Call for Abstracts 178 Contribution of genetics and genomics to conservation and sustainable management of forests under changing environmental conditions Organizers: Om Rajora (University of New Brunswick, Canada) & Wickneswari Ratnam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) The session will explore the impacts of and future directions for forest genetics and genomics research on the conservation and sustainable management of forest genetic resources and understanding adaptation in forest trees and their responses to climate and environmental change. *********************************************** Om P. Rajora, Ph.D. Professor Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management University of New Brunswick PO Box 44000, 28 Dineen Drive Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada E-mail: Om.Rajora(a)unb.ca Telephone: (506) 458-7477 (506) 458-7475 FAX: (506) 453-3538 ************************************************