Dear working party members, It's our pleasure to share with you the First Announcement of the IUFRO Acacia Conference 2017. Please check ( https://drive.google.com/a/biotifor.or.id/file/d/0B1PrF6Dp7l-vdmczMjBYekozd…) for the first call. Please visit our website at iufroacacia2017.com for more details. We are in the midst of discussing the conference themes to be relevant to forestry related industries and scientists. We look forward to seeing you at the conference. Thanks. Wick Prof. Dr. Wickneswari Ratnam, FASc Coordinator, WP2.08.07 Professor of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology and Head, Industry and Community Partnerships Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 603-89213840, Mobile: 012-2022314 Fax: 603-89253357 Email: wicki(a)ukm.edu.my Homepage: http://ukm.academia.edu/WickneswariRatnam http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wickneswari-ratnam/24/917/11