IUFRO is proud to announce its first regional Congress in Africa, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 25 to 30 June 2012. The first IUFRO regional congress in Africa will be held in partnership with the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) and is expected to bring together about 350 participants to deliberate on issues relevant to the conservation, sustainable management and utilization of forest and tree resources in the region. Scientists interested in organizing sessions or submitting abstracts are invited to visit the First Announcement and Call for Abstracts at http://fornis.net/content/first-iufro-fornessa-regional-congress. For additional information, please contact Dr. Joe Cobbinah Chair, Congress Scientific Committee (CSC) Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) University Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana Telephone: +233 244 405 601 +233 260 884 733 Fax: +233 03220 60121 E-Mail: <mailto:jrcobbinah@yahoo.co.uk> jrcobbinah(a)yahoo.co.uk <mailto:jcobbinah@csir-forig.org.gh> jcobbinah(a)csir-forig.org.gh <mailto:iufroforn_2012@yahoo.com> iufroforn_2012(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- circulated on behalf of the CSC of the IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress by IUFRO Headquarters