This biennial meeting offers a policy and technical forum for countries in the North American region to discuss and address forest issues. Government officials from forestry and other sectors are encouraged to attend, as are representatives of NGOs, private industry and other organizations dealing with forest-related issues in the region.  

dates: 15-19 October 2013   location: Madison, Wisconsin, US   contact: Peter Csoka   e-mail: peter.csoka@fao.org   www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/31117/en/