Dear colleague, This is a call for abstracts for the 9th edition of ISCHP - the International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Products. This will be a joint conference with the Wood Quality Modelling Working Party (IUFRO 5.01.04) where there will also be parallel sessions related to wood quality modelling. The conference will be hosted by Stellenbosch University, South Africa, between 8-11 September 2026 with a pre-conference tour from 5-7 September, and a welcome reception on the 7th of September. The main objective of this conference is to bring together the scientific and research communities working on hardwood products as well as wood quality modelling. ISCHP 2026 will address the following main topics: * Hardwood species, properties and quality; * Hardwood processing and products; * Structural and non-structural applications (connections, heritage structures, architecture, markets); * Wood quality modelling. The abstract should not exceed 300 words. Abstracts should be submitted electronically through the following link until the 26th of November 2025: https://ischp26.co.za/submissions/. Feel free to visit the conference website for more information: https://ischp26.co.za<https://ischp26.co.za/> . Kind regards Brand Wessels ISCHP26 Conference Chairperson Department of Forest and Wood Science | Departement Bos -en Houtkunde Faculty of AgriSciences | Fakulteit AgriWetenskappe | IFakhalthi yeeNzululwazi zoLimo Stellenbosch University | Stellenbosch Universiteit; South Africa E-mail: ischp@sun.ac.za<mailto:ischp@sun.ac.za> Website: https://ischp26.co.za/ The integrity and confidentiality of this email are governed by these terms. Disclaimer<https://www.su.ac.za/en/e-mail-disclaimer> Die integriteit en vertroulikheid van hierdie e-pos word deur die volgende bepalings bere?l. Vrywaringsklousule<https://www.su.ac.za/af/e-pos-vrywaringsklousule>