[APWG] Fwd: Call for Nominations - Scientific Achievement Award for contemporary "pre-eminent forest scientists" - Deadline: 12/31/13

Fri Nov 8 07:18:31 CST 2013

Here's an opportunity to nominate worthy forest scientists in the United
States to receive an award from the International Union of Forest Research
Organizations (IUFRO). Pardon the cross- postings to all three Plant
Conservation Alliance lists, but I believe that good forestry work is being
done across the natives, medicinals and invasives landscapes here in the
United States, and wanted to be sure everyone saw this.

Rather than attach the pdf referred to in the email below, I pasted the
information at the end of this email.  Deadline: December 31, 2013

For more information on the 2014 IUFRO conference, see:
http://iufro2014.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IUFRO_ConferenceBooklets2.pdf
(be forewarned, it's a big file)

Thank you,
Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife
Service-International Affairs
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance
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From: Gaulke, Peter T -FS <pgaulke at fs.fed.us>
Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:42 AM
Subject: Call for Nominations - Scientific Achievement Award

 Good Morning,

The Forest Service and its partners--the National Association of University
Forest Resources Programs, the Society of American Foresters, and the
Canadian institute of Forestry--are looking forward to hosting the XXIV
World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
(IUFRO) in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 5-11, 2014.  It's expected to
draw 4500 participants.

At each World Congress, IUFRO honors one or two truly outstanding
scientists from the host country--this time, the United States--with a
Scientific Achievement Award.  The attached PDF is a Call for Nominations
for this award.

Please read through the attached PDF and its links to review the award
criteria, eligibility, nomination process, and information required.

Thank you

Richard Guldin

Chair, Congress Organizing Committee

*Peter Gaulke For Rich Guldin*

NEPA, Strategic Planning & Sustainability

USDA Forest Service, EMC

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC  20250-1104

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File Code: 4000
Date: November 4, 2013
Mr. Peter Gaulke, Coordinator
Roundtable on Sustainable Forests
201 14th St., SW
Washington, DC 20250

Dear Mr. Gaulke:

The Forest Service and its partners—the National Association of University
Forest Resources Programs,
the Society of American Foresters, and the Canadian Institute of
Forestry—are looking forward to hosting
the XXIV World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research
Organizations (IUFRO) in Salt
Lake City, Utah, on October 5-11, 2014 (http://www.iufro2014.com) .

This will be the first IUFRO World Congress in North America since Canada
hosted the event in1990 and
the first in the United States since 1971. Three thousand researchers from
100 countries are expected to
attend, along with 1,500 resource managers and practitioners expected for
the concurrent national
conventions of the Society of American Foresters and the Canadian Institute
of Forestry.

At each World Congress, IUFRO honors one or two truly outstanding
scientists with the IUFRO Host
Country Scientific Achievement Award. This award is an once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to recognize a
distinguished career that has had exceptional impact. The recipients of
this prestigious award should be
regarded as the preeminent forest scientists of contemporary times in the
United States of America.
Nominees do not need to be affiliated with an IUFRO member organization.

I invite you and members of your organization to submit nominations for the
IUFRO Host Country
Scientific Achievement Award. The selection criteria, eligibility,
nomination process, and information
required are explained in detail in the Call for Nominations. Download that
document by clicking the
“Read More” link in the press release discussing the award on the web page
http://iufro2014.com/news/.
December 31, 2013, is the deadline to submit completed nomination forms and
reference letters to me via
email (rguldin at fs.fed.us). The IUFRO Honors and Awards Committee will make
the final selections.

The IUFRO World Congress also presents a unique opportunity for sharing the
latest research results and
showcasing the ongoing work and recent accomplishments of your
organization. To enhance the
visibility of your organization at this event, please contact Christopher
Whited (whitedc at safnet.org) to
discuss the options available. You can also review them on the IUFRO
Congress website at
http://iufro2014.com/trade-exhibition/. Contacting Mr. Whited before
December 15, 2013, will assure
your organization of a prominent place at the Congress on the most
favorable terms.

Sincerely,
Richard W. Guldin
Chair, Congress Organizing Committee
XXIV IUFRO World Congress
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