EFI Annual Conference 2025
Provisional Agenda
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at 9.00- 17.15 CET
The Conference venue: Wood Pavilion of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences of Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (FLD)
Welcome
Róbert Marušák, Dean, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences CZU Prague
Zbyněk Šmída, Deputy Director General, Czech State Forests
Bohuslav Svoboda, Mayor, City of Prague
EFI Strategy 2040
Robert Mavsar, Director, EFI
How to enhance member engagement in EFI?
Moderators: Michele Bozzano, Head of Facility and Rach Colling, Head of Communications, EFI
Expectations of EFI Associate and Affiliate members
Discussion
Concluding remarks
Member pitch talks
Coffee break with member posters /roll-ups
Research session
Moderators: Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, Principal Scientist, Helga Pülzl, Assistant Director, EFI
An update on EU opportunities for forest related research and innovation
Laura Liepina, Research Programme Officer at the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI)
EUFORE
Alex Giurca, Principal Scientist, EFI
EFI Research agenda
Hans Verkerk, Chief Scientist, EFI
Discussion on EU priority topics for next FP10 and on EFI research agenda
Concluding remarks
Member pitch talks
Official group photo
Lunch with member posters/ roll-ups
Item 1
Opening of the Conference ordinary plenary session (10´)
a) Announcing the total number of participants and voters
b) Adoption of the agenda (voting item)
Item 2
Election of the Officers of the Conference (10´) (voting item)
a) Vice-chair of the Conference 2026
b) Minute checkers
c) Vote checkers
Item 3
Board’s report to the Conference (10´)
Item 4
EFI Reports and Plans (45´)
a) Review and adoption of the Annual Report 2024 (voting item)
b) Approval of the audited financial statements 2024 (voting item)
c) Approval of the Work Plan for 2026 (voting item)
Item 5
Auditors of Accounts for 2026 (10´) (voting item)
Item 6
Board members 2025-2028 (10´) (voting item)
a) Re-election of one Board member for the period 2025-2028
Item 7
Annual Conference venues (10´)
a) Venue of Annual Conference in 2026
Item 8
Conference and membership Issues (10´)
a) A welcome to new members
b) Membership fees for 2026 (voting item)
c) Conference rules of procedure proposed changes (voting item)
Item 9
Any other business (10´)
a) Fellowships
Item 10
Closing of the ordinary plenary session
Gala dinner will be held at the Kaiserstein Palace.
Address: Kaiserštejnský palác, Malostranské nám. 23/37, 11000 Praha 1
How to reach the venue, see here.