The symposium committee will offer free shuttle service from the airport to the convention centre or hotel. We invite you to make your reservation by filling the form.
To enable a greater number of people to benefit from reduced prices for early registration, the organizing committee of the symposium is pleased to announce that the deadline has been extended to April 3rd, 2011. Sign up before April 3rd and get $100 off the regular registration! The registration period ends April 30, 2011.
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Air Canada is the official Canadian airline for the symposium. Ask the promotion code to get discount fares at deadwood2011@uqat.ca. In order to take advantage of the discounted fares, event delegates must book their flight at aircanada.com and enter the applicable Promotion Code in the search panel. If the Promotion Code is not entered or is entered incorrectly, the Discounts will not be applied to the booking. The applicable Promotion Code must be recorded on the delegate's ticket by ticketing agencies/airlines.
A limited number of students attending the symposium will have the chance to stay at the research station (double occupancy) of the Lake Duparquet Research and Teaching Forest at a low rate ($40 per person/night). Transportation between the station and the congress center will be provided by symposium organisers. Contact us to reserve : deadwood2011@uqat.ca
Researchers from over 15 countries have already submitted abstracts for the FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGICAL SERVICES OF DEADWOOD IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS to be held in Rouyn-Noranda (Québec, Canada), May 15-19, 2011. As some people learned only recently about this exciting and important event, we have pushed the abstract submission deadline to January 28, 2011.
The early registration deadline is March 26, 2011.
Christophe Bouget (Cemagref, France) - Deadwood in the context of biomass harvesting for energy production
Juha Siitonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute) - Ecological importance of deadwood and sa0proxylic insects in forest ecosystems
Daniel Vallauri (WWF, France) - Deadwood conservation and restoration in managed landscapes
Kathy Martin (University of British Columbia, Canada) - Nest webs and functional biodiversity
Ian Thompson (Canadian Forest Service) - Deadwood in the global context
Martin Moroni (Forestry Tasmania) - Deadwood functions in carbon and nutrient cycles
This excursion will provide a unique opportunity to enjoy and discover Northern Quebec. Participants will travel the 620 km James Bay road from Matagami to the town of Radisson, site of the world's largest underground generating station. Along the way, they will discover black spruce forest and taïga ecosystems of Northern Quebec, large areas affected by forest fires and a number of stops in natural and managed forests where work conducted by Quebec researchers will be discussed. The 3 day excursion also includes a visit of the Eastmain-1-A/Sarcelle/Rupert hydroelectric project and the Robert-Bourassa hydroelectric station. Elders from the Cree nation will meet the participants in the town of Chisasibi and provide an introduction to the Cree way of life.
The 3rd call for abstracts is ongoing. Abstracts submissions deadline is December 15, 2010. Submit an abstract now! The registration is also open. You must complete the easy step by step online form in the registration section. Don't forget to send the information about the accompanying person if applicable.
The early registration deadline is March 26, 2011.
The 2nd call for abstracts is ongoing. The submission deadline is now December 15, 2010. Submit an abstract now!
The registration is now open. You must complete the easy step by step online form in the registration section. Don’t forget to send the information about the accompanying person if applicable. The early registration deadline is March 26, 2011.
The organizing and scientific committees are pleased to announce the participation of the following Keynote Speakers to the symposium.
Christophe Bouget (Cemagref, France)
Juha Siitonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland)
Daniel Vallauri (WWF, France)
Kathy Martin (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Ian Thompson (Canadian forest service)
Keynote addresses will introduce morning sessions followed by parallel conference sessions.
The first call for abstracts is now open. Send your abstract by November 26, 2010. You can read the details in the section Call for Abstracts.
If you wish to be associated with the event as a collaborator or as a partner, contact us at deadwood2011@uqat.ca. Our visibility plan offered for potential sponsors is available following this link.
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