IUFRO RESEARCH GROUP S8.03 Environmental influences

IUFRO WORKING PARTY S8.03.04 Impact of winds on forests

Second Circular - Call for Papers

IUFRO 1998 Conference on

WIND AND OTHER ABIOTIC RISKS TO FORESTS

10-14 AUGUST 1998 IN JOENSUU, FINLAND

Title: WIND AND OTHER ABIOTIC RISKS TO FORESTS

Time: 10-14 AUGUST 1998

Location: Hotel Kimmel, Itäranta 1, Joensuu, Finland

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Organizer: University of Joensuu

Introduction

Welcome to the IUFRO 1998 Conference on Wind and other Abiotic Risks to Forests in

Joensuu, Finland. The themes of the coming IUFRO conference are Wind and other Abiotic

Risks to Forests. The Conference aims to:

- review progress in the scientific understanding of the effects of wind in forests since the

IUFRO Wind and Trees conference in Edinburgh in 1993.

- explore integration of the assessment of the effects of wind with that of other abiotic agents

such as snow, fire, frost, drought.

- consider the degree to which such understanding can be incorporated into the management of

forests through risk assessment and decision support systems.

Participants from all relevant disciplines are welcome; i.e. wind, snow, fire, frost, drought,

abiotic agents, forest damage, forest management strategies, and risk assessment. The meeting

is likely to be of particular interest to research scientists (e.g. climatologists, meteorologists,

silviculturists, forest ecologists, soil scientists, economists) and research managers in these

disciplines.

Organising Committees

Local Organising Committee

Dr Heli Peltola, Chairman of the Conference, University of Joensuu, Finland

Prof Seppo Kellomaki, University of Joensuu, Finland

Prof Taneli Kolstrom, University of Joensuu, Finland

Technical Programme Committee

Mr Chris Quine, Chairman of the Committee, Forestry Commission Research Agency, Scotland

Dr Heli Peltola, Chairman of the Conference, University of Joensuu, Finland

Dr Barry Gardiner , Forestry Commission Research Agency, Scotland

Mr John Moore, FRI(NZ)Ltd, New Zealand

Dr Jean-Claude Ruel, Université Laval, Canada

Dr Reinhard Lassig, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research,

Switzerland

The Conference Programme Monday 10 -Friday 14 August 1998

Sunday, 9 August

Registration and Get-together party

Monday, 10 August

Registration continues

Welcome and Introductory Addressess

Session I: Forest Meteorology - Understanding the abiotic agent

Climatology - climate extremes, modelling, airflow models, forest meteorology

Keynote lecture: Dr Xuhui Lee, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale

University

Session II: Tree Biomechanics - Understanding the tree response (part A)

Fundamentals/Mechanics - tree models, tree characteristics

Keynote lecture: Prof Hanns-Christof Spatz, Institute for Biology, University of Freiburg

Tuesday, 11 August

Session II: Tree Biomechanics - Understanding the tree response (part B)

Poster session with presentations (Sessions I-IV)

Wednesday, 12 August

Conference Field trip and Conference Dinner at Koli National Park

Thursday, 13 August

Session III: Forest Ecology - Understanding the effects on the forest

Forest ecology and silviculture - forest characteristics, disturbance and damage studies

Keynote lecture: Dr Nina Ulanova, Dept of Geobotany, Moscow State University

Friday, 14 August

Session IV: Quantifying the risk to managed forests and managing the forest to

mitigate the effects

Risk assessment - development of risk assessment models, decision support systems

Keynote lecture: Dr Barry Gardiner, Forestry Commission Research Agency

Development of risk - minimising strategies, use of assessments to change forest

management, case studies

Keynote lecture: Mr Chris Quine, Forestry Commission Research Agency

Presentations

The oral presentations will be organized into thematic sessions. The length of the oral

presentation including discussion will be 30 minutes, and for keynote speakers 45 minutes.

Poster presentations will be presented in a special poster session, but posters will also be

displayed during the entire conference. Due to practical reasons, the number of papers to be

presented orally is limited. All those whose paper has not been selected as a voluntary paper will

have the opportunity to present their contribution in the poster session. However, papers and

posters will be treated on an equal basis when submitted as full scientific paper to be published

in the refereed proceedings of the Conference þWind and other Abiotic Risks to Forestsþ in the

special edition of an International Scientific Journal (to be confirmed in 3rd Circular, March

1998).

Call for Papers

Participants are asked to prepare abstracts of their papers (1-2 pages long) and submit them by

30 October 1997 at the latest. Abstracts should be sent in digital form if possible (e-mail or

floppy disc) using format of ASCII text or Wordperfect 5.1 (dos) or Word 6.0 with font size of

12. Abstracts may however also be submitted in paper form. Please use following layout for the

abstract: title, name, affiliation, address including email, text.

Participants will be notified by end of February 1998 whether their submission has been

accepted for oral or poster presentation. Abstracts of accepted papers will be compiled and

distributed at the registration. Full text of papers to be considered for publication in the journal

must be available within one month of the end of the conference.

General Information and Plans for the Third Circular

Detailed information about the key-note speakers (as well as other voluntary speakers selected),

conference fee (approximately 2000-2500 FIM), hotel accomodation, field trip, travelling and the

publication of papers (submission dates and other instructions) will be given in a Third Circular

to be distributed in March 1998 to all preregistered participants. However, here is some

preliminary information:

- Conference fee will cover the scientific programme, Conference abstracts and one copy of the

proceedings of the Conference, lunches and refreshments during the Conference and the

Conference Field trip with the Conference dinner at Koli National Park.

- The Conference venue will be Hotel Kimmel in Joensuu, where the accomodation in a single

room will be approximately 390 FIM/day/person and in a double room 260 FIM/day/person. In

the Third Circular you will be asked to make final reservation and give special dietary

requirements for Hotel Kimmel.

- The provisional themes for the Field trip on the third day of the conference are as follows:

Forestry in Finland, Silvicultural strategies of the local enterprise and environmentally sound

forest industry, wind and other abiotic risks to forests in Finland, and visit to Koli National

Park.

- Joensuu is the capital of the province of North-Karelia, situated in Eastern Finland and the

distance from Helsinki to Joensuu is 440 km. There are direct flights daily from Helsinki to

Joensuu and several trains from Helsinki to Joensuu via Kouvola and Lappeenranta. You will

also find more information on plane, train and bus schedules on the separate sheet enclosed in

Third Circular.

Important dates

October 30, 1997 Submission of abstracts

February 28, 1998 Acceptance of submitted papers

March 31, 1998 Distribution of third circular

May 31, 1998 Final registration and payments; hotel reservations made after this date

cannot be guaranteed

August 31, 1998 Submission of full scientific papers at the refereed proceedings

Appendices

Submission of paper and expression of further interest (provisional registration).

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR JOENSUU CONFERENCE 1998

Please post, E-mail, or fax this form with your abstract or (if you do not intend to present a

paper) to register continuing interest in attending the conference. We would appreciate a reply

by 30th October 1997. Further information will be sent to respondents in March 1998.

Submission of abstract and provisional registration form

Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms:

Last name:

First name:

Affiliation:

Address:

Tel. no (including country code):

Fax no (including country code):

Email:

I am interested in attending (yes/no):

I am interested in presenting (oral presentation/poster presentation/either):

Title for the presentation:

Session of conference most appropriate for this presentation:

I am interested in submitting a manuscript of my presentation for publication in a refereed

journal:

Abstract attached:

Preliminary Accomodation Info for Hotel Kimmel

I am interested in having a single room/ double/ twin* room:

* I plan to share with.............................

Please return this form as soon as possible to:

Dr Heli Peltola, Conference Chairman

University of Joensuu,

Faculty of Forestry,

P.O. Box 101, FIN-80101 Joensuu,

Finland.

Email: hpeltola@forest.joensuu.fi

Fax: +358 13 251 4444

Phone: +358 40 588 0005.

For more information please contact the Conference Chairman. Information on this conference

will also be advertised on

- the IUFRO WWW site: http://iufro.boku.ac.at/

- Joensuu University/ Heli Peltola's home pages: http://gis.joensuu.fi/staff/person/peltola.html

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