[IUFRO Div 6] IUFRO 125th Anniversary - Session 183 Forest Education

DearColleagues:  Thecelebration of IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress “Interconnecting, Forest,Science and People” just starts. The call for abstracts is now open at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/, deadline of submission is November 30, 2016. If you havedone work on forest education, I would like to invite you to submit yourabstract to the General Congress Theme I “Forest for People” session 183 ForestEducation. This is sessionis organized by the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education, a unique Task Force aiming to bring to together the different perspectives of theeducational environment. Non-governmental organizations, researchers andstudents are working together to shape the future of forest education. We applyinnovative methods and new ways to prepare for a bright future for the forestsector. Session Description: There have been radicalchanges in the forest sector in past decades. Some major drivers of thesechanges are globalization of the economy, climate change, and new technologies andinformatics. These drivers are shaping not only forestry and forest industries,but forest education as well. Research in forest education will help toidentify new learning and teaching methods require to tackle the challengesfaced by professionals in a changing environment. This session is designed forsharing and discussing higher forest education teaching and learning. Theoverall theme of the session is Forest Education in a Changing Environment. Wewelcome research papers and case studies, on topics related to e-learning,latest education tools and technologies, communication, professionalcompetencies, professional certification, new perspectives on forest education,forest learning for climate change, educational policy, curriculum development,or other topics related to forest education. We are looking forward to meet you in Septemberin Freiburg, Germany. If you have any question please do not hesitateto contact Sandra_osu(a)yahoo.com  Sincerely,  Sandra Rodriguez, Ph.D.Universidad Autónoma de ChihuahuaCoordinator IUFRO-IFSA JTF on Forest Education Lena Lacker International Forestry Students´ AssociationCoordinator IUFRO-IFSA JTF on Forest Education   How wouldbe the life of an educator without students?