[IUFRO Div 5] WSG 2026 – Participation and Scheduling

From: Philippe Marier &lt;Philippe.Marier(a)forac.ulaval.ca&gt; Sent: Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 2025 17:45 Subject: WSG 2026 – Participation and Scheduling Dear Professors, The FORAC research consortium and BOKU University are preparing next year’s Wood Supply Game competition, tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 17 or Tuesday, April 21. This friendly event is intended for students worldwide who have an interest in wood supply and distribution. It is inspired by the well-known Beer Distribution Game developed at MIT in the 1960s. Please find attached a short presentation on the upcoming competition. Additional information can be found in the following publications: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/ited.2017.0174 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9672948 A website also provides an introduction<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/indexEN.htm> <https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/indexEN.htm> to the game, how it is played<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/rulesEN.htm>, role descriptions<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/positionsEN.htm>, and parameter<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/parametresEN.htm> explanations. The game itself can be accessed directly here: https://www.forac.ulaval.ca/en/knowledge-transfer/educational-games/ If you would like to know more about the game or the competition, or if you want to enter a team in the competition, please contact Christoph Kogler or Philippe Marier. Best regards, Philippe Marier — philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca<mailto:philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca> Christoph Kogler — christoph.kogler@boku.ac.at<mailto:christoph.kogler@boku.ac.at> PHILIPPE MARIER, ing., M.B.A. PROFESSIONNEL DE RECHERCHE philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca<mailto:philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca> Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, bureau 3514 1065, avenue de la Médecine Université Laval Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6 [cid:image002.png@01DC647E.C1F889A0]