Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics: Below is an announcement that 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/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 8:20 AM Subject: Reminder - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate Candidates for IUFRO Awards To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; <https://www.iufro.org/> * International Union of Forest Research Organizations * Reminder - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate Candidates for IUFRO Awards *XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050* *Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024* *Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/ <https://www.iufro2024.com/>* *REMINDER - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: INVITATION TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES for IUFRO AWARDS* to be presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden Dear colleagues, The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden provides us with another opportunity to honour outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to forestry with a range of IUFRO Awards. I am happy to herewith renew of my invitation to you to nominate suitable candidates for the various categories of awards as listed below. The deadline for submission of nominations will be *15th May 2023*. *SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SAA)* *Up to **10 awards **will be given in recognition of distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.* Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties and Task Forces, and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before *15th May 2023*: https://forms.office.com/r/7NnsKKxEn5 *OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD (ODRA)* *One award per IUFRO Division **will be given to recognize path-breaking doctoral dissertations completed in the period 2018-2023 within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.* Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties, Task Forces and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to IUFRO Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before *15th May 2023*: https://forms.office.com/r/gjXvQgc2vV *IUFRO STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREST SCIENCE (ISA)* *This award recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the period 2018-2023, in order to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.* *One award per IUFRO Division* may be made for work related to the themes of the IUFRO World Congress. Nominations can be made through IUFRO Members and through the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) via the IFSA Secretariat/Liaison Officer. The Award shall consist of *a certificate, the most economical cost of (air) travel/subsidized travel to attend the World Congress, and waiver of the Congress registration fee*. The *SAA *will be presented at the *opening or closing ceremony *of the World Congress. For the *ODRA and ISA*, the awards will be presented in a *special session *where awardees are given the opportunity to present highlights of their award winning work. All award winners will be announced in a special issue of IUFRO News and in other media. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before *15th May 2023*: https://forms.office.com/r/FQ3McussKx In addition to these awards, the Congress 2024 will offer: *Best Poster Award (BPA)* *To encourage public dissemination of high quality research and to recognize distinguished poster presentations during the IUFRO World Congress by *under-graduate students, graduate students and individuals who completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the Congress. A number of awards will be presented for applications submitted by the corresponding author during the online submission of the abstract. Applications shall be finalized two months before the Congress by submitting the final pdf of the poster presentation. Shortlisted poster presentations will be judged directly at the IUFRO World Congress. The awards will be mentioned during the closing ceremony. *IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award* *This award honours one or more truly outstanding scientists from the Congress host country who has elevated the profile of forest science and research*. *For more information and nomination forms, please check the website*: *https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/* <https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/> I am looking forward to your response and expect a great number of excellent candidates to this call for nominations for awards to be presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024. 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