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Dear D5 List Members
I wish to inform you of an upcoming meeting organised by the Asia Pacific
Association of Forest Research Institutes (APAFRI).
"Asia and the Pacific Forest Products Workshop – Green Technology for
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation",
14-16 December 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Climate change is a global problem, with global causes and effects. Climate
change affects the basic elements of life for people around the world –
access to water, food production, health, and the environment. Hundreds of
millions of people would suffer from hunger, water shortages, and more
frequent severe natural disasters such as droughts, typhoons and floods, as
the climate changes. Addressing climate change and dealing with the
impacts that cannot be avoided now, requires urgent efforts by all. Actions
will require commitments and responsibilities to invest in capacity and
capability building to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Programme
The workshop will focus on two broad topics: energy reduction and carbon
emission reduction – the two main objectives of green technologies. The
programme of the workshop will have two main sessions: green technologies
in manufacturing and green products development.
Green technologies in manufacturing
· Wood waste reduction in wood processing
· Volatile Organic Compound-free adhesives and coatings technologies
· Recyclable packing technologies
· Energy reduction in wood processing
· Process and material optimization
Green products development
· Chain-of-Custody Certification and Life-Cycle-Assessment – Impetus
for green products development
· New environmentally friendly products from the composite/panel
industry
· Challenges for environmentally friendly products
· Biofuels
The working language of the workshop will be English.
If you wish to present a paper, or exhibit a poster, send your abstract of
300–500 words to Sim HeokChoh (simhc(a)frim.gov.my; sim(a)apafri.org).
Abstracts should include the full names, addresses of authors, and e-mail
address for the corresponding author.
Deadlines: Submissions of abstracts – 15 September
Notification of acceptance – 30 September
Final Papers/Presentations – 15 November
Venue
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sources of Funding
Participants should seek their own resources to attend the workshop.
Efforts are being made to mobilize resources to support a limited number of
invited participants, especially from developing countries in Asia and the
Pacific. Those who are interested in participating in the workshop, but do
not have their own funding, are still encouraged to register. The workshop
organizers will attempt to provide partial support.
Organization
The workshop is an initiative of the International Union of Forest Research
Organization (IUFRO). It is being organized by the Asia-Pacific Association
of Forest Research Institutions (APAFRI) in technical collaboration with
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Sri
Lanka Forest Department, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), and the
Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI).
Registration
The deadline for registrations for the workshop is 15 November 2009.
Contact for Enquiries
Sim Heok-Choh
Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions
c/o Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Kepong 52109 Kepong
Selangor, Malaysia
Fax: 60 3 6277 3249 E-mail: simhc(a)frim.gov.my
Dave Cown,
Senior Scientist, Wood Quality
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
Scion (Trading name of Forest Research Institute Ltd.)
Private Bag 3020
49 Sala St. Rotorua
New Zealand
Ph: +64 7343 5525
Mobile: 021 187 4022
Fx: +64 7343 5507
www.scionresearch.com