Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee is responsible for the scientific content of the congress. They evaluate the appropriate content of the programme. They will set up the themes of the congress, be responsible for selection of symposia and symposium organisers, support them in setting up the symposia and suggest the keynote speakers. The scientific Committee is supposed to be a representation of IALE.

Scientific Committee
Dr Bob Bunce (Alterra, Wageningen UR, president IALE, UK/the Netherlands)
Dr Rob Jongman (Alterra, Wageningen UR, treasurer IALE, the Netherlands)
Prof Dr Paul Opdam (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)
Dr Louis Iverson (US Forestry Service, Vice president IALE, USA)
Prof Dr Ramon Elena Rossello (Polytechnical University Madrid, Spain)
Prof Dr Xiuzhen Li (Institute for Applied Ecology, IALE China)
Dr Bella Davis (young scientist, IALE UK)
Dr Mária Kozová (Comenius University Bratislava, IALE Slovakia)
Prof Dr. Uta Steinhart (University Eberswalde, IALE Germany)
Dr Crispen Marunda (Zimbabwe, IALE Africa)
Prof Dr Jean-Paul Metzger (University of São Paulo, IALE Brazil)
Prof Dr Martin Wassen (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)

Local organisational committee

The Local Organisation Committee will be responsible for the decision making and organisation of efficient functioning of the pre-conference PhD-courses; the organisation of the conference itself; the conference website; the conference excursion, the post conference excursions and the publication of the conference proceedings. For the management of the Congress, registration, Congress material, hotel registrations and additional facilities, a conference organisation bureau has been hired to support the local organisation committee (Organisatiebureau Wageningen)   

Local organisational committee:
Dr Rob Jongman (Alterra, Wageningen UR, treasurer IALE, the Netherlands): general coordinator
Dr Bob Bunce (Alterra, Wageningen UR, president IALE, UK/the Netherlands): scientific coordination
Maria Piquer (Alterra Wageningen, Argo, Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca): general organisation assistence
Cees Niemeijer (Alterra Wageningen) excursions and participants correspondence
Lorena Hojas (Alterra Wageningen, Argo, Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca): abstract organisation
Silvia Weel (Alterra Wageningen): general organisation assistence
Yvonne van Hezik and Ingrid Luitse (Organisatie Bureau Wageningen): Logistics, hotels and programme organisation
Niek Botden (Hortilink): registration
Annet van Betuw (CHS): webmanager

IALE's president Bob Bunce in his second office, the Vlaamsche Reus

Rob Jongman, IALE's treasurer

Organisatiebureau Wageningen: Yvonne van Hezik and Ingrid Luitse

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IALE's president Bob Bunce in his second office, the Vlaamsche Reus