The Pan-American Regional Group of IAWA (Fidel Roig, Mendoza, Argentina; Veronica Angalossy, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Teresa Terrazas, Mexico City, Mexico; Barbara Lachenbruch, Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Regis B. Miller, Madison, Wisconsin, USA), the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), and Division 5.01 (Wood Quality) of IUFRO are organizing a joint meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, USA for June 23 - 26, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Memorial Union on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the fall IAWA mailing, we will include a notice of the meeting including more details about registration, accommodations, tours, etc. If you are interested in attending, send an email message to Regis B. Miller ( rmiller1(a)wisc.edu) so that future information can be quickly distributed via email. You can check the IAWA or IAWS websites at http://www.iawa-website.org/ or http://www.iaws.uhp-nancy.fr/ for updates. The conference will include all aspects of wood science from wood anatomy, forest products, wood identification and wood quality to wood formation, xylem physiology, tree ring analysis, and paleobotany. All members, prospective members and guests are welcome. Start thinking about your abstract. We will begin accepting abstracts in October 2009. LOCAL INFORMATION: For information about the local area check the following: Madison, Wisconsin: http://www.cityofmadison.com/ University of Wisconsin-Madison: http://www.wisc.edu/ Memorial Union: https://www.union.wisc.edu/index.asp. CONTACT: Dr. Regis B. Miller, Executive Secretary of IAWA USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53726-2398, USA Phone: 608-231-9341 — FAX: 608-231-9508 — Email: rmiller1(a)wisc.edu 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