 organizing Committee
Dear members attending the IUFRO2014 World Congress this week,
Some of you may also be moderating sessions or else attending these
sessions. Please be reminded that you are encouraged to attend the all
important coming Division 5 Business Meeting this Friday 10 October, 19:00
to 21:30 at Room 355B. The agenda of the meeting is about the management of
D5 groups, and also some news about the next D5 conference set for 2017.
This is your forum to raise issues and help make D5 even better for IUFRO.
If you are a moderator of your technical session, I ask you to please
encourage the delegates of your session to also attend the business
meeting, and stand a chance to become future D5 officers.
My term as D5 Coordinator ends after the World Congress, Pekka Saranpaa
will resume this responsibility thereon from 2015 - 2019 term. I am sure
the membership of D5 will continue to give the in-coming coordinator and
the D5 management as much if not more, support as we steer the Division to
meet new and challenging expectations of forest products research and
utilization in the next term.
See you at the coming D5 business meeting.
--
Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil (Oxon.)
Coordinator, IUFRO D5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org
Executive Council, IRGWP, www.irg-wp.com
Email: awong.unimas(a)gmail.com
ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my
Fax: +6082-583160
Tel: +6082-582936
Mobile: +6017 3992509
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)
Faculty of Resource Science & Technology
94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
Malaysia
www.unimas.my
Beschreibung: Beschreibung: http://www.fao.org/forestry/41787-0b378595eabe486d94c764f537d032511.jpg
Dear colleagues,
Registration is open for the FAO-run online conference ‘The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forestry Sector’, which will take place as six sessions during 6-27 February 2015. A hundred free places are available in each online session. Forestry policy makers, forest economists, scientists and researchers from all over the world are expected to join this conference to discuss the costs and benefits of different mitigation options. The conference will examine how different countries and regions mitigate climate change through forest management interventions and improved use of wood. Discussions will also showcase lessons learned from mitigation efforts and their impacts on the value chain of forest products.
The deadline for case study submission is 10 November 2014 and for registration is 16 January 2015. For more information and registration, please visit the conference web page
www.fao.org/forestry/cc-mitigation-economics.
If you have any specific question, please contact Illias Animon (illias.animon(a)fao.org) or Ruth Mallett (ruth.mallett(a)fao.org)
Best regards,
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From: "Jean-françois Trebuchon" <jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>
To: bft_news(a)cirad.fr
Cc: jean-francois trebuchon <trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>, philippe menozzi <philippe.menozzi(a)cirad.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:47:28 +0200
Subject: BFT-CIRAD-DIVECOSYS-Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique au Bénin
<http://www.cirad.fr/> LogoCirad_Recherche_web
<http://ur-hortsys.cirad.fr/actualites/formation-a-l-ecriture-d-articles-sci…> DIVECOSYS
Dispositif en partenariat
DIVECOSYS
<http://bft.cirad.fr/> logobftvct
Journal des sciences forestières
Revue en Open Access à facteur d’impact
Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique
Le Cirad, en collaboration avec les équipes du dispositif en partenariat DIVECOSYS et de la revue Bois et forêts des tropiques, organisent une formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique à :
Cotonou, Bénin - Lundi 13 au vendredi 17 octobre 2014
Vous trouverez en fichier joint toutes les informations pour une inscription.
Pour avoir de plus amples informations, vous pouvez prendre contact avec :
Jean-François Trébuchon
Coordinateur éditorial
<mailto:jean-francois.trebuchon@cirad.fr> jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr
Cirad
Bois et Forêts des Tropiques
TAC 105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
Fax : +33 4 67 59 37 55
Tél. : +33 4 67 59 37 81
Philippe Menozzi
Chercheur
<mailto:menozzi@cirad.fr> menozzi(a)cirad.fr
CIRAD, Dpt PERSYST,
UPR 115 AIDA (Agroécologie et Intensification Durable des cultures Annuelles)
Correspondant du Cirad au Bénin
CIRAD-IRD, 08 BP 841, Cotonou, BENIN
Centre du Riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice)
01 BP 2031, Cotonou, BENIN
tel. mob.: (00 229) 96 72 53 57
From: "Victoria L. Herian, Executive Director" < <mailto:vicki@swst.org> vicki(a)swst.org>
To: div5(a)lists.iufro.org
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:42:44 -0600
Subject: SWST Early Bird Price for 2014 Convention Expires Soon
Please note that the early bird pricing for the 2014 SWST Convention in Zvolen, Slovakia ends on April 1. Pricing before April 1 is:
SWST Full Member: $275.00
SWST Student Member: $100.00
Non-SWST Full Member: $350.00
Non-SWST Student Member: $125.00
Non-SWST Member Emerging Country: $115.00
SWST Member Emerging Country : $100.00
Pricing after April 1 is:
SWST Full Member: $325.00
SWST Student Member: $150.00
Non-SWST Full Member: $400.00
Non-SWST Student Member: $175.00
Non-SWST Member Emerging Country: $165.00
SWST Member Emerging Country : $150.00
So REGISTER NOW and SAVE!
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1260272
You can find attached the Convention flyer and also all information related to the Convention (including accommodations) can be found at:
http://www.swst.org/meetings/AM14/
I look forward to seeing you in Zvolen!
Victoria L. Herian
Executive Director
Society of Wood Science and Technology
SWST
P.O. Box 6155
Monona, WI 53716-6155 USA
PH: 608-577-1342
FAX: 608-467-8979
email: vicki(a)swst.org
url: www.swst.org
Dear Colleague,
We are very pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a contribution in a special issue on « Reconciling environment and production in managed ecosystems: is ecological intensification a solution? » to be published in the international scientific journal Environmental Management (http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+management/journal/267)
The provisional planning is the following:
* Deadline for submission of abstracts (250-300 words): 07th March.
· Deadline for review of abstracts: 04th April.
· Deadline for submission of articles: 04th July.
An outline of the article can be added to the abstract.
Details on the scope of the special issue can be obtained from and your abstract must be sent to:
thomas.cordonnier(a)irstea.fr
peyron(a)gip-ecofor.org
We are looking forward to reading from you
Best regards
Thomas Cordonnier & Jean-Luc Peyron
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Thomas Cordonnier
Irstea Grenoble
2 rue de la Papeterie BP76
F-38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex
Tel: 33(0)4 76 76 27 81
Fax: 33(0)4 76 51 38 03
Colleagues,
The IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference is held every 5 years. It is an apolitical, international forum open to all nations, for conduct of the Division’s business, and for exchange of scientific, professional and technical information on forest products related subjects consistent with the Division's structure.
Division 5 is currently soliciting bids for the 2017 All-Division 5 conference. If you and your institution are willing to host this conference, please visit the Guidelines and Bidding Rules at http://www.iufro.org/download/file/9492/2068/all-d5-2017-guidelines-bidding… for further details.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of bids is 28 February 2014!
We are hoping for and looking forward to receiving many outstanding bids!
Best regards
Andrew H.H. Wong, D. Phil
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
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IUFRO Headquarters
