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World Bamboo Update October 2012

by Susanne Lucas, World Bamboo Organization

You're receiving this newsletter because you opted in for our updates. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser http://worldbamboo.cmail1.com/t/r-e-khijjky-ohljliyuh-i/. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly http://worldbamboo.cmail1.com/t/r-u-khijjky-ohljliyuh-d/. In this issue Welcome Sonja Sheasley! More about Sonja and Bumboosa! Director of Corporate Sponsorships Upcoming Meeting in Damyang, Korea Congratulations Winners of the 2012 World Bamboo Day Contest Fwd to a friend Think you know someone that will enjoy this email? Why not send it to a friend? http://worldbamboo.forwardtomyfriend.com/r-ohljliyuh-A109944D-khijjky-l-h Unsubscribe If you no longer wish to receive this mail please unsubscribe http://worldbamboo.cmail1.com/t/r-u-khijjky-ohljliyuh-k/. Thursday 1 11 2012 Welcome Sonja Sheasley! I've been in need of an assistant here in the office of World Bamboo...someone who can focus on our mission to bring together progressive corporations focused on doing business in bamboo. We have tailored the new position of Director of Corporate Sponsorships, primarily because a very capable and very willing person said they wanted to help! Meet Sonja Sheasley! Sonja is perfect for this position as she knows first-hand the trials and tribulations of owning and managing a successful business dealing in bamboo products. That is no easy feat during the past few years of financial crisis, and I feel very fortunate to have someone by my side as talented, dedicated and passionate as Sonja. The extra special bonus is she lives nearby (10 miles by car), which as you know, for World Bamboo, is just nextdoor. Please read about Sonja's company, BumBoosa [http://www.bumboosa.com/] Clean and green: Saving the earth one baby bum at a time By Alison Lee Satake, published in Cape and Plymouth Business magazine, October 2012 [www.capeplymouthbusiness.com] <It's been a swift ascent for Mashpee-based [Massachusetts USA] natural products company Bum Boosa, which launched in March 2009 and has garnered local and international attention since. President Sonja Sheasley founded the company that produces bamboo-based baby wipes with lavender and sweet orange essential oils, organic aloe vera, vitamin E and calendula extract, which is an alternative to the majority of tree pulp and plastic-based baby wipes with harsh chemical preservatives on the market today. "I think first and foremost for my particular product, being a consumer was the most important teacher or guide for me, because I wanted to bring a product to market that I didn't see. I'm obviously in a demographic – my age, my gender – so I really relied on my instinct," says Sheasley, 41, who has two school-age children. The name of her company, Bum Boosa, is a play on the Latin name for a common type of bamboo, Bambusa.The baby wipes hit the market in July 2009. Sheasley added a second product – a diaper rash ointment with bamboo powder – by the end of 2009. Then, she brought to market a 100 per- cent bamboo-based toilet paper in 2010. The company has since received recognition from Canada's 2010 Green Parents' List Award for Best New Baby Skin Care, was nominated for a 2012 Cribsie Award, was one of the three winners of the Positively Different Emerging Business Partnership sponsored by Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod and Cape Cod Young Professionals and was selected to give a business pitch to investors at Expo East in Baltimore last month. At the heart of Bum Boosa's mission is to create alternative forms of everyday products that are less harsh on the body and the environ- ment. On the horizon are more products such as diapers, paper towels and make-up remover wipes she would like to add to the company's list of products. How it began Sheasley was a young mother with two babies, married to the captain of a large research vessel at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. "It definitely wasn't easy," she says. "My husband is out at sea. I have these two babies, young children. Both of them are boys [with] high energy. Both were difficult babies. I needed something for me." To alleviate stress and to create a more peaceful atmosphere at home, she turned to diffusing essential oils. She studied aromatherapy at the Sandwich Village Herb Shop and learned how to make soap, lotion and essential oils from herbs. "I just started trying to make everything I could and it became an obsession. I would go into CVS, for example, and try to replicate some products I liked on the shelf in a natural way in my kitchen," she says. She sold some of her homemade soaps and lotions at local farmers markets under her brand name of Aroma Waves and began to strategize about creating a company. "It was actually important talking directly to customers at farmers markets. I think I learned a lot talking to customers, seeing what people were looking for and interested in. Honestly, many people asked me about baby products [and] baby wipes," she says. Then she began to research, which is a part of the process she says she's good at and enjoys. As she looked for an eco-friendly, sustainable material that would work as a baby wipe, bamboo textiles for t-shirts to bed sheets were the new rage. The problem was she could not find anyone in the U.S. making a non-woven fiber out of bamboo pulp in 2008. So she began emailing manufacturers in China, where most of the bamboo textiles were being produced. Three manufacturers responded. She began to work with one. At the same time, she contacted an organic chemist in China who worked with her to develop the formula. "It was not easy to come up with the formula because there are some harsh chemical preservatives in baby wipes for a reason: to have a typical two-year shelf life or longer. So it was sort of going out on the limb to make a formulation that would make it to the two-year shelf life [and one] that I was happy with," she says. She worked swiftly from March to July 2009, when the product hit the market. As sales began to grow, a few U.S. manufacturers started to call her. She eventually switched to a manufacturer in Long Island, N.Y., for the bamboo baby wipes. Once she switched to a U.S. manufacturer at the end of last year, sales grew substantially from 3,000 packages to 15,000 packages of baby wipes sold per quarter. Sheasley attributes this to the fact that her customers are conscientious consumers looking for products that are eco- friendly, which includes a low carbon footprint. Know your customer Bum Boosa invests some of its resources into obtaining third-party certification, which Sheasley sees as a growing trend. In the age of "green washing," where many products and companies say they are environmentally friendly but are not, she believes the certification adds legitimacy to her company and products. "For some of the savvy customers who are looking for products that walk the talk, those seals of approval matter," she says. The certi- fication seals are a way to communicate to a customer about the ingredients in a product and a company's values. Bum Boosa's baby wipes are USDA bio- approved certified. And the company underwent B Corporation certification, which des- ignates businesses that "meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards," according to the B Corporation website. "I do think [third-party certification] is a tool for the consumer to rule out what's legitimate and what's not. The only problem is those certifications come at a high price," Sheasley says. The certifications can cost a company between $500 to a few thousand dollars per year. A warehouse in Boston stores and ships Bum Boosa's inventory. Its products can be found at Big Y World Markets in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut as well as independent natural food stores and baby boutiques through- out the East Coast. A large portion of sales are conducted through online stores such as Amazon, Drugstore.com, Ecomom.com, Abe's Marketplace and the Bum Boosa website. Mommy bloggers have played a significant role in spreading the word about Bum Boosa's products online, Sheasley says. The baby wipes even caught Hollywood's eye as they were one of the gift bag items given at the baby shower of actress Tamera Mowry, who stars with her twin sister in the Style Network reality show, Tia & Tamera. Other celebrities in Bum Boosa's high-sale regions of New York and Los Angeles have been loyal customers, Sheasley says. Bum Boosa's baby wipes retail for $5.70 for a pack of 80 wipes on the company's website. Bum Boosa's next steps include seeking additional capital to buy more inventory and to pursue more third-party certifications. Sheasley would also like to grow her home-based business and eventually travel to China to see the bamboo processing facilities. > back to top More about Sonja and Bumboosa! Mashpee startup Bum Boosa brings sustainable approach to baby-care and bathroom products By ROBERT GOLD in the Cape Cod Times, August 21, 2012. rgold(a)capecodonline.com MASHPEE [Massachusetts USA] – Sonja Sheasley started her business at the bottom, quite literally. And now, she said, things are And now, she said, things are looking up. Sheasley launched Bum Boosa, a bamboo-derived baby wipe and tissue company, in 2009. Since then, gross sales have totalled $300,000. "That's not a whole heck of a lot but for a small company, I'm still proud of it," she said. But Sheasley said the demand for bamboo-based products should only grow. "I think bamboo is about to tidal wave," she said, pitching it as an alternative to tissue that uses plastics or pulp from trees. "We can't keep cutting trees down because that is not sustainable. We have a huge problem with plastics." The company sells baby wipes, diaper rash ointment and 100 percent bamboo bathroom tissue. The baby wipes are made in New York, the ointment in Oregon and the bathroom tissue in China. The company doesn't sell enough bathroom tissue yet to satisfy order amounts required by U.S. suppliers, but Sheasley said the company wants to move production to the U.S. when her company's scope increases. Sheasley took a class in 2006 on making natural products including insect repellents, lotions and lip balm started and selling them at farmer markets in 2007. She turned her attention to bamboo-based products and founded the company in 2009. The items, marketed as sustainable and renewable, are sold online at bumboosa.com [http://www.bumboosa.com] Amazon.com and other sites and at small retailers throughout the United States. It has a small distributor in Canada and the Cayman Islands, and its products are also sold at a retail chain in Guatemala, Sheasley said. Cape locations where the products are sold include Cape Cod Children's Museum in Falmouth, Cotuit Fresh Market and 'g' Green Design Center in Mashpee. Bobby Pellant, vice president of marketing and organizational development, said the company is looking to move soon into a new larger Cape office with warehouse space. It currently has a warehouse in Braintree, but the company, with a staff of three, wants to add more space. Sheasley said getting contracts with retailers can be challenging. "There is a whole heck of a lot of competition out there anyway,"she said. "Sometimes I feel like it's like winning the lottery or getting a record deal." But Sheasley said she expects demand for bamboo-based products will grow. "I think it has to catch on,"she said. back to top Director of Corporate Sponsorships World Bamboo [http://www.worldbamboo.net] is a United States tax-exemt trade association. It is registered as Reg. 1.501(c)(6)-l [http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopick03.pdf] which defines us as an association of persons having a common business interest, whose purpose is to promote the common business interest and not to engage in a regular business of a kind ordinarily carried on for profit. Its activities are directed to the improvement of business conditions of one or more lines of business rather than the performance of particular services for individual persons. Existing now since 2004 with this U.S. federal designation, we have considered ourselves fortunate to have found a few corporate sponsors to help us cover administration costs, provide a few selected cases of sponsorship for travel to World Bamboo Congresses, etc. We are ready now to move forward to position WBO as the official association for businesses in the business of bamboo, and this is where Sonja will be putting her energies. We are re-defining the benefits of corporate memberships (our sponsors). Stay tuned for more information. It is our intent that this association will be mutually beneficial for all member corporations to be a part of WBO, as our combined influence dedicated to promoting the sustaibable use of bamboo and bamboo products for the sake of the environment and economy. At the moment, WBO currently has ten corporate sponsors.... look to see that number grow as Sonja takes us forward! Sonja says, " (I'm) Looking forward to this project and meeting more people across the industry. I really do believe that bamboo is so important and that companies can help one another in increasing the potential that bamboo has to offer. And I also think that there are so many small ways that companies can help with very little effort. We'll explore all those avenues." If you want to send Sonja a message or any suggestions, you can reach her via email at < [sonja(a)bumboosa.com]> Thanks to you for continuing to support WBO. My best regards, Susanne Lucas Executive Director, WBO [http://www.worldbamboo.net] back to top Upcoming Meeting in Damyang, Korea WBO President Michel Abadie, 9th WBC Host Jan Oprins and myself will travel to Damyang, Korea in November to discuss the planning of the 10th World Bamboo Congress [http://www.worldbamboocongress.org] with officials from the government of Damyang-gun. We will sign the Operating Agreement and move forward on logistics, theme and program content, and tour the community in which the event, as well as the facilities of the World Bamboo Fair, will take place in 2015. Save the dates! 27 June - 1 July 2015 [http://www.worldbamboocongress.org] For more info about the 10th WBC in Damyang, please see: [http://worldbamboo.net/uncategorized/10th-world-bamboo-congress-host-venue-…] Thanks, Susanne Lucas, Executive Director back to top Congratulations Winners of the 2012 World Bamboo Day Contest [http://www.worldbambooday.org] ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL WINNERS OF THE 2012 WORLD BAMBOO DAY CONTEST, sponsored by EcoPlanet Bamboo [http://www.ecoplanetbamboo.com] This year's World Bamboo Day - 18 September [http://www.worldbambooday.org] - was incredibly celebrated by thousands of people around the globe. We here at World Bamboo are inspired and amazed by the growth and enthusiasm in which this day is evolving, and look forward with optimism to future celebrations. This year's contest brought a wide array of people together to promote our common mission of promoting awareness and sustainable development of bamboo utilization. Twenty-nine groups entered as contestants, vying for prize moneys in three categories. We proudly thank all of you out there around the world who celebrated bamboo in honor of World Bamboo Day! Some of you sat quietly in contemplation under the canopy of bamboo, while others sang and danced. Some took part in painting competitions, bamboo-shoot cooking competitions, attended lectures and presentations, or planted bamboo to help the environment. President Michel Abadie celebrated in Paris (see photo). We salute BAMBOO, and we salute you! Congratulations go to the OFFICIAL WINNERS of the 2012 World Bamboo Day Contest: –> First Place Winner for the "Most Creative World Bamboo Day Event 2012″ $500.(usd) Name of Group: Bamboo Malaysia, [http://www.bamboomalaysia.com/] led by Shazila Ghazi <shaz(a)bamboomalaysia.com> Partners: Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and others Location: Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA –> First Place Winner for the "Largest Crowd World Bamboo Day Event 2012" $250.(usd) Name of Group: Arellano University, [http://www.arellano.edu.ph/contactus.php?article_id=293] led by Ramon Parica, Jr. <mhonparica(a)gmail.com> Partners: Arellano University, Dept of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB), Kawayan Farm Piliila, Local government unit of Pangil, Laguna Location: AU Pasig, Manila, PHILIPPINES –> Two - First Place Winners in the category "Bamboo is Important because…" $250.(usd) 1> Name of group: Celebrating World Bamboo Day 2012 Borobudur http://borobudurwisata.com/a1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=… [http://borobudurwisata.com/a1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=…] led by Anto Rimbawanto <anto(a)bambunusaverde.com> Parnters: Center for Training of Teaching Staff on Arts and Culture, PATRA-PALA Foundation for Socio Ecology and Ecotourism, Centre for Watershed Management of Serayu Opak Progo, Borobudur Temple Tourism Park, Sahabat Bambu, Bambu Nusa Verde Location: Borobudur, Jakarta INDONESIA 2> Name of group: Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, [http://www.tbgri.in/] led by K.C. Koshy <koshykc(a)hotmail.com> Partners: Botany Graduate students from Iqbal College, Peringammala, Upper primary Students and teachers from SN UP school, Kollayil, Biodiversity Management Committee of Peringammala Panchayath (local self Government), Members from Kerala Sastrasahitya Parishath, Palode, and Fighters Eco-Club, Nanniyode Location: Palode, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala INDIA Visit our website, [http://www.worldbambooday.org]/ for more info. back to top © 2010 World Bamboo Organization. All Rights Reserved.

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Fw: IUFROLAT 2013 - Third IUFRO Latin American Congress - 1st Call for Abstracts

by Andrew Wong Han Hoy

Dear D5 colleagues, Here's encouraging you to collaborate with your colleagues in Latin America to organise fores products sessions at this IUFRO congress. This should be a worthwhile venue to hold such meetings on forest products too. Look forward to your engagement with the IUFROLAT organisers soon. Please note deadline for submission of abstracts. Cheers Andrew Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil. Associate Professor, Wood durability & Protection Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Resource Science and Technology 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak Malaysia Tel: +6082 582936 (direct line) Tel: +6082 581000, Ext. #2936 Fax: +6082 583160 Email: ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my awong.unimas(a)gmail.com ----- Forwarded by Andrew Wong Han Hoy/PLANT/FRST/UNIMAS on 12-10-12 09:49 AM ----- From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org> To: ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my Date: 11-10-12 06:26 PM Subject: IUFROLAT 2013 - Third IUFRO Latin American Congress - 1st Call for Abstracts Sent by: office(a)iufro.org (Embedded image moved to file: pic23232.jpg) IUFRO Newsletter IUFROLAT 2013 – Third IUFRO Latin American Congress 12-15 June 2013, San José, Costa Rica FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS PDF for download: English – Spanish Dear member of the IUFRO network, Dear friend of IUFRO, The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) will jointly organize the Third IUFRO Latin American Congress, to be held in San José, Costa Rica from 12 to 15 June 2013. Partners in this event are the Ibero-American Model Forest Network (RIABM), FAO and several IUFRO member organizations in the region. The overall goal of the Congress is to demonstrate how forest science is impacting on livelihoods, environment and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean Region. The Congress will highlight research that puts relevant information in the hands of decision makers in the management and policy arenas at national and regional levels. The Congress organisers welcome all interested parties to submit abstracts in order to share and discuss research results, new ideas, approaches to forest and landscape management, experiences, conceptual models and initiatives of interest. The first call for submission of abstracts is attached here. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 31 December 2012. Official languages of the Congress will be Spanish and English. For more information please visit: http://web.catie.ac.cr/iufrolat/IufroLat_e sp.htm Contact: iufrolat(a)catie.ac.cr. We are looking forward to seeing you at IUFROLAT and will be glad to welcome you in San José. José Joaquín Campos Arce Director General CATIE Alexander Buck IUFRO Executive Director (Embedded image moved to file: pic31423.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic19848.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic19085.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic18612.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic25795.gif) [attachment "ebfb8bc9f5.jpg" deleted by Andrew Wong Han Hoy/PLANT/FRST/UNIMAS]

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by Andrew Wong Han Hoy

Dear colleagues, Please be informed that the conferences to be held on 16-18 November 2012, nanning, guangxi, China, (below) are posted in our Calendar of Meetings, http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/, they are therefore in the activities page of your Unit, http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-5/50000/activities/#c12289. Announcement of 2 wood culture events oraganised by International Wood Culture Society with the support of IUFRO D5, 5.10.01 (wood culture): 2012 international wood live wood carving show competition, and IWCS 2012 3rd China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum. Contac: Jinling Su (Email: su(a)iwcs.com) for more details. Cheers, Andrew Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil. Associate Professor, Wood durability & Protection Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Resource Science and Technology 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak Malaysia Tel: +6082 582936 (direct line) Tel: +6082 581000, Ext. #2936 Fax: +6082 583160 Email: ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my awong.unimas(a)gmail.com

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WG: Handbook for Wood Chemistry and Composites (2012)

by Brigitte Burger

-----Ursprngliche Nachricht----- Von: marcat(a)gmx.at [mailto:marcat@gmx.at] Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. September 2012 23:38 Betreff: Handbook for Wood Chemistry and Composites (2012) Dear colleagues and friends, We kindly inform you that the new edition of the American Handbook for Wood Chemistry and Wood Composites was printed last week and is available on market. The wood composites are included in the 3rd Part. As author I will receive only one hard copy of it. No digital copy of this chapter are available at this moment. http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439853801 Best regards and many thanks for your support over the years, Marius C. Barbu.

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Fwd: IUFRO: Paper about Div.5 Conference and Portugal

by Andrew Wong

Dear D5 members and others, reports of interest to you. Cheers Andrew ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brigitte Burger <burger(a)iufro.org> Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 4:19 PM Subject: AW: IUFRO: Paper about Div.5 Conference and Portugal To: marcat(a)gmx.at, Dave Cown <Dave.Cown(a)scionresearch.com>, awong.unimas(a)gmail.com, jbarbour01(a)fs.fed.us, pekka.saranpaa(a)metla.fi, wolfrum(a)iufro.org, iufro2012(a)the.pt Cc: jegaratnasingam(a)yahoo.com, diego.elustondo(a)fpinnovations.ca, roger.hernandez(a)sbf.ulaval.ca, Cosmin.Filipescu(a)nrcan-rncan.gc.ca, quesada(a)vt.edu, manfred.gronalt(a)boku.ac.at, fatima.charrier(a)univ-pau.fr, salim.hiziroglu(a)okstate.edu, h.dawson(a)cabi.org, lhcarvalho(a)estv.ipv.pt, fjorge(a)ufp.edu.pt, rupert.wimmer(a)boku.ac.at Dear all: Please be informed that the reports are posted on the activities page of Division 5, http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-5/50000/activities/#c10334. Best regards Brigitte -------------------------------------------------------- Mag. Brigitte Burger - Web Management International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50 Website: http://www.iufro.org │ Email: burger(a)iufro.org XXIV IUFRO World Congress: http://www.iufro2014.com/ October 5-11 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA ________________________________________________________ -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: marcat(a)gmx.at [mailto:marcat@gmx.at] Gesendet: Montag, 8. Oktober 2012 18:38 An: Dave Cown; awong.unimas(a)gmail.com; jbarbour01(a)fs.fed.us; pekka.saranpaa(a)metla.fi; burger(a)iufro.org; wolfrum(a)iufro.org; iufro2012(a)the.pt Cc: jegaratnasingam(a)yahoo.com; diego.elustondo(a)fpinnovations.ca; roger.hernandez(a)sbf.ulaval.ca; Cosmin.Filipescu(a)NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca; quesada(a)vt.edu; manfred.gronalt(a)boku.ac.at; fatima.charrier(a)univ-pau.fr; salim.hiziroglu(a)okstate.edu; h.dawson(a)cabi.org; lhcarvalho(a)estv.ipv.pt; fjorge(a)ufp.edu.pt; rupert.wimmer(a)boku.ac.at Betreff: IUFRO: Paper about Div.5 Conference and Portugal Dear colleagues, IUFRO staff and supporters, Attached two papers about the IUFRO Div.5 World Conference in Estoril and Portugal forestry, wood processing and higher education in this field. The online papers are available under: http://www.proligno.ro/en/articles/2012/201203.htm Have a nice lecture. Best regards, Marius C. Barbu. -- Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil Coordinator, IUFRO D5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org Email: awong.unimas(a)gmail.com ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my Fax: +6082-583160 Tel: +6082-582936 Mobile: +6017 3992509 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Resource Science & Technology 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak Malaysia

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4th International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing (ISCHP 2013)

by Brigitte Burger

From: owner-wood-science(a)interchange.ubc.ca [mailto:owner-wood-science@interchange.ubc.ca] On Behalf Of Avramidis, Stavros Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2012 5:36 a.m. To: wood-science(a)interchange.ubc.ca Subject: FW: Florence ISCHP 2013 - International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing >From the 7th to the 9th of October 2013, the beautiful city of Florence will host the 4th International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing (ISCHP 2013). The conference is part of the continuing series of conferences previously held in Canada (2007), France (2009) and USA (2011). The main objective of this conference is to bring together the scientific and research communities working on hardwood, from the source to the customer, to share knowledge and ideas. International experts, scientists, government employees, hardwood industry representatives, suppliers and customers are invited to discuss recent progress and innovative work in this valuable area. Topics covered by ISCHP 2013. Hardwood Forestry Practices & Wood Quality Hardwood Product Development Hardwood Processing & Optimization Hardwood Market & Sustainability The site dedicated to the Conference is: <http://www.ischp2013.org> www.ischp2013.org. Head of Organizing Committee Stefano Berti CNR-IVALSA Trees and Timber Institute (Italy) Abstracts due 1st Feb 2013 http://www.ischp2013.org/abstract-submission/

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Wood Quality in South America

by Dave Cown

Dear D5 I have been given a small task here to compare the wood properties of radiata pine in New Zealand with those in South America - Chile, Argentina. I have found it very hard to obtain good factual information on wood properties and lumber quality (stiffness, degrading features) in relation to site, silviculture and genetics. I would be most grateful for any sources of information. Dave Cown Senior Scientist Deputy Coordinator IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products) Scion 49, Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand DDI +64 7 343 5525 | Mobile +64 21 187 4022 www.scionresearch.com<http://www.scionresearch.com/> ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential or subject to copyright. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it. Scion does not accept responsibility for anything in this e-mail which is not provided in the course of Scion's usual business or for any computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from this e-mail.

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Fw: IJLP-Call For Paper

by Andrew Wong Han Hoy

Dear D5 friedns, FYI and interest. Andrew H.H. Wong, D.Phil. Associate Professor, Wood durability & Protection Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products), www.iufro.org Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Resource Science and Technology 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak Malaysia Tel: +6082 582936 (direct line) Tel: +6082 581000, Ext. #2936 Fax: +6082 583160 Email: ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my awong.unimas(a)gmail.com ----- Forwarded by Andrew Wong Han Hoy/PLANT/FRST/UNIMAS on 25-09-12 02:13 PM ----- From: Mehrab Madhoushi <mmadhoushi(a)hotmail.com> To: <ahhwong(a)frst.unimas.my> Date: 25-09-12 05:27 AM Subject: IJLP-Call For Paper Dear Dr. Andrew Wong, Many thanks for your attention to this e-mail. Kindly, could you please circulate the following message to all colleagues in IUFRO, especially in Division 5? I'm grateful for your collaboration. Best regards Mehrab Madhoushi ______________________________ Dr. Mehrab Madhoushi, Associate Professor, Department of Wood Engineering and Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan, 49138-15739 Golestan, IRAN, e-mail: mmadhoushi(a)hotmail.com _________________________________ Dear Colleagues, I am very glad to inform you that International Journal of Lignocellulosic Products (IJLP), (http://ijlp.gau.ac.ir) a newly established journal will start its publication by early 2013. The International Journal of Lignocellulosic Products (IJLP) is a peer-reviewed journal that will be published quarterly by the Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (http://www.gau.ac.ir) Now, the site of journal (http://ijlp.gau.ac.ir) is ready to receive the paper and process the next steps. All procedures will be performed as online. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meets the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish review articles, research articles, short communications and letters to the editor. Instruction for authors and other details are available on website ( http://ijlp.gau.ac.ir) Aims and Scope: IJLP is a quarterly publication by Faculty of Wood and Paper Engineering at Gorgan University of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Iran. IJLP is a peer-reviewed journal and aims to provide a forum for the prompt publication of original research on all areas of lignocellulosic products and composites, including Science, fundamentals, and characterization, Physical, chemical and mechanical properties, Engineering design, analysis, mathematical modeling and computer simulation, Their utilization in traditional, conventional and new applications in all cases, Manufacturing economy, raw material supplying and management, Modern utilizations and new capabilities, New and innovative technologies for the measurement of properties, Employing the new technologies such as biotechnology and nanotechnology in production of lignocellulosic products. IJLP publishes original articles, review articles, case studies and short communications on the above mentioned topics. All articles subject to a peer review process managed by the co-editors, with oversight by the Editorial Board. IJLP employs an automated system for web-based submission of articles. Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Hossein Resalati, Professor. Gorgan University of Agricuyltural and Natural Resources, IRAN. Managing Editor: Mehrab Madhoushi, Associate Professor. Gorgan University of Agricuyltural and Natural Resources, IRAN. Assistant Editor: Ali Ghasemian, Associate Professor. Gorgan University of Agricuyltural and Natural Resources, IRAN. Editorial Board: Stavros Avramidis, Professor. University of British Columbia, CANADA Martin Philip Ansell, Professor. University of Bath, UK Paul A Cooper, Professor. University of Toronto, CANADA Ghanbar Ebrahimi, Professor Emeritus. University of Tehran, IRAN Pedro E Fardim, Professor. Åbo Akademi University (ÅA), FINLAND Seyed Ziaeddin Hosseini, Professor Emeritus. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, IRAN Martin A. Hubbe, Professor. North Carolina State University, USA Ahmad Jahan Latibari, Associate Professor. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, IRAN Frank Lam, Professor. University of British Columbia, CANADA Seyed Ahmad Mirshokraie, Professor. Payame Noor University, Tehran, IRAN Yuji Matsumoto, Professor. University of Tokyo, JAPAN Leonard Mwaikambo, Associate Professor. University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA Yonghao Ni, Professor. University of New Brunswick, CANADA Ashgar Omidvar, Professor Emeritus. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, IRAN Antonio Pizzi, Professor. LERMAB, FRANCE Roger M. Rowell, Professor Emeritus. University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA Bernard Thibaut, Associate Professor. University Montpellier 2, FRANCE Taghi Tabarsa, Professor. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, IRAN Best regards Mehrab Madhoushi Managing Editor ______________________________ Dr. Mehrab Madhoushi, Associate Professor, Department of Wood Engineering and Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan, 49138-15739 Golestan, IRAN, e-mail: mmadhoushi(a)hotmail.com

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Dear All https://scionresearch.careercentre.net.nz/Job/Index Dave Cown Senior Scientist Deputy Coordinator IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products) Scion 49, Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand DDI +64 7 343 5525 | Mobile +64 21 187 4022 www.scionresearch.com<http://www.scionresearch.com/> ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential or subject to copyright. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it. Scion does not accept responsibility for anything in this e-mail which is not provided in the course of Scion's usual business or for any computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from this e-mail.

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