Reminder - Call for Papers Deadline October 29 for Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites Conference
by Burger
11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOOD & BIOFIBER COMPOSITES AND
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN WOOD COMPOSITES SYMPOSIUM
MAY 16-18, 2011
The USDA Forest Products Laboratory and Forest Products Society announce a
Call for Papers for the International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic
Composites and Nanotechnology in Wood Composites Symposium to be held on May
16-18, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Learn more at
www.woodandbiofibercomposites.org.
Abstracts for formal presentations and poster presentations are due by
October 29. Manuscripts, extended abstracts, or PowerPoints based on the
presentation will be due a few weeks prior to the conference and symposium
and will be made available at the conference and symposium.
CALL FOR PAPERS - www.woodandbiofibercomposites.org
Wood and other natural fibers have been used in composites for many years.
However, interest in their use as fillers and reinforcements in plastics
waned with the development of synthetic fibers such as glass and carbon
fibers. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest with one of the
largest recent examples being the birth of the wood-plastic composites
industry. This involved the interfacing of industries that have historically
known little about each other and had very different knowledge, expertise,
and perspectives.
Today, this interaction continues and these composites continue to evolve. A
new generation of composites is emerging as material behavior is better
understood, processes and performance are improved, and new opportunities
are identified. Recent trends such as the desire to increase biocontent,
growing production in different parts of the world, and, of course, the
economy will play a major role in the future of these composites.
Additionally, the advent of emerging technologies related to biopolymers,
biorefineries, and nanotechnology are generating interest in new
combinations of polymers and materials derived from wood or other natural
fibers, some of which may be very different from those currently produced.
This conference and symposium seek to bring together industry, government,
and academia to share perspectives on what the future holds.
We are inviting formal or poster presentations on the following topics:
- Additives and formulating
- Advanced reinforcements
- Biopolymer matrices
- Enhanced performance
- Future applications
- Nanotechnology in wood composites
- New processing/recycling
We look forward to meeting you in Madison, Wisconsin.
Best regards
Craig Clemons
Conference Co-Chair
Nicole Stark
Conference Co-Chair
Zhiyong Cai
Symposium Chair
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The 2010 International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites and
Nanotechnology in Wood Composites Symposium are organized by USDA Forest
Products Laboratory and the Forest Products Society located in Madison,
Wisconsin.
Copyright 2010 C Forest Products Society. All rights reserved.
Julie Lang
Conferences & Meetings Director
Forest Products Society
2801 Marshall Court
Madison, WI 53705-2295
Phone: 608-231-1361, ext. 208
Fax: 608-231-2152
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11th International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites and
Nanotechnology in Wood Composites Symposium
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison, WI
May 16-18, 2011
www.woodandbiofibercomposites.org
<http://www.forestprod.org/biomass>
FPS 65th International Convention
Doubletree Hotel, Portland, OR
June 19-21, 2011
<http://www.fpsconvention.org> www.fpsconvention.org
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Call for Papers: International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites
by Burger
Dear Colleagues,
The USDA Forest Products Laboratory and Forest Products Society announce a
Call for Papers for the International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic
Composites and Nanotechnology in Wood Composites Symposium to be held on May
16-18, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Abstracts for formal presentations and poster presentations are due by
October 29. Manuscripts, extended abstracts, or PowerPoints based on the
presentation will be due a few weeks prior to the conference and symposium
and will be made available at the conference and symposium.
Wood and other natural fibers have been used in composites for many years.
However, interest in their use as fillers and reinforcements in plastics
waned with the development of synthetic fibers such as glass and carbon
fibers. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest with one of the
largest recent examples being the birth of the wood-plastic composites
industry. This involved the interfacing of industries that have historically
known little about each other and had very different knowledge, expertise,
and perspectives.
Today, this interaction continues and these composites continue to evolve. A
new generation of composites is emerging as material behavior is better
understood, processes and performance are improved, and new opportunities
are identified. Recent trends such as the desire to increase biocontent,
growing production in different parts of the world, and, of course, the
economy will play a major role in the future of these composites.
Additionally, the advent of emerging technologies related to biopolymers,
biorefineries, and nanotechnology are generating interest in new
combinations of polymers and materials derived from wood or other natural
fibers, some of which may be very different from those currently produced.
This conference and symposium seek to bring together industry, government,
and academia to share perspectives on what the future holds.
We are inviting formal or poster presentations on the following topics:
- Additives and formulating
- Advanced reinforcements
- Biopolymer matrices
- Enhanced performance
- Future applications
- Nanotechnology in wood composites
- New processing/recycling
We look forward to meeting you in Madison, Wisconsin.
Best regards,
Craig Clemons
Conference Co-Chair
Nicole Stark
Conference Co-Chair
Zhiyong Cai
Symposium Chair
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Fwd: Subscribe to IUFRO D5 (Forest PRoducts) mailing list - It is FREE
by Andrew Wong
Dear IUFRO members of Forest Products,
In a move to make IUFRO D5 move visible to the Forest Products research
community, here's encouraging more academics/scientists of IUFRO member
institutions to sign up to div5 mailing list, so that you'd be updated on
the latest Forest Products events sponsored by IUFRO in future. Suprisingly,
this D5 mailing list stands at only about 67 subscribers at the moment!
Please ALSO pass on this invitation to your non-IUFRO member friends of
relevant organisations who may be interst to subscribe to this mailing list.
Of course encourage them to be IUFRO members.
Please click on the underlined below to subscribe to D5 (Forest Products)
mailing list.
Cheers
Andrew Wong
Coordinator, IUFRO Forest Products Division
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