Austrian Federal Office and Research Centre for Forests Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry Environment and Water Management

International Meeting of Heads of State Forest Research Institutions

Vienna, July 5-6, 2004

Programme

July 5, 2004
8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening - Chair: Harald Mauser
9:00-9:10 Welcome, Goals of the Meeting, Organisational Matters -
Harald Mauser (Head of BFW, Austria)
9:10-9:25 Introduction to EU-Forest Strategy, EU Constitution and Forestry
Gerhard Mannsberger (Director General for Forestry, Austria)
9:25-9:30 Opening
Gerhard Mannsberger (Director General for Forestry, Austria)
9:30 EU-Policy Fields related to Forest Research -- Chair: Risto Paivinen
9:30-9:50 EU Soil Strategy - Luca Montanarella (JRC, Italy)
9:50-10:10 EU-Biodiversity Strategy - Joost Van de Velde (DG Environment)
10:10 Coffee Break
10:25-10:45 Kyoto-Marrakesh Process - Joost Van de Velde (DG Environment)
10:45-11:05 Research and Monitoring Requirements within MCPFE -
Roman Michalak (Liaison Unit of MCPFE, Poland)
11:05-11:20 Developments and Needs in International Forest Research -
Peter Mayer (Executive Secretary IUFRO, Austria)
11:20-12:00 General Discussion
12:00 Lunch for all participants, Foto Shooting, Walk to Gloriette-Schönbrunn
13:30 Future Challenges for Forest Research in Europe - Chair: K. v. Teuffel
13:30-13:50 Future Forest Research in Europe - Risto Päivinen (EFI, Finland)
13:50-14:10 Crisis and changes for State Forest Research Institutes in a difficult surrounding - Mario Broggi (WSL, Switzerland)
14:10-14:30 Meeting European challenges for Forest Research in France -
Francois Houllier and Pierre Stengel (INRA, France)
14:30-15:15 General Disussion on Strategies for the Preparation of the 7th EU-Frame Programm for Research and Development
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 New Approaches to Organise National Forest Research - Chair: Jim Lynch
15:30-15:40 Merger with University - Example Denmark -
Niels E. Koch (DFLRI, Denmark)
15:40-15:50 Regional Co-operation in the Nordic Countries -
Kristen Fretheim (NFRI, Norway)
15:50-16:00 Transnational Internet Platform - Konstantin v. Teuffel (FVA, Germany)
16:00-16:10 Forest Research in Slovakia and Possibilities for Co-operation in the Central European Region - Jozef Mindas (FRI, Slovakia)
16:10-17:00 General Discussion
19:00 Departure for Winery from hotels
19:30 Social Event
Heurigen, Reception on Invitation by the Austrian Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management
July 6, 2004
8:30 Managing State Forest Research Institutions - Chair: Niels E. Koch
8:30-8:45 Continuous Education of Research Staff
(Staff Exchange and Mobility) - Jim Fryk (Skogforest, Sweden)
8:45-9:15 Improving the Managerial Skills of the Heads
(Project Management) - Plenary
9:15-9:25 Succes Criteria, Performance Measurement and Benchmarking -
Mario Broggi (WSL, Switzerland)
9:25-10:15 General Discussion, Establishment of a Working Group on Benchmarking-
Plenary
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 Meeting of Heads in the Future - Chair: Harald Mauser
10:30-11:00 Structure and Procedures of Subsequent Meetings
(period, independent initiative or institutional umbrella, secretariate) -
Plenary
11:00-11:15 Attending Institutions - Plenary
11:15-11:35 Next Meeting (Date, Venue, Main Topics)
Next Steps-Follow Up,
To Dos (Minutes, ..) - Plenary
11:35-11:55 Information and Actions aiming at the Superior Authorities and the Public - Plenary
11:55 Closing of Meeting
12:00 Lunch for all interested participants

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