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From: Sheila Ward < <mailto:mahoganyforthefuture@gmail.com> mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
Date: 2017-05-21 16:45 GMT+02:00
Reactivation of the International Society of Tropical Foresters
Dear International Foresters:
We are reactivating the International Society of Tropical Foresters which has been dormant for the last five years. The first step is to rebuild the list of people interested in ISTF. If you would like to connect with us, please send the following information to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com or Sheila Ward mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com:
First and last name
Title
Email address
Web page (if any)
Country of origin
Country of residence
Organization or institution
Languages
Short description of areas of expertise (25 words or less)
Countries of professional experience
At present, we have three sources of information for International Tropical Foresters.
1) Blair Orr at Michigan Technical University has kindly continued the ISTF newsletter as a newsletter for the Society of American Foresters International Forestry Working Group, and is still sending it to the old ISTF mailing list. This newsletter can be downloaded at: http://www.orrforest.net/saf/
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter, please send your email address to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com or Sheila Ward mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com and they will send it on to Blair.
2) The old ISTF web page can be still be found at http://www.istf-bethesda.org/
3) You can join the ISTF facebook group page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2262122534/
We hope to have your participation in the new ISTF! Please forward this to others.
Teija Reyes and Sheila Ward
*International Conference on Ozone and Plant Ecosystems*
*21-25 May, 2018, Florence, Italy*
Dear Ozone & Plants experts,
Ozone pollution continues to be a serious issue for terrestrial ecosystems
and plant health. Progress has been achieved by controlling the emission of
precursors in some areas of the world, but much remains to be done. This
conference will allow all experts in the interactions between ozone and
plant ecosystems to meet and discuss the state of the art and the
strategies for continuous improvements.
The main subjects of the conference are:
1. Monitoring, modelling and assessing the risk of ozone damage to
plant ecosystems
Proofs of the impacts of ambient ozone on plant ecosystems are still
elusive. New monitoring approaches and epidemiological studies are
developing. Modelling of ozone is becoming more and more sophisticated and
high resolution. Risk assessment is evaluating many different metrics for
plant protection, with a focus on stomatal ozone flux. All these
developments, with focus on the most modern techniques, will be discussed
in this session.
2. How plant ecosystems affect ozone concentration in the atmosphere
Ozone deposition is strongly affected by the type of vegetation. Exchanges
of biogenic volatile organic compounds is known to contribute to ozone
chemistry in the atmosphere. This session addresses mechanisms,
seasonality, responses to ozone singly and in combination with other
environmental factors, as well as selection of appropriate green
infrastructure for urban greening.
3. How plant ecosystems respond to ozone exposure
This session will include food security and effects on forests and
grasslands. A main aim is to evaluate strategies for maximizing yield,
productivity and other environmental services of plant ecosystems under
ozone stress.
Following the success of the conference Ozone and Plants held in Beijing in
May 2014, we are pleased to announce this follow-up conference.
For more details, please check the website
https://conference2018.wixsite.com/ozoneandplants
We look forward to meeting you in Florence!
With our best regards
*The Organizers*
IUFRO RG7.01.00 Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest
Ecosystems
IUFRO WP7.01.02 Genetic, biochemical and physiological processes
WP7.01.05 Modelling and risk assessment
WP7.01.09 Ground-level ozone
ICP Vegetation
*The Scientific Committee*
Elena Paoletti, CNR Italy (Program Chair)
Zhaozhong Feng, CAS China (Program Chair)
Alessandra De Marco, ENEA Italy
Pierre Sicard, ACRI France
Marisa Domingos, San Paulo University Brazil
Evgenios Agathokleous, FPRI Japan
Yasutomo Hoshika, CNR Italy
Harry Harmens, CEH UK
Gina Mills, CEH UK
Lu Zhang, Northeast Agricultural University Harbin, China
*The Organizing Committee*
Elisa Carrari, CNR Italy
Alessio Giovannelli, CNR Italy
Enrico Marchi, University of Florence, Italy
*Invited speakers*
Hakan Pleijel, University of Gothenburg, Sweden: Ozone impacts on crop
yield and food security (confirmed)
Silvano Fares, CREA-SEL Arezzo, Italy: Ozone and BVOC exchanges between
biosphere and atmosphere (confirmed)
Youzhi Feng, CAS Beijing, China : Elevated ground-level ozone modifies the
microbiome (confirmed)
Mark your calendars for the international conference on
Managing eucalypt plantations under global changes; Montpellier, France;
17-21 September 2018
Eucalypt plantations cover approximately 20 million hectares worldwide and
are expanding rapidly to provide the raw material for wood, paper, and
biofuel products as well as large amounts of firewood and charcoal for
domestic uses. Breeding programs and silvicultural practices must be
revisited to face the ongoing global changes.
As in previous IUFRO meetings (Bordeaux 1990, Hobart 1995, Salvador 1997,
Valdivia 2001, Aveiro 2004, Durban 2007, Porto Seguro 2011, Nanning 2015),
this conference will be a great opportunity for scientists and managers of
forest plantations to present the recent advances in silviculture and
genetics and to improve our understanding of the response of eucalypts to
biotic and abiotic stresses. The ecosystem services influenced by eucalypt
monocultures and mixed-species plantations with eucalypt trees will be
addressed.
Details at: https://eucalyptus2018.cirad.fr/
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Montpellier next year!
Jean-Paul Laclau, jean-paul.laclau(a)cirad.fr
Cirad, UMR Eco&Sols
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posted by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce International Symposium on New Horizons in Forestry ISFOR 2017 to be held at the Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Forestry in Isparta, Turkey in October 18-20, 2017. Deadline for abstract submission 14 May 2017.
The symposium aims to provide a platform for the exchange of interdisciplinary scientific information, as well as offering an open forum for the discussion on the issues related to forestry, in light of new developments. The symposium will have a global focus with the intent of identifying new avenues of research leading to advancement in research technologies for the benefit of forests, forestry and forest product industry.
We cordially invite you to register and submit the abstracts at the symposium website http://www.isfor2017.org
On behalf of the ISFOR 2017 Symposium Organization Committee we are looking forward to meeting you in Isparta, Turkey in October 2017.
Yours sincerely,
Prof.Dr. Hüseyin FAKİR
Chair of the ISFOR 2017
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Oguzhan SARIKAYA, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Suleyman Demirel University
Faculty of Forestry
32260 Isparta/TURKEY
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From: Danielle M. Watson
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 4:18 PM
Subject: Gregory Award materials
Greetings!
The Society of American Foresters is excited to begin accepting applications for the 2017 Gregory Award. The Gregory Award seeks to mark the achievements of Bob and Ann Gregory and further their interest in international relations by providing economic assistance to outstanding students or professionals from outside of the US and Canada to attend the SAF Convention and have meaningful engagement with foresters on the North American continent.
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Gregory family and SAF members, this award has been expanded to bring two promising individuals to the SAF Convention each year. This year’s convention will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 15-19. The award includes complimentary registration and $2,000 (US dollars) that may be utilized for travel, lodging, and tickets to SAF convention events or technical field tours. SAF will work with successful applicants to allocate the funds in the most useful manner.
Please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity. The deadline to apply is May 8, 2017.
The application is attached. For more information, visit http://www.eforester.org/Main/Community/Scholarships/Gregory_Award.aspx <http://www.eforester.org/Main/Community/Scholarships/Gregory_Award.aspx>.
<http://www.eforester.org/>Danielle Watson
Assistant Director, Government Affairs & External Relations
Society of American Foresters
10100 Laureate Way
Bethesda, MD 20814
W. (301) 897-8720
M. (301) 526-8354
www.eforester.org <http://www.eforester.org/>
Connect with us:
<http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2877778&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-of-American-Foresters/221800237846618> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTi3uFvlyXC7tHI-P-XQ0pA> <https://twitter.com/#!/foresters> <http://www.certifiedforester.org/>
Membership Renewal for 2017 is Now Available! Click here and renew today. <http://www.eforester.org/renewnow>
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that the 1st announcement of the IUFRO WP
7.02.13 Meeting "Improving forest health on commercial plantations, that
will be held on March 2018 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, is available online
at
<http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activit
ies/>
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activiti
es/.
This meeting will be an excellent opportunity to discuss on a wide range of
topics, from status of pests and diseases to biosecurity and from monitoring
to management of forest insects and pathogens affecting intensively managed
commercial plantations. And of course, it will be also an opportunity to
enjoy the natural beauties of Uruguay.
Please, feel free to contact us for any comments and questions.
Looking forward to see you here for an unforgettable meeting,
With kind regards,
Gustavo Balmelli <mailto:gbalmelli@tb.inia.org.uy> gbalmelli(a)tb.inia.org.uy
Leader of the Organizing Committee
Ing. Agr. MSc. PhD. Gustavo Balmelli
Programa Forestal
INIA Tacuarembó
Tel.: ++598 463 22407 int 1389
Ruta 5, Km. 386. Tacuarembó
<mailto:gbalmelli@tb.inia.org.uy> gbalmelli(a)tb.inia.org.uy
cid:part1.02020600.01010404@tb.inia.org.uy
Dear Niagara Falls meeting attendees,
The issues with registration for this meeting have been resolved. Due to
issues with the registration website, we have extended the earlybird
registration deadline to March 19. The earlybird rate is $650.00 for
regular attendees and $325.00 for students. On March 20, registration
will increase to the standard rate of $750.00 for regular attendees and
$425.00 for students. Registration will be accepted right up to the
start of the meeting in May, however early registrations are appreciated
for planning purposes.
A retiree rate of $500.00 has been added.
A single day rate of $300.00 has been added.
If you prefer to pay by bank transfer rather than credit card, please
download the PDF registration form and contact Kerry Spencer
(admin(a)cif-ifc.org) who will provide the banking information. There is a
$50.00 additional cost due to bank fees but we will accept multiple
registrations with a single bank transfer. All costs in Canadian funds.
The deadline for abstract submission is still March 15.
Thanks to everyone who has already registered or submitted an abstract!
We look forward to welcoming you in Niagara Falls in May.
Regards,
Tod Ramsfield (on behalf of the local arrangements committee).
