Dear working party members,
*We are pleased to announce that the IUFRO Acacia Conference 2017 will take
place in Yogyakarta Indonesia from Monday, July 24th to Friday, July 28th
2017.*
This is the second meeting of this working party after its very successful
first meeting in Hue, Vietnam in March 2014.
Please check (
https://drive.google.com/a/biotifor.or.id/file/d/0B1PrF6Dp7l-vdmczMjBYekozd…)
for the first call. Please visit our website at iufroacacia2017.com for
more details.
We are in the midst of discussing the conference themes to be relevant to
forestry related industries and scientists.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Thanks.
Wicki
Prof. Dr. Wickneswari Ratnam, FASc
Coordinator, WP2.08.07
Professor of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology and Head, Industry and
Community Partnerships
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.edu.my
Homepage: http://ukm.academia.edu/WickneswariRatnamhttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/wickneswari-ratnam/24/917/11
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Please follow the links http://eupdates.msgfocus.com/q/1mMAx2xPKR0DlUF3g77N/wv to take up the offer from Taylor and Francis ;
Special Issue of Southern Forests
The Introduction and four Review papers of a Southern Forests Special Issue on Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry are currently free to access until the end of May.
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Jane Harbard
The University of Tasmania
School of Biological Sciences
Private Bag 55
Hobart TAS 7001 Australia
J.L.Harbard(a)utas.edu.au<mailto:J.L.Harbard@utas.edu.au>
Tel: +61 3 6226 7657
Fax: +61 3 6226 2698
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Dear All,
We are pleased to advise that the special issue of Southern Forests "Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry" featuring papers arising from IUFRO Acacia 2014 Conference "Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry"; Hue, Vietnam; 18-21 March 2014 is available online
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsfs20/current
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Jane Harbard
The University of Tasmania
School of Biological Sciences
Private Bag 55
Hobart TAS 7001 Australia
J.L.Harbard(a)utas.edu.au<mailto:J.L.Harbard@utas.edu.au>
Tel: +61 3 6226 7657
Fax: +61 3 6226 2698
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This email is confidential, and is for the intended recipient only. Access, disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance on any of it by anyone outside the intended recipient organisation is prohibited and may be a criminal offence. Please delete if obtained in error and email confirmation to the sender. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily the views of the University of Tasmania, unless clearly intended otherwise.
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Von: krystufek [mailto:vedhu.krystufek@bfw.gv.at]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. Juni 2014 00:09
Betreff: Genomics and conservation of genetic resources workshop Hungary Sep. 2014
In the frame of the ProCoGen project (www.procogen.eu<http://www.procogen.eu/>) and together with FP7 FORGER project (www.fp7-forger.eu), we invite you for a workshop on “Genomics and conservation of genetic resources”, especially designed for scientists, early stage researchers and persons involved in the forestry based sector. The workshop will be held in Kámoni Arboretum Szombathely, Hungary from 1st – 3rd Sep. 2014. The workshop is free of charge, but the participants will be required to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses (€50 per night). Transport from and to the Vienna international airport can also be arranged for an additional charge of €80 (return fare). Attached you will find the workshop invitation and a preliminary programme. Please feel free to contact us for any further information or clarification at the following address:
vedhu.krystufek(a)bfw.gv.at<mailto:vedhu.krystufek@bfw.gv.at>
berthold.heinze(a)bfw.gv.at<mailto:berthold.heinze@bfw.gv.at>
Please forward this information in your circles to encourage participation.
Best regards,
Berthold Heinze and Vedhu Krystufek
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Mag. Dr. Vedhu Krystufek
Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft /
Federal Research Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape
Institut für Genetik / Department of Genetics
Abteilung Genomforschung / Unit of Genome Research
A-1140 Wien, Hauptstraße 7, AUSTRIA
Tel: +43 / 1 / 87838 / 2219 Fax: +43 / 1 / 87838 / 2250
E-mail: vedhu.krystufek(a)bfw.gv.at<mailto:Berthold.Heinze@bfw.gv.at> URL: http://bfw.ac.at<http://bfw.ac.at/>
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We would like to thank everyone who submitted Abstracts for "Acacia 2014". The Scientific Program has been updated http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn/content/scientific-program and is available as a download from the Scientific Program tab.
We would now like to invite all those interested in attending the conference to Register via the Payment tab on the conference website to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration which closes on December 31st.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year and look forward to a successful meeting in March 2014.
Kind Regards from the Organising Committee
Acacia 2014 "Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry" | March 18 - 21, 2014 | Hue - Viet Nam
http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn
Dear Colleagues,
You surely marked your calendars a long time ago, but now the time has come to register for the XXIV IUFRO World Congress, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 5-11 October 2014.
All the details, such as registration fees, early-bird registration, payment, and key dates are available at http://iufro2014.com/registration/.
For the actual registration, please click the green button "CLICK HERE TO REGISTER". - We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City!
Sincerely yours,
IUFRO Headquarters
on behalf of the Congress Organizing Committee
We are pleased to announce a new distinguished contribution award from IUFRO WP 2.08.07 to be presented to a senior scientist in recognition of their sustained and significant contribution to the development of acacia plantation forestry. Details of the award are in the attached document.
on behalf of Dr Rod Griffin
Coordinator IUFRO Division 2 - Physiology and Genetics / Working Party 2.08.07 Genetics and Silviculture of Acacia
Scientists and Colleagues:
Submit your abstract today! Less than one week remains to submit your abstract for the 2014 IUFRO World Congress! http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/
Do not miss to be part of this unique and exciting event!
The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee
John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)
A Reminder that Abstract Submissions, conference Registrations and post conference tour bookings are open for Acacia 2014 "Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry" | March 18 - 21, 2014 | Hue - Viet Nam.
Thank you to all those participants who are now submitting their Abstracts. We would like to remind all those interested that Abstract submission will remain open until the 1st of November and you can submit here
http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn/content/submission
We also would like to invite you to Register http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn/content/registration-and-payment-0 here
Registration Fees are as follows:
Early-Bird Registration (before Dec 31, 2013) - USD$500
Late Registration (after Dec 31, 2013) - USD$550
Accompanying Person - USD$200
Registration fees includes: Abstracts Publication, Program Book, Conference Kit, Entry to Opening Ceremony and all technical Sessions, Welcome Reception, Mid-conference Tour and Conference Dinner.
The optional Post- conference tour will fly participants from Hue to Hanoi, overnight in Hanoi with a free afternoon for city touring on Saturday March 22nd before departing for the Ba Vi field research station of the Vietnamese Academy of Forestry on the morning of Sunday 23rd.
The tour will inspect the research nursery and various acacia research trials demonstrating aspects of tree breeding, propagation and silviculture. After lunch, we will inspect local wood processing industries that use acacia wood, and overnight in a hotel near Ba Vi.
On Monday 24th there will be a visit to nearby Ba Vi Mountain and National park, for a presentation on natural forest ecology followed by a short walk along trails though the native forest. After lunch, the tour will return to Hanoi by 4 pm where the tour finishes.
A detailed tour itinerary and costs can be found in the accompanying attachment and on the website http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn/content/post-conference-tour
We look forward to hearing from all researchers/workers in the Acacia field and please fell free to forward this email to any of your colleagues who might also be interested in attending. Do not hesitate to contact me or anyone else on the Organising Committee http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn/content/organizing-committee if you have any queries.
Kind Regards,
Jane
on behalf of the Organising Committee
Acacia 2014 "Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry" | March 18 - 21, 2014 | Hue - Viet Nam
http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn
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Jane Harbard
The University of Tasmania
School of Plant Science
Private Bag 55
Hobart TAS 7001 Australia
J.L.Harbard(a)utas.edu.au<mailto:J.L.Harbard@utas.edu.au>
Tel: +61 3 6226 7657
Fax: +61 3 6226 2698
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2014 IUFRO World Congress Call for Abstracts is Open – Deadline for Abstract Submissions is 15 October 2013 – submit your abstract at: <http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/> http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/abstract-submissions/.
The title of the Congress is "Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research" and the seven scientific themes of the program are: Forests and People, Forests and Climate Change, Forest and Water Interactions, Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Forest Biomass and Bioenergy, Forest Products for a Greener Future, and Forest Health in a Changing World. Sessions will address these themes and more!
Keynote speakers include: Dr. Jack Dangermond (founder and President of ESRI GIS systems – Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface) & Dr. David Haskell (Professor of Biology, University of the South - Knowledge Discovery, Synthesis and Application: the Science-Management Interface); Dr. Andy Buchanan (Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Modern Timber Buildings from Sustainable Forests); Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch (Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, University of Copenhagen - City Forests, Forest Cities – exploring the complex liaison between the sylvan and the urban); Dr. David Newbery (Professor for Vegetation Ecology, the Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland - On maintaining cycles and feedbacks in tropical forest ecosystems: some thoughts from basic research) and, Connie Hedegaard, to be confirmed (European Commissioner for Climate Action). Plus many more exciting and knowledgeable sub-plenary and technical session speakers.
Submit your abstract today to be part of this unique and exciting event!
The IUFRO 2014 Congress Scientific Committee
John Parrotta (Chair); Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Division 1); Yousry El-Kassaby (Division 2); Hans Heinimann (Division 3); Ron McRoberts (Division 4); Andrew Wong (Division 5); Tuija Sievänen (Division 6); Tod Ramsfield (Division 7); Alain Franc (Division 8); Jim Johnson (Division 9); Mike Wingfield (Vice-President, Divisions); Su See Lee (Vice-President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led Initiatives); Lisa Hansen (International Forestry Students Association); Richard Guldin (ex-officio; COC Chair)
