2014 IUFRO World Congress Call for Abstracts is Open – Deadline for Abstract Submissions is 15 October 2013 – submit your abstract at: <http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/> http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/.
The title of the Congress is "Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research" and the seven scientific themes of the program are: Forests and People, Forests and Climate Change, Forest and Water Interactions, Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Forest Biomass and Bioenergy, Forest Products for a Greener Future, and Forest Health in a Changing World. Sessions will address these themes and more!
Keynote speakers include: Dr. Jack Dangermond (founder and President of ESRI GIS systems – Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface) & Dr. David Haskell (Professor of Biology, University of the South - Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface); Dr. Andy Buchanan (Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Modern Timber Buildings from Sustainable Forests); Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch (Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, University of Copenhagen - City Forests, Forest Cities – exploring the complex liaison between the sylvan and the urban); Dr. David Newbery (Professor for Vegetation Ecology, the Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland - On maintaining cycles and feedbacks in tropical forest ecosystems: some thoughts from basic research) and, Connie Hedegaard, to be confirmed (European Commissioner for Climate Action). Plus many more exciting and knowledgeable sub-plenary and technical session speakers.
Submit your abstract today to be part of this unique and exciting event!
The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee
John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)
International Conference
OZONE AND PLANTS
18-21 May 2014, Beijing, China
http://www.bj-ozone.com/index.html
Organised by SKL, IUFRO RG 7.01, ICP Vegetation
Invited Speakers HAJIME AKIMOTO (Japan), LISA EMBERSON (UK), JAAKKO KANGASJARVI (Finland)
The deadline for -early bird registration and abstract submission is November 30, 2013
International Conference
Priorities for forest adaptation to climate change and air pollution
Brussels, Belgium, October 29, 2013
Organised by COST Action FP0903
Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union in Brussels, Rue Wiertz 77, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
<http://cost-fp0903.ipp.cnr.it/index.php/events/final-conference.html> http://cost-fp0903.ipp.cnr.it/index.php/events/final-conference.html
Call for abstract at the IUFRO World Congress 2014 Technical Sessions
The Congress abstract submission site on the Congress website ( <http://iufro2014.com/> http://iufro2014.com/) has been open since early August, and will remain open until October 15th for submissions to all Technical and Sub-plenary sessions.
IUFRO RG 7.01 is organizing the following session within the theme Forest Health in a Changing World
Session 8 Modeling as a tool for improving the knowledge on forest vulnerability and risk exposure in a changing world
Session 14 Ozone and Forest Health
Session 85 Critical loads for nutritional nitrogen deposition: Progress and problems
Session 180 Air pollution as a factor affecting global forest health
Session 191 Monitoring emerging threats to forest health in North America across regional to national scales
Elena Paoletti, 7.01.00 Deputy Coordinator
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante
Italy
Email: e.paoletti(at)ipp.cnr.it
<http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…>
12 September 2013
Submit an abstract before 30 September 2013!
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Register early
Registration for the World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 (WCA2014) has been open for several months, and will continue almost up to the date of the Congress. However, ‘early bird’ registration, offering a substantial saving, will close on 15 November 2013. Sign up here <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> .
What is it?
The World Agroforestry Centre and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, together with the Indian Society of Agroforestry and Global Initiatives, will hold the Congress in Delhi, India 10-14 February 2014.
The Congress, entitled ‘Trees for Life: Accelerating the Impacts of Agroforestry’, will draw over 1200 selected participants from the private, research and development sectors to share the current state of knowledge and accelerate the positive financial, environmental and social impacts of agroforestry.
Make a contribution
A more important date is the deadline to submit abstracts. Slots to present papers and take part in discussion sessions are filling up fast, and time is running out. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2013, so you only have a little over two more weeks. Submit abstracts of papers and posters here <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> .
Abstracts submitted for the Congress will be evaluated and accepted for one of the following options:
* Oral presentation (in some form) in relevant sessions
* Presentation as a poster
* Suitability for the congress compendium
All abstracts selected will be included in the congress compendium.
A dynamic agenda
The Congress has a number of themes. The first day features presentations on Indian topics related to agroforestry. The second part deals with business and agroforestry, third is a consideration of development and agroforestry, and fourth is a review of scientific breakthroughs and innovation. The final day looks at the integration of science, business and development, with keynote speakers and a panel discussion, and a plenary discussion of the outcomes. The full list of themes is:
* Agroforestry systems, income and environmental benefits
* Climate change, multi-functionality, livestock and fish systems
(These two with an orientation towards India)
* The business of agroforestry: applying science
* Sustaining development through agroforestry
* Applying science to the future of agroforestry: breakthroughs and innovation
* Policy, innovation and global issues.
The agenda <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b67…> is structured to generate outputs that produce a global roadmap for agroforestry in the context of world development and create a deliberate and tangible legacy in terms of recognition, partnership, investment and impact.
Further information can be found on the website www.wca2014.org. For other queries, email wca2014(a)CGIAR.org.
<http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b67…> <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b67…>
World Agroforestry Centre <http://worldagroforestry.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cb21f8b9d12b672…> , September 2013
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From: "Schusser, Carsten" < <mailto:carsten.schusser@forst.uni-goettingen.de> carsten.schusser(a)forst.uni-goettingen.de>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:01:24 +0000
Subject: New Challenges for Community Forestry_Conference
Dear Community Forestry Interested,
I would like to remind you on the forthcoming community forestry conference:
New Challenges for Community Forestry:
Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective
Remscheid, GERMANY, 23. – 25. September 2013
The registration /payment deadline closes on the 30th of August 2013.
If you want to participate or if you require additional information please visit our web page:
<http://www.community-forestry-remscheid.de/registration/> http://www.community-forestry-remscheid.de/registration/
I hope to see you there,
Kind regards,
Dr. Carsten Schusser
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Dr. Carsten Schusser
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Professur für Forst- und Naturschutzpolitik
(Chair of Forest- and Nature Conservation Policy)
Büsgenweg 3 (Office: 218)
37077 Göttingen
GERMANY
Tel. +49 (0)551-39 33410 <tel:%2B49%20%280%29551-39%2033410>
Fax.+49 (0)551-39 33415 <tel:%2B49%20%280%29551-39%2033415>
Cell:+49 (0)170 6876123 <tel:%2B49%20%280%29170%206876123>
Email: <mailto:cschuss@gwdg.de> cschuss(a)gwdg.de
<http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/410377.html> http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/410377.html
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From: "Northrop,Robert J" < <mailto:northrop@ufl.edu> northrop(a)ufl.edu>
To: " <mailto:div6@lists.iufro.org> div6(a)lists.iufro.org" < <mailto:div6@lists.iufro.org> div6(a)lists.iufro.org>
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:10:33 +0000
Subject: 1st Announcement and Call for Abstracts - 2014 Green Infrastructure Conf - Tampa
Green Infrastructure and Water Management
in Growing Metropolitan Areas
14 – 16 January 2014
Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, U.S. A.
Call for Abstracts
Green infrastructure can be an effective and efficient means of managing stormwater flows and pollutant loading. Beyond these core functions, green infrastructure offers multiple ecosystem services and health and well-being benefits– offering a significant advantage over conventional gray infrastructure . Despite these noted benefits, municipal leaders face significant challenges when attempting to implement green infrastructure strategies in new and existing development.
Green Infrastructure in Growing Metropolitan Areas
will address the challenges and opportunities surrounding green infrastructure. The event will bring together scientists, engineers, urban planners, and urban natural resource managers to highlight the latest developments in the science behind of green infrastructure, illustrate new and innovative policy, demonstrate innovative engineering techniques, and outline emerging urban design models useful in protecting the water resources within the world’s growing metropolitan regions.
Practitioners and researchers from across the full range of engineering, urban and landscape design, natural resource management and social science disciplines are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The abstracts should cover one out of the four conference topics:
1. Defining the Benefits of Green Infrastructure:
Theme will focus on scientific foundation of the use of green infrastructure in managing urban water, including surface water and ground water recharge, as well as identify the gaps in our present knowledge.
2. Barriers to Green Infrastructure Implementation:
Theme will focus on scientific inquiry and cost-benefit analysis that address the perception that performance is unknown, concerns about regulatory agency acceptance of green infrastructure, maintenance requirements and costs, conflicting legal mandates, and the lack of staff expertise.
3. Funding Green Infrastructure Design, Implementation and Maintenance:
Theme will focus on investigations into the true economic costs and benefits of transforming a municipal gray infrastructure system into a mixed gray-green system and the implementation costs, as well as long-term maintenance costs of green infrastructure.
4. Implementation Strategies for Governments, Communities and Developers:
Theme will address the organization and implementation of public policy, including land planning regulation and green infrastructure site development procedures.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Green Infrastructure in Growing Metropolitan Areas scientific committee. The authors of the accepted abstract will be notified by October 15, 2013. The authors must confirm their attendance by registering for the conference by December 15, 2013. The accepted and confirmed abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings of the "Green Infrastructure and Water Management in Growing Metropolitan Regions Conference". After the conference, selected abstracts will be invited to contribute a full-paper to a special edition of a journal.
Conference Organizers:
University of South Florida’s Patel College of Global Sustainability and the University of Florida IFAS with additional financial support from the U.S. Forest Service.
Abstract Submittal:
Download abstract template and submit abstract Here or go to http://usfweb3.usf.edu/PGS/abstractform.aspx
Important Dates:
September 15, 2013 Deadline to Submit Abstracts
October 15, 2013 Notification of Abstract Acceptance
December 15, 2013 Deadline for Early Registration
January 6, 2014 Deadline for Registration
Registration & Logistics:
Click http://patel.usf.edu/patel-center/2014-green-infrastructure-conference/ (contact skoures(a)usf.edu if you have trouble viewing website)
Contact:
For questions and conference details please contact Bessie Skoures at skoures(a)usf.edu
Rob Northrop
Extension Forester
Urban and Community Forestry
University of Florida/ Hillsborough Co. Extension
5339 County Road 579
Seffner, Florida 33584
813-744-5519 x54106 <tel:813-744-5519%20x54106>
Value the Individual - Enrich the Community - Restore the Forest
Von: Cecil Cornelis Konijnendijk [mailto:cck@life.ku.dk]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. Juli 2013 22:35
An: cecil.konijnendijk(a)slu.se
Betreff: First call, 2014 European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF)
We are happy to announce the
17th European Forum on Urban Forestry EFUF
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3-7, 2014
>From June 3rd to June 7th 2014 the 17th European Forum on Urban Forestry EFUF will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland. From the perspective of practitioners as well as researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds we will discuss new results, solutions and future strategies in connection with different aspects of urban forestry.
The conference theme is “Crossing Boundaries: Urban Forests – Green cities”.
Registration opens on August 15, 2013.
Call for abstracts closes on January 31, 2014.
Registration closes on April 30, 2014.
For more information please check the attached first call, visit our conference website <http://www.efuf2014.org> www.efuf2014.org or send an e-mail at info(a)efuf2014.org.
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The “European Forum on Urban Forestry” (EFUF) is an annual event, providing a meeting place for practitioners, scientists and educators involved with the planning and management of urban forests and urban green infrastructures. The Forum is associated with the “International Union of Forest Research Organizations” (IUFRO) - Urban Forestry Research Group. Participants come from across Europe, as well as from other parts of the world. The forum exists since 1998 and meets yearly. The event is an important gathering of national and international urban forestry expertise providing an opportunity for practitioners, researchers and policy makers to share experience and good practice. In 2014 the conference will be held in Switzerland.
17th conference of the European Forum on Urban Forestry EFUF
June 3 – 7, 2014 in Lausanne Switzerland
Web: <http://www.efuf2014.org> www.efuf2014.org
Mail: <mailto:info@efuf2014.org> info(a)efuf2014.org
Phone: ++41 (0)31 381 89 45
As in the past IUFRO World Congresses, there will be an opportunity to honor special scientific performances and achievements with selected IUFRO Awards at the Salt Lake City Congress in 2014.
There are still good chances for your candidate to be among the awardees: awardees will win a ticket to travel to Salt Lake City and will have the opportunity to present the Award-winning work to the Congress participants. Therefore, choose among the Scientific Achievement Award (SAA), Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA) and the IUFRO Student Award (ISA) and make your nomination soon. Bear in mind that you can only nominate candidates from IUFRO Member Organizations, - no self-nominations are accepted – and that the deadline for submission expires at the end of August 2013.
Find more information and nomination forms on our website http://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/ and send your nominations to the Chair of the IUFRO Honors & Awards Committee (Dr. Shirong Liu, liusr(a)caf.ac.cn) with copy to the IUFRO Executive Director (office(a)iufro.org)
Dr. Shirong Liu
Chair of the IUFRO H&A Committee
IUFRO AWARDS at the IUFRO World Congress 2014
Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)
Up to 10 awards to recognize distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Criteria for judgment will be dissemination of results, implementation of knowledge, methods or techniques in practical forestry and skilled research management (success in publications, meetings, funding, etc. in a larger group than the individual) and involvement in IUFRO activities.
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual scientific achievements among young Doctoral researchers and to encourage further work within the fields of research covered by the Union.
IUFRO Student Award (ISA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent), and to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by the Union. Nominations can be made through IUFRO member organizations or officeholders and through members of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA).
Dear Mr. Buck,
I am Li Hui, Managing Editor of Forest Ecosystems, a new international Open Access journal established at Beijing Forestry University in cooperation with Springer Science. The project has excellent backing regarding available staff and other resources. We have two Editors in Chief, Dr. Yin WeiLun from China and Dr. Klaus v. Gadow from Germany, and an international Editorial Board which includes 25 Associate Editors and 5 Senior Editors.
Traditional journals are inundated with manuscripts and Forest Ecosystems will improve the chances for good papers to become available sooner. We will start publishing peer-reviewed original articles and critical reviews in January, 2014. The focus will be on individual papers and special issues relating to natural and managed forest ecosystems and their services to people. Manuscripts will go online and will be ready for download as soon as they are accepted. During the first two years, we will carry the cost of publishing Open Access.
IUFRO scientists are invited to visit our webseite at <http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/fsc> http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/fsc and submit their manuscripts after logging in as author and providing the contact details of 4 qualified referees. We also welcome proposals for a special issue.
Thank you for your support!
With best regards
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Hui Li (李慧)
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Editorial office of Forest Ecosystems
Editorial office of Chinese Birds
Box 148 Beijing Forestry University
35 Qinghua Donglu, Haidian District
Beijing 100083, P. R. China
Tel/fax: 86-10-62337915
Dear colleagues,
I just would like to remind you about our upcoming conference:
"New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South - North Perspective", in Lennep- Remscheid, GERMANY, 23. - 25. September 2013 For further information or registration please visit our website:
<http://www.community-forestry-remscheid.com/> http://www.community-forestry-remscheid.com/
Please note that the number of participants is limited to 100 participants.
I'm looking forward to welcome you.
Kind regards,
Carsten Schusser
