Dear colleagues and friends This is for those of you interested in tree rings. We have the pleasure to invite you to the International Dendroecological Fieldweek 2008 organized by the WSL. It will take place from 14 to 20 September 2008 in the Loetschen Valley (Switzerland), a scenic Swiss alpine environment. The topics will cover the full spectrum of dendrochronological issues (dendroclimatology, dendroecology, dendrogeomorphology, dendroarcheology ...) and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic will include keynote lectures, field work and workshops in small groups. All fieldweek participants are expected to present a poster of their work and there will be ample opportunity for discussion. The fieldweek is particularly open for young researchers (beginners, PhD students, Postdocs) worldwide from all fields of tree ring research. Participation will be limited to a maximum of 40 people. The fee will be about 350 Euro including conference registration, accommodation and meals. It will not include travels from and to the Loetschental. A small number of grants will be available. The deadline for application is 30 April and successful applicants will be notified in May. Registration is open now! Please got to http://www.wsl.ch/fieldevent/. There you can find an on-line registration form, more detailed information and some impressions of last year's FW. We are looking forward to meeting you in Switzerland! Kerstin Treydte and David Frank on behalf of the Dendro Team of the Federal Research Institute WSL -- Dr. Kerstin Treydte Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Dendro Sciences Zuercher Str. 111 CH-8903 Birmensdorf Switzerland phone: ++41 (0)44 739 2662 fax: ++41 (0)44 739 2215 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.wsl.ch/forschung/forschungsunits/dendro/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP (http://horde.org/imp/) at WSL (http://www.wsl.ch).