The Furniture Society (FS) & The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) have their first joint symposium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA from June 22-25.

The 2017 Forest Sector Innovations for a Greener Future conference will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from June 12-16th. Dr. Howard Rosen and Professor Yang Ping will represent World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF) and International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) as the Organizer and Co-organizer of a technical session titled “Wood and Forest Culture: A Path to a Greener Future” at 13:00 & 15:30 on June 12th. IWCS representatives will also participate in oral presentations. For more session details, please visit: http://www.iufrodiv5-2017.ca/submissions/technical-special-sessions/

2017 World Wood Day will be held in Los Angeles, California, USA on March 21st with the theme of "Roots" to review our identity, culture as well as interrelationship with nature and wood throughout the history.

IWCS is attending the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania held in Beijing, China from 24th to 27th October. The congress title of the IUFRO-AO 2016 is Forests for Sustainable Development: The Role of Research.

The 2nd International Symposium Wood Science and Craftsmanship, with the theme of "Beauty and Technology in Wood Utilization", is held on 20-23 September 2016, Kyoto, Japan, following the first WoodSciCraft 2014 in Montpellier, France. IWCS is attending this professional gathering as a sponsor and continued supporter.

IWCS is pleased and honored to introduce a new children’s book, Roboky and the Forest, an educative picture book for children and parents who wish to learn more about the nature. IWCS invites everyone to be with Roboky to discover the Forest.

The Furniture Society, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit and educational organization. The 2016 Annual Conference will be held in Philadelphia, USA from June 22 to 25.

The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) will celebrate its 30th Annual International Symposium from June 9 to 12, 2016 at Atlanta Convention Center in Georgia. The AAW has played a crucial role in the development of contemporary woodturning and wood art since 1986.

With the theme of “Nature & Culture,” the 2016 World Wood Day main event was successfully held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Please visit www.worldwoodday.org/2016 for more information about the annual celebration of World Wood Day.

2016 World Wood Day main event will be held in Nepal on March 21st with the theme of “Nature & Culture.” The website for 2016 WWD is currently under construction, so please visit worldwoodday.org for more information about the annual celebration of World Wood Day.