2008 Western Mensurationists' Meeting
Eagle Crest Resort – Redmond, Oregon
June 22-24, 2008
Theme: Quantifying Productivity – Static & Dynamic Aspects
First Call for Panel Discussion Members
Background
As evidence of an ongoing decline in forestry research, the National Research Council formed a Committee on National Capacity in Forestry Research. The Committee’s report was completed in 2002 and approved by the National Academy of Sciences for publication and distribution. The following statements have been quoted from that report:
“In brief, this report suggests that our current forestry research capacity is neither adequate now, nor poised for success in the coming years. This report identifies significant declines in real research capacity, fragmented cooperation and poor communication among the principal providers and users of forestry research, inadequate support of both foundation and emerging disciplines, and little strategic planning to address future forestry research needs.”
“The forestry research sector is indeed at a crossroads. If left unchanged, its future will entail a steady erosion of intellectual and institutional capacity, and dwindling capacity and impact. Alternatively, forestry research could renew its commitment to innovation, cooperation, relevance, and extension in order to prosper and enhance the practice of forestry in this century. This latter vision will require levels of cooperation, support, real exchange of financial and technical support, and stakeholder support that do not currently exist.”
The report is available from the National Academy Press in Washington, D.C. as International Standard Book Number 0-309-08456-3 and contains 144 pages.
The goal of this year’s Western Mensurationists Meeting is to address this overarching concern. To that end, we have structured the meeting to focus on the topics relevant to our discipline.
We look forward to your participation in pooling our focus and
resources to meet the challenges that lay ahead. What methods and tools work for
us now and what is in the future? We look forward to your active involvement and
a broad array of Mensuration-based discussions.
Please review the Mensurational topics listed in the Agenda and identify a topic
to which you would like to actively contribute as a member of the Panel. Send
your contact information to Jim Arney at 541-754-1200 or
JDArney@forestbiometrics.com.
Forest Biometrics Research Institute
P.O. Box 1688
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
