Division 5. RG 5.07 IUFRO biorefinery Research Group Dear Colleagues in the IUFRO Division 5 The biorefinery Research Group (RG 5.07) will organize a scientific workshop next June in Autrans, France (near Grenoble), on the following general topic: Forest products for a greener future, with emphasis on chemicals production from wood and potential uses. This workshop will be held in conjunction with the 14^th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp (EWLP 2016) which usually brings together about 200 participants around themes related to wood and pulping chemistry. This will give opportunities of fruitful exchanges between the wood chemists and cellulose producers communities and our IUFRO research group. The IUFRO sessions will take place on Thursday, June 30, 2016 afternoon and Friday, July 1, morning. These sessions will be also open to the EWLP 2016 attendants. We encourage those of you interested in presenting their work to submit an abstract by January 15, 2016, by using the procedure given on the common EWLP-IUFRO Workshop web site <http://www.ewlp2016.org>www.ewlp2016.org All the information concerning this IUFRO biorefinery workshop will be given on this web site, including final program, registration procedure and accommodation. Should you have any question about this coming event, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. I look forward to seeing you in Autrans nextsummer. Prof. Dominique Lachenal Coordinator of the RG 5.07 IUFRO biorefinery Research Group <mailto:dominique.lachenal@grenoble-inp.fr>dominique.lachenal@grenoble-inp.fr +33 (0)673793975