Facts:
Project timetable 2023-01-01 – 2024-06-30
Funders: SNS
Project coordinator: Dan Bergström, SLU
Participants from SBT: Dan Bergström, Inst.f. Skogens biomaterial och teknologi
Project budget total: 1 MSEK
Project budget SLU: 0.5 MSEK
Advancing Silvicultural Technology
Last changed: 28 February 2023
The goal of the project is to attract and connect various competences in the Nordic-Baltic (NB) region in order to promote boosted RDI activities in the transition to forest based bioeconomy. We believe this network will promote performance of urgent interregional/institutional/competence R&D- and networking projects and also act as an important network portal for young researchers.
The long-term aim is to support the future provision of multiple ecosystem services from NB forests. This by gathering expertize in forest sciences and technology with targeted focus of multifunctional silviculture. The primary objective is to organize a conference to 1) provide an overview of ongoing R&D in the NB region and 2) develop an overview of urgent and strategic R&D needs, to secure and engineer sustainable ecosystems services for current and future forests. We also include industry, NGO’s, practitioners, authorities and researchers (including students) in order to support discussions of long-term development and inter-triad-transfer of knowledge. The second objective is to create an inter-disciplinary-national-sector-connected platform in Nordic-Baltics for systematic and continual R&D. The third aim is to initiate future networking activities and new joint R&D project proposals.
The Conference is as a joint arrangement between SNS, IUFRO, SLU, LUKE, NIBIO, SILAVA, InNovaSilva ApS and Estonian University of Life Sciences and is financed by the SNS: https://nordicforestresearch.org/ The running time of the project is 2023-2024 and project budget is 1MSEK.
Conference: Advancing Silvicultural Technology Umeå August 22-24th 2023
SLU Campus Umeå, Sweden - August 22-24th 2023
The objectives of the conference are to present ongoing R&D in the Nordic-Baltic region on forest management systems and technology and to discuss future R&D needs. Researchers, undergraduate- and PhD students as well as professionals from operational forestry, forest authorities and industry and other forest organizations are welcome to participate.
Updates! (2023-06-14)
The conference seminar program Day 1 and Day 3 is now set. In total, 44 presentations will be given of which 33 is oral speeches and 11 are poster presentations. You find a downloadable program and list of poster presentations here
On Day 2, we will have a full day field excursion in Vindeln were technology innovations are demonstrated. The excursion is arranged together with the Forest Technology Cluster. More updates of the excursion program will come!
The conference (incl. the excursion) and meals is free of charges and open for everyone to participate after registration. Deadline for registration is prolonged to August 14th. You can participate to Sessions 1-5 digitally – a link will be provided after registration! Register by emailing to Dan Bergström. Please, specify in the mail if you participate on-place or digital and which days you attend!
Travelling and accommodation information:
The train-station is in the city center of Umeå and the Airport is just few kilometers from city center and campus. SLU Campus is very close to Umeå city center were you find many hotels to choose from; the walking distance is ca 20-30min. Conference dinners will be in city center. At the excursion day, a bus will arrive in city center and pick you up. To get to Campus, just walk or take the local bus.
Travel: https://visitumea.se/en/travel
Hotels: https://visitumea.se/en/hotels-umea
SLU Campus Umeå: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/locations/slu-umea/
Links to downloadable templates:
Contact: Dan Bergström,
Associate Professor, Division of Forest Operations, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden. dan.bergstrom@slu.se, +46907868214, +46730498014
Contact
Dan Bergström, Researcher
Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Teknologi
Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Teknologi
dan.bergstrom@slu.se, +46907868214, +46730498014