21st president, begins two year term from April 1, 2014
Largest academic society in Korea on forestry and forest resource studies
[April 16, 2013]

 Dean of the College of Natural Resources Lee, Heon Ho (57, Department of Forest Resources, photo) was appointed as the 21st president of the Korean Forest Society at the society general assembly held at the Seoul National University Hoam Hall on the 11th. His term will be for two years starting on April 1, 2014.

 Professor Lee stated that as the next president, he would establish a 'general innovative plan for the society', reestablish the identity of the society, and focus on creating a model for the society that is future-oriented and competitive. In addition, he also stated that he would promote related industries by reinforcing industry-academic-government-research networks and create an academic society that can contribute to creating new growth engines.

 The Korean Forest Society has over 1,000 individual members and over 120 institutional members. It is the nation's largest forestry and forest resources society.