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See you in BURLINGTON! 12th Symposium for Systems Analysis in Forest Resources Final program can be viewed by clicking here! NEW! See "photos" link for pics of the dinner cruise or click here! Guidelines for proceedings papers can be found here or by clicking link above! A contact list of participants is available here. It is password protected. The password was given at the business meeting. September 5-8, 2006 Burlington, Vermont, USA
The location for the 2006 SSAFR will be The Inn at Essex, which is home to the New England Culinary Institute. This colonial-style inn has all the charm of New England with modern amenities such as free internet access, a library, heated pool, tennis courts, gardens, and three nearby golf courses.
Who should attend? The 12th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources should be of interest to educators and researchers, forest products businesses, public and private land management agencies, technical professionals, and software developers and vendors. From cutting-edge theory to state of the art technology applications for forest resource problem solving, the symposium will be exciting and informative! Examples of topics presented in recent symposia include: - Harvest scheduling / spatial optimization /forest planning / multiobjective modeling - Stand-level optimization / economics of intensive forest management - Forest economic sector modeling / community development / economic development - Risk analysis / fire and fuel management - Forest inventory and analysis / growth and yield modeling - Remote Sensing/ GIS / GPS - Forest conservation policy / landscape analysis of forest reserve systems - Harvest simulation / forest operations analysis / transportation modeling - Database design and management / decision support systems - Soft operations research techniques – problem definition Information/ Registration/ Attractions / Symposium Schedule Links at the top of this website will direct you to the most up-to-date schedule, attractions, hotel and transportation information, registration information, and abstract/paper submission. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 JULY 2006 as long as there is space available!
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The 2006 Symposium for
System Analysis in Forest Resources (2006 SSAFR) will bring together scientists
working in economics, operation research, management sciences, systems analysis,
and information technology to make presentations and share the latest in
research and application of advanced technologies in managing and problem
solving in forest resources. The symposium will be the 12th SSAFR
sponsored by the Society of American Foresters E4 Working Group (Management
Sciences and Operations Research).