XXIII IUFRO World Congress Blog

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About Pre-Congress Training Workshops

The Pre-Congress Training Workshops aim to disseminate the latest scientific knowledge on issues of regional and global significance that have been comprehensively debated within the framework of IUFRO’s Task Forces. IUFRO-Special Programme for Developing Countries (SPDC) in collaboration with the Korea Forest Research Institute will be conducting this year’s workshops in the Forest Human Resources Development Institute from 16-20 August 2010.

The Venue......

The Forest Human Resources Development Institute was established under the Korea Forest Service in 2006. Located in Gwangneung, the Institute is embraced by serene hills covered in dense temperate forest. The Institute is committed to cultivate professional leaders in forest welfare by conducting various education programs locally and in abroad including forest tending, city part and green zone management as well forest fire protection just to name a few. In addition, the Institute also encourages learning through programs like Action Learning, Self-directed Learning and Cyber Education.

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Side Events are independent meetings organized by various groups or organizations. Discussions include topics on carbon issues, forest management and conservation of forest resources. Participation in these meetings are either by invitation or open to all participants. These events will be held on August 24th (Tue) and 25th (Wed) between 18:30 to 20:30. Find out more about the schedule and overview of these meetings in the attached file below:

http://iufroseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/side-events-schedule2.pdf

Top 10 Countries

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The TOP TEN countries with the highest participants....

Presentation Guidelines

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Please read the guidelines thoroughly and adhere to the recommendations for effective presentation of your messages.

** ORAL PRESENTERS **

Click here: http://iufroseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/guidelines-for-oral-presentation.pdf

** POSTER PRESENTERS **

Click here: http://iufroseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/guidelines-for-poster-presentation.pdf

Booths Layout

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Allocation of booths in the Exhibition Hall has been announced.
Click on the link below to find out more about the exhibitors.....
http://iufroseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/iufro-2010_booth-layout.pdf

!! Attention Exhibitors !!

Please provide the necessary information as required in the Exhibition Manual.

Click on the link below for the manual:

http://iufroseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/iufro-2010_exhibitors-manual.pdf

Poster Guidelines

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Size: A0 (84cm X 119cm)

Orientation: Portrait (Vertical)

Language: English (preferred), Spanish, French or German

For more tips on poster preparation guidelines, click on the link below:
http://iufroseoul.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/iufro_2010_poster_sessions_guidelines.pdf

Keynote Speakers

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Keynote presentations will be delivered every morning in Plenary Sessions (except Thursday) by distinguished and internationally reknowned experts.

Ko Un, currently the Chair Professor at Dankook University, is the author of more than 60 books (poetry & novels) that are translated into 25 languages worldwide. He was also awarded 15 prestigious literature prizes both at national and international levels. Some of his reknowned works include Collected Poems, Collected Literary Works of Ko Un, Mountain Paekdu (grand epic poem) and Maninbo (Ten Thousand Lives). His message on “Forest is short; Desert is long” will be presented on Monday (August 23).

Frances Seymour, Director General of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), has founded and directed the Institutions and Governance Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Washington, DC. At WRI, she co-authored several WRI publications on sustainable development and has contributed to many other publications on forestry, environmental and development issues in Asia, Africa and Latin America. She will address the Congress on “Forests, climate change, and communities: Making progress up the learning curve“ on Tuesday (August 24).

Jose Joaquin Campos Arce, Director General of CATIE, is currently overseeing about 100 R&D projects in 17 countries in Latin America. He is also a member of the External Advisory Group (forestry) of the World Bank and is now serving as a Chairman in the Board of Directors of the Iberoamerican Network of Model Forests. With 30 years of professional experience and more than 100 publications, he will speak on Wednesday (August 25) on “Integrating scales and sectors to foster sustainable livelihoods, forests and landscapes“.

Elinor Ostrom was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2009. Being the first woman to win the prize in economics, Professor Ostrom is Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science and Senior Research Director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Bloomington. Gaining worldwide recognition on her research and scholarship, she will be speaking on “The potential role of communities in sustaining forest resources” on Friday (August 27).

Peter Shaw Ashton is Charles Bullard Professor Emeritus of Forestry at Harvard University and has received the Award of Environmental Achievement of the USEPA. With keen interest in monographic and field studies of Dipterocarpaceae as well as conservation and sustainable use of tropical forests, he will be addressing the Congress with a presentation entitled “The disasterous trajectory of rain forests: Research imperatives” on Saturday (August 28).

e-Newsletter

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Each month till the Congress, a newsletter will be published with some of the important updates and other related information. The newsletters are published in electronic copies which can be downloaded from the official website of the XXIII IUFRO Congress.

Visit the website:
http://www.iufro2010.com/

OR

click on the link below for the August issue.
http://www.iufro2010.com/2010newsletter/2nd/newsletter_eng.asp

Exhibitors

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Who are the exhibitors?

Volumes of information and interesting exhibits are being prepared by them.
But who are they??? They include......

Twitter

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Presentations in Technical Sessions

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Number of Oral & Poster Presentations in Technical Sessions According to Congress Themes

Latest Registration Figures

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No. of Poster Presentations: 1,153

No. of Oral Presentations: 933

No. of Countries: 101

No. of Participants: 2,428

** Countries participating in the Congress **

Trade & Exhibition

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Application is CLOSED !!!

225 booths were snapped up.

All exhibitors will be able to showcase their products, services etc. to more than 2,000 international Congress participants.

More information on Trade & Exhibition in the following link.
http://www.iufro2010.com/?code=iu09&subp=0101

Spreading the word across Cheonggyecheon

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** Cooling out the summer heat with IUFRO custom-made fans **

A booth was set up on one of the 22 bridges across the Cheonggyecheon, a 5.8km long stream, today to promote the up-coming IUFRO World Congress. Amidst the fast-paced surrounding, the booth was an exceptional sight attracting passers-by especially with its huge but adorable pair of mascots.

The publicity was meant to create awareness of the Congress among Seoulites and the media was also invited to give press coverage on the event. During the event, hand-held fans imprinted with the IUFRO Congress logo were generously given out to passers-by. The fans were instantaneously used to cool off the June summer heat.

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*Pre-registration is closed*