1 Tahrcountry Musings: FOURTH FOREST ENGINEERING CONFERENCE – WHITE RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA, April 5-7, 2011

Sunday, October 24, 2010

FOURTH FOREST ENGINEERING CONFERENCE – WHITE RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA, April 5-7, 2011

Some of my readers have requested me to post details of Fourth Forest Engineering Conference. In deference to their wishes I am posting details of 1st announcement.

First Announcement  


The Department of Forest and Wood Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa in conjunction with IUFRO, is proud to announce the presentation of the 4th Forest Engineering Conference in April 5-7, 2011 at the Protea Hotel, The Winkler, in White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) is an international event held every four years and is a forum for forest engineers from around the world to share their knowledge, experience, and emerging ideas.  This meeting follows previous successful FEC events held, in Mont-Tremblant, Canada (2007); Växjö, Sweden (2003); and the inaugural event in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1999.

The three-day conference, will include both oral and poster presentations. A full-day field excursion is being arranged for the 6th of April in and around the Nelspruit and White River industrial forestry plantation of Komatiland Forests and York Timbers.  A call for papers and posters related to the conference theme and other important information will follow this first announcement.  FEC sponsors' logos will be added to the website, other official correspondence and future announcements.

Important Dates:

Early Registration Deadline         December 31, 2010
Late Registration Deadline          January 31, 2011
Abstract Submission      August 15, 2010

Contact Information:

For further information please contact Hannél Ham (hamh@sun.ac.za) or Pierre Ackerman (packer@sun.ac.za). 

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