Dear Andrew and John, 
Any chance of adding a speaker?  I'd like to recommend Troy Wiseman of EcoPlanet Bamboo, who has extensive knowledge in developing innovating bamboo plantations for biofuels, timber substitutes, etc. 
Please see www.ecoplanetbamboo.com
I realize the program is pretty far along but feel this would be a very important contribution. 
Thank you,
Susanne Lucas
Executive Director, World Bamboo Organization
www.worldbamboo.net


On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 4:47 AM, Andrew Wong <awong.unimas@gmail.com> wrote:
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@frst.unimas.my> wrote:



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From:   "Innes, John" <john.innes@ubc.ca>
To:     "ahhwong@frst.unimas.my" <ahhwong@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@gmail.com
             ahhwong@frst.unimas.my
Fax:   +6082-583160
Tel:    +6082-582936
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)
Faculty of Resource Science & Technology
94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
Malaysia

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Manager, Pioneer Plants LLC
www.BambooSelect.us
Executive Director, World Bamboo Organization
www.worldbamboo.net
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