Conferences

IWSc 2008 Conference

The IWSc 2008 Annual Conference will be hosted by the University of Bath from 18th to 19th September 2008.

A coach tour of forestry sites and timber buildings in Somerset and Wiltshire will take place on Thursday 18th September. In the evening the President's Reception and Dinner will be held at the Pump Rooms in the historic City of Bath and there will be access to the Roman Baths Museum including the Baths and Hot Springs. On Friday 19th September a full one day programme of conference presentations will be delivered by expert speakers at the University of Bath. Accommodation will be available either on campus or in City of Bath hotels. Delegates who choose to stay for the weekend may wish to experience the exciting Thermae Bath Spa complex and attractions such as the crescents, shopping facilities and restaurants. More information on the conference programme and a registration form will be made available soon. Please email the IWSc if you wish to express your interest in attending the conference.

Martin Ansell, Richard Harris, Peter Walker, Andrew Thomson (University of Bath)

The Institute normally holds an annual Conference, which is open both members and non-members. The programme is varied from year to year and designed to appeal to a wide range of wood industry professionals, users and specifiers. The location is rotated around the UK and Ireland to ensure regional access and also to support its various branches. They have been held in Newcastle 2003, Birmingham 2004, and in 2005 - the Institute’s Jubilee Year - it was held at Carpenters’ Hall in London. In 2006 the conference was held in Oxford, and in 2007 in Edinburgh. The conference moves to Bath on the 18th and 19th September 2008.