Dear Mailing List Members:  

As at past IUFRO World Congresses, there will be the opportunity to honour special scientific performances and achievements with selected IUFRO Awards in the Seoul Congress in 2010.

If you know scientists doing outstanding forest research, nominate them for one of the IUFRO Awards and give them the opportunity to travel to and participate in the Congress as well as the chance to present their research to the Congress participants.

Choose among the Scientific Achievement Award (SAA), Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA) and the IUFRO Student Award (ISA) and make your nomination soon. Bear in mind that you can only nominate candidates from IUFRO Member Organizations, - no self-nominations are accepted – and that the deadline for submission is  31 July 2009. 

Find more information and nomination forms on our website http://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/ and send your nominations to the Chair of the IUFRO Honours & Awards Committee (Dr. Su See Lee, leess@frim.gov.my) with copy to the IUFRO Executive Director (Dr. Peter Mayer, office@iufro.org).

Dr. Su See Lee

Chair of the IUFRO H&A Committee

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IUFRO AWARDS at the IUFRO World Congress 2010

Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)

Up to 10 awards to recognize distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Criteria for judgment will be dissemination of results, implementation of knowledge, methods or techniques in practical forestry and skilled research management (success in publications, meetings, funding, etc. in a larger group than the individual) and involvement in IUFRO activities.

Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA)

One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual scientific achievements among young Doctoral researchers and to encourage further work within the fields of research covered by the Union.

IUFRO Student Award (ISA)

One award per IUFRO Division to recognise outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent), and to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by the Union. Nominations can be made through IUFRO member organizations or officeholders and through members of the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA).

Furthermore, the Congress will also offer

Best Poster Award (BPA)

To encourage public dissemination of high quality research and to recognize distinguished poster presentations by young scientists during the IUFRO World Congress.

and IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award

Honors a truly outstanding scientist from the Congress host country/countries who has elevated the profile of forest science and research accomplishments.