X-AuditID: cab93006-b7f3e6d000006d3e-8a-50f620daddb9 Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:14:54 +0000 From: "Aitken, Sally" &lt;sally.aitken(a)ubc.ca&gt; Subject: Forest Genetics 2013 Conference - Registration now open X-Originating-IP: [96.49.153.31] To: &quot;forest-genetics2013(a)interchange.ubc.ca&quot; &lt;forest-genetics2013(a)interchange.ubc.ca&gt; Accept-Language: en-GB, en-CA, en-US Thread-topic: Forest Genetics 2013 Conference - Registration now open Thread-index: AQHN86AJvc7wdbXBOESn8vX4mAOL7g== user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.2.5.121010 X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-UBC-Relayed: Relayed through vma.mail-relay.ubc.ca X-Spam-Flag: No Sender: owner-forest-genetics2013(a)interchange.ubc.ca Reply-To: owner-forest-genetics2013(a)interchange.ubc.ca X-UBC-Relayed: Relayed through vma.mail-relay.ubc.ca X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA11TbUxTZxTmvff29lK5ci0gZ0Vj12x/ZFbcdCPiFn5smXPJ1kTNsiUDCtxB B21Zb+vosiw1gpY6FwUkWsn4WCU4E91gDNANSs3YgoqMDBxmY1Mwjk9FoNTxtdv7Flf8c/Oc 85zznOecvJchlX9Gqhi+0MpbTPp8Da2gvsixObf8ofbrkmb/Rcm3Z4/Jko/8XUukEruvNHlp HXpPsSubzzcc4C1bX8lQ5PZ+3yMvcNejwua5fpkDlZQjF4pkgNsOMz8VhfB66Bm8SLuQglFy lxAMVy5SOOhA0DJ8QY4DLwGV510EDg4iOPNrBR3sV3K9CB415WNijoDryw8oTEwiaH8Y0ioj oW/ch3BQh8B3qY8IVlHcs+Cob5Os0FwinDl3Q8rHcKkwOjlOYItqqGvxS6qx3DtQNNUm5Vnu baj2eimM10GgbFDCJGeEk+WzNMbxcKh4QMoj7hkYqLmMsM5rML/gIjDWwi1Pu5SPE/Hhzmty PJcDzw83SIzjYGRoSbZyvqPNRaGaaPCc7xNrGNHzdii5K6U5sXWptCd0iBfhr3tToVV2QGfx suw4UrvDXLvDXLvDXGOcBPe7q0iME6GuZiyEt8K3M9cRxjthvv27VTXViPkacRaDkJXzsTYr S2vLM2qN9gYkPqKu1iS6BS00Kn2IY5AmitVdmdUpZfoDgt3oQzsYQqNiUUREhDIm05xtz9UL uemCLdNoEASD2aSJYxs2+3XKtY85iy2fF3wIGFITy87OiFJstt7+CW8xr1AJDKWJZyPuXNYp uRy9lc/j+QLessISjNyHUhhGsxFPXW/hc/jCDwz54rMPHwysPTh4XTj9WCLSh15gojRPYQml UKA3Coac8PZYtiLYzq5QUmsXepM5PHfkHlJSJrOJV23A/XHBolybabUDVTxbGpTgwlhJZeXP 7EUbVTFYIUpc0GiwruZH0U0kHhzYbe/qxUUMJusTHmOwx6gQIzU//5XYw/WrYfSqGqZvWuBg Zy2CwHg7gmVnAIGn7mcCGmuHCeidOUrCNxMDJAxcGyJh3u+m4NGJIQr+WZqkIPC5TwZzpydl EOispqGyu4aGac8IDZ7iORqWjs/TsFxeIodTt1vlEPAUM3DHO6GAQWfVGmifOBYFgb4uFgbv V6yFX/zi57SzPxrKLwxGw3ijhxsVz0/8f36r/snVYtmGH6eD5w9R0m4qB8rY9eXrQy99ar+a VZUWuyVtT5M5IcVb/9YCOXLxs+cyhtPLW19t3fNy+gn5obG2trPg7PhNm6xzfNhJJiTWpDZ3 lC7KqsY21N7aW9lg3enftOmjp0+ec/c89E2r/acYb7f596nkrDyv3bH4xv7dHN/hej9zjbUs M82dsu+B8+7+s1peQwm5+m2bSYug/w81XKB1cAUAAA== <http://www.forestgenetics2013.ca/>Forest Genetics 2013 -- Please Distribute 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/index.aspx>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 know if you would like to be deleted from or added to this mailing list. 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