Invitation to the autumn meeting on 28 November 2024

Place: Room 504 of the House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo), Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki

Time: Thursday 28 November 2024 at 15:00

Autumn meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science will be held on Thursday 28 November 2024 at 15:00 in Room 504 of the House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki). The meeting is open for all ordinary and honorary members of the Society, and to the representatives of supporting members who must present an authorisation from the supporting member. Remote participation will be possible by registering through this link at latest on 26 November 2024:

https://forms.gle/5C2sHtoZs3Tok3gy6

Programme

1.   Opening of the meeting

2.   Election of the meeting chair, secretary, reviewers of the minutes, and voice counters.

3.   Confirmation of the legality and quorum of the meeting.

4.   Acceptance of the programme.

5.   Confirmation of the Plan of activities 2025, Budget 2025 and the membership fee for 2025.

6.   Election of the chair and vice-chair of the Society for 2025 and two board members for term 2025 – 2027. The proposal of a work group searching for candidates is:

  • Chair 2025: Research Professor Liisa Tyrväinen, Natural Resources Institute Finland
  • Vice Chair 2025: Professor Jori Uusitalo, University of Helsinki
  • Board members 2025 – 2027: Dr Jani Laturi, Pellervo Economic Research PTT and Dr Minna Räty, Natural Resources Institute Finland

Members of the Society who have the voting right may present other candidates in the meeting.

7.   Election of the auditor of the accounts and the activities of the Society for 2025. The proposal:

  • Auditor of Accounts: Audit Society Tiliextra Ltd.
  • Because the auditor is an audit society, vice-auditor is not elected.
  • Auditor of Activities: Mr Jussi Leppänen, Natural Resources Institute Finland
  • Vice-Auditor of Activities: Dr Jussi Lintunen, Natural Resources Institute Finland

Members of the Society who have the voting right may present other candidates in the meeting.

9.   Other possible items: If a member wants to propose a topic that requires a decision of the Autumn meeting of the Society, they should send an e-mail detailing the topic to the Executive Manager of the Society (pekka . nygren {} metsatiede . org) at latest on 14 November 2024. Discussion topics may be proposed also after that, at latest on site at the time of the acceptance of the meeting programme.

10. Closure of the meeting

Helsinki, 6 November 2024

Board of the Finnish Society of Forest Science

Appendices:

Draft of the plan of activities 2025 (in Finnish):

https://metsatiede.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Toimintasuunnitelmaluonnos-2025.pdf

Draft of the budget 2025 (in Finnish):https://metsatiede.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Talousarvioehdotus-2025.pdf