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We are proud to announce that registration for the 10th Alpine Forest Genomics Network (AForGeN) meeting in Tenna (Safiental, Switzerland) from 18-20 June 2025 is now open. We hope we can offer you a relaxed event in the Swiss mountains, at a unique place that is still reachable by public transport or car with reasonable effort.

Fore detailed information, please visit the meeting's website.

The next AForGeN meeting will be held 18-20 June 2025 in Safiental, Switzerland. Detailed information and registration will follow early 2025.

• Maria Höhn and Berthold Heinze have retired from the steering committee
• Marjana Westergren and Christian Rellstab remain in the steering committee
• Katharina Budde, Niels Müller, and Zoltan Köbölkuti were elected as new members of the steering committee
• Christian Rellstab was assigned as new IUFRO coordinator

The 9th AForGeN meeting will finally be held in June 2023 in Zirbenland in Steiermark (Austria). Berthold Heinze and his team will be the host. Details can be found here.

The meeting will take place in the heart of Styria province and will comprise the usual mix of presentations by established and early-career researchers (students welcome), a day-hike to discuss research questions in the forests, and a planning and discussion session for taking the network further. No membership is required to attend, the network is open and inclusive. Please pass on the circular to people who may be interested.

Members of AForGeN published the mito-genome of Abies alba and revealed its highlxy complex and dynamic structure. You can find it here.

Due to the situation with the Corona virus, the AForGeN meeting 2020 is cancelled. It will be held in June 2021, at the same place. See you there!

The 9th AForGeN meeting will be held in June 2020 in Zirbenland in Steiermark (Austria). Berthold Heinze and his team will be the host. Details can be found here.

The meeting will take place in the heart of Styria province and will comprise the usual mix of presentations by established and early-career researchers (students welcome), a day-hike to discuss research questions in the forests, and a planning and discussion session for taking the network further. No membership is required to attend, the network is open and inclusive. Please pass on the circular to people who may be interested.

If you plan to attend, please make your own booking, but also inform the organizing team (berthold.heinze[at]bfw.gv.at and annika.nirschi[at]bfw.gv.at) so that they can make the arrangements.

The AForGeN network had an informal meeting at the GenTree Final Conference in Avignon. Download a short summary of the meeting here.

The paper about our community-generated reference genome of Abies alba was released in the July issue of G3. Also check the WSL news here.

The next AForGeN meeting will be held in June 2020 in Zirbenland in Steiermark (Austria). Berthold Heinze and his team will be the host. Details will follow.

The paper about our community-generated reference genome of Abies alba is now online. Also check the WSL news here.

The AForGeN meeting 2019 will take place 12.-14.6.2019 near Mont Ventoux in France and organized by Bruno Fady and his team from INRA Avignon. More information here!

The AForGeN meeting 2019 will take place 12.-14.6.2019 near Mont Ventoux in France and organized by Bruno Fady and his team from INRA Avignon. Please save the dates!

The AForGeN website succesfully migrated from UC Davis (David Neale) to WSL (Christian Rellstab). Input is welcome, please write an e-mail to Christian Rellstab.