Dear All I have exciting news for our IUFRO DIVISION 8 - the IUFRO Board approved all changes in structure and officers. Then we do have the great pleasure to welcome a NEW UNIT 8.04.00 – Air pollution and Climate Change (please see detailed list of officers attach.) – A big thanks to Elena, Alessandra and all the IUFRO colleagues that worked in this strategic change – welcome to all! The Board has also approved the new Deputy coordinators positions, I welcome Elena Paoletti and Anna Barbati; together with Alexia Stokes and myself will be leading the Division for the next 5 years period. Then I am very proud to let you know that we are making history in IUFRO since this is the first Division ever in the long history of IUFRO to have only women coordinators. Note several changes are taking place for WP officers – I will send a detailed file with these changes in positions and newcomers after the WC in Curitiba, I know that some changes will still happen while discussions will take place during the WC For the ones in Curitiba *Please note we will have THE all DIVISION 8 get together (administrative meeting) on Friday 4 place: R14-WING 2 time: 17:30 – 19:20 IMP: There will be a bus waiting outside the venue to take us directly to the gala dinner after our Division meeting (so be prepared for this long day J) *We have the record number of 48 technical sessions in Curitiba!! So look in the program for the “magic 8” number to follow up great presentations and posters – we are covering ALL topics which shows the great diversity and broad expertise in our Division Forest Environment *Please take note of other important Administrative meetings Air pollution and climate change R02 Wing 3 Tuesday 1st 12-12:50 African wildlife conservation and management R19 PG Tuesday 1st 12-12:50 Radioactive contamination of forest ecosystems R09 Wing 2 Wend 2nd 17:30-18:20 Landscape Ecology Working Party (8.01.02) R Wing 2 Wend 2nd 18:30-19:20 Looking forward to see many of you in Curitiba and looking forward also to continue building strong collaborations towards a robust Division 8 My most kind regards from Curitiba Sandra ************************************* Sandra Luque PhD, HDR Chair IUFRO Division 8 - Forest Environment Director of Research at IRSTEA UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information 500 rue Jean-François Breton / 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France WhatsApp. +33 769150689 / Skype: sandra.luque2 <https://www.umr-tetis.fr/index.php/fr/> https://www.umr-tetis.fr/index.php/fr/ <https://www.iufro.org/> https://www.iufro.org/