World Biodiversity Congress (WBC), November 24-27, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
INVITATION from the President WBC-2014
Integrating Bio-conservation with Natural Heritage
<http://www.wbc2014.in> http://www.wbc2014.in
Dear Sir/ Madam,
There is growing recognition of the fact
that biological resources and diversity are vital to humankind's economic
and social development. It is accepted that Biological diversity is a global
asset of tremendous value, and it needs to be preserved for future
generations. At the same time, the threat to species and ecosystems has
never been greater than it is today and, it is vital that biodiversity
conservation is given due recognition in order to ensure that the ongoing
development embodies a strong sense of sustainability. Sri Lanka is an
island, 65,610 km2 in area situated close to the Southeast corner of the
peninsula of India. Despite its relatively small size, Sri Lanka possesses a
high level of biodiversity. Sri Lanka is one of the 34 biodiversity hotspots
identified in the world and has the highest biodiversity per unit area of
land amongst Asian countries.
Sri Lanka welcomes the Scientific
Community to WBC-2014 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The scheduled congress
organized by Global Scientific Research Foundation, Bangalore, India in
association with Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka and Department of
Biological Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, will provide a
platform for Scientists and conservation leaders. WBC-2014 also provides a
platform for environmental consultants , environmental advocates, corporate
and public policy-makers across the world for knowledge exchange and network
development. This conference will help traditional communities and
conservation scientists to collaboratively generate knowledge about nature
and its conservation. The conference emphasizes on conservation of
Biodiversity and natural heritage and will highlight the crucial role of
biodiversity in our global society and relate biodiversity to the global
millennium goals in order to achieve sustainable development
Indeed it is our honour as
Organizers of WBC-2014, to request your esteemed organization to support the
WBC to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka during 24th-28th November 2014.
Collaborators of the World Biodiversity Congress can help us to spread the
information, can contribute by sending congress emails to your membership,
including us in your newsletter, adding our conference to your calendar of
events, participating in the conference program, providing an opportunity by
allowing the organizers to include an advertisement in your publication and
so forth. The collaborating organizations / institutions shall be
recognized as such on the conference website and in conference materials. We
greatly acknowledge the sponsorship of the organizations for the success of
the biodiversity congress.
We are sure your esteemed organization
would be one of the collaborators of the World Biodiversity Congress. If you
consider our request, kindly send your logo and consent to use the same in
the congress website and in congress materials. We welcome your suggestions
for the successful organization of the congress and looking forward to your
support.
For preliminary information on the scheduled Congress please visit:
<http://www.wbc2014.in> http://www.wbc2014.in
We also welcome you and invite your esteem self
as a Delegate to this Congress and welcome you to Colombo, Sri Lanka to
enjoy the wonderful Biodiversity and hospitality of Sri Lanka..
With warm regards,
Dr. Anita M.
President, World Biodiversity Congress 2014, Sri Lanka
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to share the following early announcement of an upcoming IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health) conference in Istanbul in 2016 with you.
** UPDATE: We have brought the date forward to April to avoid another planned conference. **
Please note the date and the opportunity to submit session proposals.
IUFRO All-Division 7 Conference
Global change and forest health - climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology, and their interactions
** 25-29 April 2016 ** (please note the date change)
Istanbul University Congress Center, Istanbul, TURKEY
We envisage that the conference will cover all research topics that are represented within IUFRO’s Division 7 (Forest Health) and its Research Groups
• Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems
• Forest Pathology
• Forest Entomology
In early 2015 we will invite session proposals from Working Party coordinators and deputies or anyone involved with topics represented in Division 7 (see the list of working parties below).
If you have any questions or comments about the conference plans or regarding the submission of a session proposal, please contact Yusuf Serengil (yserengil(a)yahoo.com) (chair of organising committee) and Eckehard Brockerhoff (eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com) (coordinator, IUFRO Division 7 – Forest Health) or any of the members of the scientific committee (below). We look forward to hearing from you.
Scientific Commitee
Yusuf Serengil, Turkey (yserengil(a)yahoo.com)
Eckehard Brockerhoff, New Zealand (eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com)
Andrzej Bytnerowicz, USA (abytnerowicz(a)fs.fed.us)
Jolanda Roux, South Africa (Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za)
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold, USA (aliebhold(a)gmail.com)
IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health) research groups and working parties:
Research group: Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems (Andrzej Bytnerowicz)
• Detection, monitoring, and evaluation
• Mechanisms of action and indicator development
• Atmospheric deposition, soils and nutrient cycles
• Genetic aspects
• Modelling and risk assessment
• Social and political aspects
• Multiple stressors on ecosystems
• Hydroecology
Research group: Forest Pathology (Jolanda Roux)
• Root and butt rots
• Foliage, shoot and stem diseases
• Vascular wilt diseases
• Phytoplasma and virus diseases of forest trees
• Rusts of forest trees
• Disease/environment interactions in forest decline
• Diseases and insects of tropical forest trees
• Phytophthora diseases on forest trees
• Pine wilt disease
• Parasitic flowering plants in forests
Research group: Forest Entomology (Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold)
• Cone and seed insects
• Gall-forming insects
• Diseases and insects in forest nurseries
• Ecology and management of bark and wood boring ınsects
• Integrated management of forest defoliating insects
• Population dynamics of forest insects
• Forest protection in Northeast Asia
• Methodology of forest insect and disease survey
• Resistance to insects
• Alien invasive species and international trade
• Biological control of forest insects and pathogens
• Entomological research in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
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Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to share the following early announcement of an upcoming IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health) conference in Istanbul in 2016 with you. Please note the date and the opportunity to submit session proposals.
IUFRO All-Division 7 Conference
Global change and forest health - climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology, and their interactions
23-27 May 2016
Istanbul University Congress Center, Istanbul, TURKEY
We envisage that the conference will cover all research topics that are represented within IUFRO’s Division 7 (Forest Health) and its Research Groups
• Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems
• Forest Pathology
• Forest Entomology
In early 2015 we will invite session proposals from Working Party coordinators and deputies or anyone involved with topics represented in Division 7 (see the list of working parties below).
If you have any questions or comments about the conference plans or regarding the submission of a session proposal, please contact Yusuf Serengil (yserengil(a)yahoo.com) (chair of organising committee) and Eckehard Brockerhoff (eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com) (coordinator, IUFRO Division 7 – Forest Health) or any of the members of the scientific committee (below). We look forward to hearing from you.
Scientific Commitee
Yusuf Serengil, Turkey (yserengil(a)yahoo.com)
Eckehard Brockerhoff, New Zealand (eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com)
Andrzej Bytnerowicz, USA (abytnerowicz(a)fs.fed.us)
Jolanda Roux, South Africa (Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za)
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold, USA (aliebhold(a)gmail.com)
IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health) research groups and working parties:
Research group: Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems (Andrzej Bytnerowicz)
• Detection, monitoring, and evaluation
• Mechanisms of action and indicator development
• Atmospheric deposition, soils and nutrient cycles
• Genetic aspects
• Modelling and risk assessment
• Social and political aspects
• Multiple stressors on ecosystems
• Hydroecology
Research group: Forest Pathology (Jolanda Roux)
• Root and butt rots
• Foliage, shoot and stem diseases
• Vascular wilt diseases
• Phytoplasma and virus diseases of forest trees
• Rusts of forest trees
• Disease/environment interactions in forest decline
• Diseases and insects of tropical forest trees
• Phytophthora diseases on forest trees
• Pine wilt disease
• Parasitic flowering plants in forests
Research group: Forest Entomology (Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold)
• Cone and seed insects
• Gall-forming insects
• Diseases and insects in forest nurseries
• Ecology and management of bark and wood boring ınsects
• Integrated management of forest defoliating insects
• Population dynamics of forest insects
• Forest protection in Northeast Asia
• Methodology of forest insect and disease survey
• Resistance to insects
• Alien invasive species and international trade
• Biological control of forest insects and pathogens
• Entomological research in Mediterranean forest ecosystems
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Hi all, please, find here enclosed the First announcement of the IUFRO WP
7.03.10 - "Methodology of forest insect and disease survey in Central
Europe" - meeting going to be held in Italy in 2015.
Please, feel free to distribute this message to any possible interested
people or organizations.
On behalf of all organizers
Milos Knizek - IUFRO WP 7.03.10 coordinator
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Ing. Miloš Knížek, Ph.D.
Výzkumný ústav lesního hospodářství a myslivosti
Jíloviště - Strnady
Praha 5 - Zbraslav
156 04
Ing. Milos Knizek, Ph.D.
Forestry and Game Management Research Institute
Jiloviste - Strnady
Praha 5 - Zbraslav
CZ - 156 04
Czechia
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It's time to register for the 2014 Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, 22-25 July 2014, Francis Marion Hotel, in Charleston, South Carolina, USA!
The SFIWC 2014 registration form is available exclusively online through Eventbrite again this year. Go to https://sfiwc2014.eventbrite.com to register. The registration fee is $260 ($160 for students and retired members), which includes a ticket to the Thursday night banquet for the registrant. Extra banquet tickets for guests are $50. Banquet tickets for kids 12 and under are $30. Registration receipts and banquet tickets will be distributed at the registration table.
Pre-registration on the Eventbrite website will be accepted until July 11, 2014. After this date, only on-site registration will be available.
IMPORTANT!!!: If you choose, you can now pay your registration fee online at the Eventbrite website (https://sfiwc2014.eventbrite.com) with a credit card prior to the meeting! Please be aware that the deadline for paying via credit card is July 11, 2014. Credit card payments will NOT be accepted after this date! Credit card payments will NOT be accepted "at the door!"
IMPORTANT!!!: If you are not paying your registration fee with a credit card, please go to Eventbrite website (https://sfiwc2014.eventbrite.com) to fill out the registration form, indicating your payment preference. There are options on the online registration form for paying via mailing a check to me or using a check or cash "at the door." Instead of pressing the "Register" button (to pay via credit card), press the "Show other payment options" and then "Pay Offline" buttons to select one of these additional payment choices.
Please be aware that an additional $8.00 fee applies to all Canadian and other non-U.S. checks.
This year's banquet will be a Caribbean buffet with three entrees: Grilled Mahi Mahi (with a spicy tomato relish), Jamaican Jerk Chicken, and Brown Sugar Roasted Pork Loin (with apples). And vegetarians.... a variety of salads (including fruit), grilled vegetables, and red beans and rice also will be served. For dessert, key lime pie and coconut cream cake! One banquet ticket (for yourself) is included in your registration fee. Extra banquet tickets for adult ($50) and child ($30) guests can be purchased using the online registration form. If you do not want to pay for your extra banquet ticket(s) using a credit card, please select the number of tickets you want and then choose your preferred method of payment. If you are paying for your extra banquet ticket(s) separately from your registration fee, please fill out separate online forms for your registration fee and ticket(s).
Remember to reserve your room at the Francis Marion Hotel no later than June 20. It is very important that everyone planning to attend this year's meeting reserve their room(s) before this deadline, so that we meet our room occupancy obligation with the hotel. Please use the group code "INSECT" and mention that you are attending the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference when booking your hotel reservation by phone (1-877-756-2121) to get the special rate of $109.00 per night plus tax. Remember, this low rate is valid only for the first 70 rooms (first 30 on Monday, July 21). Please go to http://www.sfiwc.org//2014/index.html<http://www.sfiwc.org/2014/index.html> for details.
Self-parking is available and costs $16.00 per day.
Meeting details are available on http://www.sfiwc.org//2014/index.html<http://www.sfiwc.org/2014/index.html>.
I hope to see you in Charleston!
William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
May I draw your attention to the following position as Professor in Insect Ecology at the Department of Ecology, SLU, Uppsala.
http://www.slu.se/sv/om-slu/fristaende-sidor/aktuellt/lediga-tjanster/las-m…
The professorship should focus on the ecology and dynamics of insect populations. Of particular interest is basic understanding of the population processes affecting distribution and abundance and how these processes interact with changing environmental conditions. Understanding of how population growth can be controlled is also central.
The professor will develop and lead an eminent research group with the ability to attract external financing. This includes taking advantage of opportunities for collaboration within and outside the department. The professor is expected to carry out research and other activities with a clear connection to the applied part of the insect research in the Department of Ecology, e.g. conservation biology, agricultural and forest entomology. The professor in Insect Ecology is also expected to contribute to the strengthening of cooperation between entomologists and ecologists in and outside the department.
Please forward this email to appropriate candidates.
Apologies for any double posting of this message.
Best wishes,
Christer B
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Christer Björkman
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural University
PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone: +46 18 671532
Fax: +46 18 672890
E-mail: christer.bjorkman(a)slu.se<mailto:christer.bjorkman@slu.se>
www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman<http://www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman>
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Dear colleagues,
Please find an attached announcement for a graduate school opportunity
(forest entomology) at the University of Alberta. If you know of strong
candidates who might be interested, please pass it on to them.
Sincerely
Nadir
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*Nadir Erbilgin*
*Canada Research Chair & Associate Professor*
*Department of Renewable Resources*
*4-42 Earth Sciences Building*
*University of Alberta*
*Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2E3*
*Phone: (780)-492-8693(780)-492-8693*
*Fax: (780)-492-1767*
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Quantitative Ecologist - 2 year Research Position
Montana State University (MSU) and U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) in Bozeman, Montana seek a motivated quantitative ecologist to join a multi-disciplinary effort examining effects of climate change and mountain pine beetle disturbance on vegetation structure and composition, fire dynamics, and habitat suitability of selected woodpecker species. Synergistic interactions of climate, mountain pine beetle and wildfire are likely to catalyze landscape-scale changes in vegetation distributions, forest structure, and wildlife habitat suitability.
Job description: Primary work will be linking models of an ecosystem process, including a fire model, with a model of mountain pine beetle demography, with a model of wildlife habitat suitability. The linked models will allow for tracking tree and stand-level mortality in response to climate change and mountain pine beetle disturbance, and the associated interactions with fire, land management activities, and wildlife habitat suitability. The job will be located at RMRS on the MSU campus, Bozeman, MT and the successful candidate will be expected to spend work-time among Bozeman, Logan, UT, and Missoula, MT. Duties include acquiring, analyzing, and managing large climate databases; integrating models of mountain pine beetle demographics, fire, and avian demographics; analyzing spatial and tabular modeling results; manuscript preparation and publication; and oral presentations at workshops and scientific meetings.
Qualifications: The applicant should have: (1) a Ph.D. focused on applied mathematical modeling or biostatistics in ecology or natural resources, or sufficient research experience to perform required tasks; (2) excellent quantitative skills; (3) a demonstrated ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals; and (4) strong motivation to work independently and as a team member. The successful applicant is preferred to have strong interest and skills in computer modeling. Ideally, the candidate will have experience in use of C and Matlab programming, and extensive database management skills. Experience with spatial data manipulation (e.g., ArcGis and/or ERDAS) and statistical (R) software, and associated programs (e.g., Python) are also strongly desired. Importantly, the candidate will have a background in ecology or natural resources.
Send CV, statement of interest, reference list, cover letter, and copies of 3 relevant publications to Dr. Victoria Saab at vsaab(a)fs.fed.us. For more information contact Dr. Saab, Dr. Barbara Bentz (bbentz(a)fs.fed.us) or Dr. Rachel Loehman (rloehman(a)fs.fed.us) and see websites http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/wildlife/birdsandburns/; www.usu.edu/beetle; and http://www.firelab.org/cfdg.
Barbara J. Bentz, PhD
Research Entomologist
USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
860 N. 1200 East
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-3577
435-890-3186 (mobile)
bbentz(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:bbentz@fs.fed.us>
www.usu.edu/beetle
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The 56th annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference will be held 22-25 July 2014 (Tuesday - Friday) in Charleston, South Carolina USA.
We have chosen the historic Francis Marion 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 70 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: 22-25 July 2014
Place: Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King St., Charleston, South Carolina USA
Phone reservations: 1-877-756-2121. Use the group code "INSECT" and mention that you are attending the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference.
ONLY phone reservations are currently available, as the group rate code cannot be used with online reservations at this time.
Self-parking is available and costs $16.00 per day.
Visit http://www.francismarionhotel.com/ for hotel information.
Room rates are $109.00 per night plus tax. Remember, this low rate is valid only until June 20, and only for the first 70 rooms (first 30 on Monday, July 21). Make your reservation right away!
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IMPORTANT 2014 PROGRAM INFORMATION!!! Please see the following information from this year's Program Chairs, Kamal Gandhi (kjgandhi(a)uga.edu<mailto:kjgandhi@uga.edu>) and Jiri Hulcr (hulcr(a)ufl.edu<mailto:hulcr@ufl.edu>):
Theme for the 2014 SFIWC: "Pathways to Forest Health."
Opening keynote presentation: Robert Farris, Georgia Forestry Commission
Plenary Session: "Pathways". Plenary speaker lineup is to be determined. Submissions and nominations are requested at this time.
All SFIWC members are encouraged to suggest program topics of their interest. These will be included into the first tentative agenda, and will be accepted if sufficient numbers of speakers sign up and there is room availability. We have some specific suggestions for sessions as below:
1) Emerging technologies in forest health and protection
2) Success stories in native and exotic species management
3) Communication between scientists, regulators, and stakeholders - cases and how-to's
4) New emerging and imminent insect pests in the Southeast
5) Restoration of pest-impacted forests
6) Interactions between forest disturbances and insects
7) OPEN SESSION(S): talks that do not fit to any of the above topics are welcome and encouraged; they may be included in one or more Open Sessions.
Please contact Kamal or Jiri if you need any more information about the program, have suggestions or questions, or would like to volunteer as a session moderator.
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Hope to see you in Charleston on July 22!
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://sfiwc.org<http://sfiwc.org/>
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Dear Colleagues,
We remind you that the joint meeting of the IUFRO groups
7-03-14 Entomological Research in Mediterranean Ecosystems (MEDINSECT)
7-03-06 Integrated Management of Forest Defoliating Insects
7-03-01 Cone and Seed Insects
will be held jointly in Antalya, Turkey, from April 9 to 14.
The local organizer is the Suleyman Demirel University (Prof. Mustafa Avci)
Four full days of scientific presentations are planed, with both oral
and poster presentations, gathering the topics of the 3 IUFRO groups.
A field visit in pine and cedar forests is also planed the 4th day ,
with stops on the way for famous touristics sites.
All detailed information is available on the web site of the meeting:
http://iufro.sdu.edu.tr/
on which you can register and submitt your abstract.
We thus invite you now to register and submit your abstract as soon as
possible.
Important dates:
- Deadline for abstract submission:February 15, 2014
- Announcement of accepted submissions: March 7, 2014
- Deadline for registration: March 21, 2014
- Deadline for payments (both registration and accommodation): March 28,
2014
We look forward to meeting you in Antalya,
Best wishes,
Francois Lieutier
Andrea Battisti
Jean-Noel Candau
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Professeur Francois Lieutier
Université d'Orléans
Faculté des Sciences, Département de Biologie
Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures
B.P. 6759 - 45067 Orléans Cedex 2
France
francois.lieutier(a)univ-orleans.fr
Tel.: 33 2 38 41 72 30
Fax.: 33 2 38 49 43 26
