Call for Papers, Posters and Presentations for International Value-Added Wood Processing Conference November 13-14th, 1997 Waterfront Centre Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia Canada The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Swiss School of Engineering for the Timber Industry, Biel, Switzerland are organizing this conference. The First International Value-Added Wood Processing (IVAWP) Conference will be held in Vancouver, BC on the 13th and 14th of November, 1997. This international conference will be held annually, alternating between Europe and North America. The forum will provide leading practitioners and researchers to present and discuss information related increasing the economic and social value of wood products from our forest resources. Conference Topics: · Value-Added Sawmilling · Secondary Manufacturing, including Cabinet and Furniture manufacturing · Production Planning and Control · Quality Assurance and Management · New Products and Markets · Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Deadline: The deadline for presentations, papers and posters will be on 30 June 1997. Notification of accepted papers will be sent in July 1997. Please provide the following information: Name: Company/Organization: Address: City: Prov/State: Postal Code: Country: Phone: Fax: E-mail: TITLE: (Please attach a description) The conference venue will be the: Waterfront Centre Hotel 900 Canada Place Way Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5 Phone: (604) 671-1991 Fax: (604) 691-1999 Rooms are available for conference participants and attendees at the Waterfront Centre Hotel for $140 CDN, single or double, per night. Vancouver hotels fill up quickly, so book early if you plan to attend! Pre-Conference Tours: The UBC campus is home to several research institutions dedicated to wood products including Forintek Canada, UBC Faculties Wood Science and Mechanical Engineering, and Canada’s National Mechanical Engineering, and Canada’s National Machinery Research Institute. The Greater Vancouver area also has BC Wood Skills Centre in Abbortsford. A pre-conference industry tour will be arranged for those participants interested in learning more about the forest industry in British Columbia. Contact the conference assistant for more details about the tours. More information contact: Program Coordinator Centre for Advanced Wood Processing 6620 N. W. Marine Drive Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4 Canada Phone: 604-822-6448 Fax: 604-822-9159 E-mail: cawp@unixg.ubc.ca Website: http://cawp.ubc.ca/ Conference website will be posted soon! Thanks, Noli ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. Noli Sicad Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at UBC
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