IAWA Co-sponsored a Mini Symposium about Wood Anatomy and Properties, March 15th, 2026, JapanA mini symposium, co-sponsored by IAWA, about research of wood anatomy and properties in Southeast Asian countries, in Annual Meeting of Japan Wood Research Society, will be held in the evening on March 15, 2026.
The 43rd Mid-Continent Paleobotanical Colloquium, Panama on March 23rd-26th, 2026The 43rd Mid-Continent Paleobotanical Colloquium 2026 (MPC) will take place from March 23-26, 2026, at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, one of the most biodiverse and ecologically rich regions in the world.
The 3rd From Forests to Heritage, 2026 World Wood Day Symposium and the 8th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium, Austria, on May 18th-22nd, 2026We are pleased to announce the opening of the call for proposals for the third “From Forests to Heritage” conference, which will be held alongside the “2026 World Wood Day Symposium” and the “8th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium”.
The IRG57 Meeting, Beijing China on May 24th-28th,2026The 57th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG57) will convene from May 24 to 28, 2026, at the Nirvana Resort in Beijing, China.
IUFRO All-Division 5 conference in Tartu, Estonia, on May 30th- June 3rd, 2027IUFRO Division 5 “Forst Products” coordination team would like to announce the next All-Division 5 conference 2027 "Future Forest Use: Advancing Wood Science and Forest Products for a Circular Bioeconomy", which will be jointly organised in cooperation with the International Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) and the Estonian University of Life Science.
The 60th Anniversary of IAWS in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 1st-4th, 2026The 60th Anniversary of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) will be celebrated with an International conference from June 1 to 4, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland
2026 SWST International Convention in Seoul, Korea, on June 7th-12th, 2026The 2026 SWST International Convention will be held in Seoul, Korea, from June 7 to 12, 2026. For comprehensive details, please visit the official 2026 SWST website， https://www.2026-swst-kswst.org/.
The 35th General Assembly of IUBS in Bengaluru, India, on June 9th-13th 2026The 35th General Assembly of IUBS (https://www.iubsga2026.org/) will be held from 9-13 June 2026 at the National Science Seminar Complex, Indian Institute of Science (https://iisc.ac.in/), Bengaluru, India. The theme of the General Assembly is Biodiversity Forever Despite the Anthropocene.
ISCHP26 - International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Products 2026, South Africa, on September 8th-11th, 2026We are very pleased to announce that the 9th International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Products will be hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa. 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.
Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference 2026, South Africa on November 17th-21st, 2026We warmly invite you to the Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference (AFEWBA) in South Africa — a country of exceptional plant diversity, offering untapped opportunities for botanists. The conference will be hosted by the University of Johannesburg, a dynamic and rapidly growing institution that not only houses one of the country’s leading teams of structural botanists but is also a recognised leader in sustainable development. AFEWBA will explore wood and bark as well as other related topics, broadening the focus to include aspects beyond the traditional scope of these fascinating plant tissues.
