IUFRO Task Forces are established on a temporary basis to advance inter-disciplinary cooperation in inter-divisional forest research fields. Their focus is on emerging key issues that are of strong interests to policy makers and groups inside and outside the forest sector, and contribute to international processes and activities.
During the IUFRO Board Meeting held in Salt Lake City in October 2014, a number of Principles were agreed upon as a basis for the establishment of Task Forces during the current IUFRO term. In the view of the IUFRO Management Committee, the number of Task Forces to be convened during a given year may be up to ten, but in order to encourage activities across the full spectrum of IUFRO's disciplinary expertise, shorter-term, more tightly focused Task Forces are encouraged. This will enable IUFRO to establish new Task Forces on a periodic basis throughout the 2015-2019 Term to take advantage of emerging needs and opportunities.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals for new Task Forces will be evaluated by the Management Committee based on the following criteria:
• Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019;
• Potential to strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specific topics of global relevance related to one or more Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019 (for details see <http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578> http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578)
• Engagement of two or more Divisions by specifically involving relevant Divisional units (Research Groups and/or Working Parties) - proposal should be jointly developed with the relevant IUFRO Divisions and their units, but may involve additional experts currently outside of the IUFRO network and partner institutions, as required. Task Force activities should not undercut current work within IUFRO Divisions, but rather complement and expand their activities;
• Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives; e.g., Future Earth (1) , Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), etc.;
• In case partner institutions are involved, brief justification for their involvement;
• Clarity of timelines for proposed Task Force activities and their deliverables; while Task Forces can be proposed for up to the full length of the current IUFRO term (until the 2019 World Congress in Brazil), it is highly recommended that proposed Task Forces consider more focused activities to be undertaken over a much shorter time period (i.e., 1-2 years);
• Selection of Task Force members in a way that they reflect required scientific expertise, diversity, balance between North/South, natural and social sciences, and gender;
• Clarity of operational aspects (roles and responsibilities of Task Force coordinator and members, roles and responsibilities of partners involved, if any), budget for activities and funding sources.
Proposals are now being accepted for new Task Forces that would begin their work in early 2015. Please refer to the format (outlined below) when preparing your proposals. The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. All proposals will be reviewed by the Vice-President for Task Forces in consultation with other members of the IUFRO Management Committee and the Coordinators of IUFRO Divisions relevant to each proposal. Decisions on the establishment of new Task Forces will be made and communicated to the proposed Task Force coordinators by the end of February. The coordinators of new Task Forces will be invited to participate in the upcoming IUFRO Board meeting to be held in Vienna from April 15-17, 2015.
FORMAT FOR TASK FORCE PROPOSALS
Note: Proposals should include the following as concisely as possible, within 3-5 pages.
• Name of proposed Task Force
• Name of proposed Task Force coordinator, affiliation (including IUFRO position) and contact information
• Names of proposed Task Force members, their affiliations (including IUFRO positions) and contact information
Brief overview of the rationale, goals, and objectives of the proposed Task Force (1 paragraph)
• Description of specific proposed Task Force activities, deliverables and timelines. This should include planned focused meetings with tangible outputs such as 'state-of-knowledge' reviews, journal papers, dedicated volumes, etc.
• Budget table listing major activities and funding sources, if known – indicate if these funds are already secured.
• Narrative addressing the following:
- Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy;
- How the proposed Task Force will strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specified topics related to IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy's Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals , and how the Task Force will complement and/or expand activities of existing IUFRO Divisional units;
- Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives.
The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. Proposals should be sent to John Parrotta ( <mailto:jparrotta@fs.fed.us> jparrotta(a)fs.fed.us) with a copy to Renate Prüller ( <mailto:prueller@iufro.org> prueller(a)iufro.org)
(1) Future Earth is an ICSU interdisciplinary initiative to develop knowledge for responding effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change and for supporting transformation towards global sustainability.
Call for abstracts: papers, posters and videos
Help define a vision for forests
Share your people-centred ideas, field experiences, cutting-edge research, development projects, practical applications and theoretical models at the world’s largest and most important gathering of the forest sector.
FAO is inviting abstracts on the central theme of the XIV World Forestry Congress, “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future”, and on relevant topics that also align with any of the six Congress sub-themes:
* Forests for socio-economic development and food security
* Building resilience with forests
* Integrating forests and other land uses
* Encouraging product innovation and sustainable trade
* Monitoring forests for better decision-making
* Improving governance by building capacity
More detailed information on each sub-theme can be found <http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87445/en/> here.
Details about the XIV World Forestry Congress can be found at http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/en/.
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 * Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org * Email: <mailto:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org
Dear all,
(to Division 7, forclimair, forpath, forent-subscribers),
Attached is an invitation to the Division 7 (Forest Health) Business Meeting this coming Friday, 10 October, 19:00-21:00 (US local time), in Room 255E of the Salt Lake City Convention Centre (IUFRO World Congress).
The document also contains my report on the last board term (2010-2014), a list of upcoming Div. 7 meetings, and the latest coordinators and deputies in our Division.
Please note, there will be lots of time for discussion. If you would like to discuss any substantial matters, please let me know and we may be able to give it particular attention and reserve a dedicated spot.
On Monday and Tuesday this week, we will have the Business Meetings of the Research Groups.
First will be RG 7.01.00 (Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems) on Monday, 6 October, 12:00-12:40, Room 150E.
Then on Tuesday, 7 October, we will have the Entomology (7.03) meeting from 12:50-13:30 in Room 150G.
And later on Tuesday, 7 October, will be the Pathology (7.02) meeting from 19:00-19:40, also in Room 150G.
For those who can't be here, if you would like to pass on any messages or comments, please send us an email.
I look forward to seeing you, well, those of you who are here at the congress.
Cheers, Ecki
Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Principal Scientist and IUFRO Coordinator Division 7 (Forest Health)
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)
PO Box 29237
Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
Physical address:
Scion, Forestry Road, University of Canterbury,
Ilam, Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail: eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Tel.: (+64)-(0)3-364 2949
Mobile: (+64)-(0)21-784 750
Fax: (+64)-(0)3-364 2812
www.scionresearch.com<http://www.scionresearch.com/>
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IUFRO World Congress 2014 - Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 5-11 October 2014
http://www.iufro2014.com/
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From: Veronique < <mailto:Veronique.Jorge@orleans.inra.fr> Veronique.Jorge(a)orleans.inra.fr>
To: <mailto:Veronique.Jorge@orleans.inra.fr> Veronique.Jorge(a)orleans.inra.fr
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:17:00 +0200
Subject: Preliminary call - 5th Intl Workshop on the Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry (Aug 23-28, 2015 -Orleans, FRANCE)
Dear all,
You will find attached the preliminary call and the poll for the
5th Intl Workshop on the Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry.
Novel challenges and opportunities for resistance to pests and pathogens
The workshop will take place in Orléans (France), approx. 100 km South of Paris, in Aug 23-28, 2015.
This is a follow-up to the very successful 2011 workshop in Eugene, OR. For the proceedings from the 4th Workshop, see the link below
<http://ucanr.org/sites/tree_resistance_2011conference/> Proceedings from Fourth International Tree Resistance Workshop
Arnaud Dowkiw , Aurélien Sallé & Véronique Jorge
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Véronique Jorge
Unité Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières,
Centre INRA Val de Loire, site d'Orléans,
2163 avenue de la Pomme de Pin,
CS 40001 - Ardon
45075 ORLEANS CEDEX 2
France
Tel : +33 (0) 2 38 41 78 28 <tel:%2B33%20%280%29%202%2038%2041%2078%2028>
Fax : +33 (0) 2 38 41 48 09 <tel:%2B33%20%280%29%202%2038%2041%2048%2009>
veronique.jorge(a)orleans.inra.fr
http://www6.val-de-loire.inra.fr/uragpf/Personnel/Permanents/Veronique-JORGE
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce the following event as wide as possible:
Joint IUFRO 7.03.01 “Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees”
and 7.03.04 “Diseases and insects in forest nurseries” Working Party
Meetings, Uppsala, Sweden 7 – 12th June 2015
Meeting venue: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala
(http://www.slu.se/en/)
Preliminary schedule:
Sunday, June 7th: arrival, registration and welcome snack at Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences.
Monday, June 8th – sessions
Tuesday, June 9th – sessions.
Wednesday, June 10th – excursion toDothistroma and Gremmeniella-attacked
areas and Nässa nursery
Thursday, June 11th – sessions and conference dinner;
Friday, June 12th - morning sessions and departure after the lunch.
Pre-registration: for planning purposes we would appreciate if you could
reply to this e-mail indicating whether you might be interested in
coming.
Depending on potential participants we will be able to give an estimate
of conference fees in the next e-mail.
You are cordially invited to attend. Please do hesitate to contact us if
you have any questions
IUFRO “Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees”
Jonàs Oliva:jonas.oliva@slu.se
Jan Stenlid:jan.stenlid@slu.se
IUFRO “Diseases and insects in forest nurseries”
Rimvys Vasaitis: rimvys.vasaitis(a)slu.se
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Jonàs Oliva, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor – Forskarassistent
Dept. Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU
Box 7026
75007 Uppsala, Sweden
telefon: 018-671602
fax +46 18 673599
jonas.oliva(a)slu.se
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Sujet: Preliminary call - 5th Intl Workshop on the Genetics of
Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry
De : vjorge(a)orleans.inra.fr
Pour : Richard.Hamelin(a)rncan-nrcan.gc.ca, frey(a)nancy.inra.fr,
salvatore.moricca(a)unifi.it
Copie à : arnaud.dowkiw(a)orleans.inra.fr,
aurelien.salle(a)univ-orleans.fr, veronique.jorge(a)orleans.inra.fr
Dear Richard, Pascal and Salvatore,
You will find attached the preliminary call and the poll for the *5th
Intl Workshop on the Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry*.
We would be grateful to you if you could disseminate this preliminary
call to your IUFRO group.
Thank you,
Arnaud Dowkiw, Aurélien Sallé & Véronique Jorge
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Véronique Jorge
Unité Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières,
Centre INRA Val de Loire, site d'Orléans,
2163 avenue de la Pomme de Pin,
CS 40001 - Ardon
45075 ORLEANS CEDEX 2
France
Tel : +33 (0) 2 38 41 78 28
Fax : +33 (0) 2 38 41 48 09
veronique.jorge(a)orleans.inra.fr
http://www6.val-de-loire.inra.fr/uragpf/Recherche/Equipe-Predictionhttp://www6.val-de-loire.inra.fr/uragpf/Personnel/Permanents/Veronique-JORGE
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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
To: 'rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org'; 'rg70200-forpath(a)lists.iufro.org'; 'div7(a)lists.iufro.org'
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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