I've been asked to announce a call for participation for the conference
below.  They are interested in all things related to information management,
technology, and organization in respect to forestry, including GIS.

Matthew Parsons, Acting Map Librarian
University of Washington Libraries
Map Collection and Cartographic Information Services Unit
Box 352900, Seattle WA 98195     206.543.9392
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> IUFRO, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, is a
> non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists.
> Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and
> forest products research. IUFRO's activities are organized primarily
> through its 274 specialized Units in 8 technical Divisions.
>
> Two IUFRO Units, 6.03.00, Information Service and Knowledge Organization,
> and 4.11.3, Information Management and Information Technologies, are
> organizing a conference to be held as a satellite event of the XII World
> Forestry Congress in Quebec City, Canada September 17-19, 2003 under the
> theme: Information Interoperability And Organization For National And
> Global Forest Information Systems.
>
> We encourage you to participate in this conference. We hope to get a good
> mix of information specialists and technicians at the meeting. The Call
> for Participation is attached and is also available
> at http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/interop/index_e.html. If you have
> questions, please let me or Dr. Alan Thomson of the Canadian Forest
> Service hear from you.
>
> Carol Green, Coordinator IUFRO Unit 6.03.00
>
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> Carol C.Green, Head
> Forest Resources Library
> University of Washington
> Box 352112
> Seattle, WA 98195-2112
> E-mail [log in to unmask]
> (206)543-2758
> fax:(206)543-8375
> International Directory of Forest Information Services:
> http://db.lib.washington.edu/iufrodir/
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