Dear colleagues, This is a reminder of the upcoming IUFRO Risk Analysis (4.04.07) meeting in Freiburg, Germany; 21-23 April, 2016. The meeting is hosted by the Institute of Forestry, University of Freiburg. PERCEPTION ==> PREDICTION ==> ACTION: Managing risk in uncertain times. This conference will bring together leading experts from the international scientific community to discuss: * the risks posed to the forest resource by our changing climate v natural disturbances (including insects, pathogens, fire, extreme weather) v post-disturbance (natural and anthropogenic) silvics v species range and biodiversity * how these risks are perceived and predicted in the forest science and management community * how risk and uncertainty can be incorporated in the decision-making process to increase the likelihood that the future realized ecosystem services match our stated goals Abstract submission and registration is open at https://www.conftool.net/riskanalysis2016/. Visit the Risk Analysis website<http://riskanalysis-iufro.org/index.html> for all meeting details. PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: david.gray(a)canada.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. David Gray Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service Mail: Box 4000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5P7 Canada Courier: 1350 Regent St. Fredericton, NB E3C 2G6 Canada tel: +1-506-452-3462 fax: +1-506-452-3525 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~