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FPS
The deadline to submit abstracts for the 2017 Advancements in Fiber-Polymer Composites Symposium is Tuesday, Nov. 15. The event, hosted by the USDA Forest Products Laboratory and Forest Products Society, will take place May 16-18, 2017, in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Symposium provides a forum for experts from scientific, technical and industrial communication to exchange and disseminate information on the latest advances and future opportunities for fiber-polymer composites.
Presentations and posters on the following topics are welcome:
- Advanced reinforcements in fiber-polymer composites
- Biopolymer matrices
- Processing and drying of nanocellulose
- Novel additives and processing techniques
- Modification of natural fiber and nanocellulose for enhanced performance
- Recycling
- Future markets/applications
For more information on the Symposium, including submission information, visit here.
FPS
Register now for the Introduction to the Wood Science & Forest Products course, presented by the Forest Products Society, in conjunction with Mississippi State University. This three-day course will be held Feb. 28 through March 2 at Mississippi State's Department of Sustainable Bioproducts in Starkville, Mississippi.
This course is for suppliers, consultants, claims agents and anyone who needs to understand trees, harvesting, wood anatomy and how wood is processed into today's products. Students will also discuss current issues in the forest products industry, along with green building and product testing.
For questions regarding the course, including registration, accommodation and program information, visit here, or contact Scott Springmier
FPS
An invitation to present has been extended for the 20th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium. This Symposium will be held Sept. 12-15, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. This is a forum for those involved in nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood, wood-based products and structures.
The event brings together the international nondestructive testing and evaluation research community, users of various nondestructive testing technologies, equipment development and manufacturing professionals, representatives from various government agencies and other groups to share research findings and new nondestructive testing products and technologies.
The Symposium will include oral and poster presentations from scientists and engineers, as well as exhibits from equipment development and manufacturing firms. The Symposium organizing committee invites papers, posters, and equipment demonstrations (exhibits) from interested individuals and organizations.
Subject areas include:
- Nondestructive characterization of wood and wood-based materials
- Evaluation of forest materials for optimal utilization
- Advanced grading technologies for solid wood and engineered wood products
- Condition assessment, evaluation and repair of existing wood structures
- Condition assessment of historic wood artifacts and structures
- Evaluation and assessment of urban trees
- Industrial application of emerging nondestructive testing technologies
- Other nondestructive evaluation related research and development activities
The submission deadline is Feb. 7, 2017. For more information about the call for papers, please contact Pamela Byrd.
The 20th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium is hosted by the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and is cosponsored by the Forest Products Society (FPS) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).
Woodworking Network
The global market for plywood is projected to reach 223.4 million cubic meters by 2022, driven by recovering construction activity in most countries worldwide; rise in high value, high rise constructions; growing preference for plywood in interior design especially of floors, ceilings, and walls; and a healthy furniture industry, according to Plywood-Global Strategic Business Report 2016. Significance of plywood in the construction sector has increased substantially over the last decade due to the various benefits of plywood such as maintainability, strength-to-weight ratio and price.
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WPSD-TV
The Kentucky Division of Forestry is asking that people refrain from outdoor burning because of an increase danger of forest fires. Officials say the current dry conditions, combined with leaves falling off trees, means it is not a good time to do any outdoor burning.
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Woodworking Network
Though labor shortages drive project costs higher, Houzz Q3 2016 quarterly Renovation Barometer finds confidence high across remodeling industry, even with a seasonal slowdown. Houzz.com, a popular platform for home remodeling and design, tracks confidence in the home renovation market among industry professionals in these quarterly statistics.
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WWAY-TV
The importance of controlled burning is the cause of this annual festival. Several organizations collaborated for the third annual Fire in the Pines Festival at Halyburton Park in Wilmington, North Carolina, Saturday. There was fire equipment on display and interactive activities for people to learn why fire is an important part of our local ecosystems.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A large financial loss suffered by Tasmania's state-owned logging company proves forests locked up until 2020 should be opened up to save the industry, the Government says. Forestry Tasmania is facing an uncertain future after reporting a loss of $67 million for the past financial year — a year after the company made a more than $30 million profit.
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NJ Spotlight
Environmentalists are criticizing the latest efforts by New Jersey state officials to control access to Wharton State Forest by off-road vehicles, saying authorities won't succeed in curbing the destruction of natural areas until they clearly define which roads are open to drivers and which are not.
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Mongabay
Brazil drew widespread praise for drastically lowering Amazon deforestation over the past decade and half. But as forest destruction in the country is on the rise once again, new research finds that Brazil's official estimates are missing large swaths of deforestation.
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Woodworking Network
Wood has a largely favourable environmental effect. A study of the National Research Programme recommends using wood more widely as a source of energy and as a building material. The study examined the overall environmental impact of wood in Switzerland, analyzing the value chain from cutting trees to recycling wood or burning it, including the manufacture of semi-finished products such as paper, boards and pellets for heating purposes. Wood manufacturing is a high profile industry in Switzerland and home to suppliers familiar in the U.S., such as IGP power coating, Michael Weinig machinery, Jowat adhesives, Swiss Chrono laminate panel and Lamello.
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