IMACFORD

Improving and Advancing Co-ordination

of Forest Research and Development  in Europe

Workshop 5 of Task B2
END-USERS PERCEPTION OF THE Trade-offs involved in sustainable Mediterranean forests

 

May 30 and 31, 2003

Mallorca, Spain

 

 

I. IMACFORD background and objectives

 

Improving and Advancing Co-ordination of Forest Research and Development in Europe (IMACFORD) is an Accompanying Measure to the EU 5th Framework Programme. The overall objective of this Accompanying Measure is to improve existing and develop new networking facilities in European forest research, and to adapt existing research structures to meet the new demands.

 

One of the tasks included in IMACFORD deals with future forest research in the Mediterranean area. It involves a series of five workshops.

 

Workshop 1:

Barcelona, Saturday November 16, 2002

Objectives

To discuss what are the trade-offs involved in sustainable Mediterranean forests relevant to end-users of different nature and in different regions

Deliverables

Interim report (Month 3)

Venue

Fundació Catalana per la Recerca, Passeig. Lluís Companys, 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain

 

Workshop 2:

Lisbon, Monday-Tuesday December 2-3, 2002

Objectives

To discuss how the trade-offs are currently perceived by users

Deliverables

Interim report, (Month 3)

Venue

Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal

 

Workshop 3: 

Avignon, Friday January 31, 2003

Objectives

To discuss how are the trade-offs currently addressed by different disciplines and how are they communicated to end-users

Deliverables

Interim report (Month 7)

Venue

INRA

 

 

 

 

Workshop 4: 

Istanbul, April 11 and 12, 2003

Objectives

To discuss how scientific approaches can take into account the perceived trade-offs, co-operate and improve the usefulness of the results

Deliverables

Interim report (Month 7)

Venue

Fatih University

 

Final workshop:

Mallorca, May 30 and 31, 2003

Objectives

To wrap up the previous work and plan dissemination, involving researchers, end-users, and other interested observers.

Deliverables

Final report (Month 10)

Venue

Pollentia Club Resort

 

See also the technical annex of the IMACFORD program at:

http://www.medforex.net/imacford/TechnicalAnnex.doc or visit http://www.medforex.net/imacford/

 

 

 

Program

 

Friday May 30

 

8:50-9:00

Registration

Speaker

9:00-10:00

MEDFOREX 2 Proposal

 

10:00-10:20

Presentation of the present results of the IMACFORD B.2

Pere Riera (CTFC)

10:20-10:30

Presentation of the 1st objective of the meeting (dissemination plan)

Robert Mavsar (Slovenia Forestry Institute)

10:30-10:40

Presentation of the working method

Nike Krajnc (Slovenia Forestry Institute)

10:40-11:15

Individual work

Participants

11:15-11:45

Coffee break

 

11:45-12:15

Presentation on available EU research programmes and their contents (1)

Andreas Ottitsch (Wageningen University)

12:15-12:30

Presentation of the 2nd objective of the meeting (research agenda)

Robert Mavsar

12:30-12:40
Presentation of the working method

Nike Krajnc

12:40-12:50
Voting

Participants

12:50-14.15

Lunch

 

14:15-18:00
Group work

Participants

18:00

Meeting ends

 

20:00

Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday May 31

 

9:30-9:45

Presentation of the results and presentation of the working method

Robert Mavsar and Nike Krajnc

9:45-11:00

Preparation of dissemination plans (group work)

Participants

11.00-11.30

Presentation of the dissemination plans

Group leaders

11:30-12.00

Coffee break

 

12:00-12:30

Presentation on available EU research programmes and their contents (2)
Esteban Manrique (6FP- Spanish NCP Spain- Global Change and Ecosystems)

12:30-13:00

Presentation of project proposals (group reports)
Group leaders

13:00-13:30

Expression of interest in active participation on proposed projects and discussion on MEDFOREX 2 proposal

Participants

13:45-15:00

Lunch

 

16:00-20:00

Field trip

 

20:00

Dinner

 

 

 

Practical arrangements

 

Accommodation and transport

 

Participants will be accommodated at:

 

Pollentia Club Resort

Hotel Village

Carretera Alcúdia- Port de Pollença, km 2

07400 Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain

http://www.clubpollentia.com/

Tel: +34 971 546996, fax: +34 971 546992

 

Rental minivans or cars will be organized from Palma de Mallorca airport to hotel Pollentia Club Resort.

 

 

Meals

 

Lunches on Friday May 30 and Saturday May 31 will be served at the hotel.

 

Dinner on Thursday May 29 will be served at 20.00 at the hotel.

 

Dinner on Friday May 30 will be served at 20.00 at:

Garbí Restaurant

Port de Pollença

Tel: 971 86 52 25; 696067802

 

Dinner on Saturday May 31 will be served at 20.00 at:

Corb Marí Restaurant

Carretera de Formentor, 72

Port de Pollença

Tel: 971-867040

 

Please, contact Ms. Monica Bori at monica.bori@ctfc.es for confirmation and further questions or any dietary restriction.

 

 

Dress code

 

No formal dressing is required. Casual dressing is perfectly all right.

 

Venue

 

La Romana Room

Pollentia Club Resort

Hotel Village

Carretera Alcúdia- Port de Pollença, km 2

07400 Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain

 

Further information

 

The official language for the meeting is English.

 

Information on Mallorca can be obtained from http://mallorcaonline.com/malhomu.htm or http://www.mallorcawebsite.com/

 

Weather conditions in Mallorca are available at: http://www.wetteronline.de/en/Mallorca.htm or http://www.sollernet.com/tempsen.html

 

All the relevant material and information updates will be placed found at http://www.medforex.net/imacford/