Hello FORENT colleagues - Below I am relaying info on a meeting of potential interest. -Sandy Liebhold Dear distinguished colleagues and friends, On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to invite you to the *International Scientific Conference* on *'Non-native tree species for European forests'*. The Event will be held on *12-14 September 2018 *in* Vienna, Austria *at the* University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna.* This international conference brings together researchers and stakeholders concerned with Non-native tree species in European forests. Session topics include ** Distribution * Provenances * Reproduction * Management * Growth potential * Ecosystem Services * Biotic and abiotic threats * Market potential * Public perception* * and more. The conference program is relevant also for governmental representatives, forest owners, practitioners and NGOs. *Therefore, you are cordially invited to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation till 1 June.* *Participation *(please follow this procedure): *Step 1: Send abstract **(max 400 words) **for oral or poster presentation * to nnext(a)boku.ac.at *till 1 June* Please state your presentation type preference: oral presentation or poster. → Acceptance notification comes by email end of June *Step 2: **Fill in **registration form* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5tOz3ed7WvtytStDbF-Gpa9-rYQKG2829vknnrSITIXbWzw/viewform>* on our NNEXT website* *→ *Registration confirmation with invoice comes by email *Step 3: Pay the registration fee* *→ *Payment confirmation comes by email *Step 4: Enjoy the conference* For more information on this Conference and the organising *COST Action FP1403 NNEXT *(34 participating countries, 200 members), please go to our website http://nnext.boku.ac.at/nnext-conference or contact us under nnext(a)boku.ac.at. *Please distribute this Conference Announcement among anyone potentially interested.* Kind regards, Elisabeth Pötzelsberger (Chair of the Organising Committee) *Organising Committee* *Dr. Elisabeth Pötzelsberger* University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria *Prof. Heinrich Spiecker* University of Freiburg, Germany *Prof. Hubert Hasenauer* University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria *Dr. Monika Konnert* Bavarian Office for Forest Seeding and Planting, Germany *Prof. Frits Mohren* Wageningen University, Netherlands *Prof. Anna Gazda* University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland ********************************************************************** Dr. Elisabeth Pötzelsberger Institute of Silviculture Department of Forest and Soil Sciences University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Peter Jordan Str. 82, A-1190 Vienna Tel: +43 1 47654 91332 <+4314765491332> http://nnext.boku.ac.at/ -- 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