National Commissions

Country	Contact
Argentina	Presidente, Comisión Nacional del Alamo Ing. Esteban Borodowski Director Dirección de Producción Forestal Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Foresto Industria Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Ministerio de Agroindustria de la Nación Av. Paseo Colón 982 Anexo Jardín of. 102, CP 1063. CABA Buenos Aires Tel: +54-11-4363-6175 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Austria	Dipl. Ing. Dr. Berthold Heinze Austria Research Center for Forests, Department of Forest Genetics Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Vienna Phone: +43 187838-2219 [email protected]
Belgium	Président, Commission Nationale du Peuplier M. P. Gathy	Commission Régionale Flamande du Peuplier c/o Instituut Voor Bosbouw En wildbeheer Gaverstraat 4 B-9500 Geraardsbergen
Bulgaria	Chair Albena Bobeva, PhD Chief expert international cooperation Executive Forestry Agency blvd. Hristo Botev 55 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel. +359 875314356 \| Fax +359 2 981 37 36 \| E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]	Dipl. Eng. Nestor Domuschiev Chief expert, Dept. Management of Forest Territories Executive Forestry Agency Hristo Botev blvd. 55 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel. +359 298 511 552
Canada	Raju Soolanayakanahally Chair, Poplar and Willow Council of Canada Research Scientist/Chercheur Scientifique Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Saskatoon Research Centre, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon SK, S7N OX2, Tel: 306-385-9585 \| Fax: 306-385-9482 \| E-mail: [email protected] Christa Mooney Policy Advisor International Affairs Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service Email: [email protected]	Maureen Whelan Manager International Affairs Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service Phone: (343) 292-8534 \| Email: [email protected] Richard Krygier Email: [email protected]
Chile	Presidente José Manuel Rebolledo Cáceres Director Ejecutivo, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) Avenida Paseo Bulnes 285, Oficina 50 Santiago, Chile Fono: +56 223360219 \| E-mail: [email protected]	Patricia María Valenzuela Cartes, La Oficina del Presidente E-mail: [email protected]
China	Chair Weilun Yin President of Beijing Forestry University Vice-President of Chinese Society of Forestry Beijing Forestry University HaiDian District Beijing 100083 Fax:86 10 62310316 \| Tel: 86 10 62338080 \| E-mail: [email protected]	Secretary Meng-Zhu Lu Vice-Director of Research Institute of Forestry Biotechnology Laboratory Beijing Tel. 86 10 62888862 \| Fax 86 10 62872015 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Croatia	Chair Sanja Perić Croatian Forest Research Institute Department of Silviculture Cvjetno naselje 10 450 Jastrebarsko Tel: +385-1 6273 022 \| Mob: +98 325 554 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Czechia	Chair Jan Weger Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening Kvĕnové nám 391 25243 Průhonice Mob: (42) 296528327 \| E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.vukoz.cz/index.php/tkcr-domu
Egypt	Chair Ahmed Mahmaud Abd El Dayem Director of Forestry Department Horticulture Research Institute 9 Cairo University St. Giza, Orman Fax: 20 2 5721628 \| Tel: 20 2 5720617 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Finland	Chair Egbert Beuker Finnish Forest Research Institute Punkaharju Research Station Finlandiantie 18 FIN-58450 Punkaharju Fax: 358 15 644 333 \| Tel: 358 15 7302 223 \| Cell: 358 40 5402 746 \| E-mail: [email protected]
France	Marc Fournier E-Mail: [email protected]	Conseil national du peuplier Représentant de la filière peuplier Conseil national du peuplier Président: Gabriel Chazallon E-mail: [email protected] www.peupliersdefrance.org Co-Chairperson representing the Organizing Committee of the 27th Session of the IPC Éric Pallassa E-Mail: [email protected]
Germany	Chair Head of Department of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture Unit 515 (Sustainable Forest Management, Timber Market) Wilhelmstraße 54 10117 Berlin Tel. 0049-2228-529-3849\| E-mail: [email protected]	Information copy to [email protected]
Hungary	Chair Erdős László President, Hungarian National Poplar Commission Hungarian Federation of Forestry and Wood Industries P.O. Box 106 Budapest, 62 E-mail: [email protected] \| Tel/Fax: 36 1 2752540
India	Chair S. C. Gairola, Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education P.O. New Forest, Dehradun - 248006 Uttarakhand Tel: + 91-135-2759382; +91-0135-2224333; +91-0135-2224855 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.icfre.org
Iran	Masoud Mansour, Acting Head of FRWO Forest, Range, and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO) Information copy to: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]	Secretary Mohsen Calagari Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands Poplar and Fast Growing Tree Division Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture P.O. Box 13185-116 Tehran, Iran Fax: +98 21 44787216 \| Tel: +98 21 44787282-5 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Iraq	Horticulture Office Ministry of Agriculture Baghdad E-mail: [email protected]
Ireland	Stephen Fitzpatrick Senior Inspector, Forest Sector Development Division Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine 22 Upper Merrion Street Dublin 2 Email: [email protected]	Information copy to [email protected]
Italy	Pietro Oieni Head of DIFOR III Unit General Directorate of Forests Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Tourism Policies Rome, Italy E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] \| Tel. +39 06 4665 7882
Japan	Shun Ogawa Deputy Director International Forestry Cooperation Office Forestry Agency Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan E-mail: [email protected] \| Tel: +81-3-3591-8449
Republic of Korea	Chair Dr ll Hwan Lee c/o Korea Forest Research Institute 44-3, Omokchun-dong, Kwonsun-ku, Suwon 441-350, Republic of Korea Tel: +82-31 2910689 \| Fax: +82-31 29100690 \| E-mail: [email protected]	Secretary Kyung-Hwan Jang Tree Breeding Division Korea Forest Research Institute 44-3, Omokchun-dong,Kwonsun-gu Suwon, Kyeonggi-do 441-350
Lebanon	Président, Commission Nationale du Peuplier Chadi Mohanna Directeur du développement rural et des ressources naturelles Ministère de l’agriculture Beyrouth E-mail: [email protected]
Morocco	Président, Commission Nationale du Peuplier M. le Directeur des Eaux et Forêts Département des Eaux et forêts et de la conservation des Sols Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la mise en valeur agricole B.P. 763 Rabat Fax: 212 7 763378 \| Tel: 212 7 61371 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Netherlands	Chair Rob L. Busink [email protected]	Correspondence to be sent: Sven M.G. de Vries ALTERRA Green World Research P.O. Box 47 6700 AA Wageningen Fax: +31 317 424 988 \| Tel: +31 317 477 841\| E-mail: [email protected]
New Zealand	Chair Ian McIvor Plant and Food Research Private Bag 11600 Palmerston North NZ 31285 Fax: 64 6 9537701 \| Tel: 64 6 9537673 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Pakistan	Chair Inspector-General of Forests Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Islamabad Cab: AGRIDIV ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) \| Tlx: 5844 MINFA PK
Portugal	Comissão Nacional da FAO Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros Largo do Rilvas, 1350 Lisboa Fax: 351 1 3965161 \| Tel: 351 1 604653
Romania	Secrétaire Bogdan Popa Regia Nationala a Padurilor Adresa: Strada Petricani, nr. 9A, sectorul 2, Bucuresti, cod postal: 023841 Tel. 0040723297388 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Slovenia	Chair Gregor Božič Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics Slovenian Forestry Institute Večna pot 2 1000 Ljubljana Phone: +386 1 200 78 21 \| Mobile: +386 31 674 545 \| E-mail: [email protected]
South Africa	Chair Morongoa Susan Leseke Deputy Director-General: Forestry and Natural Resources Management (Acting) Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Private Bag X93 Pretoria 0001 Tel: +27 (12) 309 5704 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Spain	Secretario de la Comisión Nacional del Chopo Gregorio Chamorro García D.G. Desarrollo Rural, Innovación y Política Forestal Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación Gran Vía de San Francisco, 4 28005 Madrid Tfno: +34913475894 \| E-mail: [email protected]	Copy to: [email protected]
Sweden	Chair Anneli Adler Department of Crop Production Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences P.O.-Box 7043 SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden Phone: 0707175861 \| E-mail: [email protected]
Switzerland	Communauté peupliers et bois précieux Keith Anderson Head Section Forest Ecosystem Services and Silviculture, Federal Office for the Environment E-mail:[email protected]; [email protected]
Syrian Arab Republic	Chair Farouk Al-Ahmad Director of Forestry Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Al-Jabri Street Damascus Fax: 963 11 2244023 \| Tel: 963 11 2248964
Tunisia	Président, Commission Nationale du Peuplier M. Fakih Salem Ahmed Ridha Directeur général Direction générale des forêts Ministère de l'Agriculture 61 Rue Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis Fax: +216 71891141 \| Tel: +216 71848892
Turkey	Chair Mr Ismail Üzmez Deputy Director General of Forestry Agriculture and Agri-Food E-mail: [email protected] 107 Copy to Mr Ahmet Ipek, Head of Foreign Relations Training and Research Department General Directorate of Forestry E-mail: [email protected]
United Kingdom	Chair Head of International Policy Division Forestry Commission 231 Corstorphine Road Edinburgh, EG12 7AT Scotland Fax: 44 131 3164891 \| Tel: 44 131 3340303 \| E-mail: [email protected]
United States of America	Chair Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. Forest Service, Northern Research Station Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies 5985 Highway K Rhinelander, WI 54501 Tel +1 715 490 1997 \| E-mail: [email protected]