PROTECTING THE FOREST

RESOURCE: RISK ASSESSMENT

AND MANAGEMENT USING

INNOVATIVE TOOLS

24 -28 JUNE

INTERNATIONAL

SUMMER SCHOOL

2019

WATERFORD

INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY ,

IRELAND

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

ARRIVAL : BUS FROM DUBL IN A IRPORT AT 20H

SUNDAY , 23 JUNE

MORNING | F IELD V IS IT : FORESTS SHOWING IMPACT ON D IFFERENT HAZARDSAFTERNOON | GROUP WORK : D ISCUSS IONS BASED ON F IELD V IS IT

MONDAY , 24 JUNE

MORNING | TALKS OF R ISK TOOLS DEVELOPED IN THE PLURIFOR PROJECTAFTERNOON | TALKS ON FOREST R ISK TOOLS

TUESDAY , 25 JUNEOPEN SEMINARS

ALL DAY | V IS IT TO J FK ARBORETUM: COLLECT F IELD DATA & TEST TOOLS

WEDNESDAY , 26 JUNE

MORNING & AFTERNOON | LABORATORY : US ING TOOLS WITH F IELD DATA

THURSDAY , 2 7 JUNE

MORNING | TALKS : M IT IGAT ING R ISK AND CR IS IS MANAGEMENT GROUP WORK : SCENARIO TEST ING ,CR IS IS MANAGEMENT , GROUP PRESENTAT IONSAFTERNOON | DEPART : BUS TO DUBL IN A IRPORT AT 13 : 30H

FR IDAY , 28 JUNE

PROGRAMME

SUNDAY , JUNE • 23

ARRIVAL : FREE BUS IN EVENING AT 20 :00 FROM DUBL IN A IRPORT TO WATERFORD DINNER (OWN PLANS)

AFTERNOON

MONDAY , JUNE • 24

F IELD V IS IT : S I TE V IS I T TO FORESTS AFFECTED BY SER IOUS D ISTURBANCE (E .G . F IRE , SO IL EROS ION , W IND DAMAGE , DEER BROWSING , PESTS AND D ISEASES )COILLTE F IELD STAFF + TUTORS (SEE AFTERNOON SESS ION)

MORNINGDEPART 08:00

RETURN 13 :00

13 :00- 14 :00LUNCHWIT CANTEEN

GROUP WORK : COLLECT IVE AND TEAM D ISCUSS IONS ON ISSUESRELATED TO THE S ITE V IS I T . PART IC IPANTS WILL IDENT IFY PROBLEMS FROM THE F IELD S ITE AND D ISCUSS HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM . THEY WILL BE PROV IDED WITH S ITE MAPS AND ASKED TO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PLANS INCLUDING THE R ISKS IDENT IF IED IN THE S ITE V IS I T

AFTERNOON14 :00- 18 :00

TUTORS : DR . N ICK MC CARTHY (WIT )DR . BARRY GARDINER (EF I )MR . M IKE POWER (CO ILLTE )DR . JUAN SUAREZ ( FR )ING . J . CHR ISTOPHE ORAZ IO (EF I )MR . JOHN CASEY ( TEAGASC)DR . NAHIA GARTZ IA BENGOETXEA (NE IKER )MR . C IARAN NUGENT ( FOREST SERV ICE IRELAND)PROF . STEPHEN WOODWARD (UNIV . OF ABERDEEN)PROF . TUGBA DOGMUS (SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIV )

DINNERSUMMER SCHOOL BANQUET

MONDAY , JUNE • 24

WELCOME BY DR . N ICHOLAS MC CARTHY (WIT ) OPENING BY MR. FERGUS MOORE (DAFM , IRELAND)

8:30 - 8:408:40 - 9:00

LECTURES : TALKS ON R ISK TOOLS DEVELOPED IN THE PLUR IFOR PROJECT -S I LVALERT : ING . J . CHR ISTOPHE ORAZ IO (EF IPLANT) - FUEL MAPS WITH L IDAR DATA AND ASSESS ING DEFOL IAT ION WITH UAVS : DR . SANDRA SÁNCHEZ (CETEMAS) , JOSÉ MAR ÍA FERNÁNDEZ/ENRIQUE J IMÉNEZ (C I F -LOURIZÁN) -MODELL ING WIND R ISK IN M IXED STANDS : DR . BARRY GARDINER (EF IPLANT) - FOREST SO IL D ISTURBANCE MONITORING PROTOCOL : DR . NAHIA GARTZ IA BENGOETXEA (NE IKER ) -DETECT ION OF EMERGING PESTS IN SOUTH-WEST EUROPE : DR . ING . HERVÉ JACTEL ( INRA)

MORNING9:00-12:00OPEN FOR

DAYATTENDEES

TUESDAY , JUNE • 25

TUESDAY , JUNE • 25

LUNCHWIT CANTEEN

12 :00- 13 : 30

LECTURES : TALKS ON FOREST R ISK TOOLS -WIND DAMAGE RISK MODELLING IN IRELAND: DR. AINE NI DHUBHAIN (UCD) -FIRE RISK PREDICTION TOOLS: MR. CIARAN NUGENT (FOREST SERVICE) -DEER IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY: DR. HELEN ARMSTRONG (BROOMHILL ECOLOGY) AND MR. CIARAN NUGENT (FOREST SERVICE) -CHALARA OUTBREAK IN IRELAND: MR. TOM HOULIHAN (TEAGASC)/ MR. TOM MC DONALD (DAFM) -DETECTION OF ALIEN INVASIVE PATHOGENS: PROF. STEPHEN WOODWARD (UNIV. OF ABERDEEN) AND PROF. TUGBA DOGMUS (SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIV.)

AFTERNOON13:30-17:00OPEN FOR

DAYATTENDEES

DINNEROWN PLANS

WEDNESDAY , JUNE • 26

F IELD WORK : V IS I T TO J FK ARBORETUM AT BALLYSOP TO COLLECT F IELD DATA AND TEST TOOLS -S I LVALERT-FORESTGALES-DEER IMPACT ASSESSMENT-F IRE R ISK ASSESSMENT-DRONE FL IGHT DEMONSTRAT ION-PLANT HEALTH CHECKER-GENIE I I PATHOGEN IDENT IF ICAT ION

MORNING8:00-12:00

TUTORS : DR . N ICK MC CARTHY (WIT )DR . BARRY GARDINER (EF IPLANT)DR . TOM LOCATELL I ( FOREST RESEARCH)MR . JOHN CASEY ( TEAGASC)DR . JUAN SUAREZ ( FOREST RESEARCH)ING . J . CHR ISTOPHE ORAZ IO (EF IPLANT)DR . HELEN ARMSTRONG (BROOMHILL ECOLOGY)MR . C IARAN NUGENT ( FOREST SERV ICE IRELAND)DR . SANDRA SÁNCHEZ (CETEMAS)MR . JOSÉ MAR ÍA FERNÁNDEZ AND MR . ENR IQUE J IMÉNEZ (C I F -LOURIZÁN)DR . ING . HERVÉ JACTEL ( INRA)PROF . STEPHEN WOODWARD (UNIV . OF ABERDEEN)PROF . TUGBA DOGMUS (SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIV )MS . KATY MARFLEET (BGC I )MR . M ICHAEL ANDREOU (OPT ISENSE LTD)

WEDNESDAY , JUNE • 26

PICNIC LUNCH 12 :00- 13 :00

F IELD WORK : V IS I T TO J FK ARBORETUM AT BALLYSOP TO COLLECT F IELD DATA AND TEST TOOLS -SILVALERT-FORESTGALES-DEER IMPACT ASSESSMENT-FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT-DRONE FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION-PLANT HEALTH CHECKER-GENIE II PATHOGEN IDENTIFICATION TUTORS (SEE MORNING SESSION)

AFTERNOON13:00-17:00

DINNER BARBECUE 19 :00

THURSDAY , JUNE • 2 7

LABORATORY WORK: USING TOOLS WITH FIELD DATA TO ASSESS RISK

MORNING8:30-12:00

TUTORS : DR . N ICK MC CARTHY (WIT )DR . BARRY GARDINER (EF IPLANT)DR . TOM LOCATELL I ( FOREST RESEARCH)DR . A INE N I DHUBHAIN (UCD)DR . JUAN SUAREZ ( FOREST RESEARCH)ING . J . CHR ISTOPHE ORAZ IO (EF IPLANT)DR . HELEN ARMSTRONG (BROOMHILL ECOLOGY)DR . SANDRA SÁNCHEZ (CETEMAS)MR . JOSÉ MAR ÍA FERNÁNDEZ AND MR . ENR IQUE J IMÉNEZ (C I F -LOURIZÁN)DR . ING . HERVÉ JACTEL ( INRA)PROF . STEPHEN WOODWARD (UNIV . OF ABERDEEN)PROF . TUGBA DOGMUS (SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIV )MS . KATY MARFLEET (BGC I )MR . M ICHAEL ANDREOU (OPT ISENSE LTD) LUNCHWIT CANTEEN

12 :00- 13 : 30

LABORATORY WORK: USING TOOLS WITH FIELD DATA TO ASSESS RISK TUTORS (SEE MORNING SESSION)

AFTERNOON13:30-17:00

DINNEROWN PLANS

FR IDAY , JUNE • 28

TALKS: -MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO MITIGATE RISK: DR. BILL MASON (FOREST RESEARCH) -CRISIS MANAGEMENT: MR. MICHAEL POWER (COILLTE)

MORNING8:30-10:00

GROUP WORK AND PRESENTATIONS:SCENARIO TESTING, CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLANS, RISK MANAGEMENT THE PARTICIPANTS WILL FOCUS ON HOW TO USE THE TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO THEM DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL WHILE MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM THE FOREST

10:00-12:00

TUTORS: DR. NICK MC CARTHY (WIT)DR. BARRY GARDINER (EFIPLANT)ING. J. CHRISTOPHE ORAZIO (EFIPLANT)DR. BILL MASON (FOREST RESEARCH)MR. MIKE POWER (COILLTE)

FR IDAY , JUNE • 28

LUNCHWIT CANTEEN

12 :00- 13 : 30

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