Dear IUFRO D5 colleagues, belated New Year Greetings! This is to inform you that the IUFRO D5.1 "Wood and Fiber Quality" is sponsoring an special issue of Forests "Nondestructive Evaluation of Forest Biomaterials: A Global Perspective" (Guest Editor: Dr. Robert Ross). This Special Issue is focused on the nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood, forest products, and timber structures. It will include papers on nondestructive evaluation that will provide a historical perspective and review of fundamental principles. Papers, prepared by internationally recognized technical authorities, that summarize the state-of-the-art in the application of these principles and current research activities from around the world will be included. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2021. To submit a manuscript, please check: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.… Regards, Xiping Wang, Coordinator IUFRO D5.01 Wood and Fiber Quality [Forest Service Shield] Xiping Wang, PhD Research Forest Products Technologist Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory p: 608-231-9461 xiping.wang@usda.gov<mailto:xiping.wang@usda.gov> 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53726-2398 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/> [USDA Logo]<http://usda.gov/>[Forest Service Twitter]<https://twitter.com/forestservice>[USDA Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714… Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.