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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Von: Im Auftrag von Ayco Tack
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. April 2016 20:28
Betreff: Two PhD positions at Stockholm University: Trees (oak, coffee), fungal diseases & insects / Open PostDoc applications welcome
Dear colleagues,
We seek two highly motivated PhD-students to join the long-term research on the pedunculate oak / coffee, both of which involve fungal diseases, insects and biodiversity.
1. The interactions among fungal pathogens, insects and endosymbionts on oak:
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job <http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo…> &rmjob=1334&rmlang=UK
2. PhD student in Plant Ecology: Pest and Pathogens on Coffee at the Agro-ecological Interface
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job <http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo…> &rmjob=1306&rmlang=UK
The positions are in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences at Stockholm University. The closing date for applications is May 2.
Note that our department also has open applications for five Postdoctoral positions – feel free to contact to discuss an application: (deadline end of April)
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job <http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo…> &rmjob=1128&rmlang=UK
Please spread this message to any colleagues who may be interested!
Don’t hesitate to contact us directly by email,
My best,
Ayco Tack & Kristoffer Hylander
ayco.tack(a)su.se
kristoffer.hylander(a)su.se
1. PhD student in Plant Ecology: Interactions between Plants, Microbes and Insects
The position will be associated with the long-term research on insect and pathogen dynamics on wild plants in the research group of Ayco Tack. The overall aim of the research is to understand the role of plant–microbe-insect interactions in structuring plant-based communities in nature. The core of the PhD project is to investigate the role of insect microbes (endosymbionts) and plant-based microbes (endophytes, pathogens) in understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of the diverse insect and pathogen community on the oak tree Quercus robur. The main tasks include field work (field sampling and surveys, dataloggers) and laboratory work (molecular identification of the endophytes and insect endosymbionts). The work may also involve experiments where the microbial community on the leaves or roots is manipulated. The exact direction of the project will depend on the skills and interest of the applicant.
2. PhD-position in Plant Ecology at Stockholm University (coffee, pests, Ethiopia)
The position will be associated with the project “Managing coffee to increase farmer’s livelihood and biodiversity in Ethiopia” with is financed by SIDA. The aim of the project is to increase the knowledge of how to manage coffee systems for positive synergies between biodiversity and farmer’s incomes. The core of the project is to investigate plant-fungal interactions of major coffee pathogens along a gradient in management intensity. Along this gradient we will investigate fungal infestation rates, coffee yields, coffee genetic variation and various measures of biodiversity and management. The field work will take place in Ethiopia but the position is placed at Stockholm University.
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Ayco Tack
Assistant professor
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Visiting address: Svante Arrhenius Väg 20A, room N420
Phone: + 46-(0)8-163959
Mobile: + 46-(0)70-4942557
<mailto:ayco.tack@su.se> ayco.tack(a)su.se
<http://www.plantmicrobeinsect.com/> www.plantmicrobeinsect.com
<http://www.su.se/profiles/atack> www.su.se/profiles/atack
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Dear Collegues,
With much pleasure we are able to announce the IUFRO 125th Anniversary
Congress, which will take place in Freiburg, Germany, from 19-22
September, 2017.
The official Anniversary Congress website www.IUFRO2017.com
<http://www.IUFRO2017.com> is now online! The information is
preliminary in nature and will be updated periodically in the lead up to
the congress.
With the launching of the website, the Call for Session Proposals is now
open and continues until the deadline on 15. June 2016. At the website
you will find guidelines for submissions and the submission form.
We look forward to receiving your proposals.
Subscribe to our newsletter on the congress website or follow us on
Facebook (IUFRO2017) and twitter (@iufro_2017, #IUFRO2017) - for
updates!
See you in Freiburg in 2017!
FVA Congress Organizing Team
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
CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS - 1st REMINDER
<http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html
Deadline for Submissions: 31 January 2016
>From 24 to 27 October 2016, IUFRO will hold its first Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania in Beijing, China. Under the Congress title "Forests for Sustainable Development: the Role of Research", we hope to establish a cutting-edge scientific programme highlighting the role of forest science in informing forest-related policies and management in Asia and Oceania to cope with the significant environmental, social and economic changes in the region and address the consequent challenges.
For such a programme to materialize, we need your contributions: diverse, from inside and outside the region, across the full range of natural and social science disciplines at various levels, from the gene to the globe.
Therefore please submit by 31 January at the latest your session proposals addressing one or more of the following Congress themes:
1. Sustainable forest management for enhanced provision of ecosystem services;
2. Forest and landscape rehabilitation and restoration;
3. Combating desertification, disaster and risk management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
4. Planted forests for fostering a greener economy;
5. Innovative technologies for bio-energy, bio-materials and other products;
6. Urban forestry for human health and community well-being;
7. Social and cultural aspects of forests, including traditional knowledge, human health, community participation and gender roles;
8. Forest and agro-forest management for food security, enhanced livelihoods and non-timber forest products.
For further details, please visit <http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in the design of an excellent scientific program for the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 in Beijing.
The Congress Scientific Committee
IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016
Beijing, China; 24-27 October 2016
<http://www.iufro-ao2016.org> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org - iufro_ao2016(a)163.com
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From: "Bois & forêts des tropiques" <bft(a)cirad.fr>
To: bft_news(a)cirad.fr
Cc:
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 14:04:13 +0100
Subject: [BFT-News] Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, Best Wishes
<http://bft.cirad.fr/> Bois et Forêts desTropiques, vous souhaite une belle année 2016, Wihes You a HappyNew Year
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From: junko shimura
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 9:46 AM
To: Catalina Santamaria
Cc: david cooper
Subject: FW: International Plant Protection Convention Call for Experts / Convocatoria de expertos / Appel a candidatures d'experts
Dear Sir/Madam,
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part as members in the Technical Panel for Forest Quarantine (TPFQ) and an invited expert to aid TPFQ in developing a Forest Tree Seed annex to the Standard on International movement of seed (2009-003). Nominations are due 08 February 2016. The selected candidates will be required to attend the face-to-face meeting for the Technical panel for forest quarantine from 6 June – 10 June 2016.
Further details are available on the IPP at https://www.ippc.int/en/calls/.
Regards,
IPPC Secretariat
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Estimado/a Sr./Sra.:
La Secretaría de la Convención Internacional de Protección Fitosanitaria (CIPF) solicita candidaturas de expertos debidamente calificados para participar como miembros en el Grupo técnico sobre cuarentena forestal (GTCF) y de un experto invitado para ayudar al GTCF a desarrollar el anexo a la norma Circulación internacional de semillas (2009-003) sobre las semillas de árboles forestales. Las candidaturas deben presentarse a más tardar el 08 de febrero de 2016. Se requerirá a los candidatos seleccionados para asistir a la reunión presencial para el Grupo técnico para la cuarentena forestal desde junio 6 a junio 10, 2016.
Se encuentra información adicional en el IPP: https://www.ippc.int/en/calls/.
Atentamente,
La Secretaría de la CIPF
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Chère Madame/Cher Monsieur,
Le Secrétariat de la Convention internationale pour la protection des végétaux (CIPV) ) lance un appel à candidatures d'experts dûment qualifiés qui seront appelés à siéger en tant que membres dans le groupe technique sur la quarantaine forestière (GTQF) ainsi que pour un expert invité pour aider le GTQF à développer une annexe à la norme sur les Déplacements internationaux de semences (2009-003) portant sur les semences d’arbres forestiers. Les candidatures doivent être envoyées avant le 08 février 2016. Les candidats sélectionnés seront tenus d'assister à la réunion physique pour le Groupe technique pour la quarantaine forestière du 6 Juin - 10 Juin 2016.
Pour plus d’information, veuillez consulter le site: https://www.ippc.int/en/calls/.
Meilleures salutations,
Le Secrétariat de la CIPV
<http://www.cbd.int/idb/2015/> International Day for Biological Diversity 2015
