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Past events - 2008
Past events, GB and worldwide, that were organised or sponsored by Forest Research, or where Forest Research was participating: - Forest Health Day
- Talybont on Usk, Wales - 4th September 2008
- Upddate by Forest Research pathologists and entomologists on the latest information about pests and diseases.
- Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Wales
- Forest Health Day
- Clawdd Newydd, Wales - 3rd September 2008
- Upddate by Forest Research pathologists and entomologists on the latest information about pests and diseases.
- Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Wales
- Forests, trees and human health and well-being
- Hamar-Elverum, Norway - 27th to 30th August 2008
- Final conference of the four year COST Action E39.
- Organised by: COST E39, Norwegian Forestry Society, IUFRO Task Force on Forest and Human Health, CARe-FOR-US (the Nordic Centre of Advanced Research on Forestry Servicing Urbanised Societies)
- Hylobius Management Support System training day
- Dumfries, Scotland - 4th August 2008
- Training course to help foresters develop an understanding of how Hylobius populations behave on a site.
- Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Learning and Development
- ‘From zero to hundreds in 18 years: community forestry in a devolved Britain’
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - 15th July 2008
- Examining the current practice of community forestry in GB. This seminar is being held within the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC) international conference 2008.
- Organised by: Forest Research on behalf of the IASC conference organisers.
- Red Band Needle Blight workshop
- Forest of Dean, England - 1st July 2008
- An up-to-date briefing on the disease and learn how to recognise it.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Red Band Needle Blight workshop
- Morayshire, Scotland - 25th June 2008
- An up-to-date briefing on the disease and learn how to recognise it.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Red Band Needle Blight workshop
- Santon Downham, Thetford - 19th June 2008
- An up-to-date briefing on the disease and learn how to recognise it.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- 14th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
- Vermont, USA - 10th to 14th June 2008
- Theme for this year's symposium is "People and Place: Linking Culture and Nature".
- Organised by: International Association for Society and Natural Resources
- Invasive Rhododendron ponticum in Argyll and Bute
- Inveraray, Scotland - 11th June 2008
- Technical seminar to present the results from a strategic survey of Rhododendron ponticum occupation and potential spread. Includes a research update on control of rhododendron and status of Phytophthora ramorum and P kernoviae in Scotland.
- Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Scotland, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
- Soil quality issues in land regeneration to woodland
- London - 5th June 2008
- South East England Soils Discussion Group (SEESOIL) spring meeting - site visits to see different issues of soil quality in regeneration schemes in different stages of the regeneration process.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Alien invasive species and international trade
- Sheperdstown, USA - 26th to 30th May 2008
- Second meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.03.12 covering invasive organisms, including insects, pathogens and plants.
- Organised by: Forest Research, IUFRO
- Sustainability Live!
- Birmingham, England - 20th to 22nd May 2008
- International exhibition that promoted and developed science, techniques and products in the natural environment for a sustainable future.
- Organised by: Faversham House Group
- Towards understanding wood, fibre, and paper - deeper knowledge through modern analytical tools
- Åbo, Finland - 19th and 21st May 2008
- Final seminar of COST Action E41 (Analytical tools with applications for wood and pulping chemistry) and Workshop of Action E50 (Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood).
- Hosted by: Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre
- Silvicultural systems in Western Canada
- Roslin, Edinburgh - 15th May 2008
- The application of shelterwood and selection systems in Douglas-fir stands in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Western Peatland Project
- Roslin, Scotland - 2nd May 2008
- The work of the Western Peatland Project and strategic and operational requirements for the future management of low production forests (YC<=10) on western peatland soils along the western seaboard in Ireland.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Evaluating and classifying timber for the wood processing industry
- Exeter Racecourse - 29th April 2008
- Seminar to review research to date with emphasis on its application to predominant commercial species in the South-West England.
- Organised by: Forest Research, Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) and South West Woodland Renaissance
- Carbon Lean UK - A role for our trees, woods and forests?
- Edinburgh - 23rd and 24th April 2008
- Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) National Conference 2008.
- Organised by: ICF
- A Breath of Fresh Air - Exploring how multi-disciplinary research can support the regional rural agenda
- London - 24th April 2008
- The official launch event of the Rural Research and Strategy Partnership.
- Organised by: Rural Research and Strategy Partnership
- Forest Research research update (April 2008)
- Roslin - 10th April 2008
- An update on selected research being performed by Forest Research.
- Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Scotland, Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) and the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF)
- Wound reactions in trees and wood quality
- Ljubljana, Slovenia - 11th and 12th April 2008
- Workshop on recent developments and advances in understanding on structural and biochemical response of wood, bark and cambium to wounding and infection, biochemistry and regulation of defence reactions, and properties of discoloured wood, wet wood and wound-wood.
- Organised by: EU COST Action E50 - Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood (CEMARE)
- How do you like your woods?
- Edinburgh, Scotland - 15th March 2008
- Public participation event aimed at finding out what people like about woodland landscapes.
- Organised by: Macaulay Institute, Edinburgh University, Economic and Social Research Council, York University, University of Aberdeen, Forest Research, University of Kent, University of St.Andrews
- Species and habitat conservation for plants - projects and perspectives at Plantlife Scotland
- Roslin, Scotland - 7th March 2008
- One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Timber properties research
- Roslin, Scotland - 6th March 2008
- Third annual conference presented latest results from research being conducted into the wood properties of home-grown Sitka spruce.
- Organised by: Napier University Centre for Timber Engineering (CTE), Forest Research and University of Glasgow
- LIDAR Remote Sensing for the estimation of biophysical canopy properties
- Roslin, Scotland - 29th February 2008
- One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Woods full of old stuff - the role of FR in preserving the historic environment
- Roslin, Scotland - 22nd February 2008
- One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Forests, trees, human health and wellbeing
- Roslin, Scotland - 8th February 2008
- One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
- Organised by: Forest Research
- Payments for Ecosystem Services: perspectives from the United States
- Roslin, Scotland - 18th January 2008
- One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
- Organised by: Forest Research
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