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Attend the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions and earn 11.5 CFE credits in
category 1 from the Society of American Foresters. To submit continuing
education credits online go to the SAF
website.
The 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference will be co-hosted by
the Purdue University Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and the
Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center. The meeting will be held in Lafayette, Indiana
at the Holiday Inn Select City Centre near the Purdue
University campus. The conference will consist of
concurrent sessions and a poster session.
The objective of the conference is to bring together forest managers and scientists to discuss research and issues concerning the ecology and management of forests in the Central Hardwood region.
Conference Schedule
The conference will begin with a reception on Monday
evening, April 7th, 2008. Concurrent sessions of oral presentations
will begin on Tuesday, April 8th and continue through Wednesday,
April 9th. Poster presentations are scheduled for Tuesday, April 8th.
Subject Areas
Speakers will include researchers and managers from both public
and private sectors. Oral presentations and posters in areas applicable
to Central Hardwood Forest management will be presented. Concurrent
sessions will include the following subjects:
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Silviculture
Stand Dynamics
Tree Physiology and Genetics
Forest Biometrics
Forest Products and Economics
Forest Management
Human Dimensions |
Forest Ecology
Fire Ecology
Forest Health and Protection
Harvesting and Utilization
Forests and Wildlife Management
Soils and Hydrology
Nutrient Cycling
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Publication
The Proceedings will be published as a USDA Forest Service General Technical Report
on CD by the USDA Forest Service
Northern Research Station. The Proceedings will be available at the meeting on CD and will contain refereed papers from authors giving oral presentations and abstracts from authors presenting posters.
Questions
If you have any questions, contact the program
co-chairs at:
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Douglass F.
Jacobs
Associate Professor
Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
Purdue University Department of Forestry & Natural Resources
715 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-3608
FAX (765) 494-9461
djacobs@purdue.edu |
Charles H.
Michler
Director, Hardwood Tree
Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue University
NSF I/UCRC Center for Tree
Genetics
USDA Forest Service,
Northern Research Station
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN
47907-2061
Phone: 765-496-6016
Fax: 765-494-9461
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Call for Papers
Deadline has passed for paper and poster
submission
Abstracts for oral
presentations and posters must be submitted electronically by June 15
using the following instructions and format. Use 12-point, Arial font in
MS Word format. Please use the last name of the first author to name the
abstract files submitted. In the case of multiple abstracts, distinguish
between them by adding a 1, 2, etc. after the name. Each abstract must
contain the following information:
Title
Authors
Abstract (300
words or less)
Name, Mailing Address, and
Organization of Corresponding Author
Telephone Number
Email Address
Submit abstracts as an email attachment to
djacobs@purdue.edu by
June 15, 2007. No fax submittals will be accepted. A notice
confirming receipt of the abstract will be sent by email. A notice of
acceptance or rejection will be sent no later than
June 15, 2007.
Paper Submission: Authors
must adhere to the following deadlines. Author guidelines for
manuscripts will be available online when abstracts are accepted.
• Title and abstracts due:
June 15, 2007
• Notification of acceptance:
June 30, 2007
• Manuscript due: September
3, 2007
• Reviews to authors:
October 15, 2007
• Final manuscripts due:
November 1, 2007
Poster-Abstract Submission:
Participants presenting a poster may provide a one-page abstract for
inclusion in the proceedings. Authors of abstracts must adhere to the
following deadlines:
• Title and abstracts due:
June 15, 2007
• Notification of acceptance:
June 30, 2007
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