Dear friends and colleagues,
Cancellation of IUFRO All Division 7 Conference – “Global Change and Forest Health” in Istanbul from 25-29 April 2016
This is addressed to all those who planned to attend the Division 7 conference in Istanbul next month. Given the recent terrorist attacks in Ankara and Istanbul, the threat of more attacks, and several governments now advising caution regarding visits to sites of interest and the use of public transport, the conference organising committee has decided to cancel (or postpone) the conference.
We have been planning this event for about five years, and a huge amount of work has gone into its preparation by Yusuf Serengil and his colleagues, the local organisers, as well as the scientific committee. We are very sad that it has come to this, but under the circumstances we feel it is no longer possible to provide the conference delegates with a worry-free event.
We were hoping that the situation in Turkey would improve or at least that Istanbul remained free of terrorist activities; however, the opposite occurred.
Many of you will already have made travel arrangements, and we appreciate that it is inconvenient to cancel at this stage. Yusuf Serengil and the University of Istanbul have agreed to reimburse the registration fee (less bank charges). Travel agents, airlines and hotels may waive or reduce cancellations fees if you point out the threat of terrorist attacks and government travel advisories. Unfortunately, the conference organisers or IUFRO cannot assist with this.
It is too late to change the venue to another location, while maintaining the dates. However, the Division 7 coordinators will discuss the options for a future Division 7 conference, and we will advise you about this in the coming months. In the meantime there will be other conferences and meetings of Division 7 working groups later this year, including our contribution to the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania in Beijing in October. We look forward to seeing you at another event this year or in the near future.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns or questions.
Best regards,
Eckehard (“Ecki”) Brockerhoff
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
On behalf of the Conference Committee
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (“Sandy”) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>
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Dear Colleagues of IUFRO Div. 7,
Please find attached the CV as well as the motivation letter of Kyle Kam, a potential PhD-candidate seeking for a position at a university in Europe. His expertise is “ecophysiological research for abiotic and biotic plant stress; draught and heat damage to forest derived from global warming and climate change” and he graduated from Hokkaido University (JP). Please get in touch with him if you have a suitable position, or forward it to colleagues who might be interested.
CV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dwzaq3py0r73ad4/CV_KAM_.docx?dl=0
Motivation Letter: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qspiz8z6ks9in7m/motivation_letter.docx?dl=0
Thank you and best wishes,
Viktor Bruckman
Dr. Viktor Bruckman
Section for Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Commission for Interdisciplinary Ecological Studies
Coordinator, IUFRO Task Force “Sustainable Forest Biomass Network<http://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-biomass/>”
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2,
1010 Vienna, Austria
Voice: +43-1-51581-3200
Fax: +43-1-51581-3203
Mobile: +43 664 6127259
Email: viktor.bruckman(a)oeaw.ac.at<mailto:viktor.bruckman@oeaw.ac.at>
Web: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kioes/
Current projects:
+ Potentials of biochar to mitigate climate change ≫ http://www.oeaw.ac.at/forebiom
+ Options for integrated forest management in Gaurishankar Conservation Area (GCA), Eastern Nepal Himalayas
Dear friends and colleagues,
Attached is the annual report of Division 7 (Forest Health), for your reading pleasure. Please get in touch if you have any comments or questions.
Please note, our All-Division 7 conference in Istanbul (25-29 April 2016) is only six weeks away. A draft programme is now available on the website (see http://www.foresthealth2016.com/ ). If you have any questions about the conference, please contact the local organiser, yusuf serengil (email: yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>) or myself (Eckehard.Brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:Eckehard.Brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>).
We look forward to seeing you there or at any of the other upcoming meetings and conferences (see the list in the attached report).
Best regards,
Ecki Brockerhoff
Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Principal Scientist, Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)
Postal address: PO Box 29237, Riccarton, Christchurch 8440, New Zealand
Physical address: Scion, Forestry Road, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Mobile: (+64)-(0)21-784 750 | Tel.: (+64)-(0)3-364 2949 | Fax: (+64)-(0)3-364 2812
E-mail: eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
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Von: Godbout, Pierre (NRCan/RNCan) [mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. März 2016 19:32
Betreff: Climate-Induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences. 11-15 July 2016 Second announcement and updates : Call for abstracts --deadline extension
Bonjour,
Please find the second announcement for the workshop Climate-Induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences <http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Colloque.IUFROQuebec2016> . The workshop will be held in northern Quebec (Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau) from 11-15 July, 2016.
<https://tinyurl.com/IUFROquebec2016> https://tinyurl.com/IUFROquebec2016
Registration and Abstract submission is open. Call for abstracts -- Deadline extension, March 31, 2016
Thank you for your cooperation.
Pierre Godbout, ing.f.
Agent forestier et de transfert de connaissance
Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
<mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca> pierre.godbout(a)canada.ca / Tél. : 418-648-3487
Forestry and Knowledge Transfer Officer
Natural resources Canada / Government of Canada
<mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca> pierre.godbout(a)canada.ca / Tel.: 418-648-3487
