Dear List Members:
For your information find attached the description of a new wood and fiber
related scientific journal, the International Wood Products Journal.
International Wood Products Journal (formerly The Journal of the Institute
of Wood Science) publishes peer reviewed contributions on all aspects of
wood science, technology and engineering, its processing and applications.
The aim of the journal is to advance and encourage the scientific,
technical, practical and general knowledge of timber- and wood-based
products.
Dave Cown
Senior Scientist
Coordinator IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
Scion
49, Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
DDI +64 7 343 5525 | Mobile +64 1 187 4022
www.scionresearch.com
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From: owner-wood-science(a)interchange.ubc.ca [mailto:owner-wood-science@interchange.ubc.ca] On Behalf Of Prof. Stavros Avramidis
Sent: Saturday, 20 March 2010 10:01 a.m.
To: wood-science(a)interchange.ubc.ca
Subject: FW: 10th Annual Pacific Rim Bio-based Composites Symposium - UPDATED NEWS
For your information.
From: Rose Filax [mailto:Rose.Filax@albertainnovates.ca]
Sent: March 3, 2010 8:36 AM
Subject: 10th Annual Pacific Rim Bio-based Composites Symposium - UPDATED NEWS
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE YOU ON OUR LIST OF SPONSORS, ATTENDEES, OR GIVING PAPERS; THIS EMAIL IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE EXTENSION REGARDING THE CALL FOR PAPERS.
Since the first call for papers went out in December, this conference has been progressing very well. Some updated news is that we have been fortunate to secure Ian de la Roche as our Keynote Speaker this year and he will be speaking on "The New Bio-economy". Please also note that we have extended the call for papers by one month to ensure that everyone who wishes to submit a paper will have ample opportunity to do so. I have included information on booths and sponsorship with this email as well.
I would ask that you forward this e-mail on to any of your colleagues and associates that you think may be interested in attending and posting this on your internal website or newsletters to make sure we have contacted as many interested parties as we can. Please keep checking our website for updates www.biocomp2010.com<http://www.biocomp2010.com>.
To contact us by email please send to biocomp(a)albertainnovates.ca<mailto:biocomp@albertainnovates.ca>
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Rose Filax
Admin Assistant, Forest Products
Rose.filax(a)albertainnovates.ca<mailto:Rose.filax@albertainnovates.ca>
780-450-5321 office
780-450-5393 fax
www.albertainnovates.ca<http://www.albertainnovates.ca/>
*The Alberta Research Council, Alberta Ingenuity Fund, iCORE & nanoAlberta are now part of Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures.
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From: owner-wood-science(a)interchange.ubc.ca [mailto:owner-wood-science@interchange.ubc.ca] On Behalf Of Prof. Stavros Avramidis
Sent: Saturday, 20 March 2010 10:03 a.m.
To: wood-science(a)interchange.ubc.ca
Subject: FW: Call for Papers - Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources - Pacifichem 2010
For your information
From: Finkenstadt, Victoria [mailto:Victoria.Finkenstadt@ARS.USDA.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:23 AM
To: Finkenstadt, Victoria
Subject: Call for Papers - Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources - Pacifichem 2010
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies
Pacifichem 2010
December 15-20, 2010
Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
Dear Colleague,
We invite you to submit a paper to the Symposium on Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources.<http://www.pacifichem.org/symposia/c_symp_6.htm> Your participation will make a valuable contribution to Pacifichem 2010.
Polymeric materials from renewable resources are very important for the conservation and protection of the global environment while maintaining a standard of living. Replacement of petroleum-based plastics and polymeric materials is highly desirable and can offer economic and environmental advantages. With the continuing interest in biofuels, bioenergy and alternate energy sources, the use of agriculture (plant, animal, land, marine) plays a vital role in the development of bio-based chemical feedstocks. This symposium will emphasize the conversion, synthesis, use, and environmental fate of agriculturally-derived polymers for a variety of value-added products. It will also discuss policy issues with respect to global political and economic issues.
The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem)<http://pacifichem.org/> is sponsored jointly by the American Chemical Society, the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the Chemical Society of Japan, the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the Korean Chemical Society, and the Chinese Chemical Society.
Full announcement: Call for Papers<http://pacifichem.org/abstracts/ChemicalEngineeringNewsPacifichem_01_11_201…>, Chemical & Engineering News, Jan. 11, 2010; Vol. 88, No. 2; pp. 46-49
Abstract submission closes April 5, 2010<http://pacifichem.org/abstracts/>.
Sincerely,
Victoria
Acting Research Leader, Bio-Oils Research
Victoria Finkenstadt, Ph.D.
Lead Scientist, Plant Polymer Research
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
United States Department of Agriculture
1815 North University Street
Peoria, Illinois 61604
(tel) 309-681-6469 (fax) 309-681-6691
victoria.finkenstadt(a)ars.usda.gov<mailto:victoria.finkenstadt@ars.usda.gov>
ARS: http://ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=10628
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SWC2010 International Conference
PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
COEXISTING IN HARMONY
Casablanca, Morocco
May 25-27, 2010
Only 3 weeks left to register!
Dear All:
This is to remind that the extended deadline for early-bird registration for SWC2010 international conference, and abstract submission, will end on 31 March 2010 (in 3 weeks!).
Those of you who have not registered yet, are invited to fill in, and send their registration form to the conference secretariat (sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr) as soon as possible.
Those who want to submit an abstract to be considered for oral or poster presentation have still 3 weeks left to send their abstract. After the 31st. of March 2010, no abstract will be accepted!
Those participants who registered to the conference, but do not yet booked the hotel accommodation, are invited to do it as soon as possible. The deadline for hotel booking at preferential room rate will end on 10 April 2010. But, take care, hotel rooms at hotel special rate are booked to conference participants, on the first-arrived, first-served basis!
For any additional information, please visit the conference website at www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm or www.swc2010.fr.fm
Looking forward to welcoming you, next May, to this exciting meeting in Casablanca (Morocco).
Dr. Mohammed Ellatifi
Conference Chair
Casablanca (Morocco)
Tel: +212 661 328 797
Fax: +212 522 982 428
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr and sylva.monde(a)yahoo.fr
Website: http://www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm & www.swc2010.fr.fm
Attached: Registration Form + Hotel Booking Form
PS: The list of hotels offering special price for the conference participants is available in the conference website, at: www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/accom.htm
FYI
From: Arnis Kokorevics [mailto:arniskk@edi.lv]
Sent: Wednesday, 3 March 2010 2:17 a.m.
To: info(a)ecwm5.lv
Subject: Fifth European Conference on Wood Modification ECWM-5, 20-21 September 2010, Riga, Latvia; 2nd Announcement
Dear Madam or Sir,
many thanks to those of you, who have already submitted an abstract for the The Fifth European Conference on Wood Modification ECWM5, which will take place on 20 & 21 September 2010 in Riga, Latvia.
Assuming that you would like to participate in the Conference, but you have not yet received the relative information from us, we found it possible to extend the abstract submission deadline by 5 March, 2010.
Focusing on the theme Wood modification and related aspects, this Conference is a great opportunity to meet and exchange experience with other scientists, representatives of industry and research organisations. This Conference also offers a chance to develop new and innovative partnerships.
The Conference participation fee is €400 per delegate. For students - €250 per delegate (a copy of the document certifying the student’s status of a participant should be enclosed). The fee includes the Welcome party (19.09.2010), lunches, coffee-breaks, Conference dinner and Conference Proceedings. For accompanying persons - €80 per person. The price includes the Welcome party and Conference dinner.
We would be very grateful if you could disseminate the information among your members and relevant partners, and include this event in the relevant section of your website.
Further information on this key international Conference can be found in the attached documentation and in the conference portal http://www.ecwm5.lv/.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any query regarding the ECWM5 in Riga.
On behalf of the organizing committee
With best regards,
Dr.Bruno Andersons
Dr.Arnis Kokorevics
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FYI
From: IUFRO [mailto:iufrococ@forest.go.kr]
Sent: Wednesday, 3 March 2010 5:39 a.m.
To: Dave Cown
Subject: Registration deadline for presenting authors of accepted oral and poster presentations 30 April
[http://iufro2010.com/upload/temp/20102313016/2010331304270_54264257.gif]
In order to confirm your place on the Congress program, all presenting authors must complete their online Registration for the Congress by 30 April 2010. Please note that Congress Registration is not the same as creation of a User Account. If you have not completed your Congress Registration by this date, your presentation(s) will be removed from the program.
All accepted abstracts for those who have registered for the Congress by the 30 April deadline will be published by the XXIII IUFRO World Congress in a special volume of The International Forestry Review. This book of abstracts will be included in the Congress registration package.
John Parrotta, Chair 2010 IUFRO Congress Scientific Committee
[http://www.iufro2010.com/mail/mail_receive.asp?idx=4740]
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XXIII IUFRO World Congress
23 – 28 August 2010, Seoul, Republic of Korea
IUFRO Unit 4.02.01 - Resource Data in the Tropics
Scientific Session No. C-09
“Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline for Abstracts Submission: 31 December 2009
Submit your abstract
Only 15 days left!
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
This is to inform you that IUFRO Unit 4.02.01 – “Resource Data in the Tropics” is organizing a scientific session No. C-09, during the XXIII IUFRO World Congress, to take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 23 to 28 August 2010.
This scientific session is organized under the theme “Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”.
You are kindly invited to submit to submit your abstract (s) to be considered as potential Speaker / Poster Presenter, in this Session. To do it, you have only 15 days left to submit your abstract. Please hurry up to submit your abstract!
You will find, attached, a Call for Abstracts, with the main ojectives, the covered topics, and the format of the scientific Session C-09.
With my best wishes for the new year 2010
Mohammed Ellatifi
Senior Forestry Officer
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 4.02.01 “Forest Resources in the Tropics”
Organizer, Session No. C-09
PO Box 20100 Hay Salam
20210 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 (0) 661 328 797 Fax: +212 (0) 522 982 428
E-mail: mellatifi(a)yahoo.fr sylva.world@yahoo
Website: www.swc2010.fr.fmwww.ellatifi.fr.fmwww.iufro2010.com
Attached: Call for Abstracts
Dear All:
This is to remind you the deadline for abstract submission for the following IUFRO and SWC2010 events:
Only three weeks left to submit your Abstract!
December 31, 2009 at 24:00 GMT is the deadline!
for the following events:
1. SWC2010 International Conference on:
“PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
COEXISTING IN HARMONY”
Casablanca, Morocco
May 25-27, 2010
December 31, 2009 at 24:00 GMT is the deadline
for Early-bird Registration and for Abstract Submission
All information related to the conference are available in the website www.swc2010.fr.fm and www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/welcome.htm
More particularly, information related to special conference topics are given in the following table:
Conference Topics
Deadline / web address
Call for Abstracts
Conference Topics
Guidelines for Abstract submission
Guidelines for paper / poster submission
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/first.htm
Deadline for Abstract submission
31 December 2009
Programme for Accompanying persons
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/accomp.htm
Registration and Hotel booking
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm
Deadline for early registration fees
31 December 2009
Deadline for hotel booking
at conference special rate
10 April 2010
Conference Registration Form
www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/RegistrationForm.pdf
Hotel Booking Form
www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/HotelBookForm.pdf
Send your abstract to:
Amina El Hassouni
Conference Secretariat
PO Box 20100 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 661 328 797 Fax: +212 522 982 428
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr
2. XXIII UFRO World Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea,
23 – 28 August 2010
Submit your Oral/Poster Abstract through IUFRO website www.iufro2010.com/
2.1. Session # C-09
“Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”
2.2. Session # C-10
“Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forest Ecosystem Services”
2.3. Session # C-10
“Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forest Ecosystem Services”
2.4. Session # D-04
“Pollution and Climate Change Impacts in Asia”
2.5. Session # D-09
“Changes in Climate and Air Pollution – New Directions in Forest Monitoring, Research and Modeling”
2.6. Session # G-01
“Forest Health in a Changing Environment”
2.7. Session # G-03
“Effect of Multiple Ecosystem Stressors on Tree and Forest Ecosystem Health”
2.8. Session # I-01
“Healthy Urban Forests: Healthy People”
A full call for paper is available at
http://www.iufro2010.com/?code=iu04&subp=0101
Regards
Mohammed Ellatifi
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Von: gdieterle(a)worldbank.org [mailto:gdieterle@worldbank.org]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. November 2009 23:06
Cc: SDN_Forests_Team(a)worldbank.org; ENVCF_FCPF_Team(a)worldbank.org;
akutter(a)worldbank.org; P
blissguest(a)worldbank.org; Rmearns(a)worldbank.org; nrai(a)worldbank.org
Betreff: CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
Wichtigkeit: Hoch
CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
11 November 2009: The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has called for
nominations of
experts to serve on the Expert Group for the Forest Investment Program
(FIP), to
work on the selection of country or regional pilots for the FIP.
The deadline for nominations is 27 November 2009.
Call for nominations:
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTCC/Resources/407863-1232054799960/fip
_call_for_expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf?resourceurlname=fip_call_for_
expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf>
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTCC/Resources/407863-1232054799960/fip_
call_for_expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf?resourceurlname=fip_call_for_e
xpert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf
Criteria for Selecting Expert Group Members:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4517/95/nb-09-11-17_fip_1_4_1criteria_fo
r_selecting_expert_group_revised.pdf/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4517/95/nb-09-11-17_fip_1_4_1criteria_for
_selecting_expert_group_revised.pdf/
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Dear Colleagues,
As you see from below, the CIF/Forest Investment Program is now establishing
its
operational structures.
A key step is the selection of experts who will advise the FIP sub-Committee
on
choosing pilot countries. As you see from the documents below about 6-8
experts
with a diverse range of skills and knowledge are to be selected.
It is extremely important for achieving FIP goals that experts with proven
global
expertise and experience in forestry, climate change and development are
nominated.
We count on you in helping out in this important matter.
You are kindly requested to spread the information and/or nominate qualified
experts (including yourself) for this assignment.
Many thanks for you cooperation
Gerhard
Forests Advisor
Agriculture & Rural Development
The World Bank
Tel: +1-202-458 7334; Fax: +1-202-614-1402;
E-Mail: GDieterle(a)worldbank.org, Room MC5-795
www.worldbank.org/forestswww.profor.info <http://www.profor.info/>
www.forest-alliance.org <http://www.forest-alliance.org/>
www.worldbank.org/enafleg
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Profiles
a) Forest Specialist (Co-chair). This expert should have a broad general
forestry background as well as specific knowledge of, and experience with,
biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of forests, forest ecology
and forest dynamics, agro-forestry, reforestation, non-timber forest
products,
landscape restoration, desertification resulting from forest degradation and
forest ecosystem services, including biotic and abiotic risks to forest
ecosystems.
b) Climate Specialist (Co-chair) . This expert should have knowledge of, and
experience in, climate change mitigation and adaptation related to forests,
at
sub-national, national and international levels. The expert should be
knowledgeable about national strategies for addressing climate change that
involve forests, the role of forests in addressing the challenges of climate
change, and REDD+ (including avoided deforestation and forest degradation,
forest conservation, sustainable forest management and enhancement of
carbon sinks).
c) Forest Finance Specialist and Development Economist.. This expert should
be knowledgeable about the role of forests in economic development and
planning, poverty alleviation and how to enhance the contribution of forests
to improving rural livelihoods, and valuation systems of alternative land
uses.
The expert should be well-versed in how to enhance local communities
income and benefits from forests through improved access to markets,
employment creation, and forest product processing.
d) Agricultural Specialist. This expert should be familiar with sustainable
rural
agricultural production systems, and the state of research on food producing
systems. The expert should be knowledgeable about large agribusinesses and
their potential impact on other land uses, as well shifting cultivation and
their
impacts on natural resources. This expert should be able to clearly
articulate
cross-sectoral linkages and impacts between agriculture and forest sectors.
e) Forest Industry and SME Investment Specialist. This expert should be
knowledgeable about the private sector and sustainable management of
forests, forest industry value chain, forest products trade, internationally
recognized independent forest certification systems and standards and
corporate social responsibility standards, community-company partnerships,
and investment opportunities in diverse countries.
f) Governance, Policy and Institutional Specialist. This expert should be
familiar with forest and land institutions, land management and
administration, land tenure, environmental, forest and other land use
policies,
legislation and enforcement, transparency, political economy of forests and
land.
g) Indigenous Peoples Specialist. This expert should be familiar with
indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities issues and rights,
including land tenure issues.
Social Development and Gender Specialist. This expert should be
familiar with poverty alleviation, social, community and gender issues,
particularly as they relate to forest management
______________________________________________
http://cte.napier.ac.uk/e53
Dave Cown,
Senior Scientist, Wood Quality
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
Scion (Trading name of Forest Research Institute Ltd.)
Private Bag 3020
49 Sala St. Rotorua
New Zealand
Ph: +64 7343 5525
Mobile: 021 187 4022
Fx: +64 7343 5507
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