About the conference

About the Conference

Since their start in 1963, the International Wood Machining Seminars have had the following objectives:

  • to provide a forum for leading international researchers and practicing engineers to present and discuss recent advances in wood cutting tools, processes and machinery,   
  • to stimulate practical information exchange and technical interaction among wood machining professionals,   
  • to provide a congenial atmosphere for the development of personal contacts and professional collaborations among wood machining researchers and practicing engineers worldwide, and   
  • to provide a showcase for presenting examples of state-of-the-art wood machining facilities during pre-seminar tours.

The 20th International Wood Machining Seminar is dedicated to upholding and furthering the objectives and achievements of the previous seminars in the series. IWMS-20 will be of particular interest to all people who wish to learn about and discuss the latest developments in wood cutting tools and machinery made by leading researchers and engineers from around the world.

The seminar will comprise three intensive days of oral and poster presentations, combined with local laboratory and mill tours. Full formal proceedings will be published to provide a permanent record of the technical presentations, and will be distributed during the seminar to all participants in print and CD formats.

Topics

The conference theme is "Recent Advances in Wood Machining Technology". The thematic tracks are:

  • Wood Cutting and Sawing
  • Wood Products Processing
  • Tool Materials and Tool Wear
  • Novel Wood Products Development
  • Process Monitoring and Quality Control
  • Product Surface Quality
  • Specialized Machine Tools

Official Language

English.

Abstracts for Peer-review

Abstracts (not exceeding 300 words) of papers and posters must be received in Conference Administrators Office by 31 October, 2010. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the International Advisory Committee and decision of acceptance will be sent via e-mail before end of November 2010. Completed manuscripts of accepted papers must be received before 28 February 2011 to be included in the formal conference proceedings.

Local Organizing Committee

  • Prof. Anders Grönlund, Luleå University of Technology, Skellefteå, Sweden
  • Prof. Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Assoc. Prof. Mats Ekevad
  • Ms. Ann Axelsson
  • Mr. Luis Cristovao
  • Mr. Magnus Fredriksson

    • International Advisory Committee

  • Prof. Gary Schajer, Chair, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Prof. Roland Fischer, Dresden, Germany
  • Prof. Anders Grönlund, Luleå University of Technology, Skellefteå, Sweden
  • Prof. Nobuaki Hattori, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  • Prof. Shogo Okumura, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
  • Prof. Frieder Scholz, Hochschule Rosenheim, Rosenheim, Germany
  • Dr. Ryszard Szymani, Wood Machining Institute, Berkeley, USA
  • Prof. Chiaki Tanaka, Matsue, Japan
  • Dr. John Taylor, FPInnovations, Vancouver, Canada
  • Prof. Arto Usenius, VTT Techincal Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
  • Dr. Darrell Wong, FPInnovations, Vancouver, Canada
  • Prof. Zhijiang Zhou, Nanjiing Forestry University, China

    • Luleå tekniska universitet