Activities and events
Unit 5.00.00
From/To | Units | Title | Location | |
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2025-09-17 2025-09-20 |
5th World Teak Conference 2025: Sustainable Development of the Global Teak Sector – Adapting to Future Markets and Environments | Cochin, India | ||
Contact: P. K. Thulasidas, Email: pktdas@gmail.com |
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2025-04-14 2025-04-15 |
26th International Wood Machining Seminar (IWMS26) | Firenze, Italy | ||
Contact: Giacomo Goli, Email: giacomo.goli@unifi.it |
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2025-03-17 2025-03-19 |
International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology 2025 (ISWST2025) with the Session of 2025 World Wood Day Symposium and The Seventh IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium | Sendai, Japan | ||
Contact: Charlotte Chia Hua Lee, Email: chiahua.lee@iwcs.com |
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2024-12-11 2024-12-12 |
The Second International Young Scientist Forum: Bamboo Resources in a Changing Climate | online and Zhejiang, China | ||
Contact: Changhua Fang, Email: cfang@icbr.ac.cn |
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2024-09-17 2024-09-21 |
23rd International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Contact: Raquel Gonçalves, Email: raquelg@unicamp.br Contact: Xiping Wang, Email: xiping.wang@usda.gov |
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2024-09-10 2024-09-14 |
10th Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
Contact: Hisashi Abe, Email: abeq@affrc.go.jp |
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2024-08-26 2024-08-28 |
International Conference on Tropical Wood - Advancing the Sustainable Use of Tropical Forests | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
Contact: Tahiana Ramananantoandro, Email: tahiana.ramananantoandro@ens.esb-campus.fr |
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2024-04-23 |
UniSC & IUFRO 5.01 Joint Webinar: Resistance Drilling of Standing Trees for Wood Quality Survey ─ Resi User Group Meeting: How Resi data has been incorporated into YTGen and how it can be used to output yield and wood quality data | online | ||
Contact: Xiping Wang, Email: xiping.wang@usda.gov |
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2024-04-15 2024-04-16 |
11th European Conference on Wood Modification | Florence, Italy | ||
Contact: Giacomo Goli, Email: giacomo.goli@unifi.it |
From/To | Units | Title | Location | |
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2024-03-21 2024-03-22 |
Diversity of Wood in Culture: 2024 Online World Wood Day Symposium and The Sixth IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium | online | ||
Contact: Charlotte Chia Hua Lee, Email: chiahua.lee@iwcs.com |
Upcoming IUFRO meetings
- 26th International Wood Machining Seminar (IWMS26); Firenze, Italy; 14-15 April 2025, with a post-seminar tour the 16-17 April 2025. Conference homepage - 1st announcement
- International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology 2025 (ISWST2025) with the Session of 2025 World Wood Day Symposium and The Seventh IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium; Sendai, Japan; 17-19 March 2025. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.15.00, 9.03.02. Event website
Past IUFRO meetings
10th Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference; Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan; 10-14 September 2024. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.16.00. Conference homepage
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11th European Conference on Wood Modification; Firenze, Italy; 15-16 April 2024. Conference website
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10th Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference; Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan; 10-14 September 2024. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.16.00. Conference homepage - Report
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UniSC & IUFRO 5.01 Joint Webinar: Resistance Drilling of Standing Trees for Wood Quality Survey ─ Resi User Group Meeting: How Resi data has been incorporated into YTGen and how it can be used to output yield and wood quality data; online on Zoom; 23 April 2024, 2:00-3:30 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.01.00. Flyer - Webinar link
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Diversity of Wood in Culture: 2024 Online World Wood Day Symposium and The Sixth IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium; online; 21-22 March 2024. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.15.00, 9.03.02. Event homepage - Report
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All-Division 5 Conference: The Forest Treasure Chest - Delivering Outcomes for Everyone; Cairns, Australia; 4-8 June 2023. Conference homepage - Information on Cairns - Report
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VIII Congreso Forestal Latinoamericano/VIII Latin American Forestry Congress (CONFLAT); Mendoza, Argentina; 27-30 March 2023. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.01.07, 9.00.00, Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education. Conference homepage - Flyer
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Wood in Cultural Heritage: World Wood Day Symposium and The Fifth IUFRO Forest Products Culture Research Group Colloquium; online; 21-22 March 2023. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.15.00, 9.03.02. Event homepage - Report
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Natural Resources, Green Technology and Sustainable Developement/4 - GREEN2022; Zagreb and Jastrebarsko, Croatia; 14-16 September 2022. Units involved: 5.00.00, 8.00.00, 8.04.00, 9.00.00. Conference homepage - 1st announcement - Full report - Report
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International Conference on Wood Adhesives; 11-13 May 2022; Portland, OR, USA. Conference homepage
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The 2022 World Wood Day Online Symposium and The Fourth IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium: Trees and Non-Wood Forest Products: Challenges, Opportunities and Sustainability; online; 21-22 March 2022. IUFRO Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.15.00, 9.03.02. Conference homepage - Report 9.03.02 - Report 5.15.00
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The 2021 World Wood Day Virtual Symposium and the Third IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium:CO2 & Wood: Carbon Capture and Storage in Forests, Wood and Non-Wood Products; online; 21-22 March 2021. IUFRO Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.15.00, 9.03.02. Conference homepage - Registration - Report
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2018 Joint convention between Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) and the Japan Wood Research Society (JWRS): Era of Sustainable World -Tradition and Innovation for Wood Science and Technology; Nagoya, Japan; 5-9 November 2018. Conference homepage - Conference flyer - Program
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International Scientific Conference on "Current Position and Perspectives of Forestry and Wood Technology in the 21st Century"; Zagreb, Croatia; 18-19 October 2018. Units involved: 3.00.00, 5.00.00. Report
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9th Scientific Conference "Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design - INNO 2018"; Sofia, Bulgaria; 27-29 September 2018. Conference flyer - Report
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International Scientific and Expert Conference "Natural Resources, Green Technologies and Sustainable Development - 3" GREEN 2018; Zagreb, Croatia; 6–8 June 2018. Units involved: 5.00.00, 7.00.00, 7.01.00, 9.00.00. 1st announcement
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Mini-Symposium "Wood and other lignocellulosic biomass for materials and energy" at International Conference on Materials & Energy (ICOME'17); Tianjin, China; 6-9 July 2017.
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All-Division 5 Conference: Forest Sector Innovations for a Greener Future; Vancouver, BC, Canada; 12-16 June 2017. Conference brochure - Report
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8th Scientific Conference "Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design"; Yundola, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; 3-5 November 2016. Report
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The Go2WOOD Conclave; Copenhagen, Denmark; 27 October 2016. Conference flyer - Conference programme
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International Scientific and Expert Conference "Natural Resources, Green Technologies and Sustainable Development - 2" GREEN 2016; Zagreb, Croatia; 5–7 October 2016. 1st announcement
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World Wood Day 2016 Celebration; Kathmandu, Nepal; 21 March 2016. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01. Report
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59th SWST International Convention: Forest Resource and Products: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future; Curitiba, Brazil; 6-10 March 2016. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.00. Report
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10th World Bamboo Congress – "Bamboo for a Greener Future"; Damyang, South Korea; 17-22 September 2015. IUFRO Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.11.05. Report
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5.10.00 Research Group Meeting "Forest Products and Communities" at the 58th International Convention of the Society of Wood Science & Technology; Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA; 12 June 2015.
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IRG46 - 46th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRGWP); Viña del Mar, Chile; 10-14 May 2015.
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World Wood Day (WWD) Symposium "Wood and Humanity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Development"; Eskisehir, Turkey; 21-23 March 2015. IUFRO Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01.
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7th International Scientific and Technical Conference on Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design; Yundola, Bulgaria; 13-15 November 2014. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.00.
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SWST 2014 International Convention: Sustainable Resources and Technology for Forest Products; Zvolen, Slovakia; 23-27 June 2014.
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2nd World Wood Day (WWD); Xianyou, Fujian Province, China; 21 March 2014. Report
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Pacific-Rim Termite Research Group (PRTRG) Annual Conference (TRG10); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 26-28 February 2014. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.03.00.
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4th China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum; Nanning City, Guangxi, China; 15 November 2013.
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6th International Scientific and Technical Conference on Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design; Yundola, Bulgaria; 14-16 November 2013. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.00.
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9th International Conference Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium - ICWSE 2013; the Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania; 7-9 November 2013. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.00.
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International Conference on Wood Adhesives; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 9-11 October 2013. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.00. Report
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4th World Conference on Science and Technology Education (WorldSTE2013): Live Science, Love learning, Create Change; Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia; 29 September - 3 October 2013.
Special Session on Forest and Ecosystem Science Education; hosted by Division 5 and UNIMAS; 2 October 2013. Press announcement
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Identification of Timber Species and Origins; Beijing, China; 20-21 August 2013.
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World Wood Day (WWD); Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 21 March 2013. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01. Report
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2012 International Live Wood Carving Show and Competition; Nanning, Guangxi, China; 16-18 November 2012. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01. Conference announcement - Report
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IWCS 2012 - 3rd China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum; Nanning City, Guangxi, China; 16 November 2012. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01. Conference announcement - Report
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Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design; Yundola, Bulgaria; 15-16 November 2012. Conference homepage - Announcement (English) - Announcement (Bulgarian) - Report
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2012 International Wood Culture Symposium and Post-Conference Wood Cultural Tour; Lin’an City, Zhejiang Province, China; 1-2 September 2012. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01. Conference homepage - Report
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2012 IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference; Estoril, Portugal; 8-13 July 2012. Conference homepage - 1st announcement - 2nd announcement - 3rd announcement - Conference poster
Report about conference in ProLigno - Report about Portugal in ProLigno
Business meeting: Report
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Renewable Wood and Plant Resources: innovative development in the forestry sector”; Saint Petersburg, Russia; 6-8 June 2012. Units involved: 1.00.00, 4.00.00, 5.00.00. Conference homepage
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8th International Conference "Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium" – ICWSE 2011; The "Transilvania" University, Brasov, Romania; 3-5 November 2011. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.00. Conference homepage - Report
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Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design; Sofia, Bulgaria; 27-28 October 2011. Conference homepage - Report - Summary
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International Conference on the Art and Joy of Wood: Rediscovering Wood: The Key to a Sustainable Future; Bangalore, India; 19-22 October 2011. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.10.01. Conference homepage - Report
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Annual meeting of IAWS 2011: Novel materials from wood or cellulose; Stockholm, Sweden; 31 August - 2 September 2011. Conference homepage
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Forest Products Society's 65th International Convention; Portland, Oregon, United States; 19-21 June 2011. Conference homepage
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2011 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials; Arlington, Virginia, United States; 6-8 June 2011. Conference homepage
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11th International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites; Madison, Wisconsin, United States; 16-18 May 2011. Conference homepage
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2010 China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Symposium and Wood Products Exhibition; Nanning, China; 19-20 November 2010.
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Innovations in Forest Industry and Engineering Design; Sofia, Bulgaria; 5-7 November 2010. Conference flyer - Report - Summary
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International Wood Culture Symposium; Yangling, Shaanxi province, China; 23-24 October 2010. Summary - Report
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Society of Wood Science and Technology: 53rd International Convention; Geneva, Switzerland; 11-15 October 2010.
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XXIII IUFRO World Congress; Seoul, Korea; 18-23 August 2010. Report of Division 5 Business Meeting
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IAWA, IAWS & IUFRO Conference: Celebrating 100 years of Wood Science and Wood Anatomy on the occasion of the first Centenary of the Forest Products Laboratory; Madison, WI, United States; 23-26 June 2010. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.01.00. 1st Announcement - 2nd Announcement - Registration
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Forest Product Society: 64th International Convention; Madison, Wisconsin, United States; 20-22 June 2010.
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International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites; Madison, Wisconsin, United States; 16-18 May 2010. Report
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Future of quality control for wood & wood products; Edinburgh, United Kingdorm; 4-7 May 2010.
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Forest Product Society: SmallWood 2010; Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States; 20-22 April 2010.
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11th International IUFRO Wood Drying Conference; Skellefteå, Sweden; 18-22 January 2010. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.00, 5.04.06. 1st Call for Papers - Announcement for Final Registration
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Asia and the Pacific Forest Products Workshop – Green Technology for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Colombo; Sri Lanka; 14-17 December 2009. 1st Announcement - 2nd Announcement - Registration Form; Report - Wood Waste Utilization Diagramme - Cover of Proceedings
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International Conference on Wood Adhesives 2009; South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States; 28 September 2009. Units involved: 5.00.00, 5.04.07.
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International Conference on Woody Biomass Utilization; Starkville, Mississippi, United States; 4-6 August 2009.
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Society of Wood Science and Technology 2009 International Annual Convention; Boise, Idaho, United States; 24 June 2009. Programme and Registration Form
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IAWS-2009 - Forests as a renewable source of vital values for a changing world; Saint-Petersburg/Moscow, Russia; 15-21 June 2009. Report
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Asia and the Pacific Forest Products Workshop – Green Technology for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Colombo; Sri Lanka; 14-17 December 2009. 1st Announcement - 2nd Announcement - Registration Form
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International Research Group on Wood Protection, Americas Regional Meeting, Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 30 November - 2 December 2008 - 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
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9th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, Rotorua, New Zealand, 5-8 November 2008
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International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology - IAWPS 2008, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China, 27-29 September 2008 - Scientific Program
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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. 3rd announcement – Report on the half-day Div. 5 Session 18 "Wood as a Green Building Material"
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IUFRO All-Division 5 Meeting: Forest Products and Environment: A Productive Symbiosis
Taipei, China-Taipei; 29 October - 2 November 2007
Please find below the keynote addresses of a
- Table of Contents (315 KB, PDF)
- Keynote addresses of conference speakers (2.1 MB, PDF)
- Minutes of the Meeting
- All D5 Final Report
*Note: Presentations of RG 5.05.00 (Sessions A-D) can also be found on the 5.05 webpages. - Media Coverage
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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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International Scientific Conference: "Forest Growth and Timber Quality: Crown Models and Simulation Methods for Sustainable Forest Management"; Portland, Oregon, United States; 7-10 August 2007. Units involved: 3.00.00, 4.00.00, 5.00.00, 5.12.00, 4.01.05.
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Further information on past meetings can be found in the Unit Archive.