Ráðstefna: nýskógrækt, líffræðilegan fjölbreytileika og skógvistfræði

Seminar on afforestation, biodiversity and forest ecology
at the Forest Research Station, Mógilsá, Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Seminars given by:
· Prof. Charles Williams (Fulbright professor, Univ. Iceland)
· Dr. Dennis Riege (researcher, NATO-base, Keflavík),
· Dr. Þröstur Eysteinsson (deputy director, Iceland Forest Service)
· Staff of Icelandic Forest Research (Dr. Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Dr. Guðmundur Halldórsson, Dr. Aðalsteinn Sigurgeirsson)

Date:  March 26 (Wednesday)
Venue: Research Station, Mógilsá, Kollafjörður, Kjalarnes (north of Mosfellsbær).
Time: 13:00-17:00.
Who should attend:  Open to all, free of charge. Forest scientists, ecologists, foresters, students and forest enthusiasts are particularly encouraged to attend.
Language: English.
    
13.00-13.20  Opening remarks & brief presentation of research activities at IFR, Mógilsá  (Setning fundar og stutt kynning á starfsemi Mógilsár) Dr. Aðalsteinn SigurgeirssonDirector, Icelandic Forest Research (IFR); Research branch, Iceland Forest Service 
13.20-13.50  Forestry and forest policy in Iceland  (Skógrækt og stefna í skógræktarmálum á Íslandi) Dr. Þröstur Eysteinsson (Director, Extension and development branch, Iceland Forest Service) 
13.50-14.50  Biodiversity issues in Appalachian forests (Málefni líffræðilegs fjölbreytileika í skógum Appalachiafjalla í SA Bandaríkjunum). Dr. Charles Williams, visiting Fulbright professor of environmental history at Univ. of Iceland 
14.50-15.10  Coffee break and discussion  
15.10-15.55  Afforestation experiments on Reykjanes, SW-Iceland  (Skógræktartilraunir á Reykjanesskaga) Dr. Dennis Riege, NATO-base, Keflavík 
15.55-16.25  Ecological effects of afforestation in Iceland ? presentation of the ICEWOODS project (Vistfræðileg áhrif skógræktar ? kynning á verkefninu SKÓGVIST)  Dr. Bjarni D. Sigurðsson and Dr. Guðmundur Halldórsson, IFR 
16.25-17.00 General discussion / discussion on collaboration   
17.00 Final remarks