12 January 2004 New Members and IRG Travel Award The following New Members have been welcomed to the Group since the Annual Meeting 2003: Regular Member: Mr. Morten Eikenes, Norwegian Forest Research Institute Mr. Sigurd Heimdal, Jotun A/S, Norwary Mr Lars Nyborg, Osmose Denmark Prof Asghar Omidvar, Univ. of Agr. Sciences and Nat. Resources of Gorgan, Iran Mr Pedro Pais de Brito, Beira Alta Marceneiros, Portugal Prof Francis Schwarze, EMPA, Switserland Student Member : Ms Tania Nobre, LNEC, Portugal Corresponding Member : Mr Hieronymo Masendu, Bindura University, Zimbabwe News on the IRG Travel Awards (Short-Term Scientific Mission): Funds are still available for STSMs. Information + Application Package form is available under IRG Documents of this IRG News in Brief. Members are advised to encourage students to apply for a grant. Mr Ali Temiz, Karendeniz Technical University, has recently completed a mission at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala.					Our Sponsors: