Dear all, This information appeared at the IUFRO website some time ago. As this is the first African IUFRO-FORNESSA regional Congress, and I encourage you to participate. I suggest you contact the congress organisers about collaborating to offer sessions in your respective RG's/WP's. Despite the deadline is past for submission of abstracts, please contact the organisers if you are interested to participate to organise session or present work. Regards, Andrew Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil. Associate Professor, Wood durability & Protection Convenor, IRG Natural Durability Working Party (WP1.7), www.irg-wp.com 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 ----- Forwarded by Andrew Wong Han Hoy/PLANT/FRST/UNIMAS on 11-01-12 05:59 PM ----- From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org> To: ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my Date: 20-12-11 10:22 PM Subject: First African IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress and ITTO/AFF Forest= Policy Day Sent by: office(a)iufro.org (Embedded image moved to file: pic06092.jpg) IUFRO Newsletter Dear Colleagues, The first African IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress and ITTO/AFF Forest Policy Day will be held from 25 to 30 June 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the Congress is: Forest and Trees Serving the Peole of Africa and in the World. The Congress will provide a platform for African forest scientists, forest managers and policy makers and their colleagues from other parts of the world to share and exchange information and experiences on critical issues affecting forest and wildlife resources in Africa. The overall goal of the Congress is to demonstrate how forest science is impacting on livelihoods, environmental management and development in Africa. The Congress will highlight research that puts relevant information in the hands of forest communities, forest managers, policy makers, the private sector and civil society. We cordially invite you to visit the website of the first IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress at: http://www.fornis.net/congress/en/homepage, and to consider active participation – send your abstract by 31 December 2011. We will be glad to welcome you on this occasion in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2012 . Michael Kleine IUFRO Deputy Executive Director (Embedded image moved to file: pic09032.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic11931.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic30431.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic22966.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic17514.gif) (See attached file: ebfb8bc9f5.jpg)