Fwd: Forest Genetics 2013 Conference - Registration now open
by Wickneswari Ratnam
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><http://www.forestgenetics2013.ca/>Forest Genetics 2013 -- Please Distribute
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>
>
>Registration is now open for the Forest Genetics
>2013 conference, to be held July 22-25, 2013 in
>the mountain resort village of Whistler, British
>Columbia, Canada. This meeting will bring
>together four forest genetics organizations:
>
>· <http://www.cfga-acgf.com/>Canadian
>Forest Genetics Association (CFGA)
>
>· <http://www.fsl.orst.edu/wfga/>Western
>Forest Genetics Association (WFGA)
>
>·
><http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20400/20401/>IUFRO
>Working Group 2.04.01 Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics
>
>·
><http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20205/>
><http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20205/>
><http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20205/>IUFRO
><http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20205/>2.02.05
>Breeding and Genetic Resources of Pacific Northwest Conifers
>
>
><http://www.forestgenetics2013.ca/invited-speakers>Invited
>speakers and topics include Amy Angert
>(University of British Columbia) -- "Predicting
>shifts in species' geographic ranges under
>future climates", Brian Cullis (University of
>Wollengong) -- "Prediction of breeding values
>and exploration of G x E"; Dario Grattapaglia
>(EMBRAPA) -- "Genomic selection in Eucalyptus";
>Antoine Kremer (INRA, France) -- TBA; Steve
>Lee (British Forestry Commission) -- "Sitka
>spruce breeding in Britain: Darn of a new era",
>Loren Rieseberg (University of British Columbia)
>-- TBA; John Russell (British Columbia Forest
>Service) -- "Breeding for growth improvement and
>resistance to multiple pests under a changing
>climate"; and Outi Savolainen (University of
>Oulu, Finland) -- "Genetic changes accompanying
>post glacial colonization in outcrossing
>perennials: lessons from Pinus and Arabidopsis".
>
>
>Abstracts proposing voluntary talks and posters
>on all topics relating to forest genetics and
>genomics are welcome, with tentative sessions
>planned on topics including but not limited to
>adaptation and climate change, genetic
>conservation, population genetics and genomics,
>quantitative genetics, effects of forest
>management on genetic diversity, integration of
>genomics tools into breeding programs, breeding
>Pacific Northwest conifers, and seed orchard
>management. Abstract submission will open on
>Feb. 1, 2013, and the deadline for abstracts is
>May 15, 2013. The early registration fee (before
>May 15, 2013) is $430, and the student rate is
>$380. A limited number of student travel awards
>are available to students at Canadian
>universities from the CFGA. Several CFGA and
>WFGA prizes will also be awarded for the best
>oral and poster presentations by students.
>
>
>The meeting will start with a reception the
>evening of Monday, July 22, and end late
>afternoon on Thursday, July 25th. The afternoon
>of Wednesday, July 24 will be open for
><http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/events-and-activities/summer-activities/in…>optional
>outdoor activities including hiking, cycling and
>forest zip-trekking, and discounted gondola
>tickets to the alpine areas and subalpine
>forests of Whistler-Blackcomb are available for
>purchase with registration. There will be a
>conference banquet at the<http://www.slcc.ca/>
>Squamish-Lil'wat Cultural Centre on July 24. An
>optional pre-conference meeting of the
><http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hti/treeseedcentre/tsc/tswg.htm>CFGA
>Tree Seed Working Group will be held in Surrey,
>British Columbia at the
><http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hti/treeseedcentre/index.htm>Tree
>Seed Centre (details and cost to follow). An
>optional two-day post-conference field trip to
>Vancouver Island has also been planned, and the
>price of $190 includes ferry and bus travel,
>accommodation at the Cowichan Lake Research
>Station, and visits to several forest genetic
>research trials. Some CFGA student travel awards
>and reduced registration fees will be available
>for students in forestry and related programs at
>Canadian universities interested in forest genetics.
>
>
><http://www.whistler.com/about/>Whistler is
>located in the Coast Mountains of British
>Columbia, a 1.5 hour drive from Vancouver BC.
>Whistler hosted skiing and sliding events for
>the 2010 Winter Olympics. The conference venue
>will be the
><http://www.hiltonwhistler.com/whistler-village-hotels/index.php>Hilton
>Whistler Resort
>and<http://www.hiltonwhistler.com/whistler-village-hotels/index.php>
><http://www.hiltonwhistler.com/whistler-village-hotels/index.php>Spa,
>and rooms can now be booked at this hotel for
>$147/night through the meeting website.
>
>
>
>Anyone interested in any aspect of forest
>genetics is welcome to attend (it is not
>necessary to be a member of one of the
>organizations). More information is available on
>the conference website
><http://www.forestgenetics2013.ca/>www.forestgenetics2013.ca.
>Apologies for duplicate emails. Please let us
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>
>See you in Whistler!
>
>
>
>Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia
>
>Lee Charleson, British Columbia Ministry of
>Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations
>
>Co-Chairs of Forest Genetics 2013
>
>
>Sally Aitken | Professor
>Director, Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics
>Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
>University of British Columbia
>3041-2424 Main Mall
>Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
>Canada
>Phone: 1-604-822-6020
><http://genetics.forestry.ubc.ca/cfcg>http://genetics.forestry.ubc.ca/cfcg
>http://adaptree.sites.olt.ubc.ca
>www.forestgenetics2013.ca
Prof. Dr. Wickneswari Ratnam, FASc
Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-89213840, Mobile: 012-2022314
Fax: 603-89253357
Email: wicki(a)ukm.my
Homepage: http://ukm.academia.edu/WickneswariRatnam
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