The objective of the annual bamboo study tours is to share the experience of Chinese bamboo and NTFPS development and to promote bamboo and NTFPs development in other countries.

• The Second International Young Scientist Forum: Bamboo Resources in a Changing Climate; online and Zhejiang, China; 11-12 December 2024, 5:00-8:30 PM (Vancouver Time). Forum website  
   
• Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress 2018; Beijing, China; 25-27 June 2018.  Conference homepage - Call for abstracts  
   
• 10th World Bamboo Congress – "Bamboo for a Greener Future"ate: 17-22 September 2015
  Venue: Damyang, South Korea
  IUFRO Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.11.05
  Further information: Conference homepage - Report

• World Bamboo Day - 18 September
  World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally.  Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its utilization has not always been sustainable due to exploitation. The World Bamboo Organization aims to bring the potential of bamboo to a more elevated exposure – to protect natural resources and the environment, to ensure sustainable utilization, to promote new cultivation of bamboo for new industries in regions around the world, as well as promote traditional uses locally for community economic development.
   
• 2014 INBAR Bamboo Tour
  
  Date: 1-11 June 2014
  Venue: Qingdao, Zhejiang and Kunming, China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int; Ms. Yu Ping, INBAR, E-mail: pyu(at)inbar.int 
  Further information: Tour website
   
• 2013 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 4-15 May 2013
  Venue: Zhejiang, Sichuan and Guangdong Provinces, China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int; Ms Li Xin, Xli(at)inbar.int 
  Further information: Tour website
   
• 2013 INBAR Africa Regional Bamboo Workshop
  
  Date: 15-18 March 2013, all-day event
  Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Further information: Workshop website

• 2012 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 19-30 June 2012
  Venue: Zhejiang, Sichuan and Guangdong, China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int; Ms Li Xin, Xli(at)inbar.int 
  Further information: Tour website
   
• IX World Bamboo Congress
  
  Date: 10-13 April 2012
  Venue: Antwerp, Belgium
  Contact person: Frances Schutte, secretariat(at)worldbamboocongress.org
  Further information: Conference website - Call for papers - Report - Keynote lecture by Professor Walter Liese:" A personal reflection on 60 years of bamboo passion and work" - Pictures related to Keynote lecture
   
• 2011 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 19-29 June 2011
  Venue: Hangzhou, Chengdu and Xi’an
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int; Ms Li Xin, Xli(at)inbar.int 
  Further information: Tour website
   
• 2010 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 19-29 May 2010
  Venue: Sichuan, Zhejiang and EXPO Shanghai
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int
  Further information: Tour website

• VIII World Bamboo Congress
  
  Date: 16-18 September 2009
  Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int

• 2009 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 19-29 April 2009
  Venue: China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int
  Further information: see INBAR website

• 2008 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 20-29 April 2008
  Venue: China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int
  Further information: see INBAR website
   
• International Workshop on Bamboo and Rattan Sector Development-Industry, Trade, Investment and Policy
  
  Date: 22-23 September 2007
  Venue: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int, Tel.: +86-10-6470 6161 ext.208, Fax: +86-10-6470 2166
  Further information: see INBAR website

• 2007 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
  
  Date: 15-24 April 2007
  Venue: Zhejiang and Sichuan province, China
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int, Tel.: +86-10-6470 6161 ext.208, Fax: +86-10-6470 2166
  Further information: see INBAR website

• Advanced Training Workshop on Bamboo Furniture and Weaving
  
  Date: November 6 - December 19, 2006
  Venue: FeMSEDA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Organizers: Chinese Ministry of Commerce, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, Ethiopian Government, etc.
  Course Content: Bamboo furniture and handicraft making. The workshop will include lectures, practice sessions, field visits and information exchange.
  Participants: this workshop is mainly focused on Ethiopian participants, if other international organizations/participants are interested in participating in the workshop, please contact us soon.
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int, Tel.: +86-10-6470 6161 ext.208, Fax: +86-10-6470 2166
   
• East Africa Workshop on Bamboo Cultivation and Utilization
  
  Date and Venue: December 4 - 16, 2006, in FeMSEDA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Organizers: Chinese Ministry of Commerce, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), FeMSEDA, etc.
  Course Content: Bamboo cultivation and bamboo forest management, utilization; Bamboo resource; Bamboo resource in the world/ Africa/China; Bamboo morphology; Bamboo growth: Monopodial bamboo, Sympodial bamboo; Bamboo flowering and bearing; Bamboo silviculture/cultivation; Plantation management and harvest; Bamboo gardening; Bamboo for eco-tourism; Bamboo environmental functions; Bamboo handicraft; Bamboo charcoal; Bamboo industrial development; Bamboo for livelihood and poverty mitigation. The workshop will include lectures, VCD/DVD show, practice sessions, field visits and information exchange.
  Participants: Selected Ethiopian participants by the government are free. Others should cover the costs.
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int, Tel.: +86-10-6470 6161 ext.208, Fax: +86-10-6470 2166
   
• Bamboo Furniture and Crafts Skills Training Workshop, UNIDO-INBAR
  
  Date: 6 March - 4 April 2006
  Venue: Ambon, Malaku Province, Indonesia
  Contact person: Dr. Fu Jinhe, jfu(at)inbar.int, Tel.: +86-10-6470 6161 ext.208, Fax: +86-10-6470 2166
  Summary: Bamboo Furniture and Crafts Skills Training jointly organized by United Nation Industry Development Organization (UNIDO) and International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) was held in Ambon, Maluku province of Indonesia. Master Chen Yunhua and Master Li Jianyin from INBAR Qingshen Bamboo Training Base were invited as the trainers to train local craftspeople with bamboo and rattan furniture making and bamboo weaving techniques. The training was organized by Mr. Juergen Hierold, the Project Manager, Mr. Abdul Syukur Sialana from UNIDO project, and Dr. Fu Jinhe of INBAR.
  
  On 8 March, Mr. Masayoshi Matsushita, the UNIDO Indonesia Office Representative, and Mr. Juergen Hierold from UNIDO headquarters attended the opening ceremony of the training. There were totally 25 trainees participate the training, 12 for bamboo and rattan furniture making and 13 for bamboo weaving. The trainees successfully completed the training under the instruction of two masters. The success of the training will greatly promote the development of bamboo and rattan processing industry in Indonesia.
  
  During the training, under the arrangement of Abdul Syukur Sialana, the National Project Coordinator of UNIDO in Indonesia, AMBONET TV Station have shot the major parts of the training, and made them into a documentary.
  
  The successful conducting of the training has attracted the high attention of the local government and Chinese embassy in Indonesia. On 3 April, 2006 the vice-governor of Maluku Province met two masters in his office and gave high appraise on the training. He also indicated specifically about how to develop the sector in the future. On 29 March, Ms. Xu Liping the first secretary of Chinese embassy paid a visit to the training workshop and would like to fund a similar training workshop in Java later. For more details please visit INBAR website "Past events".