The  IUFRO – International Union of Forest Research Organizations Research Group 1.04.00 – Agroforestry invites all colleagues to participate in the online conference Agroforestry systems in the world: differences and similarities that will be on 26-27 July 2023.

The goals of this conference are to analyse and discuss the concepts, productions and their ranking, the species and the strand structure, the management options, the modelling and the practice of agroforestry systems. Download the flyer of the conference for all details HERE.

Registrations are free but mandatory, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/j3F3FDQoKTzSC6Kw8, until 10 of July 2023!

To make a presentation please use the template (download it HERE) and e-mail it to acag@uevora.pt and swoyambhu_amatya@yahoo.com, until 10 of July 2023. Notifications of acceptance and presentation schedule will be sent by 20 of July 2023.

Is you have any questions about your participation in this meeting, contact Ana Cristina Gonçalves (acag@uevora.pt) or Swoyambhu Man Amatya (swoyambhu_amatya@yahoo.com).

Looking forward to see you,

The Organisation:

• Ana Cristina Gonçalves, MED, University of Évora, Portugal
• Swoyambhu Man Amatya, Faculty of Forestry, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal;
• Sanjeev Chauhan, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Punjab Agricultural University, India
• John Parrotta, United States Forest Service Research & Development, United States of America

The 16^th edition of the basic course on aerobiology, which will be held from 4 to 8 September 2023 in Évora, will cover the following topics:

• Botanical introduction to pollen development and morphology
• Phenology & pollination
• Methods & quality control for sampling airborne bioaerosols
•  Dynamics of pollen dispersal and transport
• Forecasting & modelling
• Applied time-series statistics
• Pollen allergens and cross-reactivity
• Identification of airborne pollen & fungal spores with practical exercises on light microscopy

Basic courses on Aerobiology are organized every two years by European Aerobiology Society (EAS). They have been devised as a result of the growing interest in monitoring airborne particles. The increasing number of national aeroallergen networks that have been set up has enabled scientist to compare procedures and deepen fundamentals of monitoring techniques. Consequently, the need for a higher quality level of analysis and for a standardization of procedures has emerged. To the purpose, a state-of-the-art educational program to train scientists, technicians and laboratory workers has been brought forward and was started with a series of European courses in aerobiology.

This 16^th edition of the course will be limited to 25 participants. Registrations and more information HERE.