Congress web site updated: 26 June 2008
CONGRESS OBJECTIVES
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
Planned publications include a
state-of-the-art compendium of about 30 chapters, a book of abstracts of
all presentations, and a Congress Declaration. Selected
presentations will be published as peer-reviewed journal articles after
the congress. The Congress Declaration that will capture the
discussions and deliberations during the congress will be developed for
use as a policy document for further promotion of agroforestry.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The official language of the Congress shall be English. Congress deliberations and communications will be handled in English only. All monetary figures mentioned are in US dollars.
The overall congress theme “Working Together for Sustainable Land-use Systems”, will be developed throughout the congress in plenary, sub-plenary, concurrent, and poster sessions. World leaders in research and development of natural resources will speak on different aspects of this theme during the inaugural, plenary, and sub-plenary functions.
Plenary Sessions - The congress deliberations will focus on five major topics.
Oral (Concurrent) and Poster Sessions - Invited and voluntary contributions will be presented in more than 20 oral sessions, up to six of them concurrently, and two poster sessions, under the following themes.
The abstract deadline has been extended until 15 October 2003. Abstracts are to be submitted electronically. Hard copies of abstracts may be considered only under exceptional circumstances such as the authors having no access to electronic-submission facilities. Detailed instructions on how to submit an abstract are provided below. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure that your submission is received and recorded.
All foreign nationals who wish to attend the congress and need a visa for entry into the USA are strongly encouraged to start their visa application process as soon as possible as the application process could take up to six months. Travel reservations should also be made sufficiently in advance as more than 40 million people visit Orlando’s world-renowned attractions annually.
Wednesday, 30 June
2004
Congress participants have the opportunity to select one of the three half-day field trips described below to visit agroforestry practices in the region, at no additional cost, on Wednesday, 30 June 2004. The congress registration form provides a place for indicating your field trip preference. These field trips are available for registered congress participants only (not for accompanying persons).
Note: The field trips are within 50
miles (80 km) from Orlando. All field trips will involve walking through
forests/tree stands; field attire is recommended; approximate duration:
1:30 to 6:30 pm. Agroforestry in an Urbanizing Landscape
Land management practices that are being used
to increase income from agricultural and natural-resource activities in
central Florida include: growing high value floral and herbal crops under
trees; integrating livestock, timber production, hunting and ecotourism;
Non-Timber Forest Products and Public Land Management The field trip will visit a forest farming (lucrative fern production) area northeast of Orlando and travel back through the Ocala National Forest to see how collection permits for 'crooked wood' and other special forest products (NTFPs) fit in timber and public land management plans.
Fuelwood could be used advantageously for co-firing in the electric utilities that are concentrated in central Florida region and reclaimed phosphate mined lands in the region constitute a significant land base on which SRWCs may be cultivated as fuelwood. This field trip will visit a 50-hectare SRWC plantation approximately one hour southwest of Orlando. Cottonwood (Populus deltoides), eucalypts (Eucalyptus amplifolia and E. grandis), and other species were established, beginning in 2000, on a clay settling area formerly dominated by cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica). Additional information pertinent to this field trip is available at: http://www.treepower.org
The congress will feature an excellent opportunity for organizations to display educational and informative materials to a broad range of international participants.
OR, click here to print a display-space reservation form, then return the form by fax or mail with payment to the Office of Conferences and Institutes. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the PDF form file.)
Thanks to the support of various organizations, agencies and companies, a limited amount of financial aid may be available to selected individuals to help them attend the congress. Preference will be given to young scientists and researchers from developing countries. Assistance may include partial or full coverage of the following congress-related expenses: accommodation (shared), airfare, congress registration, or meals. Our funding situation is, however, still uncertain. We strongly recommend that individuals seeking travel support may also approach local and regional offices of foreign assistance agencies including: USAID (USA), GTZ (Germany), DfID (UK), JICA (Japan), SIDA (Sweden), NORAD (Norway), IDRC and CIDA (Canada), DANIDA (Denmark), Rockefeller Foundation, and Ford Foundation. Regional/Local offices of international agencies such as FAO, UNDP, other UN Agencies, and the World Bank (and Regional Development Banks such as Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank) also are recommended. Although submission of an abstract (for a congress presentation) is not a requirement for funding assistance, applicants should state how their participation will benefit them and contribute to the success of the congress. Financial assistance applications will be accepted until 30 September 2003 and are to be submitted electronically. Hard copies of the application may be considered only under exceptional circumstances such as having no access to electronic-submission facilities. Detailed instructions for the financial assistance application are provided below. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure that your submission is received and recorded. Once again, all foreign nationals who wish to attend the congress and need a visa for entry into the USA are encouraged to start their visa application process as soon as possible.
GENERAL CONGRESS
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
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Academicians
PROGRAM
Sub-plenary
Symposia 
All individuals who wish to present their work
in any aspect of agroforestry are invited and encouraged to submit an
abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation at the
congress. Oral presentations of accepted submissions will be scheduled for
one of the concurrent sessions. Suggested themes for different sessions
are listed under the section “oral (concurrent) and poster sessions.”
Authors may indicate their session preference in which they wish to
present their work. All abstracts, both oral and poster, will be published
in the book of abstracts to be distributed at the congress and posted on
the web site following the congress. Special issues of relevant
international scientific journals will feature selected presentations from
the congress. Following the congress, authors of such presentations will
be invited to develop and submit full manuscripts for consideration as
peer-reviewed journal papers. 
Hosted by: The School of Forest
Resources and Conservation (SFRC), IFAS/University of Florida
alley cropping with vegetables; and more intensive management of riparian
zones. Tour stops will look at these options to maintain rural landscapes
north and east of Orlando, and will include discussions on the role of
non-timber forest products, silvopasture, and streamside management zones
in the southeastern U.S.
Short Rotation Woody Crops (SRWC)
(Co-hosted by The Common Purpose Institute)