International Scientific Conference

 

FORESTRY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRY - 20 YEARS OF THE FACULTY OF FORESTRY IN BANJA LUKA

1-4th November, 2012

Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H

Second Announcement and Call for Abstract

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to send you second announcement for International Scientific Conference “FORESTRY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRY - 20 YEARS OF THE FACULTY OF FORESTRY IN BANJA LUKA” that will be held in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1 and 4 of November, 2012. 
This Conference marks 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Forestry in Banja Luka. Sustainable development of forestry is linked to the development of forestry science and its implementation in practice. Forests, as the most complex terrestrial ecosystems on Earth, are exposed to various negative impacts, which cause a growing need for a stronger link between forestry science and practice. The Conference will address the role of forestry science in forestry practice in terms of realization of different forest functions and values which are the most relevant for sustainable development of forestry. Consequently, ecological, economic, and social functions of forest ecosystems under different management regimes will be discussed. The Conference will take a holistic view of the interaction between forestry science and practice and it will also invite papers on the sustainable development of forestry. International Scientific achievements and practical experiences that will be presented during the Conference will make it possible to define measures for prevention of negative impacts on sustainable development of forestry, provide impetus for educational work and link research activities with forestry practice. 
The aim of the conference is to provide a synoptic overview on latest observations in forestry, new approaches and suitable management concepts based on sustainable development. 
We look forward to see you in the Conference. 

LANGUAGE:

The Official Language of the symposium will be Serbian and English.

 

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ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS

  • Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka
  • International Union of Forest Research Organizations
  • European Forest Institute
  • Ministry of Education and Culture, of the Republic of Srpska
  • Ministry of Science and Technology, of the Republic of Srpska
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, of the Republic of Srpska
  • Public Forestry Enterprise “Šume Republike Srpske“ of The Republic of Srpska
  • Forest Agency of the Republic of Srpska
  • National Park “Kozara”, of the Republic of Srpska

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SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

I.    Forest ecology, climate change and biodiversity of forest ecosystems
II.   Forest management planning
III.  Silviculture and forest protection
IV.   Forest utilization
V.    Seed husbandry, nursery, reforestation, and urban forests
VI.   Forest policy, economics, and organization in forestry
VII.  Forestry education

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TENTATIVE PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE:

  • 1 days for scientific presentations 
  • 1 day for field trips to the virgin forest “Janj” near to Šipovo town.

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BOARD OF HONOUR

Mr. Anton Kasipović, Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Srpska
Ph.D. Jasmin Komić, Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Srpska
Mr. Miroslav Milovanović, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Republic of Srpska
Ph.D. Stanko Stanić, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Alexander Buck, Executive Director, IUFRO, Vienna, Austria
Ph.D. Alexander S. Alekseev, State Forest - Technical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
Ph.D. Aleksandar Trendafilov, Faculty of Forestry, Skopje, Macedonia
Ph.D. Antonio Notario Gomes, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Ph.D. Borislav Šoškić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Čedomir Burlica, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Dragan Karadžić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Igor Potočnik, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ph.D. Ljubivoje Stojanović, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Ljubodrag Mihajlović, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Milan Medarević, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Miloš Koprivica, Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Ostoja Stojanović, Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo, B&H
Ph.D. Pietro Piussi, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Ph.D. Ratko Čomić, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Risto Päivinen, EFI, Joensuu, Finland
Ph.D. Staniša Banković, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Vasilije Isajev, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Vladimir Lukić, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Vojin Bucalo, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Vojislav Bajić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Academic, Ph.D. Vladimir Stevanović, Serbian Academy Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia

Ph.D. Aleh Rodzkin, International Sakharov Environmental University, Minsk, Belarus 
Ph.D. Andraz Čarni, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ph.D. Alexander S. Alekseev, State Forest - Technical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
Ph.D. Andrej Bončina, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ph.D. Ahmet Yesil, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ph.D. Branko Glavonjić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Dalibor Ballian, Faculty of Forestry, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ph.D. Diane Haase, USDA Forest Service, Portland, Oregon, USA
Ph.D. Dijana Vuletić, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Hrvatska
Ph.D. Dragan Karadžić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Gert Jan Nabuurs, EFI Assistant Director, Joensuu, Finland
Ph.D. Igor Potočnik, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ph.D. Ilpo Tikkanen, Programme Manager, European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland
Ph.D. Ioan Vasile Abrudan, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania
Ph.D. Jurij Dijaci, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ph.D. Jean-Philippe Schütz, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Z), Zürich, Switzerland
Ph.D. Keith W. Moser, Society of American Foresters, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
Ph.D. Kole Vasilevski, Faculty of Forestry, Skopje, Macedonia
Ph.D. Ladislav Paule, Faculty of Forestry, Zvolen, Slovakia
Ph.D. Ljubinko Rakonjac, Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia 
Ph.D. Maja Jurc, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ph.D. Maksim Bykovskiy, Moscow State Forest University, Moscow, Russia
Ph.D. Norocel V. Nicolescu,  Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania
Ph.D. Margaret Shannon, European Forest Institute, USA
Ph.D. Margarida Tome, IUFRO Coordinator Division 4, Portugal
Ph.D. Matthias Dees, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Ph.D. Milan Knežević, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Milan Mataruga, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Milan Medarević, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Milko Milev, Faculty of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ph.D. Milovan Pecelj, Faculty of Geography, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Milun Krstić, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Nada Šumatić, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Nenad Ranković, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Predrag Aleksić, Forest management “Srbijasume”, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Rade Cvjetićanin, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Renzo Motta, Faculty of Forestry, Torino, Italia
Ph.D. Rodoljub Oljača, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Risto Päivinen, EFI, Joensuu, Finland
Ph.D. Rose-Marie Muzika, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Ph.D. Saša Orlović, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad Serbia
Ph.D. Sezgin Ayan, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey
Ph.D. Siniša Andrašev, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ph.D. Srđan Ljubojević, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Stanko Trifković, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Ph.D. Stjepan Posavec, Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb, Croatia
Ph.D. Thomas Nagel, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, USA
Ph.D. Vasilije Isajev, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Vera Lavadinović, Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
Ph.D. Viliam Pichler, Faculty of Forestry, Zvolen, Slovakia
Ph.D. Vladimir Vujanović, University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Canada
Ph.D. Zoran Govedar, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Zoran Maunaga, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H

 

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ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE

Ph.D. Alexander Buck, Executive Director, IUFRO, Vienna, Austria
Ph.D. Aleksandar Trendafilov, Faculty of Forestry, Skopje, Macedonia
Ph.D. Kole Vasilevski, University Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia
Ph.D. Ljiljana Došenović, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Milan Mataruga, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Milko Milev, Faculty of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ph.D. Milosav Anđelić, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Podgorica, Montenegro
Ph.D. Mira Milić, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Predrag Miletić, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Rodoljub Oljača, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Srđan Ljubojević, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Vojislav Dukić, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Zoran Govedar, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Zoran Maunaga, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ph.D. Zoran Stanivuković, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Mr. Dušan Miodragović, Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ecc. Rade Ristović, Agency for Forestry, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ing. Dragan Romčević, National Park “Kozara”, Prijedor, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Ing. Srđan Kašić, IRPC, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H

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CONFERENCE SECRETARIATE

Ph.D. Vojislav Dukić, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc. Božica Jokanović, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc. Brane Zlokapa, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc. Branislav Cvjetković, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc. Dane Marčeta, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Danijela Petrović, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Dragan Čomić, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Jugoslav Brujić, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Marijana Kapović, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Srđan Keren, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Vanja Daničić, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Vladimir Petković, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Vladimir Stupar, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
M.Sc.  Zorana Hrkić, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
Nikola Karić, Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H

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GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Conference will be held on 1-4th November 2012
  • Place: Hotel “Bosna”, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H
  • Language: English, Serbian
  • Conference fee: 100 EUR
  • Maximum three papers per author are acceptable
  • Conference fee include book of abstracts, proceedings and refreshment
  • Students do not pay conference fee
  • Abstract submission: 15.05.2012 (up to 300 words on English language)
  • Acceptance of paper: Untill 15.06.2012
  • Papers (up to 8 pages of A4 format on English language) should be sent in electronic form until 15.09.2012
  • Posters by sections will be organized by the program of Conference - posters take with you.

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INSTRUCTION FOR AUTHORS

Font: Times New Roman, 12pt Title: big letters, bold, font size12pt Authors: font size 10pt Abstract: up to 300 words in English, 10pt Key words: maximum 5 words, font size 10pt Margins: 2,5 cm Poster: 60x80 cm In the footnote ought to be the name of author’s organization. Announcement of participation Faculty of ForestryStepa Stepanovic, 75a78 000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/B&H Tel: +387 51 460 550 Fax: +387 51 460 550 www.sfbl.org.

Abstracts and papers send via web-site: www.sfbl.org/conference or on e-mail: conference@sfbl.org

Payment of conference fee preferably before meeting (possible also at the conference)

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REGISTRATION FEE

Early bird until July 15th 2012 – 60 EURO / 120 BAM

Method of payment: Bank transfer

After July 16th 2012 – 100 EURO / 200 BAM

Method of payment: Bank transfer or at the registration  desk at the beginning of the Conference)


After the payment, please send us confirmation for the payment at e-mail: conference@sfbl.org

RESERVATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Participants have to reserve hotel room by their own. On the following links you can find all information about hotel accommodation in Banja Luka.

  • Hotel Bosna****- www.hotelbosna.com
  • Hotel Palas*** - www.hotelpalasbl.com
  • Hotel Talia*** - www.hoteltalija.com
  • Hotel Vidović*** - www.hotelvidovic.com
  • Hotel Atina*** - www.hotelatina.com
  • Hotel Vrbas*** - www.hotel-vilavrbas.com

The Conference excursion in virgin forest Janj near the Šipovo town, is included by the Registration Fee.  

An official "Letter of Invitation" to obtain a Visa and/or authorization to attend the Conference will be issued after the Registration Form has been received for those who need it. The Bosnia and Herzegovina visa policy changes according to countries. 

VENUE:

The conference will be held in Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska (B&H). The city is located in Western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Banja Luka used to occupy the biggest municipality area in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was one of the ten largest cities in the former Yugoslavia. With its population of about 250.000 it is the largest city of the Republic of Srpska and the second largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city represents the most significant administrative, economic, cultural and university center of the Republic of Srpska. The town is located in the valley, at the 164 m above the sea level, where the Dinaric Alps from the south descend into the Panonnian Basin in the north. Banja Luka has mild-continental climate with warm summers and mildly cold winters. The average annual temperature is 10,7 C (July  21,3 C/January  0,8 C). The city belongs to the Central European Time Zone (GMT +1). Due to its numerous parks and the tree lined avenues, Banja Luka is deemed the “city of greenery”. It has been also known as the city of youth, sports and beautiful girls. Banja Luka is a member of the network of the biggest cities in the Balkans (Balsinet) and a city partner of many other European cities, such as: Keiserslautern, Moscow, Lvov, Patras, Belgrade, Kranj, Novi Sad, etc. In ex Yugoslavia, the city used to be an important industrial centre for the machine, electrical and paper industry, but also for the textile and food processing. During the civil war period and the subsequent social and economic transition most of the industrial capacity and the respective markets have been lost. Therefore, the post-war Banja Luka has opened more towards the market oriented countries, identifying its development potentials in trade, tourism, agriculture and food processing industry. All necessary information about Banja Luka, you can find on this link www.banjaluka-tourism.com

About virgin forest Janj (field trip)

Virgin forest reserve Janj spreads on 295 hectares of land, and it is about 30 kilometers away from Sipovo. Exploitation has been banned in that area. Since then, the area has been serving exclusively for researches of natural processes of flora and fauna, without human impact. The supervision of illegal use of natural resources and other appearances that could disturb natural life and balance has been increased. The forest mostly consists of beech, fir, maple, elm, ash and spruce trees.

We really hope to have aroused your interest in these important events and would be more than pleased if you joined us in Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska.