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