FOREST INFORMATION UPDATE - 31 DECEMBER 1999

HAPPY NEW DAY, MONTH, YEAR, CENTURY, MILLENIUM!!! If all goes well, you will receive this before theY2K bug bites - if it does. This week's input comes from Bill Ciesla, Thomas F. Geary, Deep N. Pandey, T P Singh, and Bill Wigton.. Thank you all for the information!

GENERAL

SPONSORS - This issue of FIU is sponsored through the generous support of:

Agricultural Assessments International Corp. - specializing in agricultural, environmental, and social sampling and statistics. For more information visit Agricultural Assessments International's site at http://www.aaic.net/ or contact William Wigton at wwigton@aaic.net, tel. +1-1-888-682-7641 or 103-336-5682.

William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA providing professional services, worldwide, in all aspects of forest insect and disease management, forest fire management, remote sensing, project design, review and evaluation. You may contact Bill at wciesla@aol.com , FAX: +1-970-482-4931. (Note - this is a correction in Bill's fax number.)

Please visit their sites or send them an email to get more information.

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS - This is the time of year we promise to do things that we will forget to do. My resolutions for 2000 are to:

1. Lose weight
2. Maintain a web page listing all the inventory-related publications that have appeared in FIU. See http://home.att.net/~gklund/invpubs.html .
3. Spend more quality time with my wife and family as long as they tolerate my doing so.
4. Do a better job of editing FIU
5. Lose weight
6. Maintain a web page listing all the inventory-related links that have appeared in FIU. See http://home.att.net/~gklund/invlinks.html .
7. Show more kindness towards the neighbor's cat.
8. Maintain a web page listing the upcoming resource inventory-related meetings, workshops, etc. See http://home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html .
9. Grow more (any) hair - scratch that one!
10. Lose weight!

HELP!

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY - University of Canterbury, School of Forestry in Christchurch, New Zealand. Available for a motivated individual to undertake forestry marketing and economic research as a part of an ongoing programme developing sustainability on Maori-Owned Indigenous Forest in New Zealand. The purposes of this programme are increased owner empowerment to undertake long-term asset management and capture greater benefits from forest ownership, and reduction in clear-felling of Maori-owned indigenous forest through improved performance of sustainable alternatives. Social, economic, and ecological aspects of sustainability are addressed. This is participatory action research; landowners are full partners at all stages. Marketing or market research skills are essential for evaluation of beech markets. A background in economics or econometrics with an interest in

information technology in addition to marketing would be helpful. Excellent oral and written communication skills and facilitation skills are required. The postdoctoral award is for a total of NZ$50,000 (approximately US$25,500) per annum for two years. Of this sum, NZ$44,000 per annum is a stipend for the fellow and NZ$6,000 per annum is available for expenses relating to the Fellowship. It would be preferable to fill the fellowship as soon as possible. An appointment will be made as soon as a suitable applicant is found. Candidates are required to have three referees submit reports directly to the Human Resources Registrar. Referees should provide telephone, fax and email contact details. Candidates should contact Ted Bilek at t.bilek@fore.canterbury.ac.nz or by mail at the University of Canterbury, School of Forestry, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand. Fax: 64-3-364-2124. In correspondence, quote opening F079.

MASTER OF PHILOPSHY PROGRAMME IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -2000-2001

(One year Full-time Residential Course for In-service Professionals) Indian Institute of Forest Management. The course is designed for Indian and Foreign participants interested in the sustainable development of forest ecosystem and the environment. The course is designed for middle level professionals and personnel working in Government, Non-government, Research and Teaching organisations. A maximum of 20 (twenty) candidates are enrolled in this course. The course duration is June 15, 2000 to May 31, 2001. A candidate must have at least a two years Master's Degree or equivalent degree/diploma (recognised from a University/Institute) with high second class, i.e., 55% for general candidates and 50% for reserved category, in any subject of knowledge. Candidates having working experience in forestry, environment and related field will be given preference for admission in MRM course. The candidate must be sponsored by their employer with the confirmation that the candidate's present job will continue after the completion of the course. It is expected that the candidate is fluent in written and spoken English language, as the language of instruction is English. For further information on how to apply contact: Prof. Deep N Pandey, Coordinator - MRM Admissions, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Post Box No.357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal 462 003 (M.P.) India. Tel: 775716, 775998, FAX: 0755-772878, Gram : 'FORMAN', E-mail:- deep@iifm.org

Internet Home Page: http://www.iifm.org . Last date for receiving the completed application form is 31 March 2000.

POSITION AVAILABLE: Associate Professor of Tropical Forestry and Executive Director of the Forest Management Trust, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville. Check: http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu or contact Dr. Henry Gholz at hlg@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu .

WANTED - Sponsors for FIU. The fees are small and they go to covering the expenses of putting FIU together. FIU reaches at least 3500 email addresses world-wide. If interested in supporting FIU with a small ad, please contact me at gklund@worldnet.att.net. Thanks, Gyde

PUBLICATIONS

- Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided.

Andersen, G.L. 1998. Classification and Estimation of Forest and Vegetation Variables in Optical High Resolution Satellites: A Review of Methodologies. IR-98-085.

http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Publications/Documents/IR-98-085.pdf

Anonymous. 1999. Ecological stewardship - a common reference for ecosystem management. 3 Volumes. 1800 p. 1 CD. Price: $250 USD. Contact: Elsevier Science, P.O. Box 880, 1000 AW Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-20-485-3727. Fax: +31-20-485-3432. Email: nlinfo-f@elseiver.n . URL: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/ecostew .

Cost, Noel D. 1999. A new annual forest inventory system for the South Forest Landowner. 58(2): 16-19. http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/pubs/viewpub.asp?ID=948

Crookston, Nicholas L.; Stage, Albert R. 1999. Percent canopy cover and stand structure statistics from the Forest Vegetation Simulator. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-24. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 11 p. Abstract at: http://www.xmission.com/~rmrs/pubs/hotoffpress.html

Gaines, William L.; Harrod, Richy J.; Lehmkuhl, John F. 1999. Monitoring biodiversity: quantification and interpretation. USDA Forest Service. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-443. (174k) http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/gtr_443.pdf

Galliano, Steven J.; Loeffler, Gary M.1999. Place assessment: how people define ecosystems. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-462. (992k in pdf format) http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/gtr_462.pdf

Hof, John; Flather, Curtis; Baltic, Tony; Davies, Stephen. 1999. National projections of forest and rangeland condition indicators. USDA Forest Service. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-442 http://www.fs.fed.us/pl/rpa/hof.pdf

Howard, D. C.; Barr, C.J.; Scott. W.A. 1998. The Validity of Using Countryside Survey Sample Data from Great Britain to Estimate Land Cover in Scotland. Journal of Environmental Management 52:131-146

MicroImage, 1999. Image Classification ftp://ftp.microimages.com/data2/getstart/booklets/pdf/classify.pdf

For previously listed publications see http://home.att.net/~gklund/invpub.html .

MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

- (See also http://www.agnic.org/whatsnew and http://www.agnic.org/mtg/99k.html

http://www.forestworld.com/views/events/events_directory/event_mainframe.html

and Calendar of remote sensing/GIS events - http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html

NEW LISTINGS

19 - 21 February 2000. Global sustainable development in the 21st century: directions for innovation and change. New Delhi, India. Contact: The Silver Jubilee Conferences Secretariat, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India. Tel. +91 11 462 2246, 460 1550, or 465 3001; Fax +91 11 462 1770 or 463 2609. E-mail program@teri.res.in , URL: http://www.teriin.org/25years

29 April -19 May 2000. Society of American Foresters Study Tour to New Zealand and Australia. The tour is being offered in two segments to accommodate those who may have been on one of the countries previously or cannot spend the total time of the full trip. Participants may go on either segment or the full tour. New Zealand will be visited first. On both islands, the group will visit the Forest Research Institute, Fletcher Challenge industrial operations, native Podocarp forests, farm forestry, and research at Lincoln and Canterbury Universities. For sightseeing, there is a day at Milford Sound, Franz Josef Glacier, and a coach trip across the Southern Alps to Christchurch. From Christchurch, those continuing to Australia will fly to Melbourne to begin that segment which travels from Melboure to Brisbane to Cairns and then back to Sydney. The group will visit the visit the Eucalpytus regnans forests and see environmental education activities, exotic pine plantations, and the northern rain forests, including a cable car ride over the canopy. The sightseeing highlight will be a full day on the Great Barrier Reef with diving opportunities. The full tour price in $4559.00 per person, the New Zealand segment is $2765.00, and the Australian segment is $3265.00, all per person double occupancy. The prices include round trip air from Los Angeles, hotels, ground transportation, in-country air, breakfast daily, four dinners, and much more. For a brochure with all the details and booking forms, contact Dick Reid at reidconsulting@aol.com Tel: +1-317-894-0138 or Globetrotter Travel at gttr@aol.com , +1-800- 322-7032 ext. 119..

1-10 October 2000. International Society of Tropical Foresters Brazilian Amazon Tour. The tour will follow the Amazon River from Manaus down stream to Belem with a stop in Santarem. Included will be two days Ariau Jungle Tower Lodge up the Rio Negro River from Manaus. The price will be $3237 per person double occupancy for 10 to 14 participants and go down to $3134 if there are 15 or more. The price includes round trip air from Miami on Varig Airlines, in country air, ground and river transportation, hotels and jungle lodge, some sightseeing and more. For more information, contact Dick Reid, Reid Consulting, 11627 E. Boone Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46229 USA. Tel: +1-317-894-0138. Email reidconsulting@aol.com or ISTF, 5400 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA. Tel: +1-301-897-8720 ext. 126, Email istf@igc.apc.org ..

PREVIOUS LISTINGS (Note: starting with the 7 January 2000 issue of FIU, I will only list new meetings unless there are a lot of objections.. A complete listing of up-coming meetings listed in FIU will be posted at http://home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html - Gyde).

10-12 January 2000. 2^nd International Conference on Geospatial Information for Agriculture and Forestry. Buena Vista, Florida, USA. ERIM, P.O. Box 134008, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4008 USA. Tel: +1-734-994-1200 ext. 3234. Fax: +1-734-994-5123. Email: agriculture@erim-int.com . URL: http://www.erim-int/CONF/ag.html .

26-28 January 2000. 3^rd Conference on Fusion of Earth Data. Ecole des Mines de Paris, Sopia Antipolis, Cote d'Azur, France. Email: fusion@cenerg.cma.fr . URL: http://www-datafusion.cma.fr/conf

16-17 February 2000. International symposium NEWFOR - New Forests for Europe.

Freiburg, Germany. More information can be found in EFI homepages: http://www.efi.fi/events or contact: Brita Pajari <brita.pajari@efi.fi>

21-22 February 2000. Remote Sensing in Meteorology and Climate Research. Basel, Switzerland. Contact: Prof. Dr. E. Parlow, MCR Lab, University of Basel, MCR Lab, University of Basel, Spalenring 145, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland. Fax: +41-61-272-6923. Email: parlow@ubaclu.unibas.ch . URL: http://www-erasel.cma.fr/ or http://www.bib.unibas.ch/mcr/InfoBox/SIG.htm .

21-25 February 2000. Designing Multipurpose Resource Inventories - an International Short Course. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. This course will provide grass roots and hands on experience in designing multipurpose resource inventories. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Fees are US $ 600, which includes registration, printed and other materials, instructors, certification, health insurance, field day transportation, and coffee breaks. For additional information, contact: Dr. Miguel Caballero Deloya, Head. Area of Environmental Economics and Sociology Research Program, CATIE 7170. Turrialba, Costa Rica. TELFAX: 556 8514. Tel: 556 6431 Ext. 2522. Electronic mail: caballer@catie.ac.cr . See English: URL at http://www.catie.ac.cr/posgrado/cursos/design.htm , Spanish: http://www.catie.ac.cr/posgrado/cursos/diseno.htm

13-15 March 2000. Introduction to Agro-Ecological Modelling with AME. University of Edinburgh. Full details and a registration form are available at http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/ierm/shortcou/ame.htm or by contacting

Vikki.Hilton@ed.ac.uk

19-22 March 2000. International Symposium on Sustainable Development in Semi-Arid Regions - WORLD SEMI-ARID 2000. João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Note: this was originally scheduled for 6-9 December 1999. A call for papers is open until 31 January 2000. Contact: Prof. Dorival C. Bruni, President of BIOSFERA, Brazilian Society for the Environment (BIOSFERA), P.O.Box 2432, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20001-970, Brazil. Tel/Fax: (+55 21) 221-0155/ 2217626. Tel: (+55 21) 252-1631. E-mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br . Web site: http://www.biosfera.com.br

21-25 March, 2000. Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management at the Forest Management Unit Level. Nancy, France. Contact: Olivier Laroussinie, GIP ECOFOR, 19, avenue du Maine, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France. Tel.: (+33)1 45 49 88 36; Fax: (+33) 1 45 49 88 39; E-mail: laroussinie@engref.fr URL: http://www.efi.fi/events/2000/criteria.html

21-31 March and 5-16 April 2000. La naturaleza como maestra, sabiduria indigena y estrategias de conservacion de los bosques tropicales" Seminars. Contact: Dahlia Miller, PO Box 1004, El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA. Tel: +1-510-215-4313; Fax: +1-510-215-9840. E-mail : sentient@experientials.org or dahlia@igc.org . URL: http://www.experientials.org

21-23 March 2000. Mapping and orthophotos from aerial photography. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Contact: Conference Assistant - Tel: +1-541-737-2329. Fax: +1-541-737-4966. Email: conference@cof.orst.edu . URL: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen/

31 March-1 April 2000. War and Tropical Forests: New Perspectives on Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Call for papers open until 15 January. Contact: Steven Price, Yale ISTF Conference, c/o Tropical Resource Institute, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A Tel: +1-203-777-8668. Email: steven.price@yale.edu. URL: http://www.yale.edu/istf

3-7 April 2000. Variable probability sampling. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Contact: Conference Assistant - Tel: +1-541-737-2329. Fax: +1-541-737-4966. Email: conference@cof.orst.edu . URL: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen/ .