<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=0&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570> * International Union of Forest Research Organizations * IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 - Call for Abstracts *Call for Abstracts* *http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=35.html <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=1&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570> IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 Forests for Sustainable Development: The Role of Research *Beijing, China; 24-27 October 2016 http://www.iufro-ao2016.org <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=2&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570> *Deadline for Submissions: 15 May 2016* The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations in scientific sessions of the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016. All submissions must be made electronically on the Congress website, Call for Sessions, http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=35.html <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=1&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570>, by *15 May 2016*. Please note that for this Congress there are three streams and the Call applies to all of them: 1. IUFRO-AO 2016 (the Regional Congress, covering nine topic areas); 2. All Division 8 Meeting (an independent event organized by IUFRO Division 8); and 3. The 4th Forest Science Forum of Chinese Society of Forestry (an independent forum organized by CSF). Please download the zip file containing lists of sessions and session descriptions <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=4&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570> for all three streams. Please read the instructions carefully to avoid confusion in the submission and evaluation process. Abstracts will be evaluated after the submission deadline, 15 May 2016, and acceptance decisions will be made no later than 15 July 2016. We look forward to hearing from you and hope for your active participation in the design of an excellent scientific program for the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 in Beijing. The Congress Scientific Committee /IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 Beijing, China; 24-27 October 2016/ /http://www.iufro-ao2016.org <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=2&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570> - iufro_ao2016(a)163.com <mailto:iufro_ao2016@163.com>/ *Annexes*: **Zip file for download <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?eID=click&l=4&t=html&c=bc6c51a1&s=380570> Annex 1: Stream1 – List of Sessions under the Regional Congress Annex 2: Stream1 – Session Descriptions of the Regional Congress Annex 3: Stream2 – List of Sessions under All Division 8 Meeting Annex 4: Stream2 – Session Descriptions of All Division 8 Meeting Annex 5: Stream3 – List of Sessions under the 4th Forest Science Forum of Chinese Society of Forestry Annex 6: Stream3 – Session Descriptions of the 4th Forest Science Forum