Dear Friends and colleagues
(subscribers of mailing lists Div7, RG7.01, RG7.02 and RG7.03)
Attached is the latest newsletter covering happenings over the last 12 months as well as upcoming meetings in the Forest Health Division and the three Research Groups (RG 7.01 - Air Pollution and Climate Change, RG 7.02 - Pathology, and RG 7.03 - Entomology).
Please let us know if we overlooked any events, and please share information for our next newsletter.
Apart from all the upcoming Division 7 conferences and meetings that are listed in the attached report, I'd like to draw your attention to the abstract submission dates for the next IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, 29 September - 5 October, 2019. Congress website: www.iufro2019.com<http://www.iufro2019.com>
Abstract submission was planned to start at 15 September 2018 but this has been postponed because of the large number of session proposals that were received, which required some consolidation.
Abstract submission should be available soon, and the abstract submission deadline is still planned to be 15 December 2018.
I know that many Division 7 contributors submitted session proposals. The interest in the congress and in organising sessions has been amazing. More than twice as many session proposals were received than can be accommodated at the congress. Unfortunately, this necessitated that some proposals that addressed similar topics were merged by the committee, and I think most have now been informed about the outcome. Someone mentioned that "arranged marriages can be good marriages" and I hope that those who are affected will be able to see some positives in this or at least be able to live with the decision. I should mention that I was not responsible for the merging decisions. Anyway, there is still some discussion about certain cases where the merging may not have been ideal. Please let me know if you are not satisfied with the outcome and if you feel strongly about this. My email is eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming IUFRO meeting, and my best wishes for your research and other endeavours.
Kind regards,
Ecki Brockerhoff
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7 - Forest Health
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Dear Colleagues,
Preparations for the PREPSYS conference in Vienna (1-4 October, 2018) are proceeding well and we have filled the oral presentation programme for the meeting (copy of draft programme is attached).
There is still room at the BFW venue and would urge potential participants to register soon in order to be sure of attending. We are also very keen to have poster presentations which will be available for the whole conference and featured in a mixer session to enable the presenters to describe their work and discuss the findings. Details for registration and submission of posters are in the attached circular; essentially, please provide a title and short abstract along with your registration details by 14 September.
We look forward to a stimulating conference and to welcoming you to the beautiful city of Vienna.
Hugh Evans, Mariella Marzano and Gernot Hoch
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Professor Hugh F Evans
Fellow of Forest Research
Retired, but contactable at:
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
Work mobile phone: +44 (0)7917000234
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.impactproject.eu<http://www.impactproject.eu/>
www.rephrame.eu<http://www.rephrame.eu/>
www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/prepsys<http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/prepsys>
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Dear colleagues of IUFRO Division 7,
I am happy to inform you that the position of the Head of PCC of ICP Forests has been announced by the Thünen Institute, Germany.
ICP Forests is the International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests operating under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution ( [ http://icp-forests.net/ | http://icp-forests.net/ ] ). It was launched in 1985 and is currently comprising 42 member states.
Please find information on the position conditions and application in the document attached.
The application deadline is 15 August 2018 .
Please, consider an application by yourself or forward the announcement to those who might be interested.
Best regards,
Anne-Katrin Prescher
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Dr. Anne-Katrin Prescher
ICP Forests, Programme Co-ordinating Centre (PCC)
Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems
Alfred-Möller-Str. 1/ Haus 41/42
16225 Eberswalde
Germany
anne.prescher(a)thuenen.de
Phone: +49 (0)3334 3820 352
Fax: +49 (0)3334 3820 354
https://www.thuenen.de/en/wo/
The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries - Thünen Institute in brief - consists of 14 specialized institutes that carry out research and provides policy advice in the fields of economy, ecology and technology.
Das Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitutfür Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei - kurz: Thünen-Institut - besteht aus 14 Fachinstituten, die in den Bereichen Ökonomie, Ökologie und Technologie forschen und die Politik beraten.
