Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics

Minutes – Business meeting of Board and General Assembly of the SSFE 2018

Board meeting of the SSFE on May 25th at the 2018 Biennial Meeting in Helsingør

  1. Adoption of Agenda
  2. Agreement on process for Proceedings and collection/upload of presentations to web-page
  3. Discussion of potential special issue of JFE – what are the experiences from SSFE 2016?
  4. Discussion: Bylaws… says nothing about Honorary Members or best PhD paper… should we propose the GA that for next meeting these are written into the Bylaws?
  5. Web-page: Should we ask that Honorary Members are listed here?
  6. The next Board. We need ensure that there are proposed names to the GA for the next Board
    1. Denmark: Bo will withdraw. We suggest Jette Bredahl Jacobsen to the GA. And Thomas Hedemark Lundhede as Deputy
    2. Norway
    3. Finland
    4. Sweden
  7. PhD-price award
  8. AOB?

Minutes of the Board meeting

  1. Adopted
  2. We will ask for ppt to be uploaded to the web-page. We will ask for abstracts/papers with the usual disclaimer about this not hindering publication elsewhere. We should check if a printed version was made in recent meetings. At least all authors will receive the pdf file and it will be published at the web-page. We also maybe need each paper in pdf for the agecon-searchable library. BJT will contact HFH on this in due time.
  3. Last time a special issue of the JFE resulted from the SSFE meeting. This was a positive experience and improved our outputs. The JFE is currently negotiating new terms and publisher, which may affect options and terms. We will return to this option once terms and options are clear.
  4. The Board agreed that the bylaws should reflect that the Society can name “Honorary Fellows” and award prizes like the Best PhD presentation. When we do the application for 2020 we should elaborate the addition to the bylaws, and prepare it for voting Ay/Nay at the 2020 meeting in Finland.
  5. The Board agreed that “Honorary Fellows should be mentioned on a page of their own at the SSFE-stie. The list includes now
    Professor Finn Helles, Denmark, appointed 2008
    Professor Matti Palo, Finland, appointed 2008
    Professor Asbjørn Svendsrud, Norway, appointed 2008
    Professor Lars Lönnstedt, Sweden, appointed 2010
    Professor Colin Price, United Kingdom, appointed 2010
    Professor Richard J. Brazee, United States, appointed 2018
    Professor Ole Hofstad, Norway, appointed 2018
    Professor Olli Saastamoinen, Finland, appointed 2018
    Professor Birger Solberg, Norway, appointed 2018
  6. For the next Biennial period, the Board suggested the following composition:
    Denmark: Jette Bredahl Jacobsen; deputy Thomas Hedemark Lundhede
    Norway: Hans Fredrik Hoen, deputy Per Kristian Rørstad
    Sweden: Camilla Widmark, deputy Peichen Gong
    Finland: Teppo Hujala, deputy Katja Lähtinen
  7. The PhD-price for best paper presentation will be awarded to Ms Noora Miilumäki for her presentation on end-user perceptions of life with wood.
  8. Under “Any Other Business”, the Board discussed possible locations for the next SSFE in Finland 2020. Hans Fredrik Hoen noted that the NOFOBE project may offer some funds for this 2018 event, in case costs overrun budget.

Agenda for the SSFE General Assembly May 25th 2018, Helsingør, Denmark

  1. Introduction to the session
  2. Proposals from the Board on topics to prepare for the next GA
  3. PhD Award
  4. Election of the new Board
  5. AoB

Minutes of the SSFE General Assembly May 25th 2018, Helsingør, Denmark

  1. The chairperson introduced the General Assembly to its role and function in the SSFE
  2. The chairperson explained the Boards proposal to amend the bylaws as well as the SSFE-webpage to reflect the fact that SSFE can and do appoint Honorary Fellows and PhD awards.The General Assembly approved of the proposal and asked the Board to prepare the amendment of the bylaws for the 2020 meeting. The improvements to the webpage can be made as soon as convenient.
  3. The PhD award for best paper presentation was presented to Ms. Noora Miilumäki for her presentation on end-user perceptions of life with wood, to the General Assembly’s applause
  4. The chairperson presented the list of people who has accepted to run for election as Board members and deputy members. The chairperson asked if anyone else wanted to run for a seat, explaining that a vote would be perfectly possible. This was not the case. The General Assembly applauded the elected members who are:
    Denmark: Jette Bredahl Jacobsen; deputy Thomas Hedemark Lundhede
    Norway: Hans Fredrik Hoen, deputy Per Kristian Rørstad
    Sweden: Camilla Widmark, deputy Peichen Gong
    Finland: Teppo Hujala; deputy Katja Lähtinen
  5. There was no other business. The General Assembly ended the meeting to regather in 2020 in Finland.