EFUF2023 Programme
The programme is subject to changes.
Last update: 17 May 2023
EFUF2023 Programme (version2023017)
Venue: Centrum Kongresowe UR, al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków – Google Maps
DAY 0: TUESDAY 23rd MAY 2023
Meet and greet | |
Time | Title |
18:00-20:00 | EFUF ICEBREAKER, Welcome cocktail and buffet, early registration at the Conference Centre (Centrum Kongresowe UR), al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków – Google Maps |
DAY 1: Wednesday 24th MAY 2023
Time | Title | Speakers |
08:30-09:30 | Registration of participants, coffee | |
09:30-11:10 | Welcoming session (Chair: Tomasz Bergier) | |
09:30-09:35 | Welcome remarks by the City of Krakow | Jerzy Muzyk |
09:35-09:40 | Welcome remarks by the University of Agriculture in Krakow | Agnieszka Filipiak-Florkiewicz |
09:40-09:45 | Welcome remarks on behalf of the EFUF Board of Directors | Clive Davies |
09:45-10:00 | Nature-based Solutions in Krakow | Piotr Kempf |
10:00-10:15 | Setting the scene: the state of the art of urban forestry in Poland | Piotr Wężyk, Karolina Zięba-Kulawik, Piotr Matczak, Ewa Zaraś, Edyta Rosłon-Szeryńska, Monika Winczek |
10:15-10:40 | Keynote 1: Urban forests as a nature-based solution – CLEARING HOUSE and beyond | Clive Davies & Rik De Vreese |
10:40-11:10 | Keynote 2: China National Forest City Programme | Cheng Wang, Jiali Jin, Clive Davies, Rik De Vreese, Wendy Y Chen & Luqin Yin |
11:10-11:40 | Coffee break | |
11:40-13:00 |
Plenary session (Chair: Bianca Bärlocher)
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13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00-18:00 | Study visit to Zakrzówek | |
18:00-19:00 | EFUF International Steering Committee |
DAY 2: Thursday 25th MAY 2023
Time | Title | Speakers |
08:15-08:30 | Registration of participants, coffee | |
08:30-10:00 |
Plenary session (Chair: Clive Davies)
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10:00-10:30 |
Poster/lightning talks, Congress hall (Chair: Andreas Bernasconi) Planning urban forests as nature-based solutions
People, ecosystem services and values
Managing urban forests and urban trees as nature-based solutions
Modeling, measuring and inventorying urban trees and urban forests
Trees, forests and water
Biotic management aspects in the urban forest
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10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00-12:45 |
Parallel session Number 1, Theme: Planning urban forests as nature-based solutions (Chair: Alan Simson)
Parallel session Number 2, Theme: Human health and well-being aspects of urban green spaces (Chair: Renate Spaeth)
Parallel session Number 3, Theme: Trees, forests and water (Chair: Jakub Kronenberg)
Parallel session Number 4, Theme: Biotic management aspects in the urban forest (Chair: Nerys Jones)
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12:45-13:45 | Lunch | |
13:45-15:00 |
Option 1: Poster presentations Option 2: Project idea seed session (speed dating – are you looking for a project partner?) Option 3: Sharing urban forest stories: workshop on intersectional belonging in practice (limited to 24) Option 4: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Journal (meeting) |
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15:00-18:00 | Study visit to the urban Wolski Forest | |
18:00-19:30 | Free time and/or travel time to conference dinner venue | |
19:30-late | Cruise and conference dinner (this is an additional paid for event) |
DAY 3: Friday 26th MAY 2023
Time | Title | |
08:15-08:30 | Registration of participants, coffee | |
08:30-11:00 |
Parallel session Number 5, Theme: People, ecosystem services and values (Chair: Tessa Hegetschweiler)
Parallel session Number 6, Theme: Managing urban forests and urban trees as nature-based solutions (Chair: Eugenia Vidal Casanovas)
Parallel session Number 7, Theme: Modeling, measuring and inventorying urban trees and urban forests (Chair: Nery Jones)
Parallel session Number 8, Theme: Biotic management aspects in the urban forest (Chair: Rita Sousa Silva)
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11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | |
Closing session (Chair: Jakub Kronenberg) | ||
11:30-12:00 | Keynote 3 – 25 Years of EFUF – how a European urban forestry community was built | Cecil Konijnendijk |
12:00-12:15 | Keynote 4 – The Second World Forum on Urban Forests in Washington DC (WFUF) and Tree Cities of the World update | Simone Borelli |
12:15-12:30 | Introducing EFUF 2024 (Zagreb) | Silvija Krajter Ostoić, Vinko Paulić, Damir Dramalija and Martina Kičić |
12:30-12:55 | EFUF International Steering Group announcements | |
12:55-13:05 | Announcement of European Young Urban Forester of the Year award | |
13:05-13:30 | Forum summary | |
13:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
14:30 | Early departures | |
14:30-18:00 | Study visit to the urban Mogilski Forest and the Polish Airmen Park |
DAY 4: Saturday 27th MAY 2023 optional excursion
Time | Title |
09:30-17:00 | Post-conference excursion |