Urban Forests & Political Ecologies: Celebrating Transdisciplinarity
Toronto, Canada - April 18-20th, 2013
Location: Hart House Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario
Registration is now open!
The first of its kind, this international three-day conference will
cover a wide range of issues related to urban forests, trees and green
spaces from political ecology perspectives.
Conference Themes:
Historical Narratives
Urban Tree Cultures and Identities
Social Inclusion
From Government to Governance
Urban Ecology Pedagogies
Adaptation and Vulnerability
See attached conference poster for details.
For more information please visit: www.ufpe.ca
Hosted by:
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Humber Arboretum & Centre for Urban Ecology
Protected Areas and Place Making - Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil – April 21-26, 2013
Third Call for Papers
The objective of the conference is to bring together expertise to explore solutions and develop practices in regions where balance and maintenance are essential in conserving resilience and addressing recovery of landscapes. You are invited to submit abstracts for a paper in the following subjects: 1) Urban forestry, health and well-being; 2)Community values in conservation; 3) Conservation and Sustainable rural development in contested landscapes: international perspectives; 4) Private sector on nature conservation; 5) Nature-based recreation and tourism; 6) Human–wildlife conflict management; 7) Boosting connectivity: Trans-boundary parks and corridors; 9) Word Cup and tourism in Brazilian National Parks.
Abstracts should be sent by email to: papm2013(a)emporioproducoes.com.br with subject: abstract
Please carbon copy (cc:) to: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
February 16th, 2013 - Deadline for short papers (500 words)
February 26th, 2013 - Notification of abstract acceptance
March 30th, 2010 - Deadline for revised abstract for proceedings (3000 words- optional)
More information about the PAPM_2013, Protected Areas and Place Making is at : http://canjerana.esalq.usp.br/PAPM2013/doku.php?id=home Or send an e-mail: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
We look forward to seeing you in Foz do Iguaçu!
Teresa Cristina Magro and Demóstenes Ferreira da Silva Filho (Co-chairs)
Third Call for Papers
The objective of the conference is to bring together expertise to explore solutions and develop practices in regions where balance and maintenance are essential in conserving resilience and addressing recovery of landscapes. You are invited to submit abstracts for a paper in the following subjects: 1) Urban forestry, health and well-being; 2)Community values in conservation; 3) Conservation and Sustainable rural development in contested landscapes: international perspectives; 4) Private sector on nature conservation; 5) Nature-based recreation and tourism; 6) Human–wildlife conflict management; 7) Boosting connectivity: Trans-boundary parks and corridors; 9) Word Cup and tourism in Brazilian National Parks.
Abstracts should be sent by email to: papm2013(a)emporioproducoes.com.br with subject: abstract
Please carbon copy (cc:) to: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
February 16th, 2013 - Deadline for short papers (500 words)
February 26th, 2013 - Notification of abstract acceptance
March 30th, 2010 - Deadline for revised abstract for proceedings (3000 words- optional)
More information about the PAPM_2013, Protected Areas and Place Making is at : http://canjerana.esalq.usp.br/PAPM2013/doku.php?id=home Or send an e-mail: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
We look forward to seeing you in Foz do Iguaçu!
Teresa Cristina Magro and Demóstenes Ferreira da Silva Filho (Co-chairs)
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Prof. Teresa Cristina Magro
Protected Areas Mangement
Forestry Science Department
ESALQ
University of São Paulo
Av. Pádua Dias, 11
CEP 13418-900 - Piracicaba, SP
Brasil
Tel: 0055 19 21058650
Fax: 0055 19 21058600
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Fone:+0055 19 2105 8650
Fax: +0055 19 2105 8601
Student Conference Scholarships
The IUFRO Conference on Forests for People
and
2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference
Student Conference Scholarships
Motivated and accomplished students enrolled full-time in an outdoor recreation management, planning, or closely-related degree program are encouraged to apply.
Up to at eight student scholarships will be awarded for the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference. At least half of the scholarships awarded will be to qualified students from within the surrounding region. A scholarship valued at $785 will be awarded to cover lodging, conference registration, and one-year student membership to SORP. Included in this total is a $250 check to be used for travel expenses. All scholarship recipients are expected to attend the full four-day conference.
The deadline for student conference scholarship applications is February 15, 2013.
For more information: http://www.recpro.org/student-conference-scholarships
Sponsor a Student to Attend Conference
Please consider being a student scholarship sponsor! Visit www.recpro.org <https://recpro.memberclicks.net/home> and click on the <https://recpro.memberclicks.net/assets/2012_Conference/sorp_sponsorship_bro…> "SORP Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities" on the left side of the homepage. Any contribution amount is appreciated. Your donation will help cultivate a young mind preparing to enter the outdoor recreation profession. They are the future!
Don’t forget - SORP is a 501(c)(3) organization, making your contribution tax-deductible.
About the National Outdoor Recreation Conference
The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals is proud to be sponsoring the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The theme of the conference is “A Bridge to Prosperity” that will highlight and showcase best practices
and case studies on how the outdoor recreation profession (planning, management, research and policy) is a bridge, connector and catalyst for prosperity through: Tourism, jobs, health and wellness, personal enjoyment and recreation; Education, environmental values, environmental stewardship; and Rural economic development and sustainable communities.
More information about the conference is posted at: http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference
About the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (SORP) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization formed in 1983. It is the Nation’s premier professional association supporting outdoor recreation professionals in planning, research, management, policy and administration. It is dedicated to the proposition that the welfare of citizens and visitors, communities, environment, and economy will be enhanced through opportunities for the public to experience and enjoy the outdoors.
For the past 30 years, the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (formerly the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners) has sponsored an annual conference for the outdoor recreation profession. Most recently, the conference has been held in Baton Rouge, Breckenridge, Portland OR, Pittsburgh, Austin, and Missoula.
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Brenda Adams-Weyant
Association Manager
Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
(formerly NARRP)
PO Box 221
Marienville, PA 16239
(814) 927-8212
(814) 927-6659 FAX
<http://recpro.memberclicks.net/message/image/964c4456-f410-41aa-bf4d-dbd11f…>
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit abstracts for a paper or poster until January 30 , to the IUFRO 06.04 conference: “Protected Areas and Place Making”. The meeting will take place in Foz do Iguaçu, April 21 to 26, 2013. IUFRO 06.04 conference: “Protected Areas and Place Making”. The meeting will take place in Foz do Iguaçu, April 21 to 26, 2013.
For more information visit: http://canjerana.esalq.usp.br/PAPM2013/doku.php?id=call_for_papers or see the attached document.
Please submit your abstract to: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
We are looking forward to seeing you at PAPM2013
Teresa Cristina Magro
Protected Areas Management
Phone:+0055 19 2105 8650
teresa.magro(a)usp.br
Demóstenes Ferreira da Silva Filho
Urban Forestry
São Paulo University
Fax: +0055 19 2105 8601
Von: recpro(a)memberclicks-mail.net [mailto:recpro@memberclicks-mail.net] Im Auftrag von Brenda Adams-Weyant
Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. Dezember 2012 15:30
An: burger(a)iufro.org
Betreff: 2013 SORP-FFP Call for Presentations Update
Call for Presentation and Poster Proposals
IUFRO Conference on Forests for People
and
The 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference
The response for submitting abstracts for poster and presentation sessions to the IUFRO Conference on Forests for People and the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference has been gratifuying. Ninety-five abstracts have been submitted to date---some to host a larger session and some for individual presentations.
Due to the normal challenges of international communications, we have decided to extend the deadline for abstracts for the IUFRO Conference on Forests for People to January 15, 2013.
The submittal requirements and directions remain the same.
<https://recpro.memberclicks.net/assets/2012_Conference/2013_call_for_presen…> Click here to download the Call for Proposals and Abstract Submission Form package.
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Brenda Adams-Weyant
Association Manager
Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
(formerly NARRP)
PO Box 221
Marienville, PA 16239
(814) 927-8212
(814) 927-6659 FAX
<mailto:Brenda@RecPro.org> Brenda(a)RecPro.org
From: Daniela Kleinschmit <daniela.kleinschmit(a)slu.se>
To: "div9(a)lists.iufro.org" <div9(a)lists.iufro.org>, "div6(a)lists.iufro.org" <div6(a)lists.iufro.org>
Cc: Bikash Rath <bikash.rath(a)rcdcindia.org>, "Schusser, Carsten" <carsten.schusser(a)forst.uni-goettingen.de>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 12:24:53 +0000
Subject: Conference announcement and cfp: Community Forestry
Dear colleagues,
It is my pleasure to inform you about the conference “New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective” to be held in
Remscheid, GERMANY, 23. – 25. September 2013. The conference is collaboratively organized by the University of Göttingen and the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Agriculture in North Rhine-Westphalia and supported by IUFRO.
Major topic of the conference will be the contribution of community forestry toward overcoming current challenges, including community-based forest governance, forest-climate change, the urbanisation of forest owners, biodiversity decline, equity amongst forest users (including gender issues) and the role of community forests as sustainable energy suppliers. Amongst others, keynote speakers are Arun Agrawal, Melanie McDermot, and Wolfram Dressler.
Authors are invited to submit their proposal by sending an extended abstract . Deadline for submission is February, 28 2013.
Please find detailed information about the conference and the call for paper at the following link:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/9267/4838/remscheid13-1st-announcement_d…
With best regards
Daniela
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Daniela Kleinschmit
Assoc. Professor
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Unit of Forest Policy
PO Box 7008, SE-75007 Uppsala
Visiting address: Vallvägen 9C
Phone: +46 18 672493 <tel:%2B46%2018%20672493>
<mailto:daniela.kleinschmit@slu.se> daniela.kleinschmit(a)slu.se, www.slu.se <http://www.slu.se/>
Dear Colleagues:
The IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) initiative will launch its report "Understanding Relationships between Biodiversity, Carbon, Forests and People: The Key to Achieving REDD+ Objectives" and the related policy brief at Forest Day 6, Sunday 2 December 2012, 13:30 - 14:30.
For details, please download the invitation at http://www.iufro.org/download/file/9264/5303/gfep-bfmr-forest-day6-invitati…
Best regards
IUFRO Headquarters
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-0 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: office(a)iufro.org
XXIV IUFRO World Congress: <http://www.iufro2014.com/> http://www.iufro2014.com/
October 5-11 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Call for Presentation and Poster Proposals
The 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference and
IUFRO Conference on Forests for People
Reminder - the deadline is seven days away.
The deadline for submitting presentation and poster proposals is Friday, November 16, 2012.
More information about the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation and Forests for People Conference is at <http://recpro.memberclicks.net/message/urlRedir?id=44313&recip=b9e337fe-815…> http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference. Check back often, as updates will be made regularly as the program develops.
<https://recpro.memberclicks.net/assets/2012_Conference/2013_call_for_presen…> Click here to download the Call for Proposals and Abstract Submission Form package. You can also download the submission package at the website listed above.
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Brenda Adams-Weyant
Association Manager
Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
(formerly NARRP)
PO Box 221
Marienville, PA 16239
(814) 927-8212
(814) 927-6659 FAX
<mailto:Brenda@RecPro.org> Brenda(a)RecPro.org
Dear colleagues,
Below is the announcement of an interesting, urban forestry related
conference to be held in Kuching, Malaysia, during early October of this
year. IUFRO Research Group 6.07 Urban Forestry acts as co-organiser of this
meeting.
Kind regards
Cecil Konijnendijk
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From: Noor Azlin binti Yahya (Dr.) [mailto:azlin@frim.gov.my]
Sent: 9. august 2012 07:30
Subject: Announcement for Urban Forestry Conference 2012 - Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia from 2 - 6 October 2012.
Dear colleagues,
Once again the Forest Research Institute Malaysia will be organizing an
urban forestry conference UFC 2012, with the theme of Forests and Parks:
Communicating Messages for Sustainability which will be held in Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia from 2 - 6 October 2012.
Similar conferences were held in 2006 and 2009.
Please find attached the 2nd announcement and call for papers with extended
submission deadlines. The brochure can also be used for registration apart
from replying direct to this email after filling the registration
inforamtion in the this email body text.
Could you also please forward this information to others in your list of
contacts who may be interested.
For registration and any enquiries, kindly contact the below:
1) Sharmillah Saleh: sharmillah(a)frim.gov.my or +603 - 6279 7252
2) Nazimatul Azma Nazeri: <mailto:nazimatulazma@frim.gov.my>
nazimatulazma(a)frim.gov.my or +603 - 6279 7615
BACKGROUND
Sustainability of urban forests and parks is the current desirable trait in
park management. Sustainable parks can be described as self-sufficient with
regards to resource management as well as providing ecological and
socio-economic functions. Different cities within various regions in the
world have different experiences in park management. The conference will
provide opportunities for collaborations and information sharing on urban
forest and park development and management towards sustainability.
Communication is an important tool for sustainability where messages about
nature conservation and human impact can be related. Effective communication
will ensure sharing of responsibilities between managers and users.
The conference is organized with the following themes:
1. Ecological functions and sustainable resource management of urban forests
and parks.
2. Planning and design for sustainable green space.
3. Urban forest and parks to support environmental education.
4. Recreation programming for urban forests and parks.
5. Social needs on urban forest and parks.
OBJECTIVES
1. To share the best ways in communicating sustainability messages through
urban forests and parks.
2. To review the progress and status of urban forest and parks development.
3. To exchange information, ideas and to learn about sustainable urban
forest and park management.
4. To establish networking among participants from different countries for
possible collaboration.
PARTICIPANTS
Decision makers, urban managers, urban planners, landscapes architects,
urban foresters, park managers, arborists, landscape and tree care
contractors, academicians, NGOs, stakeholders and those interested in urban
forests and parks.
PROGRAMME
The programme includes keynote addresses, oral and poster presentations on
3rd and 4th of October 2012. Presentations from various aspects of urban
forest and park management will be the highlight of the programme. A
workshop will be held at a local urban park.
Pre and post tours will be organized on 2nd (Sematan and Gunung Gading), 5th
(Bako National Park) and 6th October 2012 (Serikin) respectively.
Participation is optional with additional charge.
LANGUAGE
The official language of the conference is English.
REGISTRATION FEE
The conference fee covers a full set of papers/proceedings, tea/coffee
breaks, lunches, conference bag, is as follows:
. Local - RM 800.00
. Student - RM 400.00 (excluding conference bag)
. International - USD 300.00
CALL FOR PAPERS
The conference will comprise oral and poster presentations. Those interested
in presenting papers or posters should note the following dates:
1st September 2012 Submission of abstract
7th September 2012 Notification of accepted papers
21st September 2012 Submission of full papers
Please submit abstracts and full papers via email as an attached word
document to the secretariat at sharmillah(a)frim.gov.my
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
i. Please prepare in Microsoft Word in Times New Roman font
ii. Title - bold, 14 pt and in uppercase letter
iii. Author's name(s) - bold and 12 pt
iv. Author's address(es) - 10 pt, no abbreviation, if more than one author,
please indicate address of each author numerically in superscript. Include
fax number(s) and email address(es)
v. Text of abstract - 10 pt, no abbreviations, no references, one paragraph,
not more than 250 words long. Plants names should be in italics or
underlined. Use standard symbols for measurement and the International
System -(S.I) for units.
vi. Reference should be written according to the APA Style:
<http://apastyle.org/> http://apastyle.org/
ENQUIRIES & CORRESPONDENCE
Please contact:
S E C R E T A R I A T
The Secretary
Urban Forestry Conference 2012:
Forest and Parks: Communicating Messages for Sustainability
Ecotourism and Urban Forestry Programme
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Kepong
52109 Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
(Attn: Ms. Sharmillah Saleh)
Email : sharmillah(a)frim.gov.my
Tel : +6 03 6279 7252 / 7615
Fax : +6 03 6280 4625
Dr. Noor Azlin Yahya (Chair)
Email : azlin(a)frim.gov.my
Tel : +6 03 6279 7242 / 7243
Mr. Ahmad Azaruddin Mohd Noor
(Vice-Chair)
Email : azarudin(a)frim.gov.my
Tel : +6 03 6279 7234
Website : www.frim.gov.my
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REGISTRATION FORM
Name :_______________________________________________
Organization :_______________________________________________
Postal Address :_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Tel :_______________________________________________
Fax :_______________________________________________
Email :_______________________________________________
(Please tick)
*Status of participation
O Presenter O Non-presenter
*Dietary requirement
O Vegetarian O Non-vegetarian
*Technical visit to a local park will be arranged.
*Pre and post tours will be arranged with sufficient number of participants.
LATE CANCELLATION
50% surcharge will be imposed for late cancellation after 1st September 2012
MODE OF PAYMENT
Payment should be made either by cheque or postal order (local participant
only) or banker's draft. For outstation cheques, please include inland
exchange commission. Payment should be made payable to : Director General
FRIM.
I enclosed hereby cheque/postal order/ banker's draft
no._____________________amounting to RM/USD_____________________for the
conference.
Details as follow:
(Please tick)
O Registration fee - RM800/USD300
O Bako National Park - RM120/USD60
O Sematan & Gunung Gading - RM100/USD50
O Serikin - RM20/USD10
Dr Noor Azlin Yahya,
Head,
Ecotourism and Urban Forestry Prgrammame
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM),
Kepong, 52109 Selangor Malaysia
Tel : +6 03 - 6279 7242
Fax : +6 03 - 6280 4625
Email: azlin(a)frim.gov.my
noorazlin.yahya(a)gmail.com
Please Post to your members:
Urban Forests & Political Ecologies: Celebrating Transdisciplinarity *
*Toronto, ON - April 18-20th, 2013*
Registration is now open!
This three-day conference covers a wide range of topics related to urban
ecologies and political transgressions.
We are delighted to announce our *keynote speakers* and the panel themes
for the 2013 Conference:
1) Historical Narratives - Dr. Joanna Dean, Carleton University
2) Urban Tree Cultures: Identities and Perspectives - Dr. Owain Jones,
University of Gloucestershire
3) Social Inclusion in the Urban Forest: Scalar injustices and community
connections - Dr. Nik Heynen, University of Georgia
4) From Government to Governance: Redefining politics - Dr. Cecil
Konijnendijk, University of Copenhagen
5) Urban Ecology Pedagogies: Innovative approaches to education - Dr.
Richard Kahn, Antioch University
6) Adaptation and Vulnerability in the Urban Forest - Dr. Giovanna Di
Chiro, Nuestras Raices Inc., and Swarthmore College
The Call for Proposals is open until October 15th, 2012. We welcome
submissions from academics, graduate students, professionals, practitioners
and artists. We are particularly interested in inter-and-transdisciplinary
approaches and encourage artistic expressions and performance pieces. See
attached for Submission Guidelines.
For more information please visit: www.ufpe.ca
Warm regards,
UFPE Conference Committee 2013
Urban Forests & Political Ecologies: Celebrating Transdisciplinarity
www.ufpe.ca
