CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
<http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/news.asp?id=23.html
Deadline for Submissions: 31 January 2016
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals for the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016. In keeping with the spirit of the Congress title – Forests for Sustainable Development: The Role of Research, the Congress Scientific Committee is developing a program that will highlight the role of forest science in informing forest-related policies and management in Asia and Oceania to cope with the significant environmental, social and economic changes in the region and address the consequent challenges. The Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse contributions, inside and outside the region, across the full range of natural and social science disciplines at various levels, from the gene to the globe, with special emphasis on key issues and research areas identified in IUFRO’s 2015-2019 Strategy.
Session proposals will be accepted that address one or more of the following Congress themes:
1. Sustainable forest management for enhanced provision of ecosystem services;
2. Forest and landscape rehabilitation and restoration;
3. Combating desertification, disaster and risk management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
4. Planted forests for fostering a greener economy;
5. Innovative technologies for bio-energy, bio-materials and other products;
6. Urban forestry for human health and community well-being;
7. Social and cultural aspects of forests, including traditional knowledge, human health, community participation and gender roles;
8. Forest and agro-forest management for food security, enhanced livelihoods and non-timber forest products.
Who may submit a session proposal?
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest science session are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups, Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators, please see the list of CSC Members) before submitting proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with IUFRO Divisional units and Task Forces–if assistance is needed to identify appropriate partners within IUFRO, please contact the CSC Chair or other members of the CSC.
Preparing and submitting a session proposal
Proposals should be submitted between now and January 31, 2016 (please see Important Dates) by submitting online ( <http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/> http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/) and then sending email to iufro_ao2016(a)163.com attached with the completely and appropriately filled Session Proposal. Proposals will not be accepted after January 31, 2016.
Session proposals should include basic information on session organizer(s), session title, alignment with Congress themes, and a short abstract of the session proposal, that describes the session objectives, content and proposed session format (i.e., presentation of individual papers and/or posters, moderated panel discussion, or other forms of presentation) and lists proposed speakers (if known), their organizational affiliations and tentative titles of their presentations. Proposed sessions should be organized to be 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, were recommended that each speaker be given 15-20 minutes for his/her presentation.
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so session organizers may need to include oral presentations and/or posters that were not originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
Criteria for selection
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific quality and relevance to the Congress themes. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and Working Parties) and/or non‐IUFRO organizations; geographic and gender diversity of proposed session speakers or presenters; and the involvement of students and young scientists. Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, so we strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the January 31 deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than March 15, 2016. An open Call for Abstracts will be issued on April 1 with online abstract submission until May 15 and acceptance decisions by July 15, 2016.
Responsibilities of session organizers
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online, from April 1 through May 15, 2016), and will be asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract review period (i.e., May 15 to July 15, 2016). Session organizers may be asked to assist the CSC in the editing of accepted abstracts. They will also be responsible for moderating sessions (or assigning session moderation responsibilities) and are encouraged to pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions.
Abstracts of papers and posters presented during the Congress will be printed and included in a Congress abstracts volume. As formal Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published, session organizers should explore alternative publication options (books, special issues of journals, etc.) for their sessions.
We look forward to hearing from you and 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
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Dear colleagues,
This is a reminder of the upcoming IUFRO Risk Analysis (4.04.07) meeting in Freiburg, Germany; 21-23 April, 2016.
The meeting is hosted by the Institute of Forestry, University of Freiburg.
PERCEPTION ==> PREDICTION ==> ACTION:
Managing risk in uncertain times.
This conference will bring together leading experts from the international scientific community to discuss:
* the risks posed to the forest resource by our changing climate
v natural disturbances (including insects, pathogens, fire, extreme weather)
v post-disturbance (natural and anthropogenic) silvics
v species range and biodiversity
* how these risks are perceived and predicted in the forest science and management community
* how risk and uncertainty can be incorporated in the decision-making process to increase the likelihood that the future realized ecosystem services match our stated goals
Abstract submission and registration is open at https://www.conftool.net/riskanalysis2016/.
Visit the Risk Analysis website<http://riskanalysis-iufro.org/index.html> for all meeting details.
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: david.gray(a)canada.ca
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Dr. David Gray
Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service
Mail: Box 4000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5P7
Canada
Courier: 1350 Regent St.
Fredericton, NB
E3C 2G6
Canada
tel: +1-506-452-3462
fax: +1-506-452-3525
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Dear All
Pdf copies of the Proceedings and the Presentations of the papers given at the recent ICFR/IUFRO Research Symposium: Underpinning sustainable tree plantations in Southern Africa have now been uploaded onto the ICFR website
To access these please visit http://www.icfr.ukzn.ac.za/publications/other/
Kind regards
Sally
Regards
Sally
Sally J Upfold, Knowledge Manager
Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)
UKZN Campus, Carbis Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg
P O Box 100281, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
Tel: 033 - 3862314, Fax: 033 - 3868905
Cell: 082 570 0851
E-mail: sally.upfold(a)icfr.ukzn.ac.za
Website: www.icfr.ukzn.ac.za
Twitter: @ICFR_SA
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From: Reem Hajjar < <mailto:rhajjar@umich.edu> rhajjar(a)umich.edu>
To: <mailto:div9@lists.iufro.org> div9(a)lists.iufro.org
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:20:35 -0700
Subject: Final call for FLARE abstract submissions
Dear Colleagues,
This is the final general announcement for the 2015 FLARE network meeting. After this message, only abstract submitters will receive e-mails.
We remind you that the deadline for abstract submission for the FLARE conference is Friday, July 31, 2015, 5pm EDT. This extended date accommodates requests from groups interested in submitting panel proposals and also strengthens the submission of papers for the funded call for full papers on the Pathways to Prosperity theme. Submitters will be notified of acceptance/decline by August 11, 2015.
Please submit abstracts for full papers on Pathways to Prosperity via email to watkinsc(a)umich.edu
Submit abstracts for all other themes for the regular call via the <https://umconferences.submittable.com/submit/6d7b96ea-4855-43aa-b055-baf528…> online submission portal
For abstracts to be considered for both calls (regular consideration, and the Pathways to Prosperity theme’s funded participation), please submit both ways: via the online submission portal, and via email to <mailto:watkinsc@umich.edu> watkinsc(a)umich.edu
Please see the attached pdfs for more details.
We have received an outstanding response till date to our call for presentations and workshops. We look forward to seeing you, and to a very interesting set of discussions in Paris before the UNFCCC CoP.
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First Annual FLARE Conference (November 2015, Paris) - Submit your abstract here! <http://www.ifriresearch.net/2015/03/10/flare/>
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Reem Hajjar, PhD
Research Fellow
International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI)
University of Michigan
http://www.ifriresearch.net/
Dear All
This is a reminder to register as soon as possible for the Research Symposium: Underpinning sustainable tree plantations in Southern Africa, set to take place on Friday 4 September 2015 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban South Africa, as a pre-congress meeting linked to the World Forestry Congress (WFC2015).
Space is limited, so book your space now! The deadline for ensuring a place is 7 August. We will try to accommodate late registrations but we need to confirm numbers with the ICC by mid August.
The cost per delegates is R969 incl VAT, and the quick link to register is from www.fao.org/about/meetings/world-forestry-congress/programme/precongress-ev…
We have updated the process and added the function for registering groups of people from one organisation as well as individuals.
Attached is our final Programme of Invited Speakers for this event which the ICFR is hosting in proud association with IUFRO.
As you will see, the programme comprises a list of invited speakers; leaders and research specialists, who will showcase the depth and breadth of forestry research across South Africa. Our keynote speaker is South Africa’s National Minister for Science and Technology, Minister Naledi Pandor, and other invited speakers include IUFRO President, Prof Mike Wingfield, FORNESSA’s Dr Joe Cobbinah and a number of top South African research scientists and leaders. Further details of these are attached.
We have had confirmation from the WFC 2015 that we will present the outcome of the Symposium as a paper at the Congress highlighting the current and future importance and impact of forestry research in the region.
The event also provides a valuable information sharing and networking forum and an excellent opportunity for international and national participants to engage in dialogue in support of growing collaboration and partnerships and we hope to see many of you at the Symposium!
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM DETAILS
DATE: Friday, 4 September 2015
VENUE: International Convention Centre, Durban
Please assist us by passing this information on to any contacts or colleagues around the world who may be interested in attending.
For any queries or comments please contact Sally Upfold sally.upfold(a)icfr.ukzn.ac.za.
Regards
Sally
Sally J Upfold, Knowledge Manager
Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)
UKZN Campus, Carbis Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg
P O Box 100281, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
Tel: 033 - 3862314, Fax: 033 - 3868905
Cell: 082 570 0851
E-mail: sally.upfold(a)icfr.ukzn.ac.za
Website: www.icfr.ukzn.ac.za
Twitter: @ICFR_SA
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Von: bounce-1487866-283483(a)lists.iisd.ca [mailto:bounce-1487866-283483@lists.iisd.ca] Im Auftrag von MA, Hwan Ok (ITTO)
Gesendet: Montag, 06. Juli 2015 10:09
An: Forest Policy Info Mailing List
Betreff: *****SPAM***** ITTO is seeking your feedback on the use of ITTO SFM policy guidelines
Dear Forest-l Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to participate in a short online survey on the use of ITTO sustainable forest management (SFM) related-policy guidelines. The survey is seeking your views on SFM in the tropics and on the usefulness of the ITTO SFM policy guidelines in developing and implementing SFM in the tropics. Your input will help us know the use of ITTO SFM policy guidelines and how we should move forward for the best use of the policy guidelines towards the achievements of SFM in the tropics.
Please click on the links below to access the survey in English, French or Spanish:
For English go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ITTOSurveyEnglishContact
For French go to: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/ITTOSurveyFrancaisContact
For Spanish go to: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/ITTOSurveyEspanolContact
It will take you approximately 15 minutes to complete the survey. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent.
If you have any questions or technical difficulties accessing or submitting the survey, please contact Dr Tim Cadman of Griffith University at: t.cadman(a)griffith.edu.au. Participants’ information sheet may be accessed at the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xgrwiw3q04hkoyl/ParticipantInformationSheetITTO.p…
Findings of the survey will be reported to the International Tropical Timber Council at its 51st Session (16-21 November 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
Kind regards,
MA, Hwan-ok, Ph.D
Projects Manager
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) Yokohama, Japan
Email: ma(a)itto.int http://www.itto.int
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International Workshop on Forest Science Publishing
IUFRO WP 9.01.06
Helsinki, Finland, 14 - 16 October 2015
Dear Colleague,
The International Workshop on Forest Science Publishing will be the first activity of the new Working Party 9.01.06 of IUFRO. The initiative to establish the Working Party was made in the IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City, USA, in October 2014. The aim of the working party is to provide a forum for discussions, training, exchange of ideas, and development of editorial practices of journals dealing with forests, wood science, and related research. The Working Party and its first meeting are expected to be of special interest to the editors, editorial board members, and reviewers of peer-reviewed forest science journals for discussing timely issues on scientific publishing.
Based on feedback from Working Party members, the first workshop will emphasise peer-review and open access/open data issues yet contributions on any issue relevant to forest science publishing are welcome. The workshop will be composed of keynote talks, voluntary oral and poster presentations, and working groups. The working groups will formulate the activities of the Working Party until the next IUFRO World Congress in 2019.
The workshop website is www.metla.fi/fsp2015/index.htm<http://www.metla.fi/fsp2015/index.htm> and we invite you to submit abstracts and register through the website. The abstract submission will be open through 15 August 2015. Registration at the lower fee 380 € will be open through 9 September 2015. Thereafter the registration fee will increase to late level 460 €. Abstract submission will redirect you to the Open Journal System of the Finnish Society of Forest Science and the Natural Resources Institute Finland.
We ask you to read the Author Guidelines before submitting an abstract. Selected presentations will be published as full articles in a special issue of Silva Fennica (www.silvafennica.fi<http://www.silvafennica.fi>).
We hope that you find all the relevant information on the workshop in these websites. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by replying to this e-mail.
On behalf of the Organising Committee of the Workshop and the Workshop host, The Finnish Society of Forest Science, I wish you welcome to Helsinki next October!
Pekka Nygren
Secretary General, Finnish Society of Forest Science
Associate Editor, Silva Fennica
PO Box 18, 01301 Vantaa, Finland
Tel +358 40 801 5596
e-mail: pekka.nygren(a)luke.fi<mailto:pekka.nygren@luke.fi>
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to inform you that the position of “Professor in International Forest Policy” has recently been announced by the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Finland. You can find the position announcement at <http://www.helsinki.fi/af-faculty/administration/open_positions.html> http://www.helsinki.fi/af-faculty/administration/open_positions.html
The deadline for applications is 17 August 2015. Kindly share this information with other colleagues who may be interested in applying.
Best regards,
Alexander Buck
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Alexander Buck
Executive Director
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2 │ A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-12 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: buck(a)iufro.org
Dear All
This is a reminder to register as soon as possible for the Research Symposium: Underpinning sustainable tree plantations in Southern Africa,
set to take place on Friday 4 September 2015 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban South Africa, as a pre-congress meeting linked to the World Forestry Congress (WFC2015).
Space is limited and we will need to finalise our numbers early in August, so book your space now!
The cost per delegates is R969 excl VAT, and the quick link to register is from www.fao.org/about/meetings/world-forestry-congress/programme/precongress-ev…
Attached is our final Programme of Invited Speakers for this event which the ICFR is hosting in proud association with IUFRO.
As you will see, the programme comprises a list of invited speakers; leaders and research specialists, who will showcase the depth and breadth of forestry research across South Africa. Our keynote speaker is South Africa’s National Minister for Science and Technology, Minister Naledi Pandor, and other invited speakers include IUFRO President, Prof Mike Wingfield, FORNESSA’s Dr Joe Cobbinah and a number of top South African research scientists and leaders. Further details of these are attached.
We have had confirmation from the WFC 2015 that we will present the outcome of the Symposium as a paper at the Congress highlighting the current and future importance and impact of forestry research in the region.
The event also provides a valuable information sharing and networking forum and an excellent opportunity for international and national participants to engage in dialogue in support of growing collaboration and partnerships and we hope to see many of you at the Symposium!
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM DETAILS
DATE: Friday, 4 September 2015
VENUE: International Convention Centre, Durban
Please assist us by passing this information on to any contacts or colleagues around the world who may be interested in attending.
For any queries or comments please contact Sally Upfold sally.upfold(a)icfr.ukzn.ac.za.
Regards
Sally
Sally J Upfold, Knowledge Manager
Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)
UKZN Campus, Carbis Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg
P O Box 100281, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
Tel: 033 - 3862314, Fax: 033 - 3868905
Cell: 082 570 0851
E-mail: sally.upfold(a)icfr.ukzn.ac.za
Website: www.icfr.ukzn.ac.za
Twitter: @ICFR_SA
First Annual FLARE Network Conference
27-30, November 2015
Musee de l’Homme (Paris, France)
In early December, Paris will host the Conference of Parties on Climate Change. The Musee de l’Homme Research Group on Social and Natural Evolution, theInternational Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) research network (coordinated from the School of Natural Resource and Environment at the University of Michigan), and Program on Forests of the World Bank (PROFOR) announce the first annual conference of the FLARE (Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement) network. FLARE aims to advance cutting edge knowledge and practices regarding forest-based livelihoods, biodiversity, and climate change. The meeting will help improve the understanding of the approaches, methods, tools, and indicators to assess how, where, and why governance of forest and forest mosaics for improving livelihoods works, and how it can be strengthened.
We invite proposals focusing on the relationship between forests and livelihoods, the different ways in which forests are imagined, accessed, used, and governed, and the effects of attempts to reshape existing relationships. In particular, we are interested in the work of practitioners and scholars who work at the interface of forest conservation and livelihoods with the goal of sharing knowledge about their experiences and findings. We expect papers presented at the meeting to: use qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods and evidence to report on findings; examine tradeoffs and synergies in forest management and outcomes; and generate a conversation to promote greater visibility and use of key findings, methods, data, and experiences of researchers, practitioners, and decision makers alike. The conference aims to produce a summary document on the state of impact assessment and monitoring efforts, and the impacts of forestry interventions on livelihoods and biodiversity.
CONFERENCE THEMES
Proposals for oral presentations, lightning talks, posters, and workshops can address one or more of the following six sub-themes related to forests and livelihoods: 1) Governance and Landscapes; 2) Agricultural Commodities; 3) Social and Biological Aspects of Forest Dependence; 4) Impact Evaluations; 5) Pathways to Prosperity; 6) Climate
Interested participants are invited to submit abstracts (no longer than 500 words) of their proposed presentations, posters, or workshops. Abstract submission deadline is July 15, 2015. Notification of acceptance/decline will be given by August 1, 2015.
For more information on the FLARE network and the conference themes, and to submit your abstract, please go to the Events page of IFRI’s website, and select the FLARE Community of Practice Conference: http://www.ifriresearch.net/category/events/
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Reem Hajjar, PhD
Research Fellow
International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI)
University of Michigan
http://www.ifriresearch.net/
