Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list: The following announcement may be of interest. Regards, Sheila Ward Deputy Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.02.04 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:37 PM Subject: Enhancing knowledge sharing by involving your communication specialists To: Dear IUFRO Associate Member &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; <https://www.iufro.org/> * International Union of Forest Research Organizations * Enhancing knowledge sharing by involving your communication specialists *Dear colleague,* I hope that you and your families are all doing well during these very challenging times. When I started my term as IUFRO President at the closing of our 25th IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil just over eight months ago, I had no idea of the challenges that lay ahead for us all as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate impacts on our daily lives and the work of our organizations have been dramatic, challenging many of our assumptions and requiring resilience and creativity in dealing with new realities. Keeping in touch during these past months with so many members of our global forest science community has been truly inspiring. I have been deeply impressed by the phenomenal commitment, solidarity, energy and enthusiasm for important work that members of our IUFRO "family" have maintained despite the tremendous obstacles that this global health crisis has presented. This current crisis has been a powerful reminder of the importance of sound scientific knowledge and international scientific collaboration for solving global challenges. This is as true for the many forest-related issues we are all working to find solutions for as it is for pandemics. The research and educational work that each of you do is vitally important. The knowledge and skills that you foster contribute directly to the conservation and sustainable use of forest resources and landscapes, and the wellbeing of people. IUFRO continues to offer a unique platform for us to share our scientific knowledge and experience so that all of us – wherever we live and work – can more quickly adapt and apply the best available scientific knowledge to the forest-related challenges we face. Successful knowledge sharing requires open and effective two-way communications. Continual improvement of IUFRO’s communications – both internal and external – is therefore one of my top priorities as IUFRO President. Therefore, I cordially invite you to make use of IUFRO’s communication tools and channels (newsletter, social media, web pages and other) in order to share your news with the IUFRO community and wider audiences. At the same time, it would be great if you also disseminated news that you receive from IUFRO to your audiences. I also invite you to share with me any issues, concerns and – especially - great ideas for improving the quality and impact of IUFRO’s work and how we share our collective accomplishments within our network and beyond. Please feel free to contact me at any time: *john.parrotta(a)usda.gov* &lt;john.parrotta(a)usda.gov&gt;*.* With warm regards and best wishes, Dr. John Parrotta *IUFRO President* *______________________________________________ You are receiving this message, because you are an IUFRO member or officeholder or have registered for one of our web-based email distribution lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from IUFRO mailings, please email us at: burger(at)iufro.org &lt;burger(a)iufro.org&gt;.* *IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.* *Website: https://www.iufro.org/ <https://www.iufro.org/> - Email: office(a)iufro.org &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt;* *Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/ <https://www.iufro.org/legal/>*