Dear forest entomology colleagues,
I'd like to bring to your attention the website
http://www.iufrouruguay2011.org that provides information about the
upcoming IUFRO meeting, "Pathogens, insects and their associations
affecting forestry worldwide" which will be held in Colonia del
Sacramento, Uruguay 8-11 November, 2011. The meeting will be a unique
joint Forest Entomology/Pathology meeting and I expect there will be
many interesting presentations and discussions. Given the location of
the meeting in Uruguay, we anticipate participation from across Latin
America but the meeting will focus on topics of international scope
and we are thus encouraging scientists from all countries to
participate.
The meeting location of Colonia del Sacramento is a quaint town
located on a small penninsula in el Río de la Plata, and can be
reached by a short ferry ride from Buenos Aires on the other side of
the river in Argentina. Colonia is the oldest town in Uruguay,
originally settled in 1680 and many of the original stone and stucco
buildings are still standing and used for every-day life.
I'm really excited about this meeting as it will be unique in many
ways. If you think you might be interested in participating, please
fill out the information card at
http://www.iufrouruguay2011.org/contact
Any specific questions about the meeting should be directed to our
host, Dr. Guillermo Perez at guillermoiufro2011(a)gmail.com
-Sandy
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Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
Dear colleagues,
The research groups I'm working with have just received funds to support graduate students for projects on the ecology of the brown spruce longhorn beetle and the spruce budworm. Please forward these announcements to interested students and/or within your departments.
I apologize for cross-postings.
Thank you,
Deepa <<Graduate Fellowship_Brown spruce longhorn beetle ecology.doc>> <<PhD Fellowships _Entomology_forest ecology.doc>>
Deepa Pureswaran, PhD
Chercheure // Research Scientist
Écologie des insectes forestiers // Forest Insect Ecology
Ressources naturelles Canada // Natural Resources Canada
Service canadien des forêts // Canadian Forest Service
Centre de foresterie des Laurentides // Laurentian Forestry Centre
CP 10380 Succ Sainte-Foy // PO Box 10380 Stn. Sainte-Foy
Québec QC G1V 4C7
Canada
Téléphone: 418-648-7532
Fax: 418-648-5849
Website: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/directory/dpureswa
Attached is the outreach notice for a GS-13/14 Forest Entomologist
position with the U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Protection Program,
State & Private Forestry, in the Washington D.C. office (Arlington). This
position will be advertised government-wide, so please forward to any
candidates that may be interested in the position.
Anne P. Hoover
Deputy Director
Forest Health Protection
U.S. Forest Service
State & Private Forestry
1601 N. Kent St. RPC7
Arlington, VA 22209
703-605-5332 (ph)
703-678-9070 (cell)
ahoover(a)fs.fed.us
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Invasive Species Strategic Program Area Lead &
Forest Entomology Research National Program Leader
Forest Management Science Research
USDA Forest Service
RPC 4th Floor (FMSR)
1601 North Kent Street
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-605-5260
Cell Phone: 703-343-5989
FAX 703-605-5133
Email: mdix(a)fs.fed.us
Mailing Address:
U.S. Forest Service
ATTN: VMPR, Mary Ellen Dix
Stop Code 1115
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20250-1115
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Attached is the early announcement for a forest entomologist position with
USDA
Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, located in Central Point,
Oregon.
US citizenship is required. For more information, please contact
Ellen Goheen, egoheen(a)fs.fed.us
____________________________________
Ellen Michaels Goheen
Plant Pathologist
USDA FS Forest Health Protection
SW OR Forest Insect and Disease Service Center
phone: 541 858 6126
fax: 541 858 6110
email: egoheen(a)fs.fed.us
Greetings All
We will be filling an entomologist position in the near future and as part
of the process would like to hear from those interested in working in the
Southwestern Region, Flagstaff, AZ. Responses will help determine how
this will be advertised and grade of consideration for the position. The
outreach is also posted on the Lotus Notes outreach database. Please
help me in distributing this widely and to anyone that might have an
interest. If you have questions don't hesitate to contact me.
John Anhold
Arizona Zone Leader, Forest Health
USDA Forest Service
V: 928.556.2073 Fax: 928.556.2130
e-mail: janhold(a)fs.fed.us
website: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r3/foresthealth
Hello FORENT and FORPATH subscribers,
You may be interested in the recent publication of:
"FAO Forestry Paper 164 - Guide to implementation of Phytosanitary
Standards in Forestry"
This is an important reference work that provides easy to understand
information on International Standards for Phytosanitary measures
(ISPM's) and how forest management practices can play a role in
minimizing pest prevalence and spread. It is available in Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish and can be freely
downloaded at:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2080e/i2080e00.htm
--
Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
Greetings,
Hopefully, this will be one of the last emails that I send regarding the
upcoming NAFIWC. I have a few final announcements:
1. The preliminary program has been added to the NAFIWC 2011 website (
<http://kelab.tamu.edu/nafiwc2011/> http://kelab.tamu.edu/nafiwc2011/)
2. There is still room for a few more posters. If you wish to make a poster
presentation, you should submit your title to Dan Herms (regular posters) or
Lynne Rieske (student poster competition) before March 31. Instructions are
on the website.
3. The deadline for early registration is April 10. After that date the
cost of registration increases.
4. Please note that everyone must complete and return (by email or hardcopy)
a registration form to Beth Willhite. Paying by debit or credit card online
does not complete the registration process. Instructions for registering
and options for paying are on the website.
If you have any questions about the meeting, please don't hesitate to
contact me.
I hope to see many of you in Portland in May!
Best regards,
Darrell Ross, Chair, NAFIWC 2011 Organizing Committee
Those interested in the history of forest entomology in the west may wish to read the oral history interview of F. Paul Keen (1890-1980) that is just now available in PDF at http://www.foresthistory.org/Research/ohisrch.html. Paul Keen was number four in his importance in the development of western forest entomology (after Hopkins, Burke, Miller). He published the first manual of insect enemies of western forests (revised as Western Forest Insects by R.L. Furniss & Carolin) and created the first pine bark beetle susceptibility classification. His major miss-step was hiring me in 1950, hence this attempt to make that up. I have previously, by request of the Forest History Society, edited interviews of Robert L. Furniss (1908-1980) and James C. Evenden (1889-1980) that also are available in PDF at this Internet site.......Malcolm Furniss, Moscow, Idaho
A position as Professor in Forest Entomology is available at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
within the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences. The position is at the Department of Ecology in
Uppsala.
The forest is one of Sweden’s most important natural resources, because of production of
raw materials for industry and other ecosystem services. The conditions for these services
can be transformed through, for example, climate change or the influence of invasive
species. A warmer climate will facilitate insect establishment in new areas and increase the
risk of damage to the forest. Reasons for this can be, for example, that trees will lack
adequate defense against the new attackers and that the natural enemies that usually
control insects are at a low level or are missing. Another important challenge for the future
will be finding the balance between more intensive forest management and the protection
of the forest’s biodiversity and other ecosystem services.
Subject area: The subject area includes ecological interactions between forest insects and
the environment, especially with regard to species that cause damage to forest ecosystems.
Details available via the following link:
http://epi-resurs.slu.se/Platsannonser/pdf.cfm?Platsannonser_id=342&sprak=e
Sincerely,
Barbara Ekbom
Barbara Ekbom, Professor of Entomology
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Box 7044
750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
e-mail: Barbara.Ekbom(a)slu.se<mailto:Barbara.Ekbom@slu.se>
telephone: +46 18 67 26 25
fax: +46 18 67 28 90
Dear Colleagues,
I have a few announcements about NAFIWC to share with you:
Program:
I have been getting a number of inquiries regarding the program. The
Program Committee is working hard to finalize the program and it will be
posted on the website very soon. However, to help you make your travel
arrangements, the meeting officially begins with a mixer Monday evening from
5-7 PM and all sessions end at noon on Thursday. Please don't hesitate to
contact me if you have addtional questions.
Registration:
Please register as soon as possible to help us plan for this meeting. The
cost of registration goes up after April 10. Please note - everyone needs
to complete a registration form that is available on the NAFIWC website
regardless of whether you pay by debit/credit card online or by sending a
check in the mail. Paying online does not complete the registration process
- we also need a completed registration form from you.
Hotel reservations:
If you plan to stay at the meeting hotel, please make your reservations as
soon as possible. Many of the rooms in our block have been reserved for
some nights. There is no guarantee that we will be able to get more rooms
at the government per diem rate once our block of rooms is full. The sooner
we request additional rooms, the greater the chances that we can accommodate
everyone.
Posters:
The poster session is almost full, but there is still space for a few more.
We will accept poster submissions until March 31st or until we reach
capacity. All posters will be displayed for the entire meeting in a central
location. We will also have a separate mixer Tuesday evening to highlight
the poster presentations.
The NAFIWC website is updated periodically with new information about the
meeting. Please check the website occasionally for the latest information:
<http://kelab.tamu.edu/nafiwc2011/> http://kelab.tamu.edu/nafiwc2011/
Best regards,
Darrell Ross
Chair, NAFIWC 2011 Organizing Committee
