Timber Engineering Reference - Conferences / Trade Shows

Major conferences and meetings related to timber engineering and wood construction.

The following are direct links to some of the sponsoring organizations:

• ASTM D07 - Committee on Wood
• CIB-W18 - Working Commission CIB-W18 (Timber Structures)
• COST Action E29 - Innovative timber & composite elements for buildings (see also COST)
• ISO TC165 - ISO Technical Committee, Timber structures
• IUFRO Division 5 - International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (Timber Engineering Unit)
• FPS - Forest Products Society
• RILEM - International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures
• Timber Framers Guild of America
• Wood Solutions Fairs - CWC/AWC events to educate about wood

2009:

Ligna+ - World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries
Location: Messegelände, Hannover, Germany
Date: May 18-22
Organizers: Deutsche Messe AG

Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG) Symposium 2009
Location:  New England Center, Durham, NH
Date:  April 17-19
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

2009 Timber Framers Guild Western Conference
Location:  Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, OR
Date:  March 25-29
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

Bau 2009 - The Future of Building
Location: New Munich Trade Fair Centre
Date: January 12-17
Organizers: Messe München

2008:

14. Internationales Holzbauforum
Location: Congress Centrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Date: December 3-5
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

2008 Timber Framers Guild Eastern Conference
Location: Samoset Resort, Rockport, ME
Date: Nov. 5-9, 2008
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

2nd Annual Wood Structures Symposium
Location: Campus Center Hotel, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Date: TBD
Organizers: Building Materials and Wood Technology, UMass, Amherst, MA

1st European Congress on Energy Efficient Building in Wood (EBH 2008) - HolzHausbau - HausTechnik - KlimaDesign
Location: Köln
Date: June 11-12
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

6. Internationales Branchenseminar für Frauen der Holz- und Bauwirtschaft (IBF2008)
Location: Meran, Italy
Date: June 26-27
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

FPS 62nd International Convention
Location: Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
June 22-24
Organizers: Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin

WCTE 2008 - 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering
Location: Sheraton Resorts Phoenix Seagaia, Miyazaki, Japan
Date: June 2-5
Organizers: Miyazaki Prefectural Wood Utilization Research Center

Wood Engineering Challenges in the New Millennium: Critical Research Needs - at the 2008 Structures Congress
Location: Vancouver, BC
Date: April 23-24
Organizers: ASCE

2008 Timber Framers Guild Western Conference
Location: Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Date: April 17-20, 2008
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

ASTM D07 Wood - Meeting
Location: Marriott Anaheim Hotel; Anaheim, CA US
Date: April 8-10
Organizers: ASTM D07, USA

Modular Housing Conference
Location: Pinehurst Resort, NC, USA
Date: April 3-5
Organizers: MBSA

International Wood Composites Symposium & Technical Workshop
Location: Red Lion Hotel, Seattle, WA
Date: March 31 - April 2
Organizers: Washington State University

35th AGM & ILBA Conference 2008
Location: Grouse Mountain Resort, White Fish Montana, USA
Date: April 3-6
Organizers: Intl. Log Builders' Association

Holz-Handwerk - 14. Fachmesse für Maschinen und Fertigungsbedarf
Location: Nürnberg Messe, Germany
Date: April 2-5
Organizers: Nürnberg Messe

Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG) Symposium 2008
Location: National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV
Date: March 14-16, 2008
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

Dach+Holz (Roof+Timber) - Trade Fair for Timber Construction and Interior Works, Roof and Wall
Location: Neue Messe, Stuttgart, Germany
Date: March 5 - 8
Organizers: GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH

International Builder's Show
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Date: February 13 - 16
Organizers: NAHB

Older (1980-2007):

2007:

• 13. Internationales Holzbauforum
• Durability of Wood-Framed Housing
• 1st Annual Wood Structures Symposium
• IUFRO ALL-Division-5 Conference
• Timber Framers Guild - Eastern Conference
• 5. Internationales Branchenseminar für Frauen der Holz- und Bauwirtschaft (IBF2007)
• FPS 61st International Convention
• Ligna+ - World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries
• Timber Framers Guild - Western Conference
• ASTM D07 Wood - Meeting
• 41st International Wood Composites Symposium & Technical Workshop
• Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG) Annual Symposium
• Bau 2007 - The Future of Building

2006:

• IUFRO Workshop on Nondestructive Testing of Wood Products
• 12. Internationales Holzbauforum
• Timber Framers Guild - Eastern Conference Wood Design & Building Expo
• Ingenieurholzbau - Karlsruher Tage
• CIB-W18 Meeting 39 - Timber Structures
• WCTE 2006 - 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering
• FPS 60th Annual Meeting
• Meeting of the European Society for Wood Mechanics / COST E35 Meeting
• Timber Framers Guild - Western Conference
• FPS Northeast Section Meeting - Housing Within Reach: Innovations in Affordable Housing Design
• Holz-Handwerk - 13. Fachmesse für Maschinen und Fertigungsbedarf

2005:

• 11. Internationales Holzbauforum - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• Probabilistic Models in Timber Engineering - Arcachon, France
• CIB-W18 Meeting 38 - Timber Structures - Karlsruhe, Germany
• FPS 59th Annual Meeting - Québec City, Québec, Canada
• 5. Holzbau-Forum Leipzig - Leipzig, Germany
• Ligna+ - World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries - Hannover, Germany

2004:

• 10. Internationales Holzbauforum - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• CIB-W18 Meeting 37 - Timber Structures - Edinburgh, UK
• FPS 58th Annual Meeting - Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
• WCTE 2004 - 8th World Conference on Timber Engineering - Lahti, Finland

2003:

• FPS 57th Annual Meeting - Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.
• CIB-W18 Meeting 36 - Timber Structures, Clorado, USA
• All Division 5 IUFRO Meeting: Developments in Forest Products Research - Rotorua, New Zealand

2002:

• WCTE 2002 - 7th World Conference on Timber Engineering - Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
• CIB-W18 Meeting 35 - Timber Structures, Kyoto, Japan
• FPS 56th Annual Meeting - Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

2001:

• CIB-W18 Meeting 34 - Timber Structures, Venice, Italy
• FPS 55th Annual Meeting - Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

2000:

• CIB-W18 Meeting 33 - Timber Structures, Delft, Netherlands
• WCTE 2000 - World Conference on Timber Engineering - Whistler, Canada (view the full proceedings here)
• FPS 54th Annual Meeting - South Lake Tahoe, Nevada

1999:

• FPS 53rd Annual Meeting - Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.
• PTEC - Pacific Timber Engineering Conference - Rotorua, New Zealand
• CIB-W18 Meeting 32 - Timber Structures, Graz, Austria

1998:

• WCTE '98 - 5th World Conference on Timber Engineering - Montreux, Switzerland
• CIB-W18 Meeting 31 - Timber Structures, Savonlinna, Finland

1997:

• CIB-W18 Meeting 30 - Timber Structures, Vancouver, Canada

1996:

• IWEC - International Wood Engineering Conference - New Orleans, USA
• CIB-W18 Meeting 29 - Timber Structures, Bordeaux, France

1995:

• CIB-W18 Meeting 28 - Timber Structures, Copenhagen, Denmark

1994:

• PTEC - Pacific Timber Engineering Conference - Gold Coast, Australia
• CIB-W18 Meeting 27 - Timber Structures, Sydney, Australia

1993:

• CIB-W18 Meeting 26 - Timber Structures, Athens, USA

1992:

• CIB-W18 Meeting 25 - Timber Structures, Ahus, Sweden

1991:

• ITEC - International Timber Engineering Conference - London, UK
• CIB-W18 Meeting 24 - Timber Structures, Oxford, UK

1990:

• ITEC - International Timber Engineering Conference - Tokyo, Japan
• CIB-W18 Meeting 23 - Timber Structures, Lisbon, Portugal

1989:

• PTEC - Second Pacific Timber Engineering Conference - Auckland, New Zealand

1984:

• PTEC - Pacific Timber Engineering Conference - Auckland, New Zealand

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