Dear colleagues and friends,
Please note, abstracts are due at the end of November for the
upcoming IUFRO All Division 7 Conference “Global
Change and Forest Health” (University of Istanbul,
Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 April 2016, see
www.foresthealth2016.com).
Key points
- Abstract submission is open until 30 November 2015
(see below)
- Early Bird registration is available until 31 December 2015 (300 Euros regular, students receive a 50% discount)
- Keynote speakers have been confirmed (see below)
Safety
With the tragic events in the last two weeks, there is heightened awareness about safety. The conference organizing
committee have considered this and we consulted with the Secretariat of IUFRO. We have been advised that there are currently no travel advisories for Istanbul or western Turkey. Other conferences in Turkey and Europe will go ahead as planned. Also, the venue
of our conference is in a quiet part of the city, and the location is regarded to be safe.
The conference organizing committee have decided to continue to monitor the situation, and we will advise you if
there are any changes.
Keynote speakers
We have now confirmed three keynote speakers who will address different aspects of the conference theme “Global
Change and Forest Health”:
- Dr. Treena Burgess (Murdoch University, Australia, Associate Professor in Plant Sciences)
- Dr. Marcus Lindner (European Forest Institute, Head of Programme, Sustainability and Climate Change)
- Dr. Andrea Battisti (University of Padova, Italy, Professor of Forest Entomology)
Numerous other plenary and invited presentations will be given (and announced later)
Abstract submission
You are kindly invited to submit your abstract for oral or poster presentations (see
www.foresthealth2016.com).
When you submit your abstract, you can select either one of the 16 pre-arranged sessions or a general session (“other”).
We will review all abstract submissions and ensure they will be placed in suitable sessions. Cross-disciplinary
abstracts including two or more of the conference subjects (climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology) are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by 30 November 2015.
See the web page www.foresthealth2016.com
for more information on the conference.
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff, Yusuf Serengil, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux, Sandy Liebhold
(Conference Scientific Committee)
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@scionresearch.com
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil@istanbul.edu.tr,
yserengil@yahoo.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
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
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee