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Written by: Elena Marra

The 55th International Symposium on Forest Mechanization (FORMEC) and the 7th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) will be hosted in Florence, Italy, from September 20 to 22, by the University of Firenze and the National Council for Research (CNR), in collaboration with Regione Toscana and the Italian Academy of Forest Science.

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Written by: Elena Marra

The conference will be held at the historical Santa Apollonia Auditorium (ex-Santa Apollonia church – XV century) and at the Aula Magna of the University of Florence.

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Written by: Elena Marra

There are many hotels and other accommodations in Florence. A list of quality hotels within a 20-minute walk of the meeting venue (with options for public transport as well) can be see in Location and Travel. Also, see our accomodation comparison chart listing for more options.

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Written by: Elena Marra

For more than 50 years, FORMEC has kept bringing together researchers, practitioners and government officials from different countries to share state-of-the-art knowledge about harvesting operations, with a focus on steep terrain. This year‘s meeting consists of a one-day pre-tour and a two day technical conference on new developments in forest engineering.

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Written by: Elena Marra

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Raffaele Spinelli, IBE-CNR, Italy

Enrico Marchi, University of Florence, Italy

Rien Visser, Canterbury University, New Zealand

Karl Stampfer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

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Written by: Elena Marra

This conference is a good opportunity to create new relationships and synergies with international professionals/researchers. Your support of the conference will help grow your contact list, allowing you to reach new audiences. More than 200 participants are expected to attend the event.

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