Dear Colleague: IUFRO is pleased to announce that Divisions 1, 4 and 8 as well as Working Party 1.01.08, together with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, TemaTillväxt, and the University of Copenhagen, Forest & Landscape, are organizing the: International Conference: SPRUCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHANGE Ecology, silviculture, forest products, management risks and conservation practices 31 Aug – 3 Sep 2009 - Halmstad, Sweden Please have a look at the Second announcement and call for abstracts at: https://arbetsplats.slu.se/sites/esf/tematillvaxt/spruce2009/Lists/announcem ents/Attachments/2/SPRUCE_2009_Announcement_2_Ver_2.pdf Note in particular the Publication Timeline: Papers, posters and computer demonstrations are welcomed within the theme of the conference. Participants are invited to contribute problems and ideas as well as potential solutions. Extended abstracts (max. one printed page, including one figure or illustration) for all invited speakers, voluntary presentations, posters and demonstrations will be available in printed proceedings format at the start of the conference. 30 April 2009 Last date for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009. Abstracts should be prepared according to the guidelines presented on the conference web-site. 15 May 2009 Notification of acceptance will be issued by 15 May 2009. 15 June 2009 Final, extended abstracts, including specific results, should be received no later than 15 June 2009. For more detailed information please visit: http://www-spruce2009.slu.se Please distribute this message to colleagues that might be interested in the conference subject. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Sent by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of Jens Peter Skovgaard, University of Copenhagen, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board