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International Union of Forest Research Organizations ● www.iufro.org

IUFRO is a global, non-profit, non-governmental and non-discriminatory scientific organization.

IUFRO is open to all individuals and organizations dedicated to research related to forests and forest products.

IUFRO was founded in 1892 and is based in Vienna, Austria. It is a member of the International Council for Science, ICSU.

What is IUFRO ?

~ 70 meetings/year

~ 15,000 scientists

~ 600 member organizations

~ 120 countries

~ 600 voluntary officeholders

~ 250 research units

Abstracts from:IUFRO2019• Registrations: 3,000

ResearchersTeachersStudentsTechniciansCommunity leadersPublic managersStakeholdersBusiness executives

• Abstracts received: 4,080• Technical Sessions: 190

Pre and Post CongressCongress Trips

Oct, 3th – The participants will have the opportunity to choose visits to areas of scenic interest, forestry companies, traditional communities or research institutions.

Congress TripsIn-Congress Tours

• Communication Subcommittee

• Site communication• Social Media• Press Office• Journalism• Social Events• Ceremonies• Exhibition – “Espaço Brasil”• Video blogs• Congress session Spotlights

• English• Portuguese• Spanish

• “Reinventing the wheel*”:• Photography Contest

• Activities in pubs and restaurants (with food and drinks "coming from the forest“ – like Pint of Science)

• Exhibition to urban audiences (handicrafts, gastronomy, photography, painting)

• And others crazy ideas... (Do you have any suggestion?)

* Different activities outside the Congress programation, that we are planning andtrying to do

• Proposals to FCN:• Side event: “Joint Networks” (between FCN and Red de

Comunicadores Forestales y Ambientales de América Latina y Caribe)

• Help us to disseminate our posts in social media

• Help us to disseminate our press releases to media

• If possible, cooperate with us during the Congress by writing texts about your institution’s participation etc.

• Any other ideas?


And in 2024...The IUFRO World Congress is coming to…….


Stockholm!


Hosts and Partners• Hosted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

(SLU) and the City of Stockholm, Sweden.

• In close collaboration with partners from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway.


http://spectare.ucl.slu.se/sfak/2017/Iufro/Iufro_film3.html



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