/ Secretariat of the
International Poplar Commission
With the support of the
FAO-Italy Project on Poplars and Willows /

Siyang Poplar Delegation

Tentative Agenda, FAO – IPC Secretariat Visit

13 April, 2010, 8.45 hrs

Mexico room (2nd floor, D 211)

8.15 – 8.40Registration

8.45 - 9.30Welcome by FAO,Mr Eduardo Rojas Briales, Assistant-Director General Forestry Department
Welcome by IPC, Mr Stefano Bisoffi, Chair, International Poplar Commission
Welcome by NPC Italy, Ms Lorenza Colletti, Secretary, National Poplar Commission of Italy

Introductory Remarks by Chinese delegation

9.30 - 10.00The International Poplar Commission, Mr Walter Kollert, Secretary, International Poplar Commission

10.00 - 10.30The National Poplar Commission of Italy,Ms Lorenza Colletti

10.30 - 11.00Italian-Chinese cooperation on poplar cultivation, Mr Stefano Bisoffi

11.00 - 11.30Coffee break

11.30 - 12.00Poplar culture in Siyang,Mr Shen Zhao, Chairman of the County Council; SiyangCounty

12.00 - 12.30Introduction of Italian study tour programme, Ms Lorenza Colletti

12.30- 14.00Lunch, offered by the FAO-Italy Project on Poplars and Willows

(IndonesiaRoom, 8th Floor FAO)

Tentative List of Participants:

FAO

  1. Mr. Eduardo Rojas Briales, Assistant-Director General Forestry Department
  2. Mr. José Antonio Prado, Director, Forest Assessment, Management and Conservation Division
  3. Mr. Jim Carle, Leader, Forest Management Team
  4. Mr. Aleksander Zaremba,Technical Cooperation Department

International Poplar Commission

  1. Mr. Stefano Bisoffi, Chair, International Poplar Commission
  2. Mr. Walter Kollert, Secretary, International Poplar Commission
  3. Mr. Alberto Del Lungo, Technical Advisor, FAO-Italy Project on Poplars and Willows
  4. Ms. Graciela Andrade, FAO, Forest Management Team
  5. Mr. Roberto Cenciarelli, FAO, Consultant, Forest Management Team

Chinese delegation, Siyang County

  1. Mr. Shen Zhao, Chairman of the County Council; SiyangCounty
  2. Mr. Xiaoyu Wu, Member of the County Council and Director of Public Relations;
  3. Mr. Dongcheng Wang, Director of Broadcasting, Television, and Cultural Affairs;
  4. Mr. Houzhu Liu, Deputy Director of Office, Siyang County Council;
  5. Prof. Dr. Shengzuo Fang, Vice Dean, College of Forest Resources and Environment, NanjingForestry University
  6. Mr. Jiaxing Hu, General Manager of Pan-Forest Industry Company Corporation, Siyang

National Poplar Commission ofItaly

  1. Mr. Federico Radice Fossati, Chair, National Poplar Commission, Italy
  2. Ms.Lorenza Colletti, Secretary, National Poplar Commission, Italy
  3. Ms. Ilaria Pratesi, Italian Association of Furniture Producers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy

  1. Ms. Maria Pia Rizzo

Agricultural Research Council - Italy

  1. Mr. Riccardo Aleandri, Director General, Scientific Research
  2. Prof. Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza, Head of Forestry Department
  3. Mr. Giuseppe Nervo, Director, National Poplar Institute

Corpo Forestale dello Stato - Italy

  1. Mr. Marco Celeghini, Division Chief
  2. Mr. Angelo Mariano, Senior Forestry Officer
  3. Mr. Lillo Testasecca, Senior Forestry Officer

National Council of Research – Italy

  1. Mr. Enrico Brugnoli, Director, Institute for Agro-Environment and Forest Biology
  2. Mr. Angelo Massacci, Senior Scientist, Institute for Agro-Environment and Forest Biology

University of Tuscia - Italy

  1. Prof. Naldo Anselmi, Forest Pathologist, Director, Forest Pest and Disease Department
  2. Prof. Ervedo Giordano, Professor Emeritus, former IPC Chair
  3. Mr. Maurizio Sabatti, Scientist, Forest Resources Department