Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to call your attention to the first
announcement of the upcoming IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011 to be held
in Porto Seguro, Bahia Brazil, from June 26 to July 1,
2011.
For more information please download the first
announcement flier at:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/5018/1149/treebiotech-portoseguro11-1st-announcement.pdf
Conference theme: From genomes to integration
and delivery
Forest
trees have unquestionably entered the genomic era. The updated Poplar genome,
the upcoming Eucalyptus genome and the concerted efforts towards a conifer
genome sequence are increasingly fueling a multitude of studies and applications
both in sustainable forest production and conservation. Besides wood
development, disease resistance, abiotic stress and reproductive biology, tree
biotechnology research is now addressing the challenges of bioenergy production
and carbon sequestration, while generating fundamental information on the impact
of trees on ecosystems and the associated biodiversity. Time calls for
integration rather than reduction with an increased sense of urgency for
delivery of effective biotechnologies.
Brazil welcomes
you to IUFRO Tree Biotech 2011
The 2011 edition of the Tree Biotech
Conference will be in Brazil, a country with an outstanding forestry aptitude. We are
very pleased to invite you to come down to experience the dazzling coast of
southern Bahia in Porto Seguro, a key historical site where Brazil was first
“discovered” by the Portuguese navigators and next door to some of the most
productive plantation forest sites on earth. You can check the beautiful
conference venue at www.arraialresort.com.br.
Tree Biotech
2011: science, social and field
The conference will provide an
exceptional mix of science, social activities and field exploration. We are
inviting some of the top international scientists to share their latest results
and vision on biotechnology and related fields. We will strongly encourage both
oral and poster presentations from a breadth of the international tree research
community. In a full day of field visits, delegates will have a chance to visit
Veracel’s Eucalyptus clonal forests and micro-cutting nursery, its modern
1.2 M tons/yr pulp mill and its outstanding Atlantic Forest Biodiversity
Station, all of them in a 50 km range from the conference venue. Last, but by no
means least, besides the wonderful beaches, we plan for an appealing social
program built upon the amazing musical and dancing traditions of Bahia to
provide a very relaxed and informal environment to help foster very productive
scientific interactions.
More information
coming soon
A website for the Conference will be
up very soon with the first call for papers and more detailed information on
paper submission and publication, registration, accommodation, social program,
travel and visa information. English is the official language. The organizing
committee is working to secure governmental and industrial sponsorships to
facilitate the broadest participation possible.
So mark
the conference on your 2011 calendar, June 26 - July 1. We look forward to
welcoming you in person!
Sincerely,
Dario
Grattapaglia
Conference
Chair