26th Session of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment

05/10/2021 - 08/10/2021

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Theme “The role of Salicaceae and other fast-growing trees in economic recovery, sustainable wood supplies and climate change mitigation”.

For the first time, the IPC will hold its 26th Session virtually.

IPC National Commissions are invited to send the names and affiliations of their representatives to the Session, and representatives’ alternates, to [email protected]. The Session will be convened under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution and will be open to all Members of the Commission and also to observers.

Election of the Executive Committee

IPC Members are informed that the election of the Executive Committee will take place in presence at FAO headquarters. Delegates officially designated to cast the votes on behalf of their Member delegations will be expected to be in the FAO premises in the morning of Friday, 8 October. Other members of the country delegations are encouraged to remain present at the virtual session to ensure that there is a quorum.

For information on the election process, please read the briefing Note.

Programme overview

Specific discussions at the 26th Session of the IPC

Realizing the IPC Purpose in light of the IPC Reform

In 2019 the IPC received a mandate from its Member Nations to work not only on species important in temperate and boreal climate zones (the poplars, willows, and cottonwoods), but on any fast-growing tree species that can further the IPC mandate. This amplification of scope opens all geographic and ecological zones to the IPC.

Country Progress Reports

Country Progress Reports are prepared by the National Commissions in each member country describing progress in knowledge, technology and techniques in poplar and willow culture, production and utilization. Guidelines are available on the IPC website and submission is to the IPC-Secretariat ([email protected]).

Technical Presentations and Posters

The Technical Programme will feature two days dedicated to the presentation of technical papers. There is also an opportunity to present results as posters. The deadline for the online submission of paper abstracts and poster summaries is 21 May 2021. Authors should upload all paper abstracts and poster summaries to the conference website at https://www.ipc2020.it/call-for-abstract/.

Side Events

The IPC welcomes interested organizations to host side events in conjunction with the IPC meeting. Proposals for side events should be submitted to the IPC-Secretariat ([email protected]).

This Virtual Meeting will be held using the platform Zoom. Interpretation will be available. See the zoom meeting guidelines for participants.

Country progress reports

Country progress reports are prepared by the National Commissions in each member country describing progress in knowledge, technology and techniques in poplar and willow culture, production and utilization. The chairs and office bearers of National Commissions complete both the country report and the questionnaire in digital format in conformity with the guidelines provided below.

Activities related to the cultivation and utilization of poplars, willows and other fast-growing trees 2016-2019

Argentina	China	Iran	Slovenia
Austria	Croatia	Italy	Spain
Belgium	Egypt	Korea, Republic of	Sweden
Bulgaria	Germany	New Zealand	Turkey
Canada	India	Portugal

Related links

Organizing Committee		Scientific Committee
Name	Institution	Name	Institution
Ms Alessandra Stefani, Chair	Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali	Mr Martin Weih, co-chair & IPC Chair	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mr Piermaria Corona	CREA Forestry and Wood	Mr Stefano Bisoffi, co-chair	IPC Executive Committee Member
Ms Paola Fiore	CREA Forestry and Wood	Mr Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza	University of Tuscia (Viterbo)
Ms Elisabetta Lanzellotto	Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali	Mr Davide Pettenella	University of Padua
Mr Giuseppe Nervo	CREA Forestry and Wood	Mr Maurizio Sabatti	University of Tuscia (Viterbo)
Mr Pietro Oieni	Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali	Mr Pierluigi Paris	CNR Research Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems
Mr Enrico Pompei	Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali	Mr Giuseppe Nervo	CREA Forestry and Wood
Ms Lucia Sebastiani	Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e L'analisi Dell'economia Agraria	Ms Luisa Cagelli	Forest Department of Lombardy Region, Italy
Mr Martin Weih, IPC Chair	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Ms Julia Kuzovkina	University of Connecticut
Ms Catherine Bastien	INRAE Forest, Grassland, and Freshwater Ecology Division	Ms Teresa Cerrillo	Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
Mr Benjamin Caldwell	IPC Secretariat	Ms Marijke Steenackers	Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels
Ms Dominique Rozas	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Mr Joris Van Acker	University of Ghent
Mr Simone Borelli	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Ms Sharon Doty	University of Washington
Ms Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Ms Barbara Thomas	University of Alberta
		Mr Benjamin Caldwell	IPC Secretariat

Documents

Official documents

FO:IPC/2021/1 Provisional agenda
FO:IPC/2021/2 Synthesis of country progress reports
FO:IPC/2021/3 Synthesis of working party reports
FO:IPC/2021/4 Strategy for the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment 2022-2032

Information documents

FO:IPC/2021/Inf.1 Provisional timetable
FO:IPC/2021/Inf.2 Synthesis of country progress reports (full report)
FO:IPC/2021/Inf.3 Synthesis of IPC Working Party Reports (full report)
FO:IPC/2021/Inf.4 List of documents

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