Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder for those who have not already registered that the early registration deadline for the IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium is April 1, 2009. I hope you will make your registrations soon as the registration cost increases after this date. A link to online registration can be found at: http://ssf09.com/.
Also, if you are interested in attending the pre-conference workshops on "Asking the right questions: A workshop on designing qualitative research" with Dr. John Bliss or "Internet, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method" with Dr. Don Dillman, please register as soon as possible. After April 1st, we will begin advertising these workshops to other researchers and these workshops can take a limited number of participants.
The post-conference tour is also somewhat limited, so be sure to sign up if interested!
Please note that there is an accompanying persons registration for the conference portion of the symposium that includes lunches, field trip, BBQ dinner, and Dinner Cruise. See registration form for details.
We are looking forward to a very productive symposium. So far we have abstracts from 25 different countries.
Please let me know if you need any further information.
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
Dear Colleague,
The secure online registration is now available for the IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium "Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: New possibilities and expectations for products and services from small-scale forestry," June 5-13 in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. You can access registration from the front page of the symposium website: http://ssf09.com/. Early discounted registration should be made by April 1, 2009.
The scientific panel has completed reviews for abstracts from 25 countries. Preconference workshops feature Dr. John Bliss teaching "Asking the right questions: A workshop on designing qualitative research " and Dr. Don Dillman teaching "Designing Quality Surveys in a Mixed-Mode World." Our postconference tour will feature "Small-scale forestry and tourism in the Appalachian Mountains."
We are looking forward to seeing you in June!
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
Dear Colleague,
There are still a few spaces open for abstracts related to Carbon
issues in small scale forestry at the upcoming 2009 IUFRO Small-Scale
Forestry Symposium in Morgantown, West Virginia from June 7-11, 2009
(http://ssf09.com/).
We currently have abstracts from 21 countries and hope to get a few
more in the topic area of carbon-related issues. This is an excellent
opportunity for presenting manuscripts to the editors of Small Scale
Forestry Journal for its upcoming special Small-Scale Forestry issue
“Forestry and Environment Markets”.
The symposium theme is “Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: New
possibilities and expectations for products and services from
small-scale forestry.” The symposium will bring together scientists
and practitioners to share their experiences in management, policy
development and economics of contemporary small-scale forest products
and services.
Abstracts can be submitted online under “Call for Abstracts” on the
symposium website (http://ssf09.com/). Abstracts can be submitted online
or sent directly to Dr Kate Piatek (Kathryn.Piatek(a)mail.wvu.edu).
I hope to see you there!
Dave McGill
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
IUFRO informs about forthcoming first CPF global assessment report on the
adaptation of forests and forest-dependent people to climate change
5 December 2008 (Friday)
13:00-15:00
White-tailed Eagle Room, Poznań International Fair
On 5 December 2008, during the side event of the Collaborative Partnership
on Forests (CPF), Alexander Buck from IUFRO will report on the progress of
the first CPF global assessment report on the adaptation of forests and
forest-dependent people to climate change.
The peer-reviewed report will be launched at UNFF 8 in April 2009. It has
been prepared by the first CPF Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), which is
led and coordinated by IUFRO. The Panel has gathered input from about 100
renowned scientists from a broad range of disciplines.
This will be the most comprehensive assessment to date of existing
scientific knowledge about forest adaptation. It will provide decision
makers with an objective source of science-based information on the
ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on forests and
people, and present forest management and policy options for adaptation.
The web-cast presentation will be available on demand from the UNFCCC
website at http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/
For more information on GFEP and the Assessment Report, please visit:
http://www.iufro.org/science/science-initiative/adaptation-panel/
Contact:
Alexander Buck, IUFRO Headquarters
Buck(at)iufro.org
Message of Jean Luc Peyron:
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Dear IUFRO Colleague,
REGISTER NOW to Nancy 2008 conference on
THE EUROPEAN FOREST-BASED SECTOR :
BIO-RESPONSES TO ADDRESS NEW CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES?
Date and venue: 6 to 8 November 2008, Congress House of Nancy (France), under the auspices
of the French Presidency of the European Union Council.
Participants: Scientists from public or private research centres and universities,
Professionals from the forest-based sector, Delegates from the European Union and its
Member States, Delegates from other national or international organizations, Members of
NGOs involved in the forest-based sector, students and journalists.
Website: <http://www.gip-ecofor.org/nancy2008/> http://www.gip-ecofor.org/nancy2008/
Any other information:
Viviane Appora <mailto:ecofor@gip-ecofor.org> ecofor(a)gip-ecofor.org
Jean-Luc Peyron <mailto:peyron@gip-ecofor.org> peyron(a)gip-ecofor.org
Partners :
European Forest Week, IUFRO, COST, Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform, EFI, UNECE
ECOFOR, AgroParisTech, INRA, ONF, ENSTIB, IISD, French Forest Review
Lorraine Region, Nancy City and Urban Community
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Jean-Luc PEYRON
ICGREF, Dr.Sc.Eco.
Directeur dECOFOR
42, rue Scheffer, F-75116 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 53 70 21 49 (direct)
+33 (0)1 53 70 21 70 (secrétariat)
Fax : +33 (0)1 53 70 21 54
Web : <http://www.gip-ecofor.org/> www.gip-ecofor.org
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Message forwarded on behalf of B. Hanell:
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If you have not already done so, this message is to invite you to register to the
International Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing
Climate that will be held in Umeå on August 25-28.
Extensive information on the conference can be found at: "www.forestadaptation2008.net
<file://www.forestadaptation2008.net> ", including the Book of Abstracts, the
preliminary programme, and the registration information. The Conference will feature:
- Numerous keynote addresses from world-renowned experts and high-level managers of
forest and environmental portfolios such as the Chief of the US Forest Service and
Sweden's Minister of Agriculture;
- Oral and poster presentations arranged in 18 sessions that cover science, management
and policy issues within a wide range of forest adaptation-related topics;
- Moderated discussions whose outputs will feed into process aiming at increasing the
profile of forest-related challenges and opportunities within the global climate-change
agenda.
I hope that you can join us in Umeå for this event.
Kind regards
Bjorn Hanell
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Co-Chair of the 2008 Forest Adaptation Conference
Professor of Silviculture, SLU
Coordinator IUFRO Division 1 Silviculture
<http://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/overview/>
Dear all,
Please be informed that the 3rd Announcement of the Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Managment to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health, in Umeå, Sweden; August 25-28, 2008 is now available.
Weblink: <http://www.forestadaptation2008.net/> http://www.forestadaptation2008.net/
Direct link to 3rd Announcement and Second Call for Abstracts:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/2620/1465/umea08-3rd-_announcemt.pdf> http://www.iufro.org/download/file/2620/1465/umea08-3rd-_announcemt.pdf
Abstracts of presentations will be accepted until the May 31st submission deadline and must be submitted to <mailto:“forest-adaptation-2008-abstracts@fao.org> “forest-adaptation-2008-abstracts(a)fao.xn--org-9o0a (guidelines available from the conference website).
With best wishes,
Claudia
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Claudia Goestl - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: <mailto:goestl@iufro.org> goestl(a)iufro.org
Dear colleagues,
this is the last invitation for this year’s SILVA Network annual meeting –
registration is still open for some more days.
Please see details under www.silva-network.eu
Welcome to Denmark,
Siegfried Lewark
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Prof. Dr. Siegfried Lewark
Institut für Forstbenutzung und Forstliche Arbeitswissenschaft
Werthmannstr. 6
D-79085 Freiburg
Dear colleagues interested in forestry education,
I want to draw your attention to the next annual conference of
Silva-Network,
see www.silva-network.eu
Would be great to see you in Copenhagen,
Siegfried Lewark
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Prof. Dr. Siegfried Lewark
Institut für Forstbenutzung und Forstliche Arbeitswissenschaft
Werthmannstr. 6
D-79085 Freiburg
