UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ [cid:image001.png@01DCB2CB.9D850D00] Hello everyone, Below is some important information regarding the IUFRO Joint Meeting of Working Parties: Ecology and Management of Biotic Disturbances in Forests. Date: July 27-31, 2026 Location: Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. (Google Map<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hugh+John+Flemming+Forestry+Centre…) Event Website: IUFRO 2026<https://www.eventcreate.com/e/iufro-fredericton-2026> REGISTRATION Early bird registration opens on April 13, 2026 and closes on May 29, 2026. Early Bird Registration Cost: $700 CDN. Regular Registration opens on May 30, 2026 with a cost of $850 CDN. Registration closes on July 10, 2026. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Please use this link to submit an abstract for either a presentation or a poster: Abstract Submission Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVh1LaaYWaUS7exPTS12LBzvA… Abstract submission deadline extended to April 3, 2026. ACCOMMODATIONS Make sure to secure a hotel room in Fredericton, as July is high tourist season! Some (of many) suggestions include: * Crowne Plaza<https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/fredericton/yfcqs/hot… (Downtown Fredericton, on the river) * Hilton Garden Inn<https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/yfcnwgi-hilton-garden-inn-frederict… (Downtown Fredericton) * Fredericton Inn<https://frederictoninn.nb.ca/> (Uptown Fredericton, near conference location) If you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to seeing you in July! Jean-Noel Candau and Deepa Pureswaran Conference Organizing Committee Jean-Noël Candau, Ph.D. Jean-Noel.Candau@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca<mailto:Jean-Noel.Candau@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca> Research Scientist, Quantitative Ecology / Chercheur scientifique, Ecologie Quantitative Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2E5 / Service canadien des forêts, Centre de foresterie des Grands Lacs, 1219, rue Queen est, Sault Ste-Marie (Ontario) P6A 2E5