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 -------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------