ProLigno / ProLigno 2009 Issue 2  
     
 
 
   
 

 


 

 

 

International Conference ICWSE - 7-th edition, 4-6 June 2009, Brasov - Romania

Between 4-6 June 2009, at the Aula of the "Transilvania" University in Brasov, an important scientific event organized by the Faculty of Wood Industry took place, namely the seventh edition of the International Conference "Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium" - ICWSE 2009. Eighty specialists participated to this event, among which 37 foreign researchers from 15 countries from all over the world: Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Nigeria, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and United States.

The conference was organised in collaboration with three prestigeous forums in the field: the International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO, the European Furniture Manufacturers Federation - UEA and the Romanian Association of Furniture Manufacturers - APMR.

As in the previous editions, the conference topics was vast, including all aspects related to wood engineering starting with wood anatomy and ending with manufacturing technologies for most diverse finite wood products. The conference program comprised 108 papers structured in 10 sections as follows:

Section 1 - Wood Anatomy, Wood Properties and NondestructiveTesting of Wood.
Section 2 - Wood Drying and Other Thermal Treatments of Wood. Heat and Mass Transfer.
Section 3 - Mechanical Wood Processing; Optimization of Cutting Process and Surface Quality.
Section 4 - Wood Composites. Innovative Wood-Based Materials.
Section 5 - Wood Conservation and Restoration.
Section 6 - Wood Protection and Modification Technologies. Wood Gluing and Coating.
Section 7 - Eco-Design of Furniture and Furniture Manufacturing.
Section 8 - Computer-Aided Engineering.
Section 9 - Wooden Structures and Constructions.
Section 10 - Environment-Friendly Technologies. Quality Control, Management and Economics in Wood Industry.

The opening ceremony was dedicated to the celebration of 50 years of existence of the faculty. After an introduction into the history of the faculty within the Keynote Address entitled "The Faculty of Wood Industry - 50 Years Jubilee 1959 - 2009" and a video-presentation of the present profile and preoccupations within the faculty, Prof.dr.eng. Gavril BUDAU - Dean of the Wood Industry Faculty- awarded jubiliary distinctions to the attendees: representatives from the Ministry of Education, County Prefecture and City Hall, members of the Academic Council of "Transilvania" University, industrial partners of the faculty and sponsors, former graduates (with special emphasis on the first graduate classes of the faculty), representatives from other Romanian universities and from similar European universities.

 
 
 

After the lunch break, the presentations within two parallel sections followed up. Out of the 31 papers included in the program of the first day, 28 were presented. According to the appreciations of the attendees, many of the papers had a high scientific level and were subject for numerous debates and discussions.

The first conference day ended with a welcome cocktail dinner at ARO PALACE restaurant, where the participants were able to exchange impressions and to continue professional discussions in an elegant and more relaxed ambiance.          

The second day reunited the conference attendees at 56 more presentations, which took place within three parallel sections throughout the day.

   
After the official closing, part of the foreign guests said good-bye, thanking for the organiser's efforts, but most of them chose to join the Banquet at "Cerbul Carpatin" Wine Cellar, and to enjoy the unique atmosphere created by traditional music and dances.
   
The last day was dedicated to the post-conference excursion, which included a visit at the Wood Industry Faculty and afterwards a guided trip to the Peles Castle in Sinaia, which enabled attendees to find out more about the history and culture of Romania.
 
 
 
 
 

We hope all attendees to have enjoyed this event and to have taken the opportunity to gain new impressions, new ideas, to establish new contacts and to enrich their knowledge about Romania, about the Wood Industry Faculty in Brasov, about its tradition and the present research preoccuppations.

Same at the previous editions, we have to emphasise with sorrow, the poor participation of students and of representatives from the Romanian woodprocessing sector at the conference sessions.

Trying to transfer as much as possible of the new information and ideas presented within the conference to our readers from the industrial sector, PRO LIGNO editors have pre-selected some representative contributions from each section for translation and full publishing within this special edition of PRO LIGNO Journal.

Hoping that the overall presentation of this event has caught your attention and interest, we already launch the invitation to join us again in 2 years, for the 8-th edition of the conference in 2011.

SEE YOU AGAIN IN 2011 !

The Conference Proceedings in electronic form (CD) can be ordered at the
Secretariate of PRO LIGNO Foundation: Tel/Fax: 0040 268 419581.
E-mail: proligno@unitbv.ro

Prof.dr.eng. Mihai ISPAS
Conference Coordinator


 

 

 
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