Dear Andrew, Roger, Lennart, Frederic and Abe-san, Chinese Academy of Forestry will hold a workshop (Regional Workshop for Asia, Pacific and Oceania) with BI together (Bioversity International) on 20-21 August, 2013. (http://www.globaltimbertrackingnetwork.org/news_events/events_item/regional…) This workshop is proposed on the project “Identification of Timber Species and Origins” led by Bioversity International, funded by Germany and guided by an international steering committee aims to facilitate the practical application of such innovative timber tracking tools (genetic and stable isotopes markers). At the project’s Inception Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (24-25 April 2012), Bioversity International announced the creation of the Global Timber Tracking Network (GTTN). Could you please kindly forward this information to the related colleagues of IUFRO (maybe not only Division 5), IAWS, IAWA or other potential organizations? Of course, we would like to ask if you organization (IUFRO, IAWS and IAWA) would become the titled co-organizer of this workshop. Thanks a lot for your kindly help. Best Regards yafang -------------------- YIN Yafang Ph.D, Professor Chief, Department of Wood Anatomy and Utilization, Chinese Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Tel: 86-10-6288-9468 Fax:86-10-6288-1937 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ekue, Marius (Bioversity-Malaysia) To: Ekue, Marius (Bioversity-Malaysia),Aimi Lee,Andrew Lowe,Bernd Degen,Gerhard Breulmann,Johannes Zahnen,Lee Soon Leong,Loo,Judy (Bioversity),Manfred Groening,Markus Boner,Matthias.Schwoerer(a)bmelv.bund.de,Milton Kanashiro,Phil Guillery,Sarah Price,Shelley Gardner,Thorsten.Hinrichs(a)bmelv.bund.de,Vincent van den Berk,Yin Yafang,Yin Yafang Date: 2013-04-19, 21:29:16 Subject: Regional workshops Dear all, ・ The Regional Workshop for Asia, Pacific & Oceania has been formally approved by the Chinese State Forestry Administration (thanks to Yin Yafang). The original dates have been changed on our request. The new dates are 20-21 August. Please share the announcement (http://www.globaltimbertrackingnetwork.org/news_events/events_item/regional…) with potential participants. Best regards Marius ----------------------------------- Chinese Academy of Forestry http://www.caf.ac.cn -----------------------------------