[IUFRO Div 5] International Conference on Wood Adhesives

International Conference on Wood Adhesives Toronto, Ontario, Canada 9-11 October 2013 The Forest Products Society, the Forest Products Laboratory and the Wood-Based Composites Center are organizing the International Conference on Wood Adhesives, which is the premier forum for scientific and technical exchange on the topic of wood adhesives. This conference has been held every 4-5 years to ensure that we have high attendance from those in the wood adhesive community and that totally new information is provided at the meeting. The wood adhesive meetings have seen continued growth in international attendance. Along with putting emphasis on international transfer of information, we want to expand the emphasis on the impact of energy on bonded wood products and the needs for more effective use of wood resources. Energy conservation and efficient use of wood resources whether in the final building performance, construction of the building, or production of bonded wood products plays an increasing role. This has led to a continuing need for research and implementation of new adhesives and bonded wood products. The conference is an important forum for interchange of knowledge and ideas for both the adhesive and the bonded wood products community. This will be the first meeting held outside the United States. The latest information on the following subject areas will be available via plenary, technical and poster presentations, tabletop exhibits, and personal interactions with leaders in the field: • Energy concerns and opportunities • Structure and properties of adhesive systems • Impact of regulations and consumer preference • Bonding to unconventional substrates • New wood-based bonded products • Bio-based and novel adhesive systems, resin chemistry • Developments in fundamental understanding of wood bonding • Composites • Modeling • Engineered wood • Analytical and testing methodology • Other applications Details at: woodadhesivesconference.org Contact: Chris Hunt, FPL: cghunt(a)fs.fed.us, Charles Frihart, FPL: cfrihart(a)fs.fed.us, Ning Yan, U. of Toronto: ning.yan(a)utoronto.ca