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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@utas.edu.au<mailto:J.L.Harbard@utas.edu.au>
Tel: +61 3 6226 7657
Fax: +61 3 6226 2698
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