On Mon, 2 Oct 1995, Hannu Saarenmaa wrote:
> Should IUFRO World Congress papers be reviewed and competed for? Knut
> Veisten raised a good question, I think. I share his thoughts, I do
> admit.
One his main points was that the quality of presentations was low. Peer
review of papers would do nothing to raise presentation standards.
> Advantages:
> o Everybody has an equal chance for a paper.
> o Papers have a high status and so has the proceedings volume.
> o Quality, in general, is high.
Agreed.
> Disadvantages:
> o Often the papers selected this way describe very narrow problems, and
> are difficult to understand, except for a handful of the audience.
If topics are carefully selected, this problem can be reduced.
I wasn't there, so I can't comment specifically on the IUFRO World Congress.
Regards,
Euan
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Dr Euan G. Mason Silviculture, Modelling and
Lecturer in Silviculture Decision-support systems
School of Forestry
University of Canterbury New Zealand's professional
Christchurch, New Zealand Forestry School
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