GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October Activity report UEF meetings and projects Ilpo Puputti Gouverning Council Meeting 2014 Nessebar (Bulgaria) Nessebar (Bulgaria)

GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October UEF meetings and projects UEF meetings: XVIII Congress of Union of European Foresters, 27th – 31st of August 2013 in Saariselkä, Finland “Multiple Use of Forests Beyond the Arctic Circle” Elections New member - Czech Forestry Society Rules for reduced member fees 14 organizations and 60 participants with V.I.P:s Presidency and Round table meeting in Bruessels, 5th-6th of November 2014 Presidency meeting in Prague 8th-9th of April 2014 Presidency meeting in Nessebar 9th of October 2014 Governing Council Meeting in Nessebar 9th-11th of October 2014

GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October UEF meetings and projects UEF meetings, plans for future: Presidency and Round Table Meeting in Bruessels, winter 2015 PM in June – place and date open Governing Council Meeting in Poland 2 nd week of September 2015 Governing Council Meeting open XIX Congress of Union of European Foresters open

GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October UEF meetings and projects UEF projects: International Forestry Workcamp for forest students in Germany 2006: UEF became a cooperation-partner. Since 2007: The workcamp is supported by UEF. July 2014: The XVIII Workcamp took place with 13 participants from Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Poland, Russia, Italy, Turkey and South-Corea. That means from the beginning of the Workcamp there has been participants from 37 different nations. In future : yearly in July

GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October UEF meetings and projects UEF projects: Forest Pedagogic Seminar idea from Tiina Eklund (Finland) and Michael Diemer (Germany) first time planned for June 2014 in Austria (Bruck/Mur - Styria) by Thomas Baschny postponed, mainly because of financial reasons another try is foreseen for June 2015

GCM, Nessebar – Bulgaria 10th of October UEF meetings and projects UEF projects: Seminar on Urban Forestry In 2014 the EFUF-Conference (European Forum on Urban Forestry) took place in Switzerland Beside this expert meeting UEF tried to organize a Seminar for "normal" foresters. This should be organized in cooperation with FECOF unfortunately it has to be postponed another try is foreseen for 2015 Excursion on Windmills on Forest stands 2015 in Germany ( If the member organizations wish that)