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Barbara J. Bentz, PhD
Research Entomologist
USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
860 N. 1200 East
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-3577
435-890-3186 (mobile)
bbentz(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:bbentz@fs.fed.us>
www.usu.edu/beetle
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Dear Forest Entomologists and Health Specialists Everywhere,
We are pleased to make the formal announcement for the 6th North American Forest Insect Work Conference to be held in Washington D.C. from May 31 to June 3, 2016. This is a notice to have you save these dates on your calendar.
The conference theme is "Toward Healthy Forests: Leadership, Vision, and Action." The theme recognizes the host city, Washington D.C. which serves as the headquarters for federal agencies charged with managing National Forests in the U.S. The main goal of the conference will be to bring researchers, practitioners, and students in contact with agency leadership to inform each other and consider future trends and directions regarding forest health. Special emphasis will be on encouraging the use of research-based information in developing policies and actions that most benefit forest health in the face of a changing global environment. Our next generation of forest entomologists (students and post-docs) are our future leaders. Their exposure to agency leadership policy and the political environment that helps shape it will be critical in their professional development.
The Conference will be held at the Washington Marriott at Wardman Park ( <http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasdt-washington-marriott-wardman-par…> http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasdt-washington-marriott-wardman-par…)
We have arranged to contract off-season govt. per diem room rates during prime travel season.
Organizing Committees have been formed
Organizing Committee: Scott Salom ( <mailto:salom@vt.edu> salom(a)vt.edu) - Chair; Bob Rabaglia ( <mailto:brabaglia@fs.fed.us> brabaglia(a)fs.fed.us) and Kier Klepzig ( <mailto:kklepzig@fs.fed.us> kklepzig(a)fs.fed.us) - members
Program Committee: Kier Klepzig - Chair; Don Duerr ( <mailto:dduerr@fs.fed.us> dduerr(a)fs.fed.us) Nadir Erbilgin ( <mailto:erbilgin@ualberta.ca> erbilgin(a)ualberta.ca) and Dan Herms ( <mailto:herms.2@osu.edu> herms.2(a)osu.edu) - members
The conference will be managed in association with Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech. This group specializes in planning conferences such as ours.
We hope to have a website running soon to help facilitate information about the conference. Timely announcements will be made before long to get your input into developing a program. We will also provide details on registration, signing up for field trips, and booking reservations.
Please contact the organizers if you have any questions or suggestions.
Regards,
Scott M. Salom, Ph.D.
Professor – Forest Entomology
Department of Entomology
216 Price Hall MC 0319
170 Drillfield Drive, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-2794
Fax: 540-231-9131
Dept. Website: <http://www.ento.vt.edu/people/tenure/salom-scott/index.html> http://www.ento.vt.edu/people/tenure/salom-scott/index.html
Interfaces of Global Change Website: <http://globalchangephd.com/> http://globalchangephd.com/
Dear Colleagues,
Regarding the meeting below, please find attached an updated document with an indication of the programme plus hotel price and booking information. Could you please let me know your interest in attending before booking the hotel in case places are becoming restricted.
With best wishes,
Hugh Evans
_________________________________________________________________
Professor Hugh F Evans
Uwch Arweinydd Prosiect yng Nghymru / Senior Project Leader in Wales
Part-time (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at one of our offices:
Forest Research in Wales Forest Research
Adeilad Edward Llwyd / Edward Llwyd Building Alice Holt Lodge
Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus Farnham
Aberystwyth Surrey
Ceredigion GU10 4LH
SY23 3DA
Uniongyrchol/Direct: +44(0)1970 621527 +44(0)1420 22255 (switchboard)
Rhif ffôn Symudol gwaith /Work mobile: +44 (0)7917000234
E-bost/E-mail: hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearchwww.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchmentwww.impactproject.eu <http://www.impactproject.eu/>
From: Evans, Hugh
Sent: 06 August 2014 16:06
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Subject: EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT Final Conference - CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Dear Colleagues,
The EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT deals with invasive organisms and their association with pathways for international transfer. The Action has been running for over 3 years with particular concentration on the live Plants for Planting pathway. We are now in the final year of the Action and during the final week of October this year will be having a conference to summarise the work of PERMIT and to interact with others in this field. The location will be Estoril (near Lisbon) in Portugal and the local organiser is Dr Edmundo Sousa.
We have a relatively limited number of places at the venue (around 70 participants) and are now publicising the meeting (see attached) and would encourage you to consider contributing to it. Depending on the applicants location and the subject matter of the presentation, there is a possibility of providing financial support for travel and accommodation (EU COST rules restrict the geographic locations that can be supported). Applicants from Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa may be able to apply for funds in those countries since they have signed up to COST and guaranteed some funding for travel to COST meetings.
I look forward to hearing from you and, hopefully, to meeting some of you at the conference in October.
With best wishes,
Hugh Evans
Chair of FP1002
_________________________________________________________________
Professor Hugh F Evans
Uwch Arweinydd Prosiect yng Nghymru / Senior Project Leader in Wales
Part-time (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at one of our offices:
Forest Research in Wales Forest Research
Adeilad Edward Llwyd / Edward Llwyd Building Alice Holt Lodge
Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus Farnham
Aberystwyth Surrey
Ceredigion GU10 4LH
SY23 3DA
Uniongyrchol/Direct: +44(0)1970 621527 +44(0)1420 22255 (switchboard)
Rhif ffôn Symudol gwaith /Work mobile: +44 (0)7917000234
E-bost/E-mail: hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearchwww.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchmentwww.impactproject.eu <http://www.impactproject.eu/>
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Dear Colleagues,
The EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT deals with invasive organisms and their association with pathways for international transfer. The Action has been running for over 3 years with particular concentration on the live Plants for Planting pathway. We are now in the final year of the Action and during the final week of October this year will be having a conference to summarise the work of PERMIT and to interact with others in this field. The location will be Estoril (near Lisbon) in Portugal and the local organiser is Dr Edmundo Sousa.
We have a relatively limited number of places at the venue (around 70 participants) and are now publicising the meeting (see attached) and would encourage you to consider contributing to it. Depending on the applicants location and the subject matter of the presentation, there is a possibility of providing financial support for travel and accommodation (EU COST rules restrict the geographic locations that can be supported). Applicants from Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa may be able to apply for funds in those countries since they have signed up to COST and guaranteed some funding for travel to COST meetings.
I look forward to hearing from you and, hopefully, to meeting some of you at the conference in October.
With best wishes,
Hugh Evans
Chair of FP1002
_________________________________________________________________
Professor Hugh F Evans
Uwch Arweinydd Prosiect yng Nghymru / Senior Project Leader in Wales
Part-time (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at one of our offices:
Forest Research in Wales Forest Research
Adeilad Edward Llwyd / Edward Llwyd Building Alice Holt Lodge
Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus Farnham
Aberystwyth Surrey
Ceredigion GU10 4LH
SY23 3DA
Uniongyrchol/Direct: +44(0)1970 621527 +44(0)1420 22255 (switchboard)
Rhif ffôn Symudol gwaith /Work mobile: +44 (0)7917000234
E-bost/E-mail: hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk <mailto:hugh.evans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk>
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch <http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch>
www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchment <http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchment>
www.impactproject.eu <http://www.impactproject.eu/>
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From: "Jean-françois Trebuchon" <jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>
To: bft_news(a)cirad.fr
Cc: jean-francois trebuchon <trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>, philippe menozzi <philippe.menozzi(a)cirad.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:47:28 +0200
Subject: BFT-CIRAD-DIVECOSYS-Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique au Bénin
<http://www.cirad.fr/> LogoCirad_Recherche_web
<http://ur-hortsys.cirad.fr/actualites/formation-a-l-ecriture-d-articles-sci…> DIVECOSYS
Dispositif en partenariat
DIVECOSYS
<http://bft.cirad.fr/> logobftvct
Journal des sciences forestières
Revue en Open Access à facteur d’impact
Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique
Le Cirad, en collaboration avec les équipes du dispositif en partenariat DIVECOSYS et de la revue Bois et forêts des tropiques, organisent une formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique à :
Cotonou, Bénin - Lundi 13 au vendredi 17 octobre 2014
Vous trouverez en fichier joint toutes les informations pour une inscription.
Pour avoir de plus amples informations, vous pouvez prendre contact avec :
Jean-François Trébuchon
Coordinateur éditorial
<mailto:jean-francois.trebuchon@cirad.fr> jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr
Cirad
Bois et Forêts des Tropiques
TAC 105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
Fax : +33 4 67 59 37 55
Tél. : +33 4 67 59 37 81
Philippe Menozzi
Chercheur
<mailto:menozzi@cirad.fr> menozzi(a)cirad.fr
CIRAD, Dpt PERSYST,
UPR 115 AIDA (Agroécologie et Intensification Durable des cultures Annuelles)
Correspondant du Cirad au Bénin
CIRAD-IRD, 08 BP 841, Cotonou, BENIN
Centre du Riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice)
01 BP 2031, Cotonou, BENIN
tel. mob.: (00 229) 96 72 53 57
Dear Colleague,
We are very pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a contribution in a special issue on « Reconciling environment and production in managed ecosystems: is ecological intensification a solution? » to be published in the international scientific journal Environmental Management (http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+management/journal/267)
The provisional planning is the following:
* Deadline for submission of abstracts (250-300 words): 07th March.
· Deadline for review of abstracts: 04th April.
· Deadline for submission of articles: 04th July.
An outline of the article can be added to the abstract.
Details on the scope of the special issue can be obtained from and your abstract must be sent to:
thomas.cordonnier(a)irstea.fr
peyron(a)gip-ecofor.org
We are looking forward to reading from you
Best regards
Thomas Cordonnier & Jean-Luc Peyron
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Thomas Cordonnier
Irstea Grenoble
2 rue de la Papeterie BP76
F-38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex
Tel: 33(0)4 76 76 27 81
Fax: 33(0)4 76 51 38 03
Quantitative Ecologist - 2 year Research Position
Montana State University (MSU) and U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) in Bozeman, Montana seek a motivated quantitative ecologist to join a multi-disciplinary effort examining effects of climate change and mountain pine beetle disturbance on vegetation structure and composition, fire dynamics, and habitat suitability of selected woodpecker species. Synergistic interactions of climate, mountain pine beetle and wildfire are likely to catalyze landscape-scale changes in vegetation distributions, forest structure, and wildlife habitat suitability.
Job description: Primary work will be linking models of an ecosystem process, including a fire model, with a model of mountain pine beetle demography, with a model of wildlife habitat suitability. The linked models will allow for tracking tree and stand-level mortality in response to climate change and mountain pine beetle disturbance, and the associated interactions with fire, land management activities, and wildlife habitat suitability. The job will be located at RMRS on the MSU campus, Bozeman, MT and the successful candidate will be expected to spend work-time among Bozeman, Logan, UT, and Missoula, MT. Duties include acquiring, analyzing, and managing large climate databases; integrating models of mountain pine beetle demographics, fire, and avian demographics; analyzing spatial and tabular modeling results; manuscript preparation and publication; and oral presentations at workshops and scientific meetings.
Qualifications: The applicant should have: (1) a Ph.D. focused on applied mathematical modeling or biostatistics in ecology or natural resources, or sufficient research experience to perform required tasks; (2) excellent quantitative skills; (3) a demonstrated ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals; and (4) strong motivation to work independently and as a team member. The successful applicant is preferred to have strong interest and skills in computer modeling. Ideally, the candidate will have experience in use of C and Matlab programming, and extensive database management skills. Experience with spatial data manipulation (e.g., ArcGis and/or ERDAS) and statistical (R) software, and associated programs (e.g., Python) are also strongly desired. Importantly, the candidate will have a background in ecology or natural resources.
Send CV, statement of interest, reference list, cover letter, and copies of 3 relevant publications to Dr. Victoria Saab at vsaab(a)fs.fed.us. For more information contact Dr. Saab, Dr. Barbara Bentz (bbentz(a)fs.fed.us) or Dr. Rachel Loehman (rloehman(a)fs.fed.us) and see websites http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/wildlife/birdsandburns/; www.usu.edu/beetle; and http://www.firelab.org/cfdg.
Barbara J. Bentz, PhD
Research Entomologist
USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
860 N. 1200 East
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-3577
435-890-3186 (mobile)
bbentz(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:bbentz@fs.fed.us>
www.usu.edu/beetle
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Colleagues,
The IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference is held every 5 years. It is an apolitical, international forum open to all nations, for conduct of the Division’s business, and for exchange of scientific, professional and technical information on forest products related subjects consistent with the Division's structure.
Division 5 is currently soliciting bids for the 2017 All-Division 5 conference. If you and your institution are willing to host this conference, please visit the Guidelines and Bidding Rules at http://www.iufro.org/download/file/9492/2068/all-d5-2017-guidelines-bidding… for further details.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of bids is 28 February 2014!
We are hoping for and looking forward to receiving many outstanding bids!
Best regards
Andrew H.H. Wong, D. Phil
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
and
IUFRO Headquarters
Dear stakeholder in ?forest ecosystems?
5 minutes - 7 questions
Provide your view on forest ecosystem visions and ecosystem services.
We would be very grateful if you or someone from your organization could
spend 5 minutes answering 7 questions related to ?Ecosystem visions?
within forestry and ecosystem services from forests.
The questions can be accessed at this link: -
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5JXS2ZP
We are an EU-ESFRI preparation project ANAEE (www.anaee.com) working to
prepare a common experimental research infrastructure in terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems Europe to investigate impacts and responses of
ecosystems to environmental changes and pressures.
Such an infrastructure will include facilities of relevance to forest
ecosystems.
In order to guide the way we plan such an infrastructure, it will be very
helpful to know how different stakeholders related to forest ecosystems:
view the threats to forest ecosystem services
the potential support which could be obtained from experimental research.
We believe that you or your organization can provide an important input to
our work and would be very grateful for your contribution.
Thank you in advance
On behalf of ANAEE
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Research Director
Center for Catchments and Urban Water Research
NIVA, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 OSLO
claus.beier(a)niva.no
Mob.: + 47 98215463
Fax.: + 47 22185200
http://www.niva.no
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Dear Colleagues,
You surely marked your calendars a long time ago, but now the time has come to register for the XXIV IUFRO World Congress, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 5-11 October 2014.
All the details, such as registration fees, early-bird registration, payment, and key dates are available at http://iufro2014.com/registration/.
For the actual registration, please click the green button "CLICK HERE TO REGISTER". - We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City!
Sincerely yours,
IUFRO Headquarters
on behalf of the Congress Organizing Committee
