Dear
Friends and Colleagues,
The
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a non-profit,
non-governmental international network of forest research scientists whose
members share the common goal of fostering global cooperation in forest-related
research and promoting the understanding of technical, economic and social
aspects of its research, including utilization of forests and their multiple
wood and non-wood resources.
IUFRO
Working Group 2.08.04 (Physiology and Genetics of Poplars and Willows) has organized the International Poplar Symposium (IPS) every 4 years since 1995.
Several global scientific and governmental organizations and sponsors have
collaborated to produce meetings where forest scientists had the opportunity to
create networks and contacts, present new findings, and discuss ways in which
such knowledge could be implemented to benefit society.
Building
on past successes, Argentina is honored to organize the Seventh International
Poplar Symposium (IPS VII) that will be held in Buenos Aires, from 28th October
to 4th November 2018. This meeting, under the main title “New Bioeconomies: Exploring the Potential Role of
Salicaceae”, will focus on discussing the management and conservation of
genetic resources, the ecophysiological factors that define the production and
sustainability of plantations, the utilization of technologies that maximize
the genetic potential for obtaining timber and non-timber products, and
conserving or recovering degraded environments. Scientific progress in poplar
and willow research is advancing with new tools and technology that address
social, economic and ecological changes throughout the world. This symposium is
a meaningful opportunity for participants to integrate their own research with
the conference themes and the thematic areas of the 2015 to 2019 IUFRO Strategy
and to interact and develop international cooperation, thus joining the IUFRO
network.
Two
field trips organized to visit different production systems will allow
participants to witness intensively-managed plantations of Salicaceae and to
see the most frequent pests and diseases affecting them. Field trips to Delta
del Paraná and to the Alto Valle Region in Patagonia will provide an excellent
opportunity for participants to exchange experiences and discuss management
alternatives across the globe.
We
welcome all participants to Buenos Aires and wish all delegates an exciting and
eventful conference.
The Organizing Committee.
The Organizing Committee.