Request for Presentation Proposals DUE: 4 APRIL 2016 Joint Forest Communicators Meeting WHEN: 29 August to 01 September 2016 WHERE: Portland, Oregon, USA WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Forest communication practitioners and researchers THEMES: The meeting will address major challenges and opportunities for forest communication, including presentations from members of each network and other experts. Meeting themes include: * Sustainability and Trust: Communicating Across Sectors to Benefit Forests * Thinking Global and Acting Local; Thinking Local and Acting Global: Scaling Forest Communications Up, Down and Across Continents * Skill Development: Improving Communications Tools and Techniques WHAT TO PRESENT: Academic research, case studies, business examples and more! Oral presentations only (no posters). All presentations must be delivered in English. HOW TO SUBMIT: Complete the template on the attachment and then email your proposal to Cynthia Miner (clminer@fs.fed.us<mailto:clminer@fs.fed.us>) or Ingwald Gschwandtl (Ingwald.GSCHWANDTL@bmlfuw.gv.at<mailto:Ingwald.GSCHWANDTL@bmlfuw.gv.at>) See attached proposal template. Thank you. [Forest Service Shield] Cindy Miner Assistant Station Director Communications and Applications Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station p: 503-808-2135 c: 503-701-4054 f: 503-808-2130 clminer@fs.fed.us<mailto:clminer@fs.fed.us> 1220 SW 3rd Ave., Suite 1400 Portland, OR 97204 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/> [mini-fsshield]<http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw> [Twitter] <https://twitter.com/usfs_pnwrs> [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112?ref=hl> [mini-rss] <http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/RSS/index.shtml> [mini-youtube] <http://www.youtube.com/user/usdaForestService> [mini-blog] <http://blogs.usda.gov/> [mini-flickr] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/collections/72157623679016496/> Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.