Dear all

We do have a great opportunity to support the young community in our IUFRO family – please read the mail bellow and if you agreed to the questions from Björn and would like to become a mentor, please send you answer to Bjorn.Hanell@slu.se cc to me

Thank you !!

Sandra

De : Björn Hånell [mailto:Bjorn.Hanell@slu.se]
Envoyé : mardi 2 avril 2019 09:34
À : Jens Peter Skovsgaard <jps@slu.se>; y.el-kassaby@ubc.ca; Chung, Woodam <woodam.chung@oregonstate.edu>; Jean-Luc Peyron <jean-luc.peyron@gip-ecofor.org>; pekka.saranpaa@luke.fi; Sievänen Tuija (Luke) <tuija.sievanen@luke.fi>; Eckehard Brockerhoff <eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>; Sandra LUQUE <sandra.luque@irstea.fr>; Daniela Kleinschmit (forward) <daniela.kleinschmit@ifp.uni-freiburg.de>
Cc : Janice Burns <burns@iufro.org>; 'Sarah Dickson-Hoyle' <sarah.dh@ifsa.net>; 'to: Johannes Hermanus Cornelis de Koning' <joost.dekoning@ifsa.net>; buck@iufro.org
Objet : Proposal for a Recruitment Mentoring Programme

Dear Jens Peter, Yousry, Woodam, Jean-Luc, Pekka, Tuija, Eckehard, Sandra and Daniella,

I have some very good news! A most uplifting matter that I would like to ask your opinions about. It is a follow up on our discussions at the previous Board Meeting in Corvallis that included renewal of Officeholders and possibly establishing ‘’Junior Officeholder’’ positions in the IUFRO structure.

Here is the good news: Two very experienced members of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), Sarah Dickson-Hoyle and Johannes (Joost) de Koning, will be leading the mentorship program at the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba. They have proposed the following three levels of mentoring:

Event based mentoring (pairing youth and students with experienced IFSA members at the congress)
Content mentoring: whereby youth participants (mentees) that have a primary interest in the scientific content of the congress are paired with more experienced scientists at the congress (mentors)
Recruitment mentoring: where early career scientists (mentees) that have an interest in both the scientific content of the congress and the inner workings of IUFRO are paired with IUFRO division members (mentors).

A short description of the intent and activities proposed for recruitment mentoring is as follows:

Learning opportunities:

· Get to know/explain the workings of an IUFRO Division.

· Expand the network into junior/senior scientists with similar interests.

· First line experience of new developments within the scientific field of interest from a junior/senior perspective.

Proposed activities:

· Division members and interested mentees exchange professional profiles (before the event: online).

· Kick off- of permanent mentoring programme within one or several IUFRO divisions. Meet and greet with the interested mentees and the Divisions (at the event).

· Mentees and Divisions keep in touch for a year, during which the mentees are part of the information exchange and possibly meetings within the Division (after the event).

Since this proposed Recruitment Mentoring Programme would require engagement and long term cooperation from IUFRO Officeholders, it would be good to have an understanding of the level of interest and support from current Officeholders, and to harmonise this activity with any other plans before proceeding with implementing the mentorship program.

Therefore, please share your opinions with me and give an indication of:

if you would be willing to participate as a mentor in such a ‘’recruitment mentoring programme’’ if it was offered at Curitiba?

2. If you feel that a general approach to advertising (e.g. sending congress attendees an e-mail about the three types of mentoring at the Congress, including a link to register for the Curitiba mentorship program) is suitable for recruitment mentoring, or should it be supplemented by a more targeted approach to attract the involvement of current (or outgoing) officeholders?

3. If you would be willing to set aside a little bit of time and agree to be contacted by Sarah and Joost?

4. If you would be interested in taking on a roll related to pairing mentors and mentees?

I look forward to your responses. Quick ones are greatly appreciated, but the generous request is to let me know what you think before Friday evening, April 12 :)

Best wishes

/Björn

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