Message forwarded on behalf of Victoria L. Herian: The first international meeting of the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) outside of North America will be held on November 10-12, 2008 in Concepción, Chile at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, a cosponsor and co-organizer of the meeting. IUFRO is also co-sponsoring this meeting. There will be four sessions during the first two days dealing with (1) Timber Engineering, (2) Global Trade in Forest Products, (3) Wood Quality: Challenges in the 21st Century, and (4) Advanced Processing of Timber in the 21st Century. The last day of the Convention will be a day-long tour of the area and the forest products industry, beginning with a visit to Nueva Aldea. For more information and to register online, go to http://www.swst.org/meetings/AM08/about.html Victoria L. Herian Executive Director SWST One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53726 USA PH: 608-231-9347 FAX: 608-231-9592 email: vicki(a)swst.org