Finnish Society of Forest Science 110 years
Finnish Society of Forest Science was established on 29 April 1909. We celebrated our Society’s 110 years of work for Finnish forest sciences by means of a scientific seminar and a gala dinner on Friday, 10 May 2019. The scientific seminar will be in the Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki. The gala dinner was in Kiltasali, downtown Helsinki at 19:00.
12:30 – 12:40
Welcome and opening of the seminar
Chair of the Finnish Society of Forest Science, Professor Miina Rautiainen, Aalto University
12:40 – 12:55
110th Anniversary speech
Chancellor of the University of Helsinki Kaarle Hämeri
12:55 – 13:25
Carbon sink plus: From carbon sink via VOCs to aerosol source
Academy Professor Markku Kulmala, University of Helsinki
13:25 – 13:55
Remote sensing of forests – digitalisation, precision forestry, and 4D geoinformatics
Professor Markus Holopainen, University of Helsinki
Article by Markus Holopainen in Metsätieteen aikakauskirja (in Finnish)
13:55 – 14:35 110th birthday cake of our Society
14:35 – 15:05
Professor of Practice Pirjo Kääriäinen, Aalto University
Article by Pirjo Kääriäinen in Metsätieteen aikakauskirja (in Finnish)
15:05 – 15:25
Finnish Society of Forest Science as a supporter of research
Executive Manager Pekka Nygren, Finnish Society of Forest Science
15:25 – 15:40
Awards of the Finnish Society of Forest Science for scientific achievements
15:40 – 15:50
Final words
Honorary Chair of the Finnish Society of Forest Science, Professor Emeritus Seppo Kellomäki, University of Eastern Finland