*ISTF session** proposals for IUFRO 2024*
With collaborators, the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF)
is developing session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 –
Forests and Society towards 2050, to be held 23-29 June 2024 in Stockholm,
Sweden. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/ . The deadline for session
submissions is 13 Oct 2022. If you would like to make a presentation in any
of the sessions below, (you do not need to be 100% sure of attending),
please send the session of interest, and your name, affiliation, country, and
draft title to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com by 11 Oct 2022. The draft
proposals (still under development) for all these sessions can be obtained
at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18UT9WT3JAUXIMq5NOOH4mOqCfJqFO1ES?us…
The
updated proposals will be posted periodically until submission. Suggestions
on the draft proposals are welcome, as well as new co-organizers.
*Sessions to be proposed:*
*Smart Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Livelihood** (Division 1)*
*Urban trees & green landscapes: Monitoring and management for providing
multiple services** (Division 6) *
*Legacy of the Tropical Timber Foundation and sustainable forestry**
(Division 3)*
*Tropical forest restoration success and how to achieve it** (Division 3)*
*Tropical forestry education: Improving preparation for a challenging
future** (Division 6)*
*Legacy tropical forest data: current status, uses, and securing them**
(Division 4)*
*Research advances towards sustainability for the high-value Meliaceae**
(Division 1) *
*Ecology and management of old growth forests** (Division 8)*
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
We are organizing a technical session on legacy tropical forest data for
IUFRO 2024. The deadline for submitting the proposal is 13 Oct 2022.
Abstract submission for individual presentations will come later. Below is
the link to the call for session proposals and the very rough draft for the
session is attached. If you would like to make a presentation in this
session (you do not need to know for sure that you will attend), please
send your name, affiliation, and possible title to
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com by October 8 2022.
*Call for session proposals for XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024* – Forests
and Society towards 2050. Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024. Deadline for
submissions 13 Oct 2022. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is the reminder to submit your session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO
World Congress 2024 by 13 Oct 2022. It will be held in Stockholm, Sweden;
23-29 June 2024.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 8:38 AM
Subject: XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050*
*Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024*
*Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/ <https://iufro2024.com/>*
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS Deadline
for proposals: 13 October 2022*
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals
for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress. In line with the spirit of the Congress
title – Forest and Society towards 2050 ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee
is developing a program that will highlight the forest contributions to the
UN 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals and beyond. The
Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse
contributions across the full range of natural and social science
disciplines, with special emphasis on the themes and subthemes available at
the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/)
*Who may submit a session proposal?*
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest-related
science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals
that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task
Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and
from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO
officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups,
Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division
representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting
proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO
divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid
overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged
although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with
IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/> for more information).
*Type of sessions*
Two types of sessions may be proposed. Sub-plenary sessions are expected to
attract a large audience (from 550 to 2000 people) and to address the major
elements of one of the Congress themes (see below). Sub-themes expand the
theme descriptions and do not necessarily translate into sub-plenary
sessions. Technical sessions should also focus on Congress themes or
sub-themes but may be more narrow in their scope and attract from 45 to 700
attendees. Sub-plenary session proposals that are not approved by the CSC
will be considered for Technical sessions.
*Preparing and submitting a session proposal*
Proposals should be submitted in English, *online at
https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals
<https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals>*. For questions and technical
support about session submission, please contact
abstracts.iufro2024(a)appinconf.com*. **Proposals will not be accepted after
13 October 2022*.
Session proposals should include session title, moderator(s), description
i.e. an abstract with the rationale of the session (400 words),
organizers(s)’ details, suggested session time slot, alignment with
Congress themes (ab. 100 words), session information with tentative titles
and presenters, alignment with selection criteria (ab. 200 words), and
relevant IUFRO Unit(s). Proposed sessions should be organized to be
nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we
recommend that 15 min including discussion be adopted for standard oral
presentations, and 30 min for sub-plenary talks. However, we encourage
proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive
poster sessions and other session formats to engage Congress participants.
*Modification of accepted session proposals*
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so
session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not
originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility
and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that
the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the
number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be
given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
*Criteria for selection*
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress
Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific
quality, relevance to the Congress themes, and geographic and gender
diversity of proposed session organizers, moderators and proposed
presenters. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of
two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and
Working Parties) and/or IUFRO and non‐IUFRO member organizations; and the
involvement of students and early-career scientists and professionals. We
strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the 13th October deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 17 January 2023. An open
Call for Abstracts will be issued on 1 February 2023, with online abstract
submission until 2 June 2023, and acceptance decisions provided by 30
October. The Congress timelines are available at the Congress website (
https://iufro2024.com/) and below.
*Responsibilities of session organizers*
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with
prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online), will be
asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract
review period (i.e., from June to October 2023) and are in charge of
language editing of the accepted abstracts. They are also responsible for
ensuring that session moderators attend the Congress and are encouraged to
pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions. Formal
Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published. Session
organizers, moderators and speakers will have to pay the Congress fee.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in
the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress
in Stockholm, Sweden.
*TIMELINE SUMMARY*
*15 June 2022 *– Call for Session Proposals
*13 October 2022* – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
*17 January 2023* – Decision advised on Session Proposals
*1 February 2023* – Call for abstracts
*2 June 2023 *– Deadline for the submission of abstracts
*2 June 202**3 *– Opening of online registration
*30 October 2023 *– Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
*15 January 2024* – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and
presenting authors
*30 April 2024* - Final program available
*23 June 2024 *– Congress begin
*THE IUFRO 2024 CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE *
*Elena Paoletti* (Chair: elena.paoletti(a)iufro2024.com)
*Teresa Fonseca* (Division 1: tfonseca(a)utad.pt)
*Marjana Westergren* (Division 2: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si)
*Ola Lindroos* (Division 3: ola.lindroos(a)slu.se)
*Donald Hodges* (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu)
*Pekka Saranpää* (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi)
*Ellyn Damayanti* (Division 6: ellynk.damayanti(a)gmail.com)
*Maartje Klapwijk* (Division 7: maartje.klapwijk(a)slu.se)
*Alexia Stokes* (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr)
*Monica Gabay* (Division 9: monagabay(a)yahoo.com)
*John Kimber *(International Forestry Students Association*: *
john.kimber(a)ifsa.net)
*Daniela Kleinschmit* (Vice-President, Divisions:
daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de)
*Shirong Liu* (Vice‐President, Task Forces: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn)
*Wubalem Tadesse* (President's Nominee for Africa: wubalem16(a)gmail.com)
*Erich Schaitza* (President's Nominee for South America:
erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br)
*Björn Hånell* (Representative of the Congress Organizing Committee:
bjorn.hanell(a)slu.se)
*2024 CONGRESS THEMES*
for an extended description see the Congress website
https://iufro2024.com/congress-themes
*THEME 1: Strengthening forest resilience and adaptation to stress*
*1.1 Maintaining forest health in the face of global change 1.2 Forests,
soil and water 1.3 Forest management for global change adaptation and
mitigation*
*THEME 2: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy*
*2.1 Sustainable forest operations 2.2 Innovations, markets, and industrial
developments for the forest products 2.3 Planted forests for a resourceful
forest bioeconomy*
*THEME 3: Forest biodiversity and its ecosystem services*
*3.1 Harnessing underused forest genetic resources 3.2 Biodiversity,
deforestation, and restoration 3.3 Emerging issues in forest landscape
ecology*
*THEME 4: Forests for sustainable societies*
*4.1 Nature-Based Solutions 4.2 Power and equity in the forest sector 4.3
Forests, trees, and human well-being 4.4 The complexity of forest
governance*
*THEME 5: Forests for the future*
*5.1 Innovation on forest research and emerging methodologies 5.2 Modelling
the future of our forests: projections and uncertainties 5.3 Quality forest
education*
PDF for download
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is the reminder to register for the All-IUFRO Conference: Forests in
a Volatile World: Global Collaboration to Sustain Forests and Their
Societal Benefits. 21-23 Sept 2022. Registration is FREE for virtual
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<https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain…>
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/>
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Subject: All-IUFRO Conference: Registration Reminder
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<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
All-IUFRO Conference: Registration Reminder
*All-IUFRO Conference: Forests in a Volatile World: Global Collaboration to
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
The announcement below may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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From: Saranpää Pekka (LUKE) <pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi>
Date: Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 2:33 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 5] IUFRO All Divsion 5 conference 2023 abstract
submission is open
To: div5(a)lists.iufro.org <div5(a)lists.iufro.org>
The next All-Division meeting of IUFRO Division 5 will be held in tropical
Cairns, Australia in June 2023 (4th – 8th). The Call for Abstracts has now
opened and details of the 24 themed sessions can be found on the website:
www.iufro-div5-2023.com/copy-of-call-for-session-proposals
Note that the IRG/WP meeting will also be held in Cairns the week before
the Division 5 meeting.
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Pekka Saranpää
Andrew Wong
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
The announcement below on IUFRO 2024 will be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 8:55 AM
Subject: XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Call for Session Proposals
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Call for Session Proposals
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050*
*Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024*
*Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/ <https://iufro2024.com/>*
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress: CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS Deadline for
proposals: 13 October 2022*
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals
for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress. In line with the spirit of the Congress
title – Forest and Society towards 2050 ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee
is developing a program that will highlight the forest contributions to the
UN 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals and beyond. The
Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse
contributions across the full range of natural and social science
disciplines, with special emphasis on the themes and subthemes available at
the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/)
*Who may submit a session proposal?*
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest-related
science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals
that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task
Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and
from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO
officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups,
Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division
representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting
proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO
divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid
overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged
although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with
IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/> for more information).
*Type of sessions*
Two types of sessions may be proposed. Sub-plenary sessions are expected to
attract a large audience (from 550 to 2000 people) and to address the major
elements of one of the Congress themes (see below). Sub-themes expand the
theme descriptions and do not necessarily translate into sub-plenary
sessions. Technical sessions should also focus on Congress themes or
sub-themes but may be more narrow in their scope and attract from 45 to 700
attendees. Sub-plenary session proposals that are not approved by the CSC
will be considered for Technical sessions.
*Preparing and submitting a session proposal*
Proposals should be submitted in English, *online at
https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals
<https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals>*. For questions and technical
support about session submission, please contact
abstracts.iufro2024(a)appinconf.com*. **Proposals will not be accepted after
13 October 2022*.
Session proposals should include session title, moderator(s), description
i.e. an abstract with the rationale of the session (400 words),
organizers(s)’ details, suggested session time slot, alignment with
Congress themes (ab. 100 words), session information with tentative titles
and presenters, alignment with selection criteria (ab. 200 words), and
relevant IUFRO Unit(s). Proposed sessions should be organized to be
nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we
recommend that 15 min including discussion be adopted for standard oral
presentations, and 30 min for sub-plenary talks. However, we encourage
proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive
poster sessions and other session formats to engage Congress participants.
*Modification of accepted session proposals*
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so
session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not
originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility
and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that
the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the
number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be
given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
*Criteria for selection*
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress
Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific
quality, relevance to the Congress themes, and geographic and gender
diversity of proposed session organizers, moderators and proposed
presenters. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of
two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and
Working Parties) and/or IUFRO and non‐IUFRO member organizations; and the
involvement of students and early-career scientists and professionals. We
strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the 13th October deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 17 January 2023. An open
Call for Abstracts will be issued on 1 February 2023, with online abstract
submission until 2 June 2023, and acceptance decisions provided by 30
October. The Congress timelines are available at the Congress website (
https://iufro2024.com/) and below.
*Responsibilities of session organizers*
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with
prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online), will be
asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract
review period (i.e., from June to October 2023) and are in charge of
language editing of the accepted abstracts. They are also responsible for
ensuring that session moderators attend the Congress and are encouraged to
pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions. Formal
Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published. Session
organizers, moderators and speakers will have to pay the Congress fee.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in
the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress
in Stockholm, Sweden.
*TIMELINE SUMMARY*
*15 June 2022 *– Call for Session Proposals
*13 October 2022* – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
*17 January 2023* – Decision advised on Session Proposals
*1 February 2023* – Call for abstracts
*2 June 2023 *– Deadline for the submission of abstracts
*2 June 202**3 *– Opening of online registration
*30 October 2023 *– Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
*15 January 2024* – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and
presenting authors
*30 April 2024* - Final program available
*23 June 2024 *– Congress begin
*THE IUFRO 2024 CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE *
*Elena Paoletti* (Chair: elena.paoletti(a)iufro2024.com)
*Teresa Fonseca* (Division 1: tfonseca(a)utad.pt)
*Marjana Westergren* (Division 2: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si)
*Ola Lindroos* (Division 3: ola.lindroos(a)slu.se)
*Donald Hodges* (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu)
*Pekka Saranpää* (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi)
*Ellyn Damayanti* (Division 6: ellynk.damayanti(a)gmail.com)
*Maartje Klapwijk* (Division 7: maartje.klapwijk(a)slu.se)
*Alexia Stokes* (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr)
*Monica Gabay* (Division 9: monagabay(a)yahoo.com)
*John Kimber *(International Forestry Students Association*: *
john.kimber(a)ifsa.net)
*Daniela Kleinschmit* (Vice-President, Divisions:
daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de)
*Shirong Liu* (Vice‐President, Task Forces: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn)
*Wubalem Tadesse* (President's Nominee for Africa: wubalem16(a)gmail.com)
*Erich Schaitza* (President's Nominee for South America:
erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br)
*Björn Hånell* (Representative of the Congress Organizing Committee:
bjorn.hanell(a)slu.se)
*2024 CONGRESS THEMES*
for an extended description see the Congress website
https://iufro2024.com/congress-themes
*THEME 1: Strengthening forest resilience and adaptation to stress*
*1.1 Maintaining forest health in the face of global change 1.2 Forests,
soil and water 1.3 Forest management for global change adaptation and
mitigation*
*THEME 2: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy*
*2.1 Sustainable forest operations 2.2 Innovations, markets, and industrial
developments for the forest products 2.3 Planted forests for a resourceful
forest bioeconomy*
*THEME 3: Forest biodiversity and its ecosystem services*
*3.1 Harnessing underused forest genetic resources 3.2 Biodiversity,
deforestation, and restoration 3.3 Emerging issues in forest landscape
ecology*
*THEME 4: Forests for sustainable societies*
*4.1 Nature-Based Solutions 4.2 Power and equity in the forest sector 4.3
Forests, trees, and human well-being 4.4 The complexity of forest
governance*
*THEME 5: Forests for the future*
*5.1 Innovation on forest research and emerging methodologies 5.2 Modelling
the future of our forests: projections and uncertainties 5.3 Quality forest
education*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc24/IUFRO-Call-For-Congre…>
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below are various announcements on IUFRO and the World Forestry Congress.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
RECORDED SESSIONS: XV World Forestry Congress 2-6 May 2022 Seoul, Republic
of Korea. Various sessions can be viewed at
https://programme.wfc2021korea.org/en/sessions For some sessions see
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiwF3q2fpmX8vw7UCSKaeBw
A couple of IUFRO-linked side events were recorded.
RECORDED SIDE EVENT: Forest biosecurity as a shared responsibility – towards
a global framework 5 May 2022 REPLAY ENGLISH:
https://youtu.be/iTZ3CUdz2gE%E2%80%9D%20target=
RECORDED SIDE EVENT: The role of forest genetic resources and integrated
management of pests and diseases in maintaining healthy and resilient
forests. 5 May 2022
English https://youtu.be/FZUQmUSnhL4
Spanish https://youtu.be/X0WBWAbSxvo
French https://youtu.be/YrzFIH4zc7Y
IUFRO Awards to be presented at the World Congress in 2024
The call is now out for nominations to three types of IUFRO awards that
will be presented at the World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2024: the
Scientific Achievement Award, the Outstanding Doctoral Research Award and
the IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Science. The deadline for
nominations is 15 May 2023, so we have plenty of time to identify
candidates. We are keen to have many nominations in Division 1. Please make
sure to nominate your candidate. If you have questions or suggestions you
are welcome to contact Pil Sun Park at pspark(a)snu.ac.kr. More information
on the awards can be found in the enclosed call and at IUFRO’s homepage.
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Please note the invitation below for the All-IUFRO Conference 21-23 Sep
2022 Vienna Austria. It will be an in-person meeting with hybrid
participation. Abstract submission has been extended to 30 June 2022. To
encourage participation, virtual posters and lightning talks will be
considered, but preference will be given to those presented in person. More
information at https://www.iufro.org/events/all-iufro-conference-2022/
Calls for applications for support can be found at
https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/cfavienna/ Applications for
support must be submitted by 30 June 2022.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, May 12, 2022 at 9:45 AM
Subject: All-IUFRO Conference: Conference Announcement and Call for
Abstracts
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
All-IUFRO Conference: Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts
*All-IUFRO Conference: Forests in a Volatile World – Global Collaboration
to Sustain Forests and Their Societal Benefits University of Applied Arts
(“Die Angewandte”), A-1030 Vienna, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7 21-23 September
2022*
*NOTE: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE CONFERENCE
WEBSITE BY 7 JUNE 2022.LINK TO ABSTRACT SUBMISSION WEBSITE TO BE
COMMUNICATED AT https://www.iufro.org/events/all-iufro-conference-2022/
<https://www.iufro.org/events/all-iufro-conference-2022/> SOON!*
Forests and society are facing a number of tremendous challenges, including
those posed by global change (including climatic and social), the ongoing
Covid-19 pandemic, and major armed conflicts. There is also a growing
realization of the critical importance of halting and reversing
environmental degradation worldwide, and society is beginning to recognize
the significant role that forests play in sustaining a healthy biophysical
and social environment. The global conference will explore the critical
roles of research for the conservation and sustainable management of
forests and trees under these rapidly changing environmental, economic, and
social conditions. Open to all IUFRO Divisions, Task Forces and Special
Programs and Projects, the conference will include a special focus on the
importance of forests for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, and
explore opportunities for cross-divisional and cross-task force
collaboration to address these critical questions.
The conference will include six scientific plenaries that involve a panel
presentation, lightning talks and associated posters, a wrap-up session
focused on the connections to global change, a conference dinner, as well
as a professional field trip (for the participants of the conference and
the preceding IUFRO Board meeting). The field trip on the first day of the
conference will include a visit to a forest watershed management area in
the Eastern Alps protecting one of the most important drinking water
resources of the City of Vienna. In addition, efforts towards building
climate-resilient forest stands will be demonstrated at another site
located in the "Wienerwald" region. More details for the field trip will be
presented on the conference website in the next month. The six plenary
sessions will focus on the following topics:
1. *Forests and Human Health – A One Health Perspective*
From an integrative One Health perspective, this session will discuss
the many close relationships between forests and human health, from
providing urban residents with restorative spaces and cool spots during
heatwaves to the role forests play in the livelihoods of rural and
forest-dependent communities. Wider forest-human health relationships also
relate to, for example, the health of other living beings and of
ecosystems, management of zoonotic diseases, and the importance of
spiritual values of forests.
2. *Bioeconomy*
Bioeconomy has emerged as a progressive economic model to mitigate
climate change, address biodiversity loss, and alleviate poverty; three
global challenges. The primary focus of bioeconomy strategies has been to
reduce dependence on fossil fuels by using woody biomass more efficiently.
A forest-based bioeconomy is more than that! This session will explore the
nuances of what entails a forest-based bioeconomy that integrates all
forest products - timber and non-timber. Presentations are encouraged that
focus on social, cultural, economic, gender, silviculture, and other
aspects of forestry within a context of the economy.
3. *Forest Degradation and Restoration*
Forest degradation is a global phenomenon aggravated by global change.
This session aims to bring together people working on issues related to
forest degradation, including substantial tree mortality, failed forest
rejuvenation, and loss of forest productivity and their implications both
at a stand and the landscape level. We seek contributions that report
instances of forest degradation and how these have been addressed via
landscape restoration measures or transformative actions.
4. *Gender (un-)Equal Networking of IUFRO*
Based on analysis of functions, positions and experiences in the IUFRO
network, this session will problematize the "doing of gender" in forest
research, by inviting top level IUFRO members for a round-table panel
discussion and provide room for a larger discussion with the audience on
emerging questions. In collaboration with the 6.08.00 Research Group,
results of the latest gender-related research will be presented in the form
of posters and lightning talks.
5. *Forest Genetic Resources for Future Resilient Forests*
Making forests more resilient and maintaining their functions requires
rapid and focused efforts based on the sustainable use and conservation of
forest genetic resources and deployment of forest reproductive material.
This session will seek best practises and identify research gaps, linking
disciplines such as genetics, forest health, silviculture, and modelling,
while ensuring that transformative change to achieve SDGs 13 (Climate
Action) and 15 (Life on Land) is implemented in a socially responsible
manner.
6. *Forest and Water*
Management of forest-water relations directly and indirectly affects
various SDGs. This session will critically examine three SDGs (SDG 1: No
Poverty; SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; and SDG 13: Climate Action) in
terms of the impacts of forest management on water supplies and people, and
likely co-benefits and trade-offs. It will also present case studies from
around the world that demonstrate the close connections
between forest-water management and each of the three SDGs under a changing
environment.
*Each plenary* will consist of invited talks or panels on the topic, as
well as opportunities for presentations as lightning talks (3-5 minutes)
and/or in poster sessions. The Conference Scientific Committee (CSC)
welcomes *submission of abstracts for these lightning talks and posters*.
*All *presenters, whether *participating in person or virtually*, are
required to register for the *Conference by 31 July* – failure to do so
will mean that the presentation will be deleted from the program and from
the abstracts volume.
*INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WHEN SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT*
- *Language*: English
- *Topic*: when submitting an abstract you will be asked to select the
most appropriate Plenary Topic.
- *Title of poster/flash talk *(less than 20 words long): should clearly
summarize the topic of the abstract.
- *Name, organizational affiliation and email address of each
author/presenter*. The session moderator or author who will present the
paper or poster at the Congress must be designated as the *Presenting
Author*.
- *Key words or phrases *(up to 5).
- *Main text of abstract *(350-400 words). Should describe the context
and specific problem/topic of study, methods, main results and conclusions
in plain writing.
Even though there will be opportunities for virtual participation, *all
posters and talks will be presented in person*.
*CRITERIA FOR SELECTION*
All abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Conference Scientific
Committee. Primary selection criteria include scientific quality and
novelty, topical significance, and relevance to the Conference themes.
*Abstracts are due by 7 June, with acceptance notification made no later
than 30 June.*
All accepted abstracts will be published prior to the Conference.
Submission of an abstract implies consent by the authors to have the
abstract published by the Conference. Although Conference proceedings with
full papers will not be published, alternative publication options will be
explored.
*SCIENTIST ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME*
IUFRO's Special Programme for Development of Capacities (SPDC) will
offer *support
for conference participation for a limited number of forest scientists from
economically disadvantaged regions*. For more details please visit:
*https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/cfavienna/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/cfavienna/>*.
*KEY DATES*
Submission of abstracts deadline
*7 June*
Confirmation of abstract acceptance
*30 June*
Registration opening
*30 June*
Presenter Registration deadline
*31 July*
Conference
*21 – 23 September*
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