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Industry Participation in Certification Course Opportunity
Friday, 5 September 2008
The National Forestry Masters consortium has announced that it has secured funding from the Australian Government as part of its Asia Pacific Skills and Capacity Building Program.
One component of the capacity building proposal is the delivery of certification training. The course will be conducted in two short courses principally delivered by a team from the Rainforest Alliance with contributions from others and will take place in Deramakot Forest in Sabah, Malaysia in October and November 2008.
Further information on participation and curriculum can be obtained by contacting Cynthia Ojiambo by email: cynthia.ojiambo@anuenterprise.com.au , or phone: (02) 6125 5862 by 15th September 2008.
read more... | Applications closing 30 September for Max Jacob Fund award
Friday, 5 September 2008
Applications for the Max Jacobs Fund award are closing at the end of September 2008! The fund generally awards 2 grants annually for the purpose of research and/ or travel associated with research including the delivery of papers to conferences. Each grant is usually for about $2,500.
Application forms can be downloaded from the IFA website: http://www.forestry.org.au/ifa/a/a2-ifa.asp.
read more... | AYAD Partnerships Intake 24 deadline
Friday, 5 September 2008
AYAD has announced that the application deadlines for Intake 24 assignments is 26th September 2008. Assignments are listed on the AYAD website: http://www.ayad.com.au/aspx/assignments.aspx
read more... | IFA Conference 2009 - call for abstracts
Friday, 5 September 2008
Be at the forefront of ‘a climate of change’ at the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) 2009 Conference. The IFA Conference organisers are calling for abstracts consistent with the theme, “Forestry: a climate of change”...
read more... | Forestry Fellowship - Applications open
Thursday, 21 August 2008
The World Forest Institute, the Gottstein Trust, and Forest & Wood Products Australia are seeking Australian forestry professionals for 12-month Fellowships in Portland, Oregon, USA involving networking, research, and cultural exchange.
Applications are processed a year in advance to give time to prepare for travel. The closing date for 2009 and 2010 applications is September 12, 2008. For further information visit: http://wfi.worldforestrycenter.org/australianfellowship.pdf.
read more... | Opportunity to promote forestry work experience
Thursday, 21 August 2008
The Tertiary Forestry Education Summit hosted by the IFA in Canberra on 20 May 2008 addressed the shortage of forestry students and tertiary qualified foresters in Australia. One of the recommendations of the summit was to create a work experience program to attract more students to study forestry by providing forestry holiday employment for non-forestry undergraduate students. In particular, employers were seeking a coordinated process to recruit students on behalf of industry.
read more... | Jolly Medal - Roger Underwood
Monday, 18 August 2008
The IFA President, Dr Peter Volker, has announced that Roger Underwood of Palmyra Western Australia has been awarded the N.W. Jolly Medal. The N.W. Jolly Medal is the Institute of Foresters of Australia’s highest and most prestigious honour for outstanding service to the profession of forestry in Australia.
Roger Underwood worked as a forester in the WA Forests Department for 25 years, moving from forest workman (in his student days) through positions as a Divisional Forest Officer and Regional Superintendent and three years as Research Superintendent before becoming General Manager of WA’s Department of Conservation and Land Management (now DEC) for 9 years.
In making the announcement Dr Volker said “Roger continues to provide leadership in forestry in Australia, setting a shining example of articulate commitment, integrity and professional achievement.”
read more... | IFA concerned with PFDC funds withdrawal - letter to Minister
Thursday, 14 August 2008
IFA President, Dr Peter Volker RPF FIFA, has registered the concerns of the Institute with the withdrawal of Australian Government funding for Private Forests Development Committees. In his letter to the Federal Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forests ,The Hon. Tony Burke MP, Dr Volker wrote “PFDCs are effective points of delivery of Australian government programs for plantations and farm forestry and bring together all levels of government, industry and communities concerned for the orderly development of forestry.”...
read more... | Forestry Industry Communications Strategy - Summary
Thursday, 14 August 2008
In May 2008 the IFA hosted a Tertiary Forestry Education Summit. As a result of the Summit a Communication Strategy was developed to improve the profile of forestry careers in the mainstream media.
The strategy aims to promote forestry as an interesting career, promote the forestry industry as an attractive employer and promote the availability of forestry education...
read more... | Stephen Manson approved for RPF
Thursday, 7 August 2008
The RPF Registration Committee is pleased to announce the approval of Stephen Manson of Launceston Tasmania. Stephen has been approved in the category of ‘General Practicing Forester’ with recognised skills in Plantation Management & Forest Harvesting.
read more... | IFA Submissions
Thursday, 31 July 2008
The IFA has made two recent submissions:
COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water on its discussion paper, Design Options for the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target Scheme
Dept of Primary Industries and Water on Implementation of Regulatory Controls for Aerial Spraying and Ground Spraying Agricultural Chemical Products - Consultation Paper. (Tasmanian Division)
IFA members will be kept informed on the outcomes of these issues and members can view these submissions on the IFA website:http://www.forestry.org.au/ifa/g/g7-ifa.asp.
read more... | Australian Forestry journal receives enhanced international standing
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Thomson Reuters has advised the IFA “I am happy to inform you that Australian Forestry has been selected for coverage in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). Indexing of this title is scheduled to begin with 2008 issues.”
The approval is based on a review of the publication itself and of citations of Australian Forestry articles, and follows three years of constant effort by the IFA’s Board of Directors and the Publications Committee...
read more... | Inquiry into legislation underpinning Carbon Sink Forests
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
The IFA has made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Inquiry into the “Implementation, Operation and Administration of Legislation Underpinning Carbon Sink Forests”...
read more... | Applications now open for Max Jacobs Fund Grants
Thursday, 19 June 2008
The Institute of Foresters of Australia has announced that applications are now open for the 2009 Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Fund grants. This Fund awards 2 grants annually for the purpose of research and/or travel associated with research including the delivery of papers to conferences. Each grant is usually for $2,500.
Persons interested in applying may obtain more details and an application form from the IFA website: http://www.forestry.org.au/ifa/a/a2-ifa.asp. Closing date is 30 September 2008.
read more... | Professional development opportunities through Universities
Thursday, 29 May 2008
During the Tertiary Forestry Education Summit last week the Universities involved in the National Forestry Masters Program indicated to those in industry that they would provide information on opportunities for their staff to be involved in ‘one off’ subjects for professional development being conducted by the Universities.
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2009 IFA Conference
- Claim the date
IFA 2009 Conference - Forestry:
A climate of change
When: Sunday 6th September
-Thursday 10th September 2009.
Where: Events Centre, Caloundra Qld.
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