Dear IUFRO colleagues
it is with great sadness we have to inform you that Prof. William (Bill) J.
Manning (born on June 13, 1941), professor emeritus at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, USA, passed away on March 4th, 2023 in Boston,
following a 6-month illness. He received his B.S. in Horticulture from
Michigan State University, and M.S. in Plant Pathology and Ph.D. in Biology
from University of Delaware. Bill was a widely known and well-respected
scientist who pioneered research on the impacts of air pollution on plants.
His research focused on responses of plants to ozone and how ozone and
other air pollutants affect plants growing in forest and urban
environments. He promoted use of plants as bioindicators of various air
pollutants, summarized that idea in a widely-read book “Biomonitoring of
Air Pollution with Plants”. He worked for more than 10 years in Central
and Eastern Europe surveying forests of the Carpathian Mountain for in situ
bioindicators of ambient ozone. His long-term studies on loblolly pine
(Pinus taeda), bean cultivars, and clover clones by making foliar
applications of antioxidants (ethylenediurea) helped to clarify the complex
picture of sensitivity and tolerance of plants to ozone.
For over 30 years Prof. Manning was an Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious
Environmental Pollution journal. Scientists specializing in air pollution
and climate change impacts on plant ecosystems recognize Bill’s enormous
contribution to the development of this subject. He was also an
outstanding, generous, inspiring mentor for numerous young scientists all
over the world. He welcomed Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scientists into
his laboratory, and also mentored students met at various domestic and
international conferences.
Although he was not an IUFRO officeholder, he was a very good friend of
IUFRO and actively participated in the activities of the RG 8.04 (formerly
7.01) on air pollution and climate change impacts on forest ecosystems. For
instance, he gave an invited speech on this topic at the IUFRO 125th
anniversary in 2017. When he retired, the RG8.04 established ‘The Bill
Manning Award’ for the best poster presentation at its biennial
conferences, as a recognition of Bill’s mentoring role in forestry and
environmental sciences. During his retirement Bill continued to be
scientifically very active. In 2020 he published his last book entitled
‘Trees and Global Warming: The Role of Forests in Cooling and Warming the
Atmosphere’.
Professor W. J. Manning was sincerely admired and respected by his peers
for his integrity, passion, vision and love for science. The scientific
community has lost a prominent and outstandingly creative colleague. We
mourn Bill’s loss not only as a scientist, but particularly as a gentleman
colleague of a cheerful demeanor and with an exceptional sense of humor.
His loss is immense and he will be fondly remembered by many colleagues
around the world. We will miss him as a good friend and companion of many
experiments, travels and scientific expeditions. We offer our sincerest
condolences to his wife Arlene, and sons Stephen and Michael with their
families.
Elena Paoletti and Andrzej Bytnerowicz
on behalf of IUFRO colleagues and friends
Attached is a picture of the three of us in one of many happy moments
together – at the IUFRO World Congress in South Korea in 2010 (from right
to left – Bill Manning, Elena Paoletti and Andrzej Bytnerowicz)
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*Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET)*
*National Research Council*
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Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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https://www.cnr.it/people/elena.paoletti
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Brigitte Burger
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the international conference entitled “Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems” will be held in Paphos (Cyprus) on 11-15 October 2021.
This international event is co-organized by the Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (CAPERmed), the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) and the International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP Vegetation). The conference, for the first time combining three events, will serve as an excellent example of effective international collaboration in the research of air pollution and plant ecosystems. Do not miss this cornerstone of international science.
The CAPERmed IV meeting will be held on, back-to-back with the 3rd International Conference on "Ozone and Plant Ecosystems" and the 30th international biennial conference of the IUFRO Research Group on "Air pollution and climate change" on 11-14 October 2021. A full-day excursion is planned on 15th October 2021.
All useful information are available online: https://cyprus2021.com<https://antiphishing.acri-cwa.fr/proxy/v3?i=SGI0YVJGNmxZNE90Z2thMFYLWSxJOfI…>
Deadlines
Deadline for abstract submission : 1st September, 2021
All abstracts "accepted" in 2020 remain "accepted", a revised version can be sent by 1st September 2021.
Early registration : till 15th September, 2021
Late registration : from 16th September, 2021
No on-site registration
Sessions
The main sessions of the conference are:
CAPERmed - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems
1a. Monitoring, biomonitoring and modeling: advances and limitations
1b. From the organism to the ecosystem: impact of pollution and climate change
1c. Environmental policies, human health and sustainability
Air pollution and climate change effects on plant ecosystems: from cell to ecosystem
2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change
3. Plant ecosystems in a changing world: monitoring, modeling and risk assessment
4. Atmospheric deposition: consequences for plant ecosystems
5. Crops and trees: productivity and ecological processes
6. Genetic, biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying stress responses of plant ecosystems
COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus
All needed sanitary directives will be implemented on site.
Due to exceptional conditions, up-do-date information will be regularly released by emails.
Epidemiological risk assessment and information concerning flights from/to the Republic of Cyprus can be found https://www.pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/eng<https://antiphishing.acri-cwa.fr/proxy/v3?i=SGI0YVJGNmxZNE90Z2thMFYLWSxJOfI…>
Vaccinated passengers who hold a valid vaccination certificate from the public authorities of the countries referred below, regardless of their nationality, will be able to travel to the Republic of Cyprus, from any country, without having the obligation to meet the prerequisites of the corresponding country category (e.g. RT-PCR laboratory tests, self-isolation, quarantine etc., or issuance of a special permission to enter the country). Vaccinated passengers still have to complete, within 48 hours before their last departure flight to Cyprus, the necessary application form and obtain a CyprusFlightPass by visiting the link www.cyprusflightpass.gov.cy/en/vaccinated-fly-request<https://antiphishing.acri-cwa.fr/proxy/v3?i=SGI0YVJGNmxZNE90Z2thMFYLWSxJOfI…>.
Dear Colleagues in RG8.04.00,
Sorry for cross posting.
I hope that you, your family/relatives, and your colleagues are still
healthy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Japan, actually, the situation
is very uncertain, not so good. However, we are still alive and
considering the future.
As for the captioned matter, finally the new date and related schedule
have been decided:
> New date: March 1 to 4, Tuesday to Friday, 2022
> Key dates:
> Abstract submission open/Registration open: 1 May 2021
> Accommodation reservation open: Summer 2021
> Abstract submission close: 31 August 2021
> Early bird registration close: 30 September 2021
> Online registration close: 31 January 2022
The conference website will be updated soon (with the same URL:
https://www.acidrain2020.org). I have already asked Brigitte to update
the information on the relevant IUFRO pages.
I would appreciate it if you inform your colleagues about the new date.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance on this matter.
Best regards,
Hiro
Hiroyuki SASE, Ph.D.
Department Head
Ecological Impact Research Department
Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP)
Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC)
Telephone: +81-25-263-0559 (direct)
Facsimile: +81-25-263-0567
Network Center for the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET)
Visiting Professor
Atmospheric Environment Sciences in East Asia (Cooperation course)
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Niigata University
APN Project on Sulphur Dynamics:http://www.apn.acap.asia
ACID RAIN 2020:https://www.acidrain2020.org
On 2020/04/03 13:33, SASE H wrote:
> Dear colleagues of Division 8,
>
> I hope you and your family are fine even in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
> Actually, in Japan, the situation is very uncertain, especially in
> Tokyo and Osaka.
>
> As for the captioned matter, it was decided that the ACID RAIN 2020
> conference would be postponed to late 2021 or early 2022. Although the
> actual new date is still under discussion, we have just updated HP to
> inform potential participants of the current situation.
> https://www.acidrain2020.org
>
> The name of the conference "ACID RAIN 2020" will not be changed to
> utilize the materials prepared so far (such as logo, HP, registration
> system, etc.).
>
> I will inform you when the new date is decided.
> Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
>
> Best regards,
> Hiro
>
Dear colleagues,
On 30 April 2019, you received the link to a survey asking for your opinion regarding the problem of biases in ecological research. Unfortunately, the response rate to our survey was low; therefore, we face difficulties in interpretation of the obtained results.
This message is specifically addressed to scientists who did not participate in our survey. Please consider answering two quick questions (at https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/84EE55EE9D998FBB) to help us to understand your attitude to the problem. This will only take one minute of your valuable time.
If you have completed and submitted your response to our survey – thank you very much, and please ignore this message.
Thank you for your contribution, and best regards,
Mikhail
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Mikhail V. Kozlov, Ph.D., Adj. Prof.
Section of Ecology, University of Turku
FI-20014 Turku, Finland +358-504-623-157
http://users.utu.fi/mikoz/
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Brigitte Burger
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
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Website: <https://www.iufro.org/> https://www.iufro.org * Email:
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