IN2WOOD at LIGNA 2011 - June 2011
IN2WOOD activities at LIGNA 2011 combined an exhibition booth hosted by the State of North-Rhine Westphalia with several coordinated events...
During four intensive meeting days, the representatives of the wood and forest sector from 16 European countries including Ukraine, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany discussed strategic issues at the world fair of Wood and Forest Industry.
At the LIGNA HANNOVER, world fair for wood and forest industries, the IN2WOOD network brought together leading scientists in the fields of wood technology, timber construction, forestry and cluster management with forest owner associations, regional forest administrations & cluster management units, and enterprises – joining regionally anchored European Wood and Forest Clusters. After the opening conference, main topics of joint interest where specified by focused exchange during the Cooperation Workshop at the second day.
The IN2WOOD Conference and Cooperation Workshop will give strong impulses to European cooperation in the wood and forest-based sector and will help to meet the growing demand for forest services and wood products of the sustainable society in times of climate change.
IN2WOOD – International Conference
„Sustainable Forestry and Wood Based Industries as Key Contributors to Intelligent and Integrative Growth in Europe"
Program & Conference Presentations (click on photo for speakers profiles):
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Moderation: Prof. Hrvoje Turkulin, PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Furniture and Wood Products, Croatia |
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Sustainable Forestry and Wood-Based Industries as Key Contributors to Intelligent and Integrative Growth in Europe Robert Flies, DG Environment, European Commission; Brussels, Belgium |
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IN2WOOD – Developing Cluster-Based Networks for the European Forest Industries as an Engine for Innovation and Knowledge-Driven Growth
Joachim Reitbauer, Project Coordinator IN2WOOD, Holzcluster Steiermark; Zeltweg, Austria |
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Timber Construction - the New Face of Urbanism? Part1 + Part2 + Part3
Prof. Wolfgang Winter, Head of the Institute of |
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Economic Perspectives of the European Wood and Furniture Industries
Filip De Jaeger, Secretary General, CEI-Bois; Brussels, Belgium |
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Outlook Scandinavia Handouts: English + German |
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Outlook India
Handout English |
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Outlook South East Europe
Prof. Branko Glavonjic, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade State University; Serbia |
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The Efficient Use of Wood as a Material and as a Source of Energy: New Products, Approaches and Synergies Joachim Reitbauer, Holzcluster Steiermark; Zeltweg, Austria
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Opportunities to Create an International Forest and Wood-Based Metacluster
Dr. Uwe Kies, Wald-Zentrum, University of Münster; Germany |
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New Transborder Partnerships in Forestry and Wood-Based Industries
Dr.Miroslav Kovalčík, National Forest Center; Zvolen, Slovakia / |
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