IUFRO Div. 7 WP conference "Tree health - from Cities to Forests" - 2nd announcement
by Eckehard G. Brockerhoff
Dear friends and colleagues,
This is the second announcement and an invitation to the IUFRO Div. 7 Working Parties Conference
Tree health - from Cities to Forests
which will be held in Zurich-Birmensdorf, Switzerland, from 19-23 May 2025.
The meeting is jointly organised by 4 IUFRO working parties:
"Foliage, shoot, and stem diseases" (7.02.02)
“Rusts of forest trees" (7.02.05)
“Ecology and management of bark and wood boring insects” (7.03.05)
and “Tree health in urban forests” (7.03.17)
Registration and abstract submission are now open.
For more information, registration, etc., see
https://www.wsl.ch/en/events-and-courses/tree-health-from-cities-to-forests/
If you have any questions, please contact
Valentin Queloz (valentin.queloz(a)wsl.ch<mailto:valentin.queloz@wsl.ch>)
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We hope to see many of you in May!
Cheers
Valentin Queloz, Ecki Brockerhoff, Iva Franic, Benno Augustinus, Ludwig Beenken, and the entire organising committee
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Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Head of Research Unit 'Forest Health and Biotic Interactions'
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
https://www.wsl.ch/en/employees/brockerh.html
Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Tel +41 79 819 0882
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)wsl.ch<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@wsl.ch>
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Southern Forest Health Work Conference, 15-17 July 2025, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
by Shepherd, William - FS, LA
The 64th annual Southern Forest Health Work Conference (SFHWC) will be held 15-17 July 2025 (Tuesday - Thursday) in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA!
We have chosen the Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown 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 70 rooms (Monday and Thursday nights), 90 rooms (Tuesday night), and 85 rooms (Wednesday night) set aside for the group until June 23, 2025, so make your reservations by this date. Don't miss out on the special pricing!
IMPORTANT: The entire meeting will be held on Tuesday-Thursday, making Monday and Friday travel days. The opening business meeting and plenary session will begin after lunch on Tuesday. A full day of concurrent sessions, the closing business meeting, and awards banquet are scheduled for Thursday. Depending on your travel plans, you may want to reserve a room for Monday night even if you haven't needed to do this for past meetings.
Here are the details:
Date: 15-17 July 2025
Place: Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown, 100 East Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
Phone reservations: 888-591-1234. Mention the group code: G-ASFH.
or
Online reservation link:
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/TULRT/G-ASFH
Self-parking is available for overnight guests at the hotel for $12 per day.
Visit https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/tulrt-hyatt-regency-tulsa-downtown for hotel information.
Room rates are $119.00 per night plus tax for up to 4 occupants (double rooms) or 2 occupants (king rooms) and are good for the nights of 14-17 July, 2024 (as well as 3 days pre- and post-conference, depending on availability). Remember, this low rate is valid only until June 23, 2025, and only for the limited number of rooms in our group block. Make your reservation right away!
I hope to see you in Tulsa in July!
William P. Shepherd, SFHWC Secretary-Treasurer
USDA Forest Service SRS
2500 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360 USA
Voice: 318-473-7256
william.shepherd(a)usda.gov<mailto:william.shepherd@usda.gov>
SFHWC website: http://www.sfhwc.org<http://www.sfhwc.org/>
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2025 IUFRO Women in STEM Webinar
by Joséphine Queffelec
Dear colleagues,
We are only a week away from the start of the 2nd annual IUFRO Women in
STEM webinar event!
Please join us on the *11th and 12th of February 2025 *to celebrate
the *International
Day of Women and Girls in Science* through a *free & global* IUFRO webinar
event.
Twenty women in science will present their work related to *forests* over
four sessions:
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Session 1 - 11th February 08:00 to 10:00 GMT
Session 2 - 11th February 20:00 to 22:00 GMT
Session 3 - 12th February 04:00 to 06:00 GMT
Session 4 - 12th February 14:00 to 16:00 GMT
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Learn more and register by visiting our website
<https://a-48350767.hubspotpagebuilder.com/en-us/-0>.
Please share it widely!
Regards,
Joséphine, on behalf of the organizing committee
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*Joséphine Queffelec (She/Her/Elle), PhD*
*Deputy Coordinator*,
IUFRO Research Group 7.03.00 - Entomology
https://www.iufro.org/who-is-who/officeholder/queffelec/
*Social Media Manager - **IUFRO Division 7 - Forest Health*
twitter: @IUFROdivision7
facebook: IUFRO Division 7- Forest Health
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