On the occasion of the jubilee marking the 90 years of its Educational, Scientific and Professional Engagement, the Forestry Faculty organises the first Serbian Forestry International Congress on the "Future with Forests". The Congress will be held at the Forestry Faculty of Belgrade University in Serbia from the 11th to the 13th of November 2010.
Congress' themes:
• Forestry
1. Forest management planning
2. Forest protection
3. Forest utilization, hunting and protection of hunting fauna
4. Afforestation and plantation forestry
5. Ecology and biodiversity of forest ecosystems
6. Silviculture and improvement of forests
7. Forest policy, economy, management and legal framework
• Ecological Engineering in the Protection of Soil and Water Resources
1. Soil erosion, runoff and forest ecosystems
2. Natural hazards and watershed management
3. Socio-economy aspects of protection by erosion, torrential floods and other natural hazards
• Landscape Architecture and Horticulture
1. Cultural landscape-planning, management and protection
2. Sustainable design in landscape planning
3. System of green surfaces in urban areas
4. Integral protection of forest ecosystems and urban green surfaces
• Wood Science and Technology
1. Anatomy and wood properties
2. Wood protection
3. Wood processing
4. Wood processing equipment
5. Wood constructions
6. Furniture design
7. Wood based materials
8. Life cycle of SME's in wood processing industry
9. Organizational characteristics of producing systems in wood processing industry
The Congress aims at:
Acquiring of the knowledge-base in order to define:
1. The implications of the new initiatives and documents on forestry development
2. The development perspective of forestry and wood processing industry in Serbia and region
3. The sustainable use of natural resources, landscape protection and preventive measures by natural hazards
4. Strategic guidelines for the development of forestry in special purpose areas (national parks and other protected areas), urban and rural environments
5. System of monitoring and evaluation for the planning-management decisions in forestry
Dissemination and intensification of professional communication, and substantiation of networks for joint research. Exchange of experience in practice of different countries.
Congress languages : English and Serbian, with simultaneous translation.
Deadline for abstract submission: 31st May 2010
Notification of abstract acceptance: 15th June 2010
Deadline for submission of full papers: 31st July 2010
Notification of paper acceptance: 1st September 2010
Email: conference.office@sfb.rs
