This meeting will offer an opportunity for academics, governments, industry and non-governmental organizations to understand and discuss the role and importance of earth observation satellites in providing unbiased, precise, timely and cost-effective information on forests that is useful to decision-makers.  

dates: 19-22 May 2009  
location: Quebec, Canada  
contact: Ronald E. McRoberts  
phone: +1 651 649 5174  
e-mail: rmcroberts@fs.fed.us  
www: http://skog.for.msu.edu/meeting/