NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012

Theme: "Engineering value: Growing & Harvesting Forests for Novel Wood Structures"

Dates: Sunday 1 July – Wednesday 4 July 2012

Venue: University of Canterbury -Ilam Campus

Description: New Zealand has a well earned reputation as a leader in growing sustainable plantation forests. In an increasingly competitive international market place it is important to take the next step and increase innovation within our timber related industries. Engineering solutions can drive improvements through the value chain from growing, harvesting, and use of timber products. The sector faces predicted growth in harvest volumes, rising demand for structural logs, increasingly steep harvesting terrain, and growing national and international interest in wood buildings. Against this context, the 2012 NZIF Conference will discuss how engineering solutions can add value and improve performance within New Zealand ’s plantation forest, wood processing and building sectors.

Website: http://www.nzifconference.co.nz