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”.

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.