Dear Colleagues,
We would like to remind you about the incoming Joint IUFRO 7.02.02 “Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees” and 7.03.04 “Diseases and insects in forest nurseries” Working Party Meetings that will be held in Uppsala, Sweden on the 7 – 12th June 2015.
Please remember that:
Deadline for abstract submission is the 1st of March 2015
Thanks for all of you that have already send in the abstract!
Also we have now confirmed the keynote speakers and titles of the talks:
Marco Pautasso (EFSA, Italy & ETH, Zurich): “Forest health in a changing world”
Richard Hamelin (UBC, Canada): “The making of a tree canker pathogen”
Jason Smith (UF, US): “Laurel wilt disease, one of the most damaging invasive exotic tree diseases”
Registration is open on-line: http://www.slu.se/iufro2015
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions:
IUFRO “Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees”
Jonàs Oliva: jonas.oliva(a)slu.se<mailto:jonas.oliva@slu.se>
Jan Stenlid: jan.stenlid(a)slu.se<mailto:jan.stenlid@slu.se>
IUFRO “Diseases and insects in forest nurseries”
Audrius Menkis: audrius.menkis(a)slu.se<mailto:rimvys.vasaitis@slu.se>
Hope to see you soon in Uppsala!
Jonàs, Jan and Audrius
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Jonàs Oliva, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor – Forskarassistent
Dept. Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU
Box 7026
75007 Uppsala, Sweden
telefon: 018-671602
fax +46 18 673599
jonas.oliva(a)slu.se<mailto:jonas.oliva@slu.se>
Dear colleagues and friends,
This is the second 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.
Please note:
Proposals for sessions and symposia are invited by 31 May 2015. We kindly invite you to propose a session to this exciting global event.
Abstract submission will be available from 1 July to 30 November 2015.
Please check the web page www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com> for details, to subscribe to information updates, and/or to submit a session proposal.
The main conference topics are, in the context of global change and forest health:
· climate change,
· biological invasions,
· air pollution,
· forest pathology,
· forest entomology,
· and their interactions
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
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>
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>
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)gmail.com<mailto:aliebhold@gmail.com>, aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>
Andrzej Bytnerowicz
US Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station - USA
Deputy Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
abytnerowicz(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:abytnerowicz@fs.fed.us>
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to remind you about the incoming Joint IUFRO 7.02.02 "Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees" and 7.03.04 "Diseases and insects in forest nurseries" Working Party Meetings that will be held in Uppsala, Sweden on the 7 - 12th June 2015.
Please remember that:
- On-line registration is now open in: http://www.slu.se/iufro2015
- Deadline for abstract submission: 1st March 2015
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions:
IUFRO "Foliage, shoot and stem diseases of forest trees"
Jonàs Oliva: jonas.oliva(a)slu.se<mailto:jonas.oliva@slu.se>
Jan Stenlid: jan.stenlid(a)slu.se<mailto:jan.stenlid@slu.se>
IUFRO "Diseases and insects in forest nurseries"
Audrius Menkis: audrius.menkis(a)slu.se<mailto:rimvys.vasaitis@slu.se>
Hope to see you soon in Uppsala!
Jonàs, Jan and Audrius
--------------------------------------------------------------
Jonàs Oliva, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor - Forskarassistent
Dept. Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU
Box 7026
75007 Uppsala, Sweden
telefon: 018-671602
fax +46 18 673599
jonas.oliva(a)slu.se<mailto:jonas.oliva@slu.se>
The 57th annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference will be held 21-24 July 2015 (Tuesday - Friday) in Fayetteville, Arkansas USA!
We have chosen The Chancellor Hotel for our meeting. Although meeting registration is not yet open, I encourage you to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. We have a block of 75 rooms set aside for the group until June 20, so make your reservations by this date. Don't miss out on the special pricing!
Here are the details:
Date: 21-24 July 2015
Place: The Chancellor Hotel, 70 North East Ave., Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
Phone reservations: 1-855-285-6162 (or 479-442-5555). Mention that you are attending the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference.
Self-parking is available and FREE.
Visit http://www.hotelchancellor.com/ for hotel information.
Room rates are $83.00 per night plus tax. Remember, this low rate is valid only until June 20, and only for the first 75 rooms (first 30 on Monday, July 20). Make your reservation right away! IMPORTANT NOTE: If you reserve your hotel room now, we will be able to determine if we need to open additional rooms at the $83.00 rate, and can ensure that everyone who needs a room gets one! Please be considerate to your fellow attendees and reserve your room as soon as possible.
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YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED FOR THE 2015 PROGRAM!!!
Please contact Bob Coulson (r-coulson(a)tamu.edu<mailto:r-coulson@tamu.edu>) or John Riggins (jriggins(a)entomology.msstate.edu<mailto:jriggins@entomology.msstate.edu>), our 2015 Program Co-Chairs, if you have any program or session topic suggestions, or would like to volunteer as a session moderator. More program details coming soon!
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I hope to see you in Fayetteville on July 21!
William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer
USDA Forest Service SRS
2500 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360 USA
Voice: 318-473-7256
FAX: 318-473-7222
williamshepherd(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:williamshepherd@fs.fed.us>
SFIWC website: http://www.sfiwc.org<http://www.sfiwc.org/>
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