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2009-10-07
GFIS Side Event at World Forestry Congress
Challenges in sharing forest information today – Moving forward through co-operation
Retos en el intercambio de información forestal hoy
Tuesday 20th October / Martes 20 de Octubre
Pabellón Azul, Sala Pehuén
15:00 – 17:30 pm
Organized by IUFRO and sponsored by ITTO
Objective / Objetivo
This event aims to present how forest information is shared today and find ways to develop co-operative platforms to improve forest information dissemination and use for tomorrow.
Esta sesión servirá para plantear algunos de los desafíos futuros en el campo de la información y también para debatir sobre los posibles caminos a seguir en un trabajo cooperativo e interdisciplinario a nivel internacional.
- How CAF manages and shares forest information to its audience, Prof. Dr. Li Zhiyong (Chinese Academy of Forestry, China)
- The role of institutions in channeling forest information, Robert Bakiika (Department of Forest Products Engineering, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Makerere University, Uganda)
- FAO efforts to build up a libraries network, Vanda Ferreira dos Santos (FAO Italy)
- Modelo de integración: Sacando provecho de las bibliotecas de América Latina y el Caribe, Federico Sancho (IICA Costa Rica)
- Future development of the GFIS gateway, response to users’ and partners’ feedback, Eero Mikkola (IUFRO, Finland)
- Discussion / Discusión
Please note that the event is translated in Spanish / English.
Por favor tenga en cuenta que el evento estará traducido al español / inglés.
The GFIS team is looking forward to welcoming you at this event!
El equipo GFIS celebraría darle la bienvenida a este evento!
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