Interdisciplinary Summer School
In the Czech University of Life Sciences
There is an opportunity for a fully funded Interdisciplinary Summer School on forest ecosystems: Technologies-Biodiversity-Modelling.
It is a collaborative program between three COST Actions projects: 3DForEcoTech, BOTTOMS-UP, and PROCLIAS.
It is targeted at Ph.D. candidates and Postdoctorates.
More information can be found below and here
The deadline for applications is 31.3.2023
Aim & Objectives
The increasing rates of changes in environmental conditions put higher pressure on science to provide robust estimates of future ecosystem development. We need robust approaches to measure the current state, understand the processes and then accurately predict the development of forest ecosystems. In this view, the members of three COST Actions (3DForEcoTech, Bottoms-up, PROCLIAS) joined forces to develop research and training activities to link forest dynamics models with modern technologies and comprehensive biodiversity data.
Target Audience
This summer school is designed for Ph.D. candidates and postdocs from various research fields focusing on forest ecosystems.
During the summer school, we will organise a poster session on the participants’ current research interests, and the work will stimulate open exchange and discussion between students and trainers.
How to apply?
We have approximately 40 places available for this summer school spread across the three topics. Please apply through the form by March 31st, 2023. Each applicant is requested to upload (i) a short motivation letter, (ii) a one-page CV, and (iii) a 300-word abstract of the participants’ current work. The organizing committee will use this information to decide which candidates will be accepted. Decisions on participation will be communicated in the second half of April 2023.
When & Where? 10/7/2023 – 14/7/2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Venue: Slovenian Forestry Institute (Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana)
Contact: 3dforecotech@gmail.com
Participation fee & support:
No registration fee. COST actions 3DForEcoTech, BOTTOMS-UP, and PROCLIAS will reimburse the costs of selected participants’ travel, accommodation, and subsistence. Only applicants from COST countries (https://www.cost.eu/about/members/) are eligible for reimbursement. The costs will be reimbursed only after the completion of summer school. Students from outside these countries can also apply, but they have to use their own funding.
Keynotes
Caio Graco-Roza (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Markus Eichhorn (University College Cork, Ireland)
Katarína Merganičová (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)
Mats Mahnken (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany)
Arne Pommerening (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
Carlo Ricotta (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Yunsheng Wang (Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finland)
Local organisers
Erika Kozamernik, Mitja Skudnik, Gal Kušar, Luka Krajnc and Anže Martin Pintar
Organizers & Trainers
- 3DForEcoTech COST Action
Martin Mokroš (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)
Carlos Cabo (University of Oviedo, Spain)
Louise Terryn (Ghent University, Belgium)
Kim Calders (Ghent University, Belgium)
Emily Lines (University of Cambridge, UK)
- BOTTOMS-UP COST Action
Sabina Burrascano (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Francesco Chianucci (CREA – Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Italy)
Alessia Portaccio (University of Padua, Italy)
Paolo Giordani (University of Genoa, Italy)
- PROCLIAS Cost Action
Laura Dobor (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)
OlaIla Díaz-Yáñez (ETH Zurich, D-USYS, Forest Ecology, Switzerland)
Katarína Merganičová (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic)
Mats Mahnken (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany)
