[IUFRO Div 8] Final Call for Abstracts for the 4th IUFRO International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment, Kelowna, BC Canada, July 6-9, 2015

Dear Colleagues, Just a friendly reminder of the above-mentioned conference. You are cordially invited to submit an abstract by Nov. 30, 2014 using the attached template. Please help spread the information among your networks and colleagues. If you need an invitation letter (for submitting an abstract) for your planning process, please let us know. Thanks, Adam Wei, Professor, Ph.D., R.P.F., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of British Columbia | Okanagan Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1V 1V7 The 4th IUFRO International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment, July 6-9, 2015, Kelowna, BC, Canada www.forestandwater2015.com<http://www.forestandwater2015.com/> Call for Abstracts Deadline: November 30, 2014 Conference Themes Topics for which contributions are sought include, but are not limited to, Theme 1: Natural and human disturbance, and hydrological processes (water quantity and water quality) in forested watershed at different spatial scales
 Theme 2: Climate variability, forest changes and hydrologic responses
 Theme 3: Ecohydrology at the urban-rural interfaces
 Theme 4: Reforestation and hydrological processes
 Theme 5: Forest carbon and water coupling across different spatial scales 
 Theme 6: Applications of new methods, models and technologies Theme 7: Integrated watershed assessment and management 
 Theme 8: Emerging topics: forest changes and groundwater or surface water-groundwater interactions; and application of landscape ecology on watershed hydrology in forested watersheds Guidelines for Submission (1) All abstracts must be submitted in English* (2) Abstracts are limited to 300 words (3) Follow the attached template to develop abstract (4) Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee and authors notified by Feb 1, 2015. (5) Your abstract will appear in print or in CD as submitted. Please ensure you check your data carefully before submitting as changes will not be accepted after the Call for Abstracts closes. * If English is not your native language, please invite a native English speaker to edit your abstract before submission Special Issue of Ecohydrology A special issue of Ecohydrology (IF: 2.63 in 2013) has been arranged. If you wish to submit a full paper for the special edition, please prepare for your submission according to the journal guidelines. We will issue a Call For Paper Submission right after the conference. Terms and Conditions In submitting an abstract all presenters agree to the following terms and conditions: (1) I confirm that each author / presenter listed agree with the content of this abstract and has given permission to be listed as an author / presenter. (2) I understand that should my abstract be accepted for presentation, I am required to complete a conference registration. (3) I hereby provide permission for the organizing committee to print my abstract and author details in the conference website and conference material. (4) I understand that my abstract will be printed, if accepted, as submitted and that no editing to grammar or spelling will be undertaken by the organizing committee. Submit Your Abstract to: ( forestandwater2015@gmail.com<mailto:Forestandwater2015@gmail.com> ) by Nov. 30, 2014 In your e-mail subject line, please include Abstract Submission/Theme #.