Joint international workshop: March 22–25 2010, Morocco

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This meeting was a joint initiative between the IAWS Executive Committee and 7th ESTB (School of Wood Science and Technology) with the aim of promoting wood science in Africa, a continent presently under-represented in terms of Academy Fellows. The meeting took place partly in the Faculty of Sciences, Rabat, and partly at the Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane. Position papers were presented by several fellows: Past-President Deglise on behalf of President Beall (Non-destructive evaluation methods applied to African wood and derivative industries); Antonio Pizzi (Sustainable adhesives and wood composites for developing countries), Vice President Lennart Salmen (Trends and opportunities in biorefinery) and Academy Treasurer Howard Rosen (Wood culture in the US). A further position paper was presented by Pascal Kamden of Michigan State University on challenges and opportunities in wood production. In addition to the position papers, there were 29 oral presentations and 18 posters. …