Welcome

Registrations have now closed. If you are still interested in registering for the full conference, please contact Kylie Gunn.

Nau mai, Haere mai, welcome to the 6th IUFRO 2.09.02 Conference: The might of vegetative propagation for healthy and productive forests to face climate challenges to be held in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 3-8 March 2024.

The Hosting Organisation of the Conference is Scion, a Crown Research Institute that specialises in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood product, wood-derived materials, and other biomaterial sectors. Scion is a large government research organisation with 350 staff, including 200 scientists.

The conference theme is considering emphasizing that, in the context of rapid climate change, there is an urgent need for cost-effective, efficient tree vegetative propagation (bio)technologies to support the development of precision forestry and delivery of forest products and services. Innovative technologies could be of importance for both deployment of adapted, healthy, commercial varieties in planted forests and preservation of natural forest areas, thus to the integrated benefit of the industry and society. In New Zealand there is a marked societal dimension in forestry through the historical strong and practical involvement of Te Ao Māori in forest management.

IUFRO is offering sponsorship of forest scientists to attend this conference, read the details in the Scientist Assistance Programme (SAP) call for candidates document.

We look forward to welcoming you to Rotorua.

Dr Jean-François Trontin
Dr Paloma Moncalean
Dr Henri Bailleres
Dr Jana Krajnakova

L-R: Whakarewarewa Forest Park (Credit: Graeme Murray); Polynesian Spa (Credit: RotoruaNZ); Scion’s building ‘Te Whare Nui o Tuteata’.