Dear fellow researchers and students of forest entomology, ecology and management,
The Forest Entomology and Symbiology Lab at the University of Florida is pleased to invite you to the historically most comprehensive and most fun workshop on bark and ambrosia beetles in May 2014. Are you a researcher interested in bark and ambrosia beetles? Do you need to know more about the beetle identification, classification, damage, or ecology? Or do you have students who need to become familiar with the beetles? Learn from international experts through hands-on labs, field demonstration, lectures, and socializing.
See details at http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/academy/. Choose one or all three modules: Regional Applied Focus, Hardcore Identification, and Understanding the Bug.
Make sure you sign up for updates - no spam, and you will be notified when the registration opens!
See you in Gainesville,
Jiri Hulcr
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for posting this again. It looks as if the attachment in the previous posting did not get through and, therefore, I am posting the text directly below:
FP1002 PERMIT (Pathway Evaluation and pest Risk Management In Transport)
EU COST Training School 2013: Field and laboratory methods for detection of invasive pests and pathogens
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
1-5 July, 2013
Local Organiser:
Professor Mirza Dautbašić,
Faculty of Forestry
University of Sarajevo
Zagrebaèka 20
Phone: +387 33 61 40 03
Fax: +387 33 61 13 49
Web site: www.sumfaksa.co.ba <http://www.sumfaksa.co.ba/>
Trainers:
Professor Boris Hrašovec, Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Professor Milka Glavendekic, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Professor Dušan Jurc, Department of Forest Protection, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Professor Hugh Evans, Forest Research, Aberystwyth, UK
Further trainers to be confirmed.
Training School objectives and outline programme
The Training School is aimed at Early Stage Researchers who have an interest in or are directly involved with detection and/or management of invasive forest pests and pathogens. One of the keys to managing the movement of pests globally is knowledge of pest biology and how the pests are associated with various pathways and, in relation to managing threats, early detection of those pests after they arrive in a new country. This Training School concentrates on how to identify symptoms and life stages of insect pests and tree pathogens in forests and woodland locations and, in support of field diagnosis, how to confirm the initial findings using laboratory diagnostic methods and tools.
The course will, therefore, involve two full days in forest locations near Sarajevo followed by up to two days laboratory diagnostic procedures and seminars on the threats to forests arising from international trade and movement of pests along pathways. Specialists in entomology and pathology will guide the training.
Support
Early Stage Researchers (i.e. up to 8 years after obtaining a higher degree) from COST Countries and near-neighbour COST Countries are eligible for support. This will cover lowest cost economy air or train fares, local travel (not taxis), actual costs of hotel accommodation (estimated to be around €50 per night) and €20 per meal. Transport to forest locations will be provided by the local organiser.
Applications
Please apply to Professor Hugh Evans, Chair of FP1002 by email (hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk <mailto:hugh.evans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk> ) with a brief CV and short letter of application indicating experience and the reason for wishing to attend the Training School. Applications will be considered immediately and a response provided within 2 days to enable successful candidates to make travel arrangements. We anticipate that around 30 ESRs will attend the Training School, although this number may be adjusted if there is strong demand.
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Pennaeth Ymchwil Coedwigaeth yng Nghymru / Head of Forest Research in Wales
Forest Research in Wales
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Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus
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Dear Colleagues,
The EU COST Action FP1002 PERMIT (Pathway Evaluation and pest Risk Management In Transport) is organising a Training School for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) (i.e. within 8 years of obtaining a research degree) in Field and laboratory methods for detection of invasive pests and pathogens. This is open to ESRs in COST countries or near-neighbour non-COST countries and financial support will be provided to eligible candidates. Please see the attached information and send your applications to Professor Hugh Evans, Chair of the PERMIT COST Action. The Training School can cater for around 30 participants and therefore anyone interested should apply as soon as possible and will receive a rapid response.
Apologies for the short notice, but we hope to have a successful course.
Hugh Evans
Chair of FP1002
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Professor Hugh F Evans
Pennaeth Ymchwil Coedwigaeth yng Nghymru / Head of Forest Research in Wales
Forest Research in Wales
Adeilad Edward Llwyd / Edward Llwyd Building
Campws Penglais / Penglais Campus
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3DA
Uniongyrchol/Direct: +44(0)1970 621527
Rhif ffôn Symudol gwaith /Work mobile: +44 (0)7917000234
E-bost/E-mail: hugh.evans(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk <mailto:hugh.evans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk>
www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch <http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestresearch>
www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchment <http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/dyficatchment>
www.impactproject.eu <http://www.impactproject.eu/>
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Dear all,
I am forwarding a message from John Innes about an upcoming event of the IUFRO Task Force "Resources For the Future".
See below and attached. For further information please contact John Innes.
Apologies for cross-posting.
Cheers, Ecki
Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)
PO Box 29237
Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
E-mail: eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
From: Innes, John [mailto:john.innes@ubc.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 May 2013 5:53 p.m.
To: Eckehard Brockerhoff
Subject: Resources for the Future - IUFRO conference in Vancouver Canada
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Dear Dr. Eckehard Brockerhoff (IUFRO Division 7 Coordinator):
The IUFRO Task Force "Resources for the Future" will hold a conference this August (27-29) in Vancouver, Canada. In my capacity as Coordinator of this Task Force, I am asking if you could possibly distribute the message below to your network of Division contacts?
For your interest, I have also attached a 1-page overview about the conference and a document containing speaker biographies.
Thank-you very much for your assistance with this matter,
Dr. John Innes,
Dean, Faculty of Forestry
University of British Columbia
Message
August 27-29, Vancouver, Canada, IUFRO Task Force Conference "Resources for the Future"
You are invited to participate in a Conference, developed by the IUFRO Resources for the Future Task Force. The Conference will take place in the Forest Sciences Centre at the University of British Columbia, August 27 to 29, 2013. The conference will feature world leaders in the forest resources field, and provide them with a venue to collaborate and share ideas with academia, government, industry and NGOs - all stakeholders in the future of the world's forests. The goal is to provide a platform where speakers can share their expertise in various areas and identify potential solutions.
Four topic areas will be covered:
* Globalization and its implications for forests
* Plantations
* Bio-products and advanced building systems
* Forest ecosystem services
Early bird registration cut-off is June 15th. For more information about the conference please check website: http://iufro2013.forestry.ubc.ca/
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Dear all,
**** Please forward to all those who might be
interested, and please excuse possible cross
posting ****
The international PhD graduate course
"Semiochemicals in pest control and conservation
biology" will take place for the 5th time the
coming autumn here in Lund, Sweden.
This is a graduate student course on the
applications of pheromones, kairomones and other
semiochemicals. It is organized by the Pheromone
Group at the Department of Biology, Lund
University, Sweden and the Chemical Ecology Group
at the Department of Plant Protection Biology,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
(SLU). The course will take place in Lund,
Sweden, 5-15 November 2013.
The coming course is given in collaboration with
and support from the ClimBEco Graduate Research
School, which is part of Centre for Environmental
and Climate Research (CEC).
Scope
Since the first identification of a pheromone
fifty years ago the world of chemical signals has
received much attention from scientists in
biology, chemistry and agriculture/forestry. Many
of the findings have come into practical use,
mainly for monitoring or suppression of insect
pests. Yet, a very small fraction of crop
protection is based on semiochemicals, despite
their obvious advantages over conventional
insecticides. Why is this and what can be done to
increase the applied use of these sustainable
alternatives? More recently other possibilities
to use odour signals have become obvious in e.g.
detection of rare species. Can this be developed
and used more widely in conservation biology?
These are issues that will be dealt with during
the course, which includes lectures, student
presentations, exercises and discussions.
For more information, please visit http://www4.lu.se/o.o.i.s/31343
Note:
Application deadline: October 1st
Tuition fee 3500 SEK
4.5 ECTS credits
Accomodation at Lund University Guesthouse only
through the organizer (Olle Anderbrant)
Also postdocs are welcome!
Best regards,
Olle and Fredrik
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Olle Anderbrant, Prof. telephone +46 (0)46 2224997
Department of Biology mobile +46 (0)70 3724997
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37 telefax +46 (0)46 2224716
SE-223 62 Lund e-mail Olle.Anderbrant(a)biol.lu.se
Sweden
internet
http://www.lu.se/pheromonegroup/people/senior-scientists/olle-anderbrant
It's time to register for the 2013 Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, 23-26 July 2013, JW Marriott New Orleans, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA!
The 2013 SFIWC registration form is available exclusively online through Eventbrite again this year. Go to http://sfiwc2013.eventbrite.com to register. The registration fee is $270 ($170 for students and retired members), which includes a ticket to the Wednesday night banquet for the registrant. Extra banquet tickets for guests are $45. Banquet tickets for kids 12 and under are $15. Registration receipts and banquet tickets will be distributed at the registration table.
Pre-registration on the Eventbrite website will be accepted until July 12, 2013. 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 (http://sfiwc2013.eventbrite.com) with a credit card prior to the meeting! Please be aware that the deadline for paying via credit card is July 12, 2013. 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 (http://sfiwc2013.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 plated dinner with your choice of entrees: Grilled Gulf Fish (with a Tomato Coulis Sauce over Mushroom Rice) or Seared Chicken Breast over Boudin. Vegetarian plates (Vegetable Napoleon - Roasted Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Spinach and Portobello Mushroom & layered with Mozzarella Cheese) also are available; please be sure to mark your preference on the registration form. One banquet ticket (for yourself) is included in your registration fee. This year, children 12 and under will have the following menu choices: Chicken Strips with Fries or Hot Dog with a Bag of Chips. Extra banquet tickets for adult and child 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 JW Marriott New Orleans no later than June 28. 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 "FTW" when booking your hotel reservation by phone (1-877-622-3056), or go online (https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=10292420) to get the special rate of $101.00 per night plus tax. Remember, this low rate is valid only for the first 80 rooms (first 30 on Monday, July 22). Please go to http://www.sfiwc.org//2013/index.html<http://www.sfiwc.org/2013/index.html> for details.
Parking is valet only and costs $28.00 per day plus tax ($31.36 total per day).
Meeting details are available on http://www.sfiwc.org//2013/index.html<http://www.sfiwc.org/2013/index.html>.
I hope to see you in New Orleans!
William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer
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A Joint Meeting of IUFRO WP 07.03.05 (Ecology and Management of Bark and Wood Boring Beetles) and 07.03.07 (Population Dynamics of Forest Insects) will be held September 16-20, 2013 at the Banff Centre in Banff National Park, Banff, Alberta, Canada. The Banff Centre is a world-class conference facility and hotel located in the Rocky Mountain Region of Alberta, and boasts some of the most dramatic and beautiful landscapes in North America.
Call for oral and poster presentation abstracts is now open. Visit http://popecol.forestry.ubc.ca/iufro-altered-biotic-disturbances-in-a-warmi… for more information or email IUFROBanff2013(a)outlook.com<mailto:IUFROBanff2013@outlook.com>.
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Dear colleagues
I would like to draw your attention to a special issue of the journal 'Forests' devoted to the interactions between bark beetles and forests. More information you may find at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/Bark_Beetles. It would be great if some of you could contribute to this issue. The deadline is 1 November.
Best regards
Beat Wermelinger
Guest Editor 'Forests'
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Dr. Beat Wermelinger
Entomologe
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Forschungseinheit Walddynamik
Postfach
CH-8903 Birmensdorf
Schweiz
Tel: +41-44-739 22 58
Fax: +41-44-739 22 15
E-mail: beat.wermelinger(a)wsl.ch
http://www.wsl.ch/personal_homepages/wermelin
Dear colleagues,
Andrea Battisti (Univ. Padova) and myself are organizing a session
entitled "*Tree vulnerability to pests in relation to climate change*"
during the next *ClimTree Conference* to be held in Zürich, CH, 1-5
September 2013.
The session will address the relationships between climate change and
the populations of insects and pathogens of forest trees at three
levels, i. how tree susceptibility can be modified by climate change,
ii. how insects and pathogens respond to changes through range and
performance shifts, iii. how natural enemies may react to changes in the
lower trophic levels and to the climate change as well. The session
welcomes contributions on talks specifically addressing one of the
identified levels or considering all of them in specific temperate
forest ecosystems. Impacts of climate change on communities of
organisms, and their interactions, will be also considered. Talks on the
effects of climate variables other than an increase in temperature, eg.
change in rainfall regime or in frequency of climate anomalies, are
encouraged. The session is open to both synthesis papers and
presentation of experimental results, provided that they are related to
important tree species of temperate ecosystems.
*There are still some rooms available for talks and posters. So, we
invite you to register if you are interested. The deadline for
registration has been extended to 29 April, 2013. T*he last congress
circular is attached.
Best regards
Alain
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Dr. Alain ROQUES
Directeur de Recherches
INRA- Zoologie Forestiere
Centre de recherche d'Orléans
2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin
CS 40001 ARDON
45075 ORLEANS Cedex 2
FRANCE
Tel: (33)0238417858
Fax : (33)0238417879
Mail : alain.roques(a)orleans.inra.fr
Dear IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT researchers:
Do you have studies showing how biodiversity helps to manage high-value
species (such as the Meliaceae) or how high value timbers help to conserve
biodiversity? Below is an idea for a technical session for the IUFRO 2014
World Congress relating high value tropical timbers and biodiversity. Any
suggestions would be most welcome, including reorientation of this
potential session. Collaboration with a unit of Divison 7 on this session
would be great. If you would like to participate in the session, could you
please send me a draft title for your contribution? Please also send this
on to anyone else who might be interested. Please send any ideas by April
20, since session proposals are due April 30.
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*How does biodiversity help to manage high-value timber species, and
vice-versa?*
*Valuable tropical timbers, such as many Meliaceae, remain in high demand,
casting a shadow over prospects for these species and their forests.
However, management of high-value tropical timber species may help conserve
the biodiversity of the forests they inhabit. Conversely, biodiversity may
contribute to the health of individual trees and populations of these
species. This session seeks to explore positive, reciprocal relationships
between biodiversity and high-value timber species (including in
plantations).*
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Thanks!
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
1.02.04 – Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
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