7Th Symposium on Systems Analyses in Forest Resources
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Subject: Call for Papers, 7th SSAFR
With a high rate of abstract submittals to date, this is shaping up to be an
outstanding conference for people interested in modeling and forests. Due to
space constraints, we need to hear from BOTH presenters and probable
attendees NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 15th in order to guarantee accommodations.
Second Announcement and Call for Papers, 7th SSAFR
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7th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources
Shanty Creek Resort
Traverse City, Michigan USA
May 28 - May 31, 1997
Sponsors
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Society of American Foresters, Management Science and Operations Research
(E4) Working Group
Michigan State University, Department of Forestry
U.S. Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
Organizing Committee
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Prof. Jeremy Fried & Prof. Larry Leefers
Michigan State University
Dr. Michael Vasievich
USDA Forest Service North Central Experiment Station
Call for Papers and Posters
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The 7th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources (SSAFR) will be
held May 28-31, 1997 at Shanty Creek Resort near Traverse City, in
Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula, U.S.A.
Papers and posters will be accepted in the general areas of:
* modeling tools,
* applications in ecosystem and economic modeling,
* development and application of optimization and simulation
models,
* integration of geographic information in management
planning,
* trade and market modeling,
* planning approaches,
* decision support systems, and
* other MS/OR topics
Proceedings
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A proceedings of the Symposium will be published as a USDA-Forest Service
General Technical Report. Submissions for the proceedings will be due at the
Symposium. Guidelines for preparing proceedings submittals will be posted at
our web site a few months before the Symposium, and will be mailed to all
who submit abstracts.
ABSTRACTS DUE NOVEMBER 15, 1996
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Submissions should include 1) title, 2) author(s) and affiliation(s), 3)
postal and e-mail addresses and phone and FAX numbers for the corresponding
author, 4) whether the submission is a poster or paper, and 5) a 200 word
abstract of the proposed paper or poster. Submissions should be e-mailed to
jeremy@msu.edu or sent to:
Jeremy Fried
Michigan State University
Department of Forestry
126 Natural Resources
East Lansing, MI 48824 USA.
Background
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This will be the seventh in a series of systems analysis symposia - Athens,
Georgia in 1975; Athens, Georgia in 1985; Monterey-Asilomar in 1988;
Charleston in 1991; Valdivia, Chile in 1993; Monterey-Asilomar in 1994, and
Traverse City, 1997. These symposia have long provided a venue for
presentation of state-of-the-art applications of systems analysis in forest
resources, and fertile opportunities for the exchange of ideas. Abstracts
from the Proceedings of the 1994 Symposium can be viewed at
http://www.for.msu.edu/e4/papers/e4_1994.htm
Venue
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The conference will be held near Traverse City, Michigan at Shanty Creek, a
golf and ski resort perched on a hill-top that overlooks much of northern
Michigan. This scenic region features diverse forests, some of the steepest
topography in the Lower Peninsula, and the sparkling waters of Lake
Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. Shanty Creek is a short 45-minute drive from
Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City which is served by several dozen
flights each day on five airlines. Shanty Creek will provide complimentary,
round-trip shuttle service from the airport for participants in this
Symposium.
The Traverse City area boasts outstanding aquatic and land based recreation
opportunities and is known for wineries and superb angling. Shanty Creek is
set among rolling hills and extensive stands of northern hardwood forest,
and has a wide range of accommodations available from lake view hotel rooms
at the conference center to condominiums overlooking the fairways of The
Legend, Shanty Creek's signature, Arnold Palmer golf course.
Symposium Web Site
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This Call for Papers and details concerning conference
arrangements and costs are posted on the SAF E4 web site
http://www.for.msu.edu/e4/e4_ssafr97.htm
Correspondence
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To receive a printed copy of the call for papers and symposium arrangements
(which are posted on the web site and which will be updated over the coming
months) or to make further inquiries, send e-mail to: jeremy@msu.edu
or snail mail to:
Jeremy Fried, Michigan State University Department of Forestry, 126 Natural
Resources, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA.
Distribution
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Please forward this Call for Papers to anyone who might be interested in the
1997 Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources.
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| Jeremy Fried, Assistant Professor | Michigan State University |
| e-mail: jeremy@msu.edu | Department of Forestry |
| phone: (517) 432-3352 | 126 Natural Resources |
| FAX: (517) 432-1143 | East Lansing, MI 48824-1222|
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| URL: http://www.for.msu.edu/faculty/fmembers/jfried.htm |
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