CFS-LFC lectures
Since 1987, the Laurentian Forestry Centre (LFC) has hosted many high-calibre speakers who have shared their knowledge and discoveries.
The objective of having CFS-LFC lectures is to provide knowledge to our partners and the forestry community.
Upcoming lecture schedule
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conferences will be offered exclusively remotely via webinar.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2020 | Marzouk Benali, Biorefinery Program Manager, Natural Resources Canada, CanmetENERGY-Varennes |
Bioeconomy of proximity at the heart of development forest regions |
| November 19, 2020 | Christine Martineau, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CFS-LFC |
Metagenomics as a tool for assessing the impact of disturbances in forest ecosystems |
| December 3, 2020 | Jacques Régnière, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CFS-LFC |
“You shall not pass!”: Rationale and Evaluation of the Early Intervention Program for SBW |
| January 14, 2021 | Christian Messier, Scientific Director of the Institut des Sciences de la Forêt tempérée (ISFORT), Department of Natural Sciences at UQO and Regular professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM |
The "social and secret" life of trees in an urban environment: not what you think! |
| January 28, 2021 | Jean-François Bissonnette, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique Université Laval |
Social acceptability in all its states: the forest between economy and ecology |
| February 11, 2021 | Sandy Erni, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CFS-Great Lakes Forestry Centre |
Fire risk and communities |
| February 25, 2021 | Marie-Eve Sigouin, Director of Forestry, RYAM Forest management Quebec Rayonier advanced materials Benoit Croteau, Director Territory and Environment, Council of the Abitibiwinni First Nation |
Integration of Aboriginal knowledge in the management of the habitat of the Detour/Kesagami population's woodland caribou: a collaborative approach |
| March 11, 2021 | Micheline Manseau, Research Scientist, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada |
Demographic of boreal caribou populations: insights from genetic tagging |
| March 25, 2021 | Christopher Keeling, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CFS-LFC |
Genomics of forest insect pests: as easy as A-C-G-T? (the webinar will be in English) |
| April 8, 2021 | Nathalie Isabel , Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CFS-LFC Isabelle Duchesne, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Wood Fibre Centre Danny Rioux, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, CFS-LFC |
Fighting to get a green product off the black market |
Lectures will begin at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) and last approximately 60 minutes, followed by a question period.
Lectures are presented in French, unless otherwise specified.
For more information about our current webinars, recordings of previous webinars, adding your name to our invitation list or receiving a summary of each lecture, please email the Planning and Operations Division of the Laurentian Forestry Centre.
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