Dear colleagues and friends,
Please note, abstracts are due at the end of November for the upcoming IUFRO All Division 7 Conference “Global Change and Forest Health” (University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 April 2016, see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>).
Key points
- Abstract submission is open until 30 November 2015 (see below)
- Early Bird registration is available until 31 December 2015 (300 Euros regular, students receive a 50% discount)
- Keynote speakers have been confirmed (see below)
Safety
With the tragic events in the last two weeks, there is heightened awareness about safety. The conference organizing committee have considered this and we consulted with the Secretariat of IUFRO. We have been advised that there are currently no travel advisories for Istanbul or western Turkey. Other conferences in Turkey and Europe will go ahead as planned. Also, the venue of our conference is in a quiet part of the city, and the location is regarded to be safe.
The conference organizing committee have decided to continue to monitor the situation, and we will advise you if there are any changes.
Keynote speakers
We have now confirmed three keynote speakers who will address different aspects of the conference theme “Global Change and Forest Health”:
- Dr. Treena Burgess (Murdoch University, Australia, Associate Professor in Plant Sciences)
- Dr. Marcus Lindner (European Forest Institute, Head of Programme, Sustainability and Climate Change)
- Dr. Andrea Battisti (University of Padova, Italy, Professor of Forest Entomology)
Numerous other plenary and invited presentations will be given (and announced later)
Abstract submission
You are kindly invited to submit your abstract for oral or poster presentations (see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>). When you submit your abstract, you can select either one of the 16 pre-arranged sessions or a general session (“other”).
We will review all abstract submissions and ensure they will be placed in suitable sessions. Cross-disciplinary abstracts including two or more of the conference subjects (climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology) are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by 30 November 2015.
See the web page www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com> for more information on the conference.
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff, Yusuf Serengil, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux, Sandy Liebhold
(Conference Scientific Committee)
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>
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Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder that the abstract submission period for the IUFRO All Division 7 Conference entitled "Global Change and Forest Health" will be closed by 30th of November. You can use the online submission system to send your abstracts.
http://www.foresthealth2016.com/
Kind regards
Yusuf Serengil, Istanbul University
IUFRO WP 7.01.08 Coordinator
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Dear Colleagues,
Please help us advertise a new exciting faculty position in our department in the context of Ohio State’s Discovery Themes Initiative (http://discovery.osu.edu) The position is in Ecology of Emerging Plant Diseases and is part of a cluster hire among the colleges of Agriculture, Public Health, and Arts and Sciences. Please distribute to any highly promising candidate. The package will be highly competitive. Flyer attached.
Thank you for your assistance.
Enrico
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-5401 Office | 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>
http://plantpath.osu.edu/bonello - http://caps.osu.edu<http://caps.osu.edu/> - http://cmib.osu.edu<http://cmib.osu.edu/> - http://esgp.osu.edu<http://esgp.osu.edu/>/
Dear Forpathers and Forenters,
I wanted to alert you to this exciting possibility for promising, high caliber, motivated students to join our Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program here at Ohio State (see below and attached).
Let me know if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Enrico
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-5401 Office | 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>
http://plantpath.osu.edu/bonello - http://caps.osu.edu<http://caps.osu.edu/> - http://cmib.osu.edu<http://cmib.osu.edu/> - http://esgp.osu.edu<http://esgp.osu.edu/>/
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The Ohio State Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program (TPS - http://tpsgp.osu.edu/) is starting its fourth year with a call for highly qualified graduate students. This is an exciting program. Please let your students know of this opportunity!
* TPS-GP is designed to offer an individually driven pathway for our students to attain their PhDs. This could include an internship in a company, national lab, not for profit, etc. It could also include an international experience, either via an internship or as a student in our Dual-Degree program, which allows students to earn 2 PhDs at the same time, one from OSU and one from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
* The TPS-GP program is focused on a rigorous research experience that could include laboratory rotations and minimal coursework. Our Graduate Studies Committee is dedicated to tailoring every student's path to their PhD based on what each individual desires.
* Importantly, the TPS program pays a guaranteed fellowship with no teaching requirement, plus $2,000 per year for education & research needs, and 100% tuition remission for the full five years for students that maintain good standing in the program. That is a PhD "full-ride"!
* We are a young program here at OSU, which means our students have the individual attention of not only their advisor(s), but also the Program Chair, Dr. Thomas Mitchell, Program Director, Dr. Erich Grotewold, and all of the other members of the TPS faculty. They are all dedicated to seeing this trans-disciplinary program succeed.
* Students can be placed with faculty members from many different departments. These include Plant Pathology, Entomology, Horticulture and Crop Sciences, Molecular Genetics, Chem/Biochem, Microbiology, and Internal Medicine. Our students have the opportunity to work on novel interdisciplinary projects tailored to our students' long-term goals.
*
Ohio State is one of America's largest and most comprehensive universities. The main campus is located in the city of Columbus, the state capital (http://www.experiencecolumbus.com) The University is consistently ranked among the top national public universities. Here is a link to a few of our high points (updated periodically): http://www.osu.edu/highpoints/.
Dear colleagues and friends,
This is the third announcement of the upcoming IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) All Division 7 Conference, "Global Change and Forest Health".
The conference will be held at the University of Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25-29 April 2016.
Key points:
- Abstract submission is now open, until 30 November 2015
- Early Bird registration is available until 31 December 2015 (300 Euros regular, students receive a 50% discount)
Our call for session and symposium proposals resulted in many submissions. The organising committee reviewed those and accepted 16 session proposals.
You are kindly invited to submit your abstract for oral or poster presentations (see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>). When you submit your abstract, you can select either one of the 16 pre-arranged sessions or a general session (“other”).
We will review all abstract submissions and ensure they will be placed in suitable sessions. Cross-disciplinary abstracts including two or more of the conference subjects (climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology) are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by the 30 November 2015 deadline.
See the web page www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com> for more information on the conference.
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff, Yusuf Serengil, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux, Sandy Liebhold
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>, aliebhold(a)gmail.com<mailto:aliebhold@gmail.com>
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*Study on /Xylella fastidiosa/ plant hosts and vectors in Belgium and
the influence of specific plant growth conditions on disease development**
*
*Call for candidates**
*
In the framework of a Belgian 2-years research project on the potential
insect vectors of the four subspecies of /Xylella fastidiosa/, we are
looking for a postdoctoral scientist, preferably with a previous
experience with /Xylella fastidiosa/, and skilled either in plant
pathology or in entomology or both.
The work will be based at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and
the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and start in early 2016.
The work will consist in two parts :
1. Survey of potential vectors and search for /X. fastidiosa/ in the
insects; analysis of phenology and life history traits.
2. Evaluation of the transmission of the four subspecies of /X.
fastidiosa/ to four model plant species by potential insect vector
species common in Belgium, under G2Q controlled conditions:
contamination of potential vectors using infected periwinkle;
attempts to contaminate model host plants using artificially
contaminated vector insects; detection and quantification of /X.
fastidiosa/ in the insect vectors; if possible, sentinel nurseries
in contaminated areas.
Candidates are invited to contact Prof. Claude Bragard
(claude.bragard(a)uclouvain.be) and Prof. Jean-Claude Grégoire
(jcgregoi(a)ulb.ac.be) with a motivation letter and a CV.
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Jean-Claude Grégoire
Lutte biologique et Ecologie spatiale - LUBIES
/Biological Control and Spatial Ecology lab/
Université Libre de Bruxelles
CP 160/12 - 50 av. FD Roosevelt
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 650 31 79
http://lubies.ulb.ac.be/http://www.agroecologie.be/
Dear colleagues,
Applications are invited for a PhD position to be held at INRA Nancy
(France) on the following topic: Genetic architecture of
pathogenicity-associated life history traits in the poplar rust fungus.
You can find more information here: http://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?p=5260
Application: Send CV, cover letter and contact details of two referees
to Pascal Frey (pascal.frey(a)nancy.inra.fr) before 1 October 2015.
Feel free to forward this announcement to potentially interested
candidates. Apologies for cross postings.
Best regards,
Pascal Frey
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Dr Pascal FREY
INRA, University of Lorraine
Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
Phone: 33 383 394 056
Mobile: 33 6 31 45 94 07
E-mail: pascal.frey(a)nancy.inra.fr
http://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731
Dear Division 7 colleagues,
This is a call that might interest you: the 2015 Forest Invasives Summer Photo Contest of FOREST INVASIVES CANADA: for details visit http://forestinvasives.ca/Learn-and-Participate/Photo-Contest!
Photographers of all ages* and skill levels are invited to participate in the 2015 Forest Invasives Photo Contest. The purpose of this contest is to raise awareness about forest invasive species and to encourage Canadians to learn how to identify them. All entries will be posted on our website and may be incorporated into our educational content. A judging panel will review and rate all of the photos and the top three entries will receive a prize. So grab your cameras and start shooting! You will be surprised how many invasive species you can find in your own backyard!
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Entries must be submitted by September 30, 2015
Best regards
Brigitte
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Find out about IUFRO events at the World Forestry Congress: <http://www.iufro.org/events/other-major-events/wfc-2015/> http://www.iufro.org/events/other-major-events/wfc-2015/
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Mag. Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 * Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org * Email: <mailto:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org
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We are pleased to announce the first of several new positions related to forest health at the University of Florida. The School of Forest Resources and Conservation seek applicants for the position of Assistant Professor of Resilience and Restoration Silviculture (see attached description).
Details on the cluster can be found here: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/opportunities/healthy-forests-cohort/%E2%80%8E
Please distribute this announcement to anyone who may be interested in this position. Thank you!
Jason
Jason A. Smith
Associate Professor of Forest Pathology
State Forest Health Extension Specialist
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
University of Florida
212 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL
32611-0410
352-846-0843 (office)
352-327-1742 (cell)
sfrc.ufl.edu/forestpathologyhttp://sfrc.ufl.edu/treehealth/
twitter: @ForestPathology
Hello forpathers,
I am in fairly urgent need of a pathogenic isolate of Apiognomonia veneta (Discula nervisequa), causal agent of sycamore anthracnose, preferably from North America. We have tried to isolate it from American sycamore all season here in Ohio and we have failed miserably, for some reason. We need it to conduct controlled inoculations.
We will request an APHIS permit to import into Ohio if anyone is willing to share.
Thank you for your consideration!
Enrico
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-5401 Office | 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>
http://plantpath.osu.edu/bonello - http://caps.osu.edu<http://caps.osu.edu/> - http://cmib.osu.edu<http://cmib.osu.edu/> - http://esgp.osu.edu<http://esgp.osu.edu/>/
