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[SPAM?] [SPAM?] ISTF-linked sessions at IUFRO2019

by Sheila Ward

Dear IUFRO List Holders: I am hoping you will be able to distribute this announcement to your IUFRO group on sessions at IUFRO 2019 linked to the International Society of Tropical Foresters. Thanks, Sheila Ward *&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&* *The **International Society of Tropical Foresters* is organizing or co-organizing seven sessions for th*e **XXV World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO2019)** to be held 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2019 at Curitiba, Brazil. *Please consider submitting an oral or poster presentation for one of these sessions or another IUFRO2019 session (see below). *Abstracts for presentations can be submitted until 31 Dec 2018 at* http://iufro2019.com/* You* will need to be registered for IUFRO2019 to submit an abstract, but you do not need to pay until later. See https://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/ for details on abstract submission. Information on all IUFRO 2019 sessions can be found at http://iufro2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sessions-english-portuguese… . IUFRO will have financial assistance available for certain participants (see https://iufro2019.com/scientist-assistance-program-sap/) *ISTF-linked technical sessions at IUFRO2019* *SESSION A2a: Sustaining iconic and high-value species in natural forests and plantations* ISTF CONTACT: Erich Schaitza, EMBRAPA, Brazil (erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br ) SESSION SUMMARY: VERSION IN BOOK: Araucaria and Swietenia are threatened by habitat loss; overharvesting; insufficient regeneration and genetic variation, failings in forest policy, governance, or regulations; and devaluation of products. The session will cover possible solutions, including: harvest policies, regulations, and planning; regeneration and genetic variation; silvicultural practices; modelling to balance extraction, regeneration, and genetic diversity; and market demand to create value. *SESSION A4c: **Monitoring and Assessing Urban Forest Services and Values at the National to Local Scale* ISTF CONTACT: Vindhya P. Tewari, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, India (*vptewari(a)yahoo.com <vptewari(a)yahoo.com>*) SESSION SUMMARY: Trees and forests within urban areas provide numerous benefits to city residents, but relatively little is known about their structure, the services provided by these forests, and how these forests are changing. The purpose of this session is to discuss approaches to inventory urban forests, so that Nations can learn how to monitor these important forests that directly affect human health and well-being. *SESSION B5b: **Small-scale sustainable energy alternatives for developing countries* ISTF CONTACT: Lamfu Fabrice Yengong, University of Buea, Cameroon, ( lamfu2035yengong(a)gmail.com) SESSION SUMMARY: In developing countries, wood accounts for 50-90% of the fuel used, and increased efficiency or replacements for wood are needed. This session explores sustainable energy alternatives. Presentations might include: utilizing waste through “3R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle); more efficient technologies for cooking with wood fuel; social costs of increasing scarcity of fuel wood; characteristics related to fuel wood energy content; solar cooking as an alternative; potential for material and energy recovery from waste; appropriate technologies for developing countries; integrated renewable energy production and utilization from biomass combustion and waste gasification, among other topics. *SESSION C1b: Advances in management and science for the high-value Meliaceae* ISTF CONTACT: Liu Jun, Research Institute of subtropical forest, Chinese Academy of forestry, China, (ywliu2005(a)163.com) SESSION SUMMARY: Tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (including Cedrela, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Swietenia, and Toona) are among the world’s finest woods, and many species have other uses. Their sustainable management faces similar issues around the world. This session will share the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on these species. Topics could cover conservation of genetic resources, genetic improvement, advances in shoot borer control, natural forest management, and development and products useful for human health, among others. *SESSION C1c: **Improving high-value Meliaceae yields in plantations* ISTF CONTACT: Antonio Ferraz, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil ( acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com) SESSION SUMMARY: This session will focus on better production of Meliaceae species grown in plantations. Many species (e.g. mahogany, African mahogany, Australian red cedar, Melia) have recently been grown as plantations around the world and research is needed over a wide range of topics. The main objectives are to share experiences and to find common research themes to build possible collaborations among researchers working with Meliaceae species in plantations around the world. *SESSION C9a: Discovery, curation, and uses of legacy tropical forest data sets* ISTF CONTACT: Sheila Ward, Mahogany for the Future, Inc., Puerto Rico ( tropfordata(a)gmail.com) SESSION SUMMARY: Legacy tropical forest datasets have been generated by various projects over time, and many are in danger of being lost. These datasets are valuable for understanding how tropical forests change through time, and many of the forests they characterize no longer exist. To safeguard these data, standardized metadata and electronic archiving schemes need to be developed. The purpose of the session is to share information on the potential uses of such datasets, their current status, and appropriate curation and metadata strategies. *SESSION F6b: Effective educational strategies for the next generation of forest professionals * ISTF CONTACT: Ruth Metzel, Azuero Earth Project, Panama, ( ruth(a)proecoazuero.org) SESSION SUMMARY: University-based programs on forest related fields are evolving and inherently need to change towards multidisciplinary programs. Some major drivers of these changes are globalization of the economy, climate change, and new technologies and informatics. In a similar vein, solutions for real life, resource management problems around forest key issues, like health, bioenergy, climate change are consistently calling for more holistic and cross-sectoral approaches. Universities curricula need to meet diverse higher demands, and new ways to approach these challenges involving various disciplines in a multicultural environment. This session will highlight findings on research aiming to understand those challenges and also research that addresses innovative strategies that allow forestry students and professors and providers of non-formal education to keep abreast with the time, such online classes, field practices, case studies among others. With its focus on being a communication network, ISTF can help you connect with others interested in tropical forests and forestry. To join, please visit this link please fill out the membership form at GoogleForms <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy9FqCZ5Yj3TTA-mDJkgwm8n1jbCkEGlF…> or send a message to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com.

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IUFRO World Congress 2014 – Registration is now OPEN!

by Brigitte Burger

Dear Colleagues, You surely marked your calendars a long time ago, but now the time has come to register for the XXIV IUFRO World Congress, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 5-11 October 2014. All the details, such as registration fees, early-bird registration, payment, and key dates are available at http://iufro2014.com/registration/. For the actual registration, please click the green button "CLICK HERE TO REGISTER". - We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City! Sincerely yours, IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of the Congress Organizing Committee

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IUFRO World Congress: Abstract submission ends on 15 October 2013

by Brigitte Burger

Scientists and Colleagues: Submit your abstract today! Less than one week remains to submit your abstract for the 2014 IUFRO World Congress! http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/ Do not miss to be part of this unique and exciting event! The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)

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IUFRO World Congress Call for Abstracts – Deadline 15 October 2013

by Brigitte Burger

2014 IUFRO World Congress Call for Abstracts is Open – Deadline for Abstract Submissions is 15 October 2013 – submit your abstract at: <http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/> http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/. The title of the Congress is "Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research" and the seven scientific themes of the program are: Forests and People, Forests and Climate Change, Forest and Water Interactions, Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Forest Biomass and Bioenergy, Forest Products for a Greener Future, and Forest Health in a Changing World. Sessions will address these themes and more! Keynote speakers include: Dr. Jack Dangermond (founder and President of ESRI GIS systems – Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface) & Dr. David Haskell (Professor of Biology, University of the South - Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface); Dr. Andy Buchanan (Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Modern Timber Buildings from Sustainable Forests); Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch (Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, University of Copenhagen - City Forests, Forest Cities – exploring the complex liaison between the sylvan and the urban); Dr. David Newbery (Professor for Vegetation Ecology, the Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland - On maintaining cycles and feedbacks in tropical forest ecosystems: some thoughts from basic research) and, Connie Hedegaard, to be confirmed (European Commissioner for Climate Action). Plus many more exciting and knowledgeable sub-plenary and technical session speakers. Submit your abstract today to be part of this unique and exciting event! The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)

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IUFRO RG 7.01 conference in Brazil

by Brigitte Burger

Dear IUFRO Colleagues, the deadline for submitting abstracts for the IUFRO RG 7.01.00 conference 'Vegetation Response to Climate Change and Air Pollution – Unifying Evidence and Research across Northern and Southern Hemisphere' to be held in Ilheus, Brazil, on 1-6 September 2013, has been postponed to May 20, 2013. Further details are available at the conference website http://www.iufro2013.ufop.br/ Best regards Elena Paoletti

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Alpine Space Programme - PARAmount - Final Conference (Grenoble, 23 April 2012) - Second Announcement & Detailed Programme

by burger

Dear IUFRO members, The Final Conference of PARAmount a project funded by the Alpine Space Programme of the European Union will be held on 23rd April 2012 at Grenoble in parallel with the 12th Congress of INTERPRAEVENT (Grenoble, 23 26 April 2012). The Final Conference is designed to bring together experts, researchers, policy and decision makers, practitioners from various disciplines as well as concerned stakeholders for an interdisciplinary, transnational exchange of views on the further development of strategies and technologies for the management of natural hazards threatening transport infrastructure and to present the results of the project concerning the Assessment of the vulnerability of transport infrastructure to natural hazards Improvement of the efficiency of measures necessary to protect transport infrastructure against natural hazards and to increase its reliability and security Advancement of Decision analysis and support systems for an effective management of transport infrastructure threatened by natural risks Development of new concepts and approaches for assessing and monitoring natural risks. The objective of the concluding round table discussion will be to elaborate recommendations for overcoming the identified barriers that might impede the adoption of the developed approaches and concepts as well as to ensure a successful knowledge transfer. At the conference website http://www.paramount-project.eu/index.php?option=com_content <http://www.paramount-project.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i d=40&Itemid=45&6c31091fa105024792e742d3d29e1931=b46a42ace97b791bf5be92eabeab 4fbe> &view=article&id=40&Itemid=45&6c31091fa105024792e742d3d29e1931=b46a42ace97b7 91bf5be92eabeab4fbe, you will find the Second Announcement for the Final Conference of the PARAmount project including the detailed program. The conference languages will be English, French and German. Interpretation will be provided. It would facilitate the task of the organizers, if those who wish to attend the Final Conference would register as soon as possible by sending an email to the following address: final.conference@paramount- <mailto:final.conference@paramount-project.eu> project.eu. If you have any questions regarding the final conference, please do not hesitate to contact any of the responsible persons listed below. Kind regards Marc Adams -- Contact person project communication manager: Günter Siegel BMLFUW - Abteilung Forstliche Raumplanung, Waldschutz und Landschaftsentwicklung Tel: + 43 (0)1 711 00 7125 <tel:%2B%2043%20%280%291%20711%2000%207125> E-Mail: guenter.siegel@ <mailto:guenter.siegel@lebensministerium.at> lebensministerium.at Contact person project management: Gudrun Schrömmer PRISMA solutions Telefon: +43(0)2236 47975 36 <tel:%2B43%280%292236%2047975%2036> E-Mail: gudrun.schroemmer@prisma- <mailto:gudrun.schroemmer@prisma-solutions.at> solutions.at Contact person BFW: Marc Adams Department of Natural Hazards, BFW Tel.: <tel:%2B43%20%280%29512%20573933%205177> +43 (0)512 573933 5177 E-Mail: <mailto:marc.adams@uibk.ac.at> marc.adams(a)uibk.ac.at

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IUFRO D5 Conference 2012 - 3rd Announcement - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

by IUFRO 2012, All Division 5 Conference

IUFRO D5 Conference 2012 - 3rd Announcement Call for proposals | abstracts Dear Colleagues and friends, Next year, from July 8 to 13 2012, the IUFRO Division 5 Conference FORESTS & FOREST PRODUCTS will take place in Lisbon, Portugal. TECHNICAL SESSIONS The proposed sessions are already online and OPEN FOR MORE PROPOSALS ( <http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=38> find more). TOPICS ( <http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=61> find more) Contributions are invited that relate to the following topics: Wood Quality | Physiomechanical Properties of Wood | Wood-based materials and their Applications | Wood Processing | Wood Protection | Composites and Reconstituted Products | Pulp & Paper | Properties and Utilization of Plantation Woods | Energy and Chemicals from Forest Biomass | Forest Products Marketing | Non-wood Forest Products | Forest Products Education | Wood Culture | The Role of Wood in a Sustainable Society | Cork: the ultimate sustainable forestry practice Instructions and submissions, please click here <http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=37> . DEADLINES Technical Sessions proposals - October 31st 2011. Submission of abstracts November 14th 2011 IUFRO, along with the Technical University of Lisbon/ ISA invites you to take an active part in this important event through submitting more proposals / abstracts that surely will enrich the ambitious program. The 2012 D5 Conference hopes to address some of the major issues concerning <http://www.iufro.org/typo3conf/ext/tcdirectmail/web/tclick.php?l=aHR0cDovL3 d3dy5pdWZybzIwMTIub3JnL25tX3F1ZW1zb21vcy5waHA/aWQ9NjM=> FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS now and into the future with keynote talks and technical sessions. It would be greatly appreciated, if you can forward this information to your colleagues, friends, students, or anyone who may be interested in the conference. Looking forward to receiving your contributions. Best regards Pekka Saranpää (Finland) Conference Chair Jamie Barbour (USA) Conference Co-Chair Helena Pereira (Portugal) Local Organising Committee Chair ............................................................................ ................................................ T H E THE HOUSE OF EVENTS Congress Agency & PCO Organising Committee Support PHONE: +351 22 834 8940 MOBILE: +351 93 244 8914 ............................................................................ ................................................. IUFRO 2012, All D5 CONFERENCE <http://www.iufro2012.org/> Estoril Congress Centre, 8 >13 July12 ............................................................................ .................................................... Este e-mail contém informação que julgamos ser de interesse para o destinatário. No entanto se desejar ser removido da nossa mailing list responda a este e-mail com o assunto remover. Se desejar actualizar os seus dados por favor responda a este e-mail com o assunto actualização e os seus dados. This E-Mail contains information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient and/or if you have received this communication by error, please delete this mail and notify the sender immediately. Any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of contents of this E-Mail in any way or in any matter is strictly prohibited.

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