Dear Member of the IUFRO Communications and Public Relations Working Party: We had a very productive workshop in Portland, Oregon, this summer. For those who attended or missed the workshop, another opportunity exists next year for our working party to get together and present at the 125th Anniversary Congress. Our session proposal was accepted for the upcoming IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg Germany, 19-22 September, 2017. The call for abstracts is now open for this congress at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts and the deadline for abstract submission is 30 November. Submit abstracts indicating proposal number 174, “Connecting People to Forest Science: Innovative Communication Approaches for Delivering Science” in the Congress segment: All Division 9 (Forest Policy and Economics) Meeting as you first choice for inclusion in the program. I will soon be sending a link with a summary, presentations, and other information from our Joint UNECE-FAO-FCN and IUFRO Communications and Public Relations Workshop held in Portland, Oregon, USA, 29 August to 1 September, 2016. We are also developing a social network for our working party. You will receive a survey in the near future that will be used to identify the best networking method for us. Kind regards, Cindy Miner Coordinator, IUFRO Communications and Public Relations Working Party Assistant Station Director Communications and Applications Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station p: 503-808-2135 c: 503-701-4054 f: 503-808-2130 clminer@fs.fed.us<mailto:clminer@fs.fed.us> 1220 SW 3rd Ave., Suite 1400 Portland, OR 97204 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/> [mini-fsshield]<http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw> [Twitter] <https://twitter.com/usfs_pnwrs> [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112?ref=hl> [mini-rss] <http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/RSS/index.shtml> [mini-youtube] <http://www.youtube.com/user/usdaForestService> [mini-blog] <http://blogs.usda.gov/> [mini-flickr] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/collections/72157623679016496/> Caring for the land and serving people [cid:image015.jpg@01D219AB.F5AB6C40]<http://www.iufro.org/> International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO Anniversary Congress - Call for Abstracts CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Deadline for Submissions: 30 November 2016. [cid:image019.jpg@01D219AB.F5AB6C40] IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress Interconnecting Forests, Science and People 19-22 September 2017 - Freiburg, Germany http://iufro2017.com/ The Congress Scientific Committee invites submissions of abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, "Interconnecting Forests, Science and People". All submissions must be made online at the official congress website at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/ by 30 November 2016. This Congress provides a platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge across all scientific disciplines relevant in forest research and is open to all scientists regardless of their current affiliation to IUFRO. Abstracts highlighting innovative, interdisciplinary research approaches and the transfer of scientific knowledge on critical global forest-related challenges to national and international policy agendas are encouraged. We look forward to receiving your abstract for this unique and innovative congress to mark 125 years of active international engagement in forest research by IUFRO member institutions and individuals to be held on 19 – 22 September 2017 in Freiburg, Germany. The Congress Organizing Committee IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress 19-22 September 2017 - Freiburg, Germany http://iufro2017.com/ - iufro2017@forst.bwl.de<mailto:iufro2017@forst.bwl.de> IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress on Twitter and Facebook Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iufro_2017/, #IUFRO2017 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iufro2017/ This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.