The 7th Annual Meeting Conference of the Deans and Directors of European Forestry Faculties and Schools 6th–10th May 2015, Park Hotel Moskva, Sofia – Bulgaria DRAFT AGENDA 16:00–19:00 19:00 8:00–9:00 08:30 8:30–9:00 9:00–10:00 10:00–12:00 12:00–13:30 13:30–13:50 13:50–14:00 14:00–15:00 15:00–15:30 15:30–16:10 16:10–16:50 17:15 18:00–19:30 20:00–23:00 8:00–9:00 9:00–9:30 9:30–10:30 Wednesday – May 6 Arrival of participants, Transfer from Sofia airport will be arranged to the Park Hotel Moskva Registration Welcome dinner Thursday – May 7 Breakfast Welcome coffee Registration Opening ceremony of the International Scientific Conference „Forestry: Bridge to the Future“ and the 7th meeting of ConDDEFFS Key presentations at the main topic Climate Change and Forests Lunch Introduction and presentation of the University of Forestry Sofia Presentation of the participants and meeting agenda Decisions on the ConDDEFFS internal issues: Admission of new members Next meeting (Presentation of the host: Faculty of Forestry Kastamonu University, Turkey) Election of the host for 2017 New composition of the Steering Committee Coffee break First presentation: Forest Pedagogics. Mr. Thomas Baschny, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Discussion Second presentation: Ecosystem services (benefits) from forest areas. Assoc. prof. Georgi Kostov, Faculty of Forestry, Vice-minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Foods, Discussion Bus departure (in front of the hotel) to the concert hall „Bulgaria“. Celebrating 90 years high forestry education in Bulgaria Get together dinner Friday – May 8 Breakfast Third presentation: Forestry education. Current trends in the US. Prof. James A. Allen, President of the NAUFRP. Executive Director of the School of Forestry College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences Northern Arizona University, Discussion Discussion: Questionnaire on the topic of forestry studies and forestry labour market (prof. Vlatko Andonovski Faculty of Forestry, University “Ss. 10:30–11:00 11:00–12:00 12:00–13:30 14:00–17:00 19:00–23:00 7:30–8:30 8:30 10:30–12:30 12:30–14:00 14:00–15:00 15:00–17:00 17:00 20:00–22:00 8:00–9:00 Cyril and Methodius” Skopje, Macedonia) Database of courses in all ConDDEFFS member faculties in the English Language (prof. Cristina Vega Garcia form the University of Lleida, Spain) Coffee break Discussion: Proposals for new initiatives Conclusion statement Lunch Free time/Sofia Sightseeing/Presentation on the scientific conference Official Dinner Saturday – May 9 Breakfast Bus departure (in front of the hotel). Visit to Yundola Training and Experimental Forest Range Ecological station „prof. Assen Biolchev“ and experimental sites Lunch Demonstration on Forest Pedagogics Visit to Ethnographic Museum in Velingrad Departure to Sofia (arrival around 19:00) Dinner Sunday – May 10 Breakfast Transfer of participants to the airport