Dear IUFRO Colleagues
The call for ABSTRACTS is open for our next IUFRO Conference this year on
"Adaptive Management for Forested Landscapes in Transformation" October 1-5
Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
http://iufro2018posadas.com/sessions/call-for-abstracts/
Deadline April 30th
For more information visit the Conference site, also see attach:
http://iufro2018posadas.com/
Please spread the news in your networks!
This conference will highlight accelerated changes imprinted in our planet
within the Anthropocene. We welcomed presentations and posters targeting
forest changes and landscape transformation as a consequence of increasing
pressures of globalization, population growth, resource scarcity and
ecological degradation -the BIG challenges ahead- operational solutions and
state of the art methods are at the centre of the conference
Within the framework of this Conference will focus on key topics to assess
problems but also to find solutions towards a better future of forested
landscapes
Also Call for Forums is still open
<http://iufro2018posadas.com/call-for-sessions-and-forums/>
http://iufro2018posadas.com/call-for-sessions-and-forums/
Looking forward for original ideas on knowledge sharing!
See you all this year in Argentina!
Sandra Luque for the Scientific Committee
IUFRO Officer
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Sandra S. Luque (PhD, HDR)
Director of Research at IRSTEA
UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information
500 rue JF BRETON
Montpellier 34000, France
<https://www.teledetection.fr/> https://www.teledetection.fr/
Looking forward to see you in Posadas: <http://iufro2018posadas.com/>
http://iufro2018posadas.com/
Colleagues,
This is to inform you that registration and abstract submission are now open
for:
IUFRO Working Party 7.02.01 "Root & Stem Rots" Conference - From genetics to
wooded meadows
Uppsala and Visby, Sweden; 26 August - 1 September 2018;
<https://www.slu.se/iufro-rots2018> https://www.slu.se/iufro-rots2018
The Conference will start at SLU (The Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences) in Uppsala and then everyone will go by ferry to the island of
Gotland to the medevial town Visby where the conference will continue.
The Conference will include both scientific sessions and field excursions.
Range of topics:
- Ash Dieback and Dutch Elm Disease
- Root and stem rots
- Aspects of tree breeding for resistance & propagation
- Biodiversity and Entomology (Emerald Ash Borer in Russia)
- Poster session and field excursions
- Registration details: https://reg.akademikonferens.se/rots2018
- Abstract and manuscript submission details:
https://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-mycology-plantpathology/iufro-rots2
018/abstract-submission/
open until 1 August 2018.
Don't miss it!
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posted on behalf of the Congress Organizers Rimvys Vasaitis and Jan Stenlid,
rimvys.vasaitis(a)slu.se, jan.stenlid(a)slu.se
by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
Von: Jean-Paul Laclau [mailto:jean-paul.laclau@cirad.fr]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Februar 2018 14:43
Betreff: ***** EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUBMISSION to the IUFRO Conference 'Eucalyptus 2018' in Montpellier, France. DEADLINE: 10 March 2018 *****
Due to many requests for additional time, we decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission to March 10, 2018.
Details at https://eucalyptus2018.cirad.fr/
Deadline for abstract submission: 10 March 2018
Dear colleagues from IUFRO Division 8
Since we are at the beginning of a very fruitful year where several events
are going to be organized by members of our Division, I will ask all of you
to please send the information of relevant activities. It is important to
report all our activities, events and publications for the annual IUFRO
report. So please use the "subject IUFRO Report Div. 8" and send along the
year (before you forget!) all info in rel. to your WP activities and
related publications, if you are also involved on a Task Force please
provide key points of your actions.
This will concern ALL relevant activities for 2018 - the report for 2017 is
closed already and Jean-Michel kindly provided all relevant information.
Looking forward to learn about your activities during this year
My kindest regards to all
Sandra
Sandra S. Luque (PhD, HDR)
Director of Research at IRSTEA
National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and
Agriculture
UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information
500 rue JF BRETON
Montpellier 34000, France
<https://www.teledetection.fr/> https://www.teledetection.fr/
Two PhD positions available in forest productivity and insect biodiversity
in boreal mixedwood forests of Northwestern Quebec.
Ecosystem management has often been advocated as a means to maintain
healthy, productive forests while protecting forest biodiversity. Much of
this approach relies on partial cutting, whereby trees are left after
harvest to maintain canopy cover, provide a future supply of deadwood and
protect biodiversity which may be otherwise lost through more intensive
clearcut harvesting. In the boreal context, partial cutting has also been
advocated as a means to accelerate forest succession and introduce
old-growth attributes in managed forests. However, whether partial cutting
achieves these ends and is capable of maintaining forest biodiversity over
extended periods has yet to be verified.
We are looking for motivated candidates for two PhD positions examining the
effects of partial cutting 20 years post-harvest on forest productivity and
biodiversity in boreal mixedwood forests of Northwestern Quebec. The work
will take place at project SAFE in the Lac Duparquet Research and Teaching
Forest. SAFE is a replicated experiment designed to test novel silvicultural
approaches across a variety of boreal stand types which has amassed 20 years
of detailed data on recovery of forest structure, productivity and insect
and plant communities.
PhD 1 will focus on evaluating forest productivity and stand structure 20
years post-harvest. Candidates for this position should have experience in
forest ecology and soil science. This position will be based at the
Institute for Forest Research (IRF) at Université of Québec à
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. UQAT offers financial
aid to international students. Rouyn-Noranda has ready access to outdoor
activities (canoeing, camping, skiing) as well as a cultural center of
northwestern Quebec hosting such events as the World Guitar Festival and the
Emergent Music Festival.
PhD 2 will focus on evaluating long-term recovery of litter arthropod
biodiversity (beetles and spiders) 20 years post-harvest. Candidates for the
position should have experience with taxonomy of ground beetles, spider or
rove beetles. Experience in multivariate community analysis is also
desirable. This position will be based at the Université of Québec à
Montréal (UQAM) in Montreal Quebec. UQAM is among the largest universities
in Quebec and has recently been ranked 6th in the world for research in
forestry and forest ecology. UQAM also offers financial aid to international
students. Montreal is culturally rich yet one of Canadas most affordable
cities.
Both candidates should have strong writing skills and the capacity to work
independently and in teams. Both positions will enjoy benefits as members of
Chair in Sustainable Forest Management ( <http://chaireafd.uqat.ca/>
http://chaireafd.uqat.ca/) and the Center for Forest Studies (
<http://www.cef-cfr.ca/> http://www.cef-cfr.ca/) These organizations
provide opportunities for inter-university collaboration, travel funds and
access to research professionals in GIS, advanced statistics and database
management.
Both positions come with a stipend of 20,000$/year for three years.
To apply please send a CV, letter of motivation, transcripts and names of
two references to Benoit Lafleur ( <mailto:benoit.lafleur@uqat.ca>
benoit.lafleur(a)uqat.ca) or Tim Work ( <mailto:work.timothy@uqam.ca>
work.timothy(a)uqam.ca) before 15 March, 2018.
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posted on behalf of Tim Work by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
