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The next All Div 5 Conferences is planned to take place in 2012/13. If you wish to prepare a bid for the IUFRO Division 5 conference  kindly refer to the bidding rules. Proposals are due by February 29, 2010 to: Dave Cown, IUFRO Division 5 Coordinator, dave.cown(at)scionresearch.com

Other useful documents:

• Guidelines for D5 Conference  – pdf
• Benefits from Attending D5 Conference  – pdf
• Criteria for Sponsoring a IUFRO Meeting  – pdf
• Conference Planning  – pdf (Note: this document is in an update process, please contact the Secretariat for a status information)
  

• Expression of Interest in D5 Conference – pdf

• International Conference on Wood Adhesives 2009; South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States; 28 August 2009. Conference homepage
  
  
• International Conference on Woody Biomass Utilization; Starkville, Mississippi, United States; 4-6 August 2009. Conference homepage
  
  
• Society of Wood Science and Technology 2009 International Annual Convention; Boise, Idaho, United States, 24 June 2009. Conference homepage – Programme and Registration Form
  
  
• IAWS-2009 – Forests as a renewable source of vital values for a changing world, Saint-Petersburg/ Moscow, Russia;  15-21 June 2009  – Conference homepage
  
  

International Research Group on Wood Protection, Americas Regional Meeting, Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 30 November – 2 December 2008 – Website: http://www.irgamericas.org/ – co-sponsored by IUFRO RG 5.03.00 Wood protection

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51st Annual Convention of the Society of Wood Science and Technology, Concepción, Chile, 10-12 November 2008; co-sponsored by Division 5 – Conference website

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9th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Rotorua, New Zealand, 5-8 November 2008 – Flyer

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International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology – IAWPS 2008, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China, 27-29 September 2008 – Scientific Program – Contact person – Participants list available upon request

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Conference on "Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Climate Change with Emphasis on Forest Health – Review of Science, Policies, and Practices"; Umeå, Sweden; 25–28 August 2008. Conference website – 3rd announcement – Report on the half-day Div. 5 Session 18 "Wood as a Green Building Material" – Conference report (draft)

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IUFRO All-Division 5 Meeting
Taipei, Taiwan; 29 October – 2 November 2007

Please find below the keynote addresses of all conference spea

• Table of Contents  (315 KB, PDF)
• Keynote addresses of conference speakers (2.1 MB, PDF)
• Minutes of the Meeting
• All D5 Final Report
• Powerpoint presentations of the meeting (sorted by day and session)  *
• Latest additions (Monday, 5.14.SWST)  NEW!

*Note: Presentations of RG 5.05.00 (Sessions A-D) can also be found on the 5.05 webpages.

Pictures of the All-Divsion5 Meeting

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International Plantation Certification Symposium 2007, "Impact of Certification on Plantation Forestry"; Stellenbosch, South Africa; 18–21 September 2007.  2nd Announcement and Call for Papers – 3rd Announcement (incl. Registration Form and Provisional Program)

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The 3rd Conference on Hardwood Research and Utilisation in Europe, "The Beauty of Hardwood"; Sopron, Hungary; 3-4 September 2007. Report

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Further information on past meetings can be found in the Unit Archive.

• Workshop on Harvested Wood Products in the Context of Climate Change Policies (not IUFRO-sponsored), Geneva, Italy, 9-10 September 2008 – Workshop report (provided by Sylvain Labbe)

• COST Action E 40 "Innovative utilization and products of large dimensioned timber including the whole forest-wood-chain", Freiburg Germany, 15-16 July 2008 – Report