Dear IUFRO colleague, A short note to let you know that Plinio Sist, Robert Nasi and I will be hosting the 'side event' described below at the World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa later this year. I hope as many of you as possible will be able to come along and support this IUFRO/WFC event. Monday 7 September 2015; 12.45-14.15 Uneven-aged silviculture in tropical forests: barriers, opportunities and challenges Outline programme 12.45-12.50 Welcome from the Chair (Robert Nasi, CIFor) 12.50-13.10 Speaker 1 - Comparing temperate and tropical uneven-aged silviculture (Gary Kerr) 13.10-13.30 Speaker 2- Opportunities and Barriers in tropical forests - biological and production functions (Plinio Sist and/or colleagues) 13.30-13.50 Speaker 3 - Opportunities and Barriers in tropical forests - social and economic aspects (TBA 13.50-14.15 Discussion and conclusions Regards Gary Kerr IUFRO RG 1.05.00 Co-ordinator Forest Research, UK +++++ The Forestry Commission's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. +++++ The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free