INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGICAL SERVICES OF DEADWOOD IN FOREST
ECOSYSTEMS
DEADWOOD AND DYING TREES: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DIVERSITY
The 3rd call for abstracts is ongoing.
Abstract submissions deadline is December 15, 2010.
Rouyn-Noranda Congress Center, (Québec, Canada), May 15-19, 2011
The symposium is sponsored by IUFRO Division 8.02.02 - Forest biodiversity and resilience
The Symposium is jointly organized by the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue,
the Université du Québec à Montréal, the Center for Forest Research, the NSERC/UQAT/UQÀM
Industrial Chair in Sustainable Forest Management, the Lake Duparquet Research and
Teaching Forest, and the Canadian Forest Service. The Symposium will include keynote
speakers, volunteer oral presentations, poster sessions and discussions as well as a
one-day field tour.
We are pleased to announce the participation of the following Keynote Speakers to the
symposium.
Christophe Bouget (Cemagref, France)
Juha Siitonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute)
Daniel Vallauri (WWF, France)
Kathy Martin (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Ian Thompson (Canadian forest service)
Visit our web site at
http://deadwood2011.uqat.ca <http://deadwood2011.uqat.ca> for
detailed information on guidelines for abstract submission, organising and scientific
committees, venue, registration, and contacts. A post-symposium excursion is also offered.
Early registration deadline is March 26, 2011.
Suzanne Brais PhD
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
445, boulevard de l'Université
Rouyn-Noranda (Québec) J9X 5E4
(819) 762-0971 poste 2349
Deadwood and dying trees: a matter of life and diversity
http://deadwood2011.uqat.ca <http://deadwood2011.uqat.ca>