ISCHP26 - International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Products 2026, South Africa, on September 8th-11th, 2026 The 9th International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Products (ISCHP 2026) will be hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa. It will be a joint conference with the Wood Quality Modelling Working Party (IUFRO 5.01.04), where parallel sessions related to wood quality modelling will also be held.
The 13th IAWA-China Group Annual Conference in Chengdu, China, on November 13th-15th, 2026 The 13th Annual Conference of the IAWA-China Group will be held on November 13-15, 2026, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The conference is organized by the International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) and jointly hosted by the IAWA-China Group, Sichuan Agricultural University, and Chengdu Institute of Product Quality Inspection Co., Ltd.
Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference 2026, South Africa, on November 17th-21st, 2026 In 2026, the Afro-European Wood and Bark Anatomy Conference (AFEWBA), hosted by the University of Johannesburg, will go back to the tradition of the Afro-European Regional group of IAWA and continue to provide this important academic platform for the wood anatomy community.
Inaugural Sherwin Carlquist Charitable Trust Field Course in Functional Xylem Biology, Jalisco, Mexico, on November 25th-December 4th, 2026 This course has been a long time in the making. Over many years, Sherwin Carlquist and Mark Olson often discussed how few opportunities existed for wood anatomists to receive formal training in the broader scientific study of biological function, and how comparative anatomy might be more fully integrated into functional xylem biology.
IUFRO All-Division 5 (Forest Products) Conference at Estonian National Museum, on May 30th- June 3rd, 2027 The next IUFRO (The International Union of Forest Research Organizations) All-Division 5 (Forest Products) conference, 2027, "Future Forest Use: Advancing Wood Science and Forest Products for a Circular Bioeconomy," will be jointly organised in cooperation with SWST (The Society of Wood Science & Technology) and the Estonian University of Life Sciences.
International IAWA Congress 2027, Leiden, The Netherlands, on August 30- September 3rd, 2027Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, The Netherlands, invites you to the International IAWA Congress from 30 August to 3 September 2027.
The 21st International Botanical Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, on July 21st- 28th, 2029Planning for the Congress is well underway. Visit the Congress website (www.ibccapetown2029.co.za) and sign up to receive the latest news.
