Dear Colleagues,
The IUFRO biennial Forest Landscape Ecology conference on "Sustaining Ecosystem
Services in Forest Landscapes" is coming up in August ! it  is stacking up to have a
very good slate of keynote speakers and symposia, along with a fantastic venue.
Now it is your turn to help make it a fantastic conference by submitting an abstract (by
15 March) and attending! The conference will be in beautiful Tartu, Estonia, 23-30 August
- Visit the site for more details 
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/. This is the official
conference of IUFRO 8.01.02 Working Party Forest Landscape Ecology  Division 8.
Please note that early registration for the conference with a reduced  fee is open until
30 April, see details 
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/eng/registration
 Important: deadline for abstract submissions  is 15 March 2015
see details 
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/eng/abstracts
Also check:
 the Pre-conference workshop "GuidosToolbox workshop: image pattern, connectivity,
and fragmentation"
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/eng/programme/preconference_workshop
And a fantastic choice of both midweek short field trips
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/eng/programme/excursions
Post-conference 3-day trip to Northern Estonia and Hiiumaa (28-30 August,
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/eng/programme/post_conference_tour ).
NOTE:
There is the potential for financial assistance for students
http://iufrole2015.to.ee/eng/registration#tudengitoetus
The organizing committee is looking forward to see you in Tartu this  year !! We would
appreciate if you can spread the information among your networks.
For those of you planning to attend the IALE World Congress in  Portland, Oregon USA 5-10
July, 2015, please plan/beg for budgets to attend both great conferences!
Looking forward to see many of you in Tartu, Estonia!
 Thanks much!
Louis Iverson on behalf of the Organizing (Urmas Pederson, Chair) and
 Scientific (Ajith Perera, Chair) Committees
Louis R. Iverson, PhD
  Research Landscape Ecologist
  Forest Service
 Northern Research Station