• ELECTRONIC DATA SOLUTIONS AND TAYLOR CONSULTING - (http://www.geoposition.com).  They are proud to bring you a new on-line mall of geospatial products and resources. You will find pricing and information for Trimble GPS, ESRI ArcView products, Laser Tech. rangefinders, Juniper Systems Field Computers, DataPlus software, and Hydrolab water quality instrumentation. Go to http://www.geoposition.com/gps_gis_lists.asp for any and all questions regarding GIS, GPS, and Trimble Products, plus additional online support for your products or business.  Let us know how the Internet can help your business and let us assist you with a solution.

• HAGLOF Inc., manufacture of quality forestry measurement instruments.  Their Mantax Computer Caliper enables the user to quickly and accurately measure and store data with one instrument. For more information on the Mantax Computer Caliper, or other instruments like the Vertex Hypsometer visit Haglof Inc. at www.haglof.net or contact them via e-mail at haglofinc@aol.com.

VISIBLE EARTH - From The Earth Observer 12(4):2 - "The Earth Observing System (EOS) recently unveiled a new, centralized catalog of NASA Earth science-related images, called "Visible Earth" http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ . Visible Earth is a portal to the distributed collection of Earth images and data visualizations that NASA and affiliated institutions produce and store digitally.  The Visible Earth will ultimately provide one-stop-search and retrieval access to the superset of these images gathered from EOS and Earth Enterprise missions."

CERTIFICATION PROCEEDINGS AVAILABLE - From the Forest net - This is to let you know that the proceedings for the March 30 - April, 2000 "BC Forest Certification Forum: Implications of Certification for Sustainable Forest Management in British Columbia" hosted by the Ecoforestry Institute are now available at website www.ecoforestry.ca. It includes many of the presentations in both text and PowerPoint
formats aswell as biographies of the speakers.

NEW FIU SUBCRIBERS- FIU is pleased to welcome:

• Jacob Lubaale  - Jacob is a lecturer at Nyabyeya Forestry College in Uganda. He is interested in the inventorying and monitoring of the natural resources. jaclub.nfc@infocom.co.ug
• Maria Helena Souza de Abreu - Doctoral Studies in Tropical Agroforestry, University of Goettingen/ CATIE. E-mail: msouza1@gwdg.de

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• CONVERSION RATES SOUGHT - Christine Conn writes, "Is anybody aware of any research/papers that might address conversion rates between economic indicators and harvested wood  volume?  I'm working with IMPLAN databases and I would very much like to relate the industry output of sawmills or logging camps to the amount of wood processed or harvested. Other economic metrics that I have are employment numbers and value-added which might also serve as base units for conversion to wood volume.  Thanks for any input or leads." You may contact Christine at MD Department of Natural Resources, Watershed Management and Analysis Division, 580 Taylor Avenue, E-2, Annapolis, MD  21401 USA. Tel: +1-410- 260-8792. Email: CConn@dnr.state.md.us

• CANADA - USA FOREST LAND TREND INFORMATION SOUGHT - Hi - I am seeking information on area of forest land in Canada and USA from 1970 to present. I have the FAO State of the Forest Report for 1999 and the Forest Resources Report for 2000 for TBFRA but these only have trend data for the last 5 years or so.  I am also seeking estimates of areas of Old Growth forest  (however defined) for the same time period.  Lastly what is the estimate of "original" old growth for each country. I have a reference that the USA has less than 5 % left (http://www.yorku.ca/faculty/academic/cblanche/nats2200/n22oldgrowth.html) but the reference does not say 5% of what figure or what is the source of the estimate.  I assume the major cause for the loss of "original" old growth in the USA and I presume Canada is the conversion to farmlands, urban areas and supporting infrastructures.  Please contact me if you can help with the statistics or pass my request on to someone who can. Thanks, Gyde (gklund@att.net).

• PLANNING POSITION SOUGHT - Santiago Bueno is seeking a position in forest planning. Santiago was the head of a Forest Management Planning Unit managing natural and planted stands of Pinus occidentalis, a indigenous species. He was directly responsible of coordinating the activities of the Forest Agency in Plan Sierra, institution for rural development on the steeped hills of the Dominican Republic. Mr. Bueno was also involved in the elaboration of Management Plans for Conifer Species, Tree measurements, Volume Calculations. Coordinating the activities for seedling production, forest planting and silviculture, logging operations, wood industry and marketing of wood products in the Cibao region, Dominican Republic. If you know of anyone that can use such skills, please contact Santiago at b.abreu@codetel.net.do.

• JOB WANTED - Pablo Garcia is a Forestry Engineer seeking employment abroad. Pablo is a recent graduate of the University of Chile. His thesis was on the characterization and proposition of silvicultural treatments for a plantation of tamarugo (Prosopis tamarugo Phil.) in the Atacama desert, Chile. He has professional practice with the  Arauco Forestry Company. His work includes the elaboration and development of identification lines of environment impacts for the activities of the filial Cholguán. Mr. Garcia has experience with GPS, Word and Excel software and the Internet. He is fluent in Spanish and English. If you can assist or know of any openings, please contact Pablo at Los Lagares 7214. Vitacura. Santiago. Chile. Phone number: +1- 56-2-2426772. Email: predicador69@hotmail.com.

• REMOTE SENSING TENURE-TRACK FACULTY - The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington seeks to fill a new tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of satellite remote sensing applied to the understanding of land-use and land-cover change. We expect applicants to have a strong technical background in refined vegetation discrimination, in addition to an interest in social science applications to the human dimensions of global and local environmental change.  Experience with platforms such as SPOT, Landsat TM, MSS, or other vegetative-based sensors is a must, but experience with the new generation of sensors (e.g., MODIS, AVIRIS, IKONOS) and capacity to integrate with earlier platforms is a plus. Applicants should have state-of-the-art training in the latest approaches to processing remote sensing products such as spectral mixture analysis, multiscale and multitemporal analysis of remotely sensed data, topographic normalization in high relief areas, and both discrete and non-discrete classifiers (only a partial list is included here). Primary interest and competence should be in applications to the understanding of vegetation, land-use and land-cover change, and linking these to social processes (e.g., integrative modeling). An orientation toward multidisciplinary, team-based field work and the integration of remote sensing with GIS are also desirable. Applicants should indicate whether they prefer their home to be in the department of Geography, Anthropology, or Political Science. The teaching load in these departments is two courses per semester. Please consult CIPEC's web page at www.cipec.org  for details. Ph.D. in hand, fieldwork experience, evidence of external grant support, and published articles in peer-reviewed journals are required at time of application. Salary Range $45,000 - $60,000. Application Deadline 15 November 2000. To ensure consideration, interested candidates should send a letter of application reviewing research and teaching interests and fit with the work of the Center and the department; curriculum vita; and copies of manuscripts,  publications, and grant  proposals. Please provide only a list of referees at time of application. Address application to Prof. Emilio Moran, Co-Director, Remote Sensing Search Committee, Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change, Indiana University, 408 North Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47408  USA. Inquire via e-mail to Joanna Broderick, Search Coordinator, at jtbroder@indiana.edu.

• ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SILVICULTURE  - The University of Northern British Columbia welcomes applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Silviculture to be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.  The successful candidate will be assigned to the Forestry Program, a dynamic and supportive team of scholars committed to the intelligent and responsible management of forest resources. Teaching duties will include introductory Silviculture, with additional duties in Forest Ecology or Natural Resources Management.  The successful candidate will also share in student advising and supervision of undergraduate professional reports, have an active research program, and participate in the supervision and evaluation of graduate student research. Two research forests and the new I.K. Barber Enhanced Forestry Lab are available for research use.  The candidates will have a PhD (or close to completion) and a research specialization in silviculture.  A demonstrated commitment to teaching and  research excellence is required. Professional experience in northern forests and familiarity with a variety of forest ecosystems and silvicultural systems is an asset, and may compensate for a lesser degree of direct academic experience. Please forward your curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references (including telephone and fax numbers) to: Dr. Deborah Poff, Vice President (Academic), University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9 Canada. Fax: +1-250- 960-7300.  Please direct inquiries to Dr. Kathy Lewis, Acting Chair of Forestry, at +1-250-960-6659.  Email: lewis@unbc.ca . The application deadline is February 15, 2001.

• LECTURERS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND/OR GIS/REMOTE SENSING - Salary: £14,902 - £30,636 pa. Candidates with appropriate qualifications, experience and a proven research record are sought to join a multidisciplinary team within this successful department. These posts require creative and motivated individuals who can make a positive contribution to teaching and research across a wide range of geographical subjects. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in any area of Human Geography and/or GIS/Remote Sensing. Experience in course management and innovative learning and teaching strategies would be valuable. For informal discussion contact Professor Steve Dalton, Head of Department on 0161 247 1600; Fax 0161 247 6318; Email S.A.Dalton@mmu.ac.uk . For an application forms and further particulars, returnable by 3 November 2000, please contact L.Jordan@mmu.ac.uk.

• KYOTO CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM FORESTRY CONSULTING OPPORTUNITY - The Vanuatu Government has received support from the Australian Government through AusAID for consultants to undertake a study on the potential for using the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol for forestry. Please Note only AUSTRALIAN or NEW ZEALAND consultants are eligible to apply due to funding conditions. The purpose of this consultancy is to advise the Vanuatu government on CDM issues and investigate the potential benefits of the CDM for Vanuatu with particular reference to the forestry sector. The main objectives of the consultancy are (i) To provide a set of options for various feasible positions for the Government of Vanuatu on CDM, covering at least acceptance and rejection of CDM’s or variations of these, and outline the implications of each for Vanuatu. (ii) to assist Vanuatu to identify potential activities and projects that could be considered under the CDM, and (iii) to enhance Vanuatu’s ability to participate in the CDM if appropriate, through identification of capacity building needs and CDM projects. AusAID have indicated that funds are available to pay internationally competitive rates plus subsistence allowances and economy airfares to/from Australia/NZ and Vanuatu. The lowest nor any tender bid need not necessarily be accepted. For more details and the complete Terms of Reference please contact: Adam Gerrand, Principal Forest Officer, Department of Forests, Private Mail Bag 064, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Fax: + 678 25051; Phone: + 678 23171. e-mail: forestry@vanuatu.gov.vu  (Work - shared access; e-mail: agerrand@vanuatu.com.vu  (Home - private)

• Alcamo, J. et al. 1994.   Modeling The Global Society-Biosphere-Climate System: Part 1: Model Description And Testing - http://infoserver.ciesin.org/mva/KLUWER1994/image-2.0-kluwer-ch1.html
• Anon. 1995. The Ecological Component Of An Integrated Amazon Study (also known as LBA): The Effects Of Forest Conversion. Workshop Report.  Manaus, Brazil. May 22-24, 1995. http://www3.cptec.inpe.br/lba/reports/ManausReport1995.html
• Barbour, Michael G.; Billings, William Dwight. Eds. 2000. North American Terrestrial Vegetation. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 708 p. $49.95.
• Bengston, D.N. 2000. Applications of computer-aided text analysis in natural resources.  Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-211. 54 p. USDA Forest Service, Forest Prod. Lab., One Gifford Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI 53705 USA.
• Busing, R. et al. 1999. Vegetation pilot field methods guide: vegetation diversity and structure, down woody debris, fuel loading. 55 p. USDA Forest Service, Nat. Forest Health Monitoring Program, PO Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090 USA.
• Gougeon, F.A. 2000. Towards semi-automatic forest inventories using individual tree crown (ITC) recognition. Technol. Transfer Note 22. 6 p. Pac. For. Cent., Can. For. Serv., 506 W. Burnside Rd., Victoria, BC V8Z 1M5, Canada.
• Irwin, L., et al. 1998.  Mapping for Spotted Owls in Washington's Eastside Cascade Range.  Eastside Vegetation Mapping Project. NCASI/USDA Cooperative Project (PNW 97-9028-2-CA).  143 pp. http://www.ncasi-nerc.org/projects/evmp/vcst/
• Kok, Kasper et al. 2000.  Possibilities of land use modeling at the supra-national scale: the case of Central America. 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4): Problems, Prospects and Research Needs. Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 2 - 8, 2000. http://www.gis.wau.nl/~landuse1/banf/banf72/banf72.html
• Leakey RRB; Sanchez PA . 1997. How many people use agroforestry products? Agroforestry Today 9 (3):4-5.
• Liverman, Diana et al. 1998. People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science. National Academy of Sciences. http://books.nap.edu/books/0309064082/html/R1.html#pagetop
• Luijten, Joep C. 1997.  Improved Image Classification through Topographic Normalization of Remotely Sensed Data: A Comparison of 3 Different Methods. http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.agen.ufl.edu/~luyten/geo5145/index2.htm+Colombia+Land+Use+Map&hl=en.
• McCool, S.F., et al. 2000. Building consensus: legitimate hope or seductive paradox? Res. Paper RMRS-RP-25. 14 p. USDA Forest Service, RM Res. Stn., 240 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA.
• National Research Council.  1999. A question of balance: Private rights and the public interest in scientific and technical databases. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. xvi + 142 p. http://bob.nap.edu/html/question_balance/
• Odum, Howard T.; Odum, Elisabeth C. 2000. Modelling for all scales. Academic Press. 458 p. incl. CD-ROM. $79.95.
• Putz, F.E., et al. 2000. Biodiversity Conservation in the Context of Tropical Forest Management. Environment Department Papers # 75, Biodiversity Series-Impact Studies 1, The World Bank, Washington D.C. http://www.worldbank.org/biodiversity
• Röling, Niels. 1997.  The soft side of land: socio-economic sustainability of land use systems.  ITC Journal 1997-3/4 http://julian.dac.uga.edu/~hdwm/readings/Roling/Text.html
• Winward, A.H. 2000. Monitoring the vegetation resources in riparian areas. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-47. 49 p.  USDA Forest Service, RM Res. Stn., 240 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA.

4-8 December 2000. The 21st Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2000). Taipei, Taiwan. Contact: Mei Yuan Lai, Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan. Tel: + 886-3-425-7232. Fax: +886-3-425-5535. Email: maylai@csrsr.ncu.edu.tw. URL: http://acrs2000.csrsr.ncu.edu.tw/.

4-8 December 2000. Integrated management of neotropical rain forests by industries and communities. Belém, Brazil.   Contact:   Dr. Natalino Silva,   Fax: 55-91-226-9845; e-mail: natalino@epatu.embrapa.br

21-23 March 2001. Building Sustainable Communities : Regional and Watershed Approaches. Bekshire Institute at Greylock, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.  This conference will bring together influential  business, legislative, education and conservation stakeholders to identify and share actions that communities can take to ensure sustainable and equitable use of resources. The conference will focus on practical, innovative planning techniques and economic growth strategies that act in harmony with land, water and fiber conservation practices. Successful examples from throughout the country and overseas will be presented, showing how communities have maximized the economic development of their water-based resources while protecting their viability for future generations. URL: http://berkshireinstitute.net. Contact: Mervin Stevens, President, Berkshire Institute at Greylock, PO Box 214, Adams, MA 01220 USA. Tel: +1-603-756-3534. E-mail: info@berkshireinstitute.net

28 March -1 April 2001.  Making Environmental History Relevant in the 21st Century.  A Joint Meeting of the American Society for Environmental History and the Forest History Society. Durham, North Carolina, USA. Follow the FHS Web site at  ttp://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/  for information updates or contact Steven Anderson, President, Forest History Society, 701 Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701 USA. Phone:+1-919-682-9319; FAX: +1-919-682-2349. Email: stevena@duke.edu

27-30 May 2001. Ecosystem Management in Boreal Forest Landscapes. International Conference. Koli National Park, North Karelia, Finland. The official conference homepage is at: http://www.joensuu.fi/forestconference/ and http://www.efi.fi/events/2001/koli/. For further information, contact: Brita Pajari, Conference Manager, European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100 Joensuu, Finland. Tel.: +358 (0)13 252 0223. Mobile phone: +358 (0)50 359 0362. Fax: +358 (0)13 124 397 or 124 393. Email: brita.pajari@efi.fi

12-18 August 2001. Forest Modelling for Ecosystem Management, Forest Certification, and Sustainable Management. Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA. A conference on stand, process, hybrid and forest level modelling, sponsored by  IUFRO and  the University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry, is being organized by Drs. LeMay and Kimmins of UBC, and Dr. Skovsgaard of Denmark.   The focus of the conference is recent developments in modelling and how these will improve information needed for ecosystem management, forest certification, and sustainable management.   For more information about the conference, please see our web site at  www.forestry.ubc.ca/forestmodel or EMAIL Dr. Valerie LeMay at the conference EMAIL address: forestmd@interchange.ubc.ca .

10-12 October 2001. Continuous Cover Forests - Assessment, Analysis, Scenarios. IUFRO Division IV Meeting, Göttingen, Germany. Call for papers is now open. Please reply to Mrs. Stachowiak (elojews@uni-forst.gwdg.de) giving name, email address, and title of paper or poster you wish to present.

REMOTE SENSING

• Forestry Remote Sensing Links - http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/g472/class97/eichel/frslinks.html
• Land Use/Land Cover Change in Ecuador - http://www.cpc.unc.edu/services/spatial/ecuador.htm
• Remote Sensing Controls of Surface Subsidized Agricultural Land - http://www.erdas.com/before/casestudies/infotop_ag.html
• Remote Sensing Research of Forests: ROBO - http://plue.sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/forums/remote-sensing/msg00003.html

• Australasian Tree Crops Sourcebook (ATCROS) On Internet  - http://www.aoi.com.au/atcros/
• Human Driving Forces and their Impacts on Land Use/Land Cover - Training materials  - http://www.aag.org/HDGC/www/LUCC/titlepage.html