Dear D5 Officers, I am forwarding this in-coming conference announcement from the IUFRO task Force on "Forests for People", hoping that IUFRO members from the fields below would be able to attend on behalf of D5: · use of wood and non-wood forest products · forests products marketing · supply and demand for new products Do let me know if there would be a representation from D5 at the meeting. Hopefully at least if you (or colleagues you wish to nominate) from the US would take this opportunity to attend the conference in Michigan. Let me also take this opportunity to wish you all a restful and happy end-of-year holidays, as we look forward to a break after all the work we are immersed in this year. Cheers, Andrew 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 ----- Forwarded by Andrew Wong Han Hoy/PLANT/FRST/UNIMAS on 16-11-12 12:49 PM ----- From: "conference_ ffp2012" <ffp2012(a)boku.ac.at> To: <ffp2012(a)boku.ac.at> Date: 30-10-12 10:05 PM Subject: Call for Proposals - 2nd "Forests for People" conference - May 2013 Michigan USA (please do not reply to this e-mail address) Dear colleagues, we want to inform you about an international, interdivisional conference “Forests for People” that will take place May 19-23, 2013 in Traverse City, Michigan USA. The aim of this conference by the IUFRO is to build a systematic body of knowledge about “forests for people” and its various facets, including possible future trends and challenges. This conference and the follow-up process aim to integrate knowledge from various disciplines inside and outside of forestry such as tourism, recreation, education, urban planning and many others. We invite you to present actual findings explicitly in the field of forest products, such as · use of wood and non-wood forest products · forests products marketing · supply and demand for new products You are invited to present your findings or to organize a coordinated session. For abstract submission (deadline: November 16, 2012 – 5pm eastern time) and further information see following website: http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference Please do not reply to this e-mail, but contact SORP association manager Brenda Adams-Weyant Brenda(a)RecPro.org or Dr. Robert Burns Robert.Burns(a)mail.wvu.edu if you have any questions. Best regards, Ulrike Proebstl-Haider Univ. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Proebstl-Haider IUFRO Board Member Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning University of Natural Resuorces and Life Sciences Peter-Jordan-Straße 82 1190 Vienna, Austria Website: ffp2012.boku.ac.at E-Mail: ffp2012(a)boku.ac.at