Budapest, Hungary - 17-19 October 2017
Final Draft - PROGRAMME

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

19-Oct    Thursday - REUFIS inaugural meeting (Location: Ministry of Agriculture and the surrounding of Budapest)
9:00    Opening (Chair: Ferenc Lakatos - University of Sopron)

    Mandate of the network Communication activities -    Website Awareness activities Election of the Secretary and the Executive Committee
11:00    Workplan for 2018 and upcoming events
12:00    Lunch break
13:00    Departure for the field trip
17:00    Return from field trip

20-Oct    Friday - Departure of participants
18-Oct    Wednesday - Climate Change and Invasive Species (Location: Ministry of Agriculture)
9:00    Opening and introduction (Chair: Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi - FAO REU)
9:10    Intensively spreading forest mammals in Hungary Krisztián Katona (University of Gödöllő)
9:40    Golden jackal - Driven by climate or food? Hubert Inhaizer (FAO REU)
10:10    Exotic parasites and úrban forestry: learning from experience Lucio Montecchio (University of Padova)
10:40    Coffee break
11:00    Rapid shiftof climate stress factors: aprime effect supporting invasive species Csaba Mátyás (University of Sopron)
11:30    Recent invasions by exotic forest insect - the role of changing climate [title tbc]
Ferenc Lakatos (University of Sopron), György Csóka (NARIC Forest Research Institute), Boris Hrasovec (University of Zagreb)
12:00    Lunch break
13:30    Impactof climate change on introduction and spread of invasive species Sharing régiónál and country experiences: group work (Chair: Shiroma Sathyapala - FAO, Ferenc Lakatos - REUFIS Secretary)
•     Current problems and solutions •    Inputs for the workplan 2018
FAO upcoming Forest Health Guide & needs assessment - Shiroma Sathyapala Coffee break during the session
17:00    Closing
18:00    Dinner
19-Oct    Thursday - REUFIS inaugural meeting (Location: Ministry of Agriculture and the surrounding of Budapest)
9:00    Opening (Chair: Ferenc Lakatos - University of Sopron)

    Mandate of the network Communication activities -    Website Awareness activities Election of the Secretary and the Executive Committee
11:00    Workplan for 2018 and upcoming events
12:00    Lunch break
13:00    Departure for the field trip
17:00    Return from field trip

20-Oct    Friday - Departure of participants