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

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2011:

Ligna+ – World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries
Location: Messegelände, Hannover, Germany
Date: May 30 – June 3
Organizers: Deutsche Messe AG

Bau 2011
Location: New Munich Trade Fair Centre
Date: January 17-22
Organizers: Messe München

2010:

16th Internationales Holzbau-Forum
Location: Congress Centrum, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Date: December 1-3
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

2010 Timber Framers Guild Eastern Conference
Location:  Le Château Montebello, Montebello, Québec
Date:  October 28-31
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

International Conference on Timber Bridges 2010
Location: Lillehammer, Norway
Date: September 12-15
Organizers: Norwegian Public Roads Administration in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Norsk Treteknisk Institutt

8. Internationales Branchenseminar
Location: Meran, Italy
Date: June 24-25
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

Forest Products Society International Convention
Location: Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Date: June 20-22
Organizers: Forest Products Society

WCTE 2010 – 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering
Location: Riva del Garda, Trentino, Italy
Date: June 20-24
Organizers: Trees and Timber Institute (IVALSA-CNR), Trento Province, University of Trento

3. Europäischer Kongress Energieeffizientes Bauen mit Holz
Location: Congress Centrum – Gürzenich Köln
Date: June 9-10
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG) Symposium 2010
Location:  Holiday Inn and Mabee Farm, Schenectady, NY
Date:  May 21-23
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

2010 Timber Framers Guild Western Conference
Location:  Coeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Date:  April 22-25
Organizers: Timber Framers Guild, USA

1. Internationale Holzbrückentage IHB 2010
Location: Kongresszentrum, DE-Bad Wörishofen
Date: March 25-26
Organizers: Forum Holzbau

Roof + Timber International
Location: Cologne Exhibition Centre, Germany
Date: February 24-27
Organizers: GHM

Older (1980-2009):

2009:

• 15th Internationales Holzbau-Forum
• Ligna+ – World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries
• Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG) Symposium 2009
• 2009 Timber Framers Guild Western Conference
• Bau 2009 – The Future of Building

2008:

• 14. Internationales Holzbauforum
• 2008 Timber Framers Guild Eastern Conference
• 2nd Annual Wood Structures Symposium
• 1st European Congress on Energy Efficient Building in Wood (EBH 2008) – HolzHausbau – HausTechnik – KlimaDesign
• 6. Internationales Branchenseminar für Frauen der Holz- und Bauwirtschaft (IBF2008)
• FPS 62nd International Convention
• WCTE 2008 – 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering
• Wood Engineering Challenges in the New Millennium: Critical Research Needs – at the 2008 Structures Congress
  
• 2008 Timber Framers Guild Western Conference
  
• ASTM D07 Wood – Meeting
• Modular Housing Conference
• International Wood Composites Symposium & Technical Workshop
• 35th AGM & ILBA Conference 2008
• Holz-Handwerk – 14. Fachmesse für Maschinen und Fertigungsbedarf
• Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG) Symposium 2008
• Dach+Holz (Roof+Timber) – Trade Fair for Timber Construction and Interior Works, Roof and Wall
• International Builder’s Show

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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