The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) invites applications and nominations for a Program Chair in the area of Integrated Wood Engineering and Design. We are seeking a Program Chair with a desire to transform and elevate the global perception of the role wood buildings can play in a sustainable future. The Lead Researcher will have the unique opportunity to create a research team dedicated to pushing the limits of wood design. The team will be responsible for designing and delivering a dynamic, industrially relevant and transformative graduate program dedicated to research and professional programming in sustainable wood structures design and engineering. The Program Chair will be committed to the mission and values of the University of Northern British Columbia. The ideal candidate will assemble, and be able to provide creative and inspirational leadership for, a team of faculty. S/he will be a person of vision, an articulate spokesperson for the Centre of Excellence for Wood Structures Engineering, and will be energetic, innovative, and internationally recognized in the area of wood Engineering and Design. The candidate will work closely with industry and design professionals in both Canada and abroad, ensuring the program is vibrant, connected and relevant to the industry.
Deadline for application: 31 October 2013.
Applicants should forward their cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references (including telephone, fax, and email information) quoting competition #FAENG06-13 to: The Office of the Provost, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, B.C., V2N 4Z9. Fax: (250) 960-5791. Please direct inquiries to: Dr. Daniel A. J. Ryan, Dean of the College of Science and Management, at Telephone (250) 960-5555, Email <Daniel.Ryan(a)unbc.ca>. This position is being advertised subject to budgetary approval. Electronic submissions of CVs can be forwarded to: FacultyRecruitment(a)unbc.ca.
As in the past IUFRO World Congresses, there will be an opportunity to honor special scientific performances and achievements with selected IUFRO Awards at the Salt Lake City Congress in 2014.
There are still good chances for your candidate to be among the awardees: awardees will win a ticket to travel to Salt Lake City and will have the opportunity to present the Award-winning work to the Congress participants. Therefore, choose among the Scientific Achievement Award (SAA), Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA) and the IUFRO Student Award (ISA) and make your nomination soon. Bear in mind that you can only nominate candidates from IUFRO Member Organizations, - no self-nominations are accepted – and that the deadline for submission expires at the end of August 2013.
Find more information and nomination forms on our website http://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/ and send your nominations to the Chair of the IUFRO Honors & Awards Committee (Dr. Shirong Liu, liusr(a)caf.ac.cn) with copy to the IUFRO Executive Director (office(a)iufro.org)
Dr. Shirong Liu
Chair of the IUFRO H&A Committee
IUFRO AWARDS at the IUFRO World Congress 2014
Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)
Up to 10 awards to recognize distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Criteria for judgment will be dissemination of results, implementation of knowledge, methods or techniques in practical forestry and skilled research management (success in publications, meetings, funding, etc. in a larger group than the individual) and involvement in IUFRO activities.
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual scientific achievements among young Doctoral researchers and to encourage further work within the fields of research covered by the Union.
IUFRO Student Award (ISA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent), and to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by the Union. Nominations can be made through IUFRO member organizations or officeholders and through members of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA).
From: andreja.kutnar(a)gmail.com [mailto:andreja.kutnar@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Andreja Kutnar
Sent: June-27-13 1:47 AM
Subject: Announcement of joint conference of COST FP0904 and FP1006
Dear members of COST Action FP0904,
We are inviting you to the joint conference of COST FP0904 and FP1006, Characterization of modified wood in relation to wood bonding and coating performance, which will be held in Slovenia from 16th till 18th of October 2013 at Hotel Rogla and Hotel Planja. All the details of the conference are in the attachment.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any further question.
Looking forward to welcome you at Rogla,
Andreja
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Assist.Prof. Andreja Kutnar, PhD
University of Primorska
Andrej Marušič Institute
Muzejski trg 2
SI-6000 Koper
e-mail: andreja.kutnar(a)upr.si
tel.: 00386 31 240 121
Dear Mr. Buck,
I am Li Hui, Managing Editor of Forest Ecosystems, a new international Open Access journal established at Beijing Forestry University in cooperation with Springer Science. The project has excellent backing regarding available staff and other resources. We have two Editors in Chief, Dr. Yin WeiLun from China and Dr. Klaus v. Gadow from Germany, and an international Editorial Board which includes 25 Associate Editors and 5 Senior Editors.
Traditional journals are inundated with manuscripts and Forest Ecosystems will improve the chances for good papers to become available sooner. We will start publishing peer-reviewed original articles and critical reviews in January, 2014. The focus will be on individual papers and special issues relating to natural and managed forest ecosystems and their services to people. Manuscripts will go online and will be ready for download as soon as they are accepted. During the first two years, we will carry the cost of publishing Open Access.
IUFRO scientists are invited to visit our webseite at <http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/fsc> http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/fsc and submit their manuscripts after logging in as author and providing the contact details of 4 qualified referees. We also welcome proposals for a special issue.
Thank you for your support!
With best regards
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Hui Li (李慧)
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Editorial office of Forest Ecosystems
Editorial office of Chinese Birds
Box 148 Beijing Forestry University
35 Qinghua Donglu, Haidian District
Beijing 100083, P. R. China
Tel/fax: 86-10-62337915
The Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois-construction Ameublement (FCBA) is pleased to invite you to the 6th edition of the International Symposium on Wood Fibre Polymer Composites which will take place on September 23-24, 2013, in Biarritz, about 200 km to the south of Bordeaux in France.
FCBA is pleased to invite you to the The 2013 conference event will focus on opportunities for innovative wood based composites used in Building and Furniture sectors contributing to the Green Growth and Bioeconomy.
Scientists and Experts from industry present latest information on recent developments by 28 conferences on two days. A technical exhibition and poster session will also be provided.
Scientific programme on: <http://www.wpc2013.fcba.fr/programme.html> http://www.wpc2013.fcba.fr/programme.html
Please register NOW and book your hotel asap: <http://www.wpc2013.fcba.fr/registration.html> http://www.wpc2013.fcba.fr/registration.html
Looking forward to welcoming you in Biarritz, we remain with,
Kind regards,
Gilles Labat
FCBA
FPS COST Action FP1205
Innovative applications of regenerated wood cellulose fibres
Descriptions are provided by the Actions directly via e-COST.
Demand for high performance products is increasing globally, as is the demand for more environmentally responsible sourcing. The combination of these facts places significant strain on traditional material supplies and processing. Fibre demand and nanocellulose are two such area of increasing demand, where diversification of fibre supplies is necessary to provide the demands and allow use of land for agricultural food purposes and biorefinery / biofuel supply. One area where fibre supply is increasing in supply is through the wood industry. This is through greater forest reserves under sustainable forestry practices, especially across Europe. However, it is necessary to think “outside the box” on how this resource can be put to optimum value (i.e. in areas in addition to construction, pulp & paper and bioenergy). This Action <http://www.cost.eu/service/glossary/Action> aims to develop the sustainable emerging technologies in the areas of textile fibre production, cellulosic fibres, and the various forms of nanocellulose derived solely from wood. This advancement needs to be undertaken within a COST framework not only to provide a means of information sharing, but to educate and train scientists in new areas of development. Through a programme of collaboration and knowledge exchange and training, this Action <http://www.cost.eu/service/glossary/Action> will develop a pan-European leap in capabilities, product and processes. This will lead to an improvement in the environmental credentials of advanced cellulose-based materials, strengthening R&D and innovative material production across Europe
http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/fps/Actions/FP1205
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FPS COST Action FP1303
Performance of bio-based building materials
Descriptions are provided by the Actions directly via e-COST.
Maintaining and expanding the market potential for bio-based building products in indoor and outdoor construction uses remains a key activity for European industry in the forestry and biotechnological sector. Performance data for many "environmental friendly" building materials are lacking as well as suitable comprehensive test methodologies to determine their resistance against mould, stain, and decay. The similarity in terms of decay hazard, resulting response on climatic loads and thus performance of different bio-based building materials has not yet been recognised adequately, wherefore this Action <http://www.cost.eu/service/glossary/Action> will provide a platform for networking and scientific exchange between different disciplines, such as material sciences, wood technology, biology, biotechnology, building physics and engineering. Consumer demands and preferences, which might serve as limit states to develop service life prediction and performance models, will consider aesthetical aspects as well as the functionality of building assemblies. A coordinated effort to put the issue of biodegradability of organic building products on the agenda will contribute to the control and prevention of this imminent threat to use bio-based building materials, which in turn could severely damage a pan-European low carbon building agenda.
http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/fps/Actions/FP1303
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FPS COST Action FP1302
WOOD MUSICK
Descriptions are provided by the Actions directly via e-COST.
This Action <http://www.cost.eu/service/glossary/Action> aims to combine forces and to foster research on wooden musical instruments in order to preserve and develop the dissemination of knowledge on musical instruments in Europe through inter disciplinary research. The proposed program involves curators and conservators on the one side, wood scientists, chemists and acousticians on the other side, and finally, researchers in organology and making of instruments.
As part of the CIMCIM (International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections) network, working with some members of the former WoodCultHer COST and with makers, the project will integrate study, conservation and preservation works on musical instruments in heritage, and will allow the different European teams working on wood to participate in research projects on musical instruments. The collaboration will help to develop cooperative programs on specific projects about the study and identification of artefacts and about the conservation of musical instruments.
http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/fps/Actions/FP1302
Dear D5 friends,
I was asked by John Innes, Chair of IUFRO Task Force on "Resources for the
future" to circulate this conference announcement widely. Please assist to
pass on to your colleagues who may be interested. Early bird registration
cut-off is *June 15th*. For more information about the conference please
check website: http://iufro2013.forestry.ubc.ca/
Cheers,
Andrew
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Andrew Wong Han Hoy <ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my
> wrote:
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> From: "Innes, John" <john.innes(a)ubc.ca>
> To: "ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my" <ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my>
> Date: 29-05-13 01:49 PM
> Subject: Resources for the Future - IUFRO conference in Vancouver
> Canada
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> Dear Dr. Andy Wong (IUFRO Division 5 Coordinator):
>
> The IUFRO Task Force “Resources for the Future” will hold a conference this
> August (27-29) in Vancouver, Canada. In my capacity as Coordinator of this
> Task Force, I am asking if you could possibly distribute the message below
> to your network of Division contacts?
>
> For your interest, I have also attached a 1-page overview about the
> conference and a document containing speaker biographies.
>
> Thank-you very much for your assistance with this matter,
>
> Dr. John Innes,
> Dean, Faculty of Forestry
> University of British Columbia
>
>
> Message
> August 27-29, Vancouver, Canada, IUFRO Task Force Conference “Resources for
> the Future”
> You are invited to participate in a Conference, developed by the IUFRO
> Resources for the Future Task Force. The Conference will take place in the
> Forest Sciences Centre at the University of British Columbia, August 27 to
> 29, 2013. The conference will feature world leaders in the forest resources
> field, and provide them with a venue to collaborate and share ideas with
> academia, government, industry and NGOs — all stakeholders in the future of
> the world’s forests. The goal is to provide a platform where speakers can
> share their expertise in various areas and identify potential solutions.
> Four topic areas will be covered:
> · Globalization and its implications for forests
> · Plantations
> · Bio-products and advanced building systems
> · Forest ecosystem services
>
> Early bird registration cut-off is June 15th. For more information about
> the conference please check website: http://iufro2013.forestry.ubc.ca/
> (See attached file: Resources for the Future - Overview-May22.pdf)(See
> attached file: Resources for the Future_Bios_May22.pdf)
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Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil
Coordinator, IUFRO D5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org
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
Dear Research Group Coordinators and friends of D5,
I believe some among you are attending the IUFROLAT2013 in San Jose, Costa
Rica, on 12-15 June 2013. There will be a session hosted by IUFRO at the
IUFROLAT congress. The session will be held in form of a Panel discussion,
moderated by the IUFRO President,
· to inform IUFROLAT Participants about the structure and working
modalities of IUFRO
· to discuss the Role of IUFRO by addressing Issues of particular
concern to Latin America and
· to highlight Benefits of IUFROs’ scientific collaborations for the
Latin-American science community.
A panel discussion will among other issues, engage a cluster of
Divisions and Task Forces (and D5 is in Cluster 3 below) to discuss
targeted questions, more specifically to highlight
i. the general research focus of the Division and Task Force,
ii. current activities related to the question,
iii. Gaps and future research needed regarding to the
question.
In total three questions will be asked to a cluster of Divisions and Task
Forces (see format below). Division 5 falls under the cluster on "Forest
Products for a Greener Economy". For each cluster a selected number of
Division- and Task Force Coordinators will be asked by the moderator to
respond according to the proposed outline of the targeted questions. (i.,
ii. & iii. above). All Division- and Task Force Coordinators will be
informed in advance of the question which they are supposed to address. The
detailed questions addressing the three proposed topics are yet to be
announced.
Each respondent will be given the possibility to show one slide in order to
illustrate his/her response. These slides shall be merged according to the
structure to be announced.
|---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | Divisions / TFs |
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| Cluster 2 | Divisions / TFs |
|---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------|
| Cluster 3 - Forest Products | Division 2 – Physiology and |
| | |
| for a Greener Economy | Genetics |
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| | Division 3 – Forest Operations, |
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| | Engineering and Management |
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| | Division 5 – Forest Products |
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| | Task Force – Education in |
| | |
| | Forest Science |
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| | Task Force – Resources for the |
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| | Future |
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| Cluster 4 | Divisions / TFs |
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2. Forest Products for a Greener Economy
2.1 Setting the Stage
In the context of the Green Economy Initiative, the Environmental Program
of the United Nations (UNEP) defines green economy as “one that results in
improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing
environmental risks and ecological scarcities.” Thus green economies are
not based on the demand for sacrifice, but on the idea of qualitative
growth, where low-carbon and environmentally friendly technologies, as well
as international cooperation in this area play a key role. (
http://www.fes-sustainability.org/de/diskussionen/green-economy-sustainable…
).
Green Economy principles of valuing and investing in natural capital and
people, reforming high impact sectors to address sustainability, driving
investment and financial flows towards pro-environment and pro-people
growth and improving governance and forging partnership are key to ensure
the transition to a successful equitable and balance growth.
Between 1980 and 2005 most exports of Latin America’s leading forest
products (i.e. sawnwood, wood pulp, and paper and paperboard) were made by
large and medium-size enterprises. The activities of small and medium-scale
enterprises (SME) are often limited to local markets, and most of the wide
range of forest products, including timber, fuelwood, and non-timber forest
products, are also used for subsidence. Furthermore, forest- and tree-based
activities have poor returns compared to agricultural practices. “Although
many large forest enterprises have managed to become competitive and
viable, the challenge is now to promote the development of small and medium
enterprises capable of interacting with large companies in value chains
based on win-win relationships”, concluded researchers of the IUFRO-WFSE
study “Forests and Society – Responding to Global Drivers of Change” in
2010.
Questions that can be asked to Division 5: Forest Products
· What kind of research is represented by Division 5?
· How has Division 5 in the past contributed to address the issue of
forest products for a greener economy in Latin America?
· How can your IUFRO Division help in addressing future research
needs on this issue in Latin America?
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Hence against this background and in preparing for this session, I would be
grateful to you if you could take the opportunity to share some of your
thoughts about these areas and especially sharing your experiences
concerning Latin America that would would benefit the audience. I will try
my best to convey your views during the convened session. Your views would
certainly help me and my cluster of colleagues at IUFRO tremendously to
engage the audience. Look forward to hearing from you by 25 May 2013, so
that I can make adequate preparations to address the session.
Kind regards,
Andrew Wong
Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil.
Associate Professor, Wood durability & Protection
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
Malaysia
Tel: +6082 582936 (direct line)
Tel: +6082 581000, Ext. #2936
Fax: +6082 583160
Email: ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my
awong.unimas(a)gmail.com
Forests for People Conference and 2013 National Outdoor Recreation
The conference is less than two weeks away and we are energetically working to wrap up the final details. A few of the field workshops are almost filled to capacity and hotels are nearly booked full near the conference location. If you are planning to attend and have not yet registered, get online now and sign up. <http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference> http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference
The conference program just went to the printers and you can download a copy here: <http://www.recpro.org/assets/Conference/2013_conference_program.pdf> http://www.recpro.org/assets/Conference/2013_conference_program.pdf
We hope to see you in Traverse City!
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
<mailto:Brenda@RecPro.org> Brenda(a)RecPro.org
