7:42 p.m.
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is an announcement that may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 8:20 AM
Subject: Reminder - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate
Candidates for IUFRO Awards
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Reminder - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate Candidates for
IUFRO Awards
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050*
*Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024*
*Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/ <https://www.iufro2024.com/>*
*REMINDER - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: INVITATION TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES
for IUFRO AWARDS*
to be presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden
Dear colleagues,
The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in
Stockholm, Sweden provides us with another opportunity to honour
outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to forestry with a
range of IUFRO Awards. I am happy to herewith renew of my invitation to you
to nominate suitable candidates for the various categories of awards as
listed below. The deadline for submission of nominations will be *15th May
2023*.
*SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SAA)*
*Up to **10 awards **will be given in recognition of distinguished
individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by
IUFRO.*
Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization,
by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties and Task
Forces, and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated
with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to
Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before *15th May 2023*:
https://forms.office.com/r/7NnsKKxEn5
*OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD (ODRA)*
*One award per IUFRO Division **will be given to recognize path-breaking
doctoral dissertations completed in the period 2018-2023 within the fields
of research covered by IUFRO.*
Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization,
by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties, Task Forces
and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the
Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to IUFRO
Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before *15th May 2023*:
https://forms.office.com/r/gjXvQgc2vV
*IUFRO STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREST SCIENCE (ISA)*
*This award recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest
science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the
period 2018-2023, in order to encourage their further work within the
fields of research covered by IUFRO.*
*One award per IUFRO Division* may be made for work related to the themes
of the IUFRO World Congress. Nominations can be made through IUFRO Members
and through the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) via the
IFSA Secretariat/Liaison Officer.
The Award shall consist of *a certificate, the most economical cost of
(air) travel/subsidized travel to attend the World Congress, and waiver of
the Congress registration fee*. The *SAA *will be presented at the *opening
or closing ceremony *of the World Congress. For the *ODRA and ISA*, the
awards will be presented in a *special session *where awardees are given
the opportunity to present highlights of their award winning work. All
award winners will be announced in a special issue of IUFRO News and in
other media.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before *15th May 2023*:
https://forms.office.com/r/FQ3McussKx
In addition to these awards, the Congress 2024 will offer:
*Best Poster Award (BPA)*
*To encourage public dissemination of high quality research and to
recognize distinguished poster presentations during the IUFRO World
Congress by *under-graduate students, graduate students and individuals who
completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the Congress. A
number of awards will be presented for applications submitted by the
corresponding author during the online submission of the abstract.
Applications shall be finalized two months before the Congress by
submitting the final pdf of the poster presentation. Shortlisted poster
presentations will be judged directly at the IUFRO World Congress. The
awards will be mentioned during the closing ceremony.
*IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award*
*This award honours one or more truly outstanding scientists from the
Congress host country who has elevated the profile of forest science and
research*.
*For more information and nomination forms, please check the website*:
*https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/*
<https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/>
I am looking forward to your response and expect a great number of
excellent candidates to this call for nominations for awards to be
presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024.
With best regards and thank you for your ongoing support of IUFRO,
Dr. John Parrotta
*President of IUFRO*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc24/iwc24-awards-call-for-nominations-reminder.pdf>
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