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Melbourne venue for major forest and forest products conference

DANA’s Australian Forestry and Forest Products Sector: Its status in 2015 and trends going forward Conference, is being held in Melbourne on August 13 & 14. Source: DANA, TimberBiz All details are on the website: http://danamelbourne2015.com/ This is the fourth annual DANA M
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PrefabAUS 2015 Conference – last chance to purchase early bird tickets

The PrefabAUS Annual Conference is being held 14-15-16 September in Melbourne and this is your last chance to purchase early bird tickets at a $330 discount. The early bird tickets end tomorrow (24 July) so be quick. Source: TimberBiz Exploring this year’s theme of ‘industry transform
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Last call for Insiders

Insiders, presented by prefabAUS, is a series of networking events giving members an exciting opportunity to hear about new developments in prefabricated construction. Source: Timberbiz Speakers will cover a range of topics and key projects, including presentations on the recent annou
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Join Milano Expo Tour

Italy’s Milano Expo features some of the world’s finest contemporary timber architecture. Source: Timberbiz In response to numerous requests for a follow-up to the successful WoodSolutions English tour, it is calling for expressions of interest from design and construction professiona
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Scion to host international genetics conference

Scion’s forest genetics conference in Rotorua in 2016 is expected to attract around 200 delegates from all over the world. Source: Timberbiz Scion is hosting the Forest Genetics for Productivity Conference (FGFC 2016) on 14-18 March 2016 as part of the International Union of Forest Re
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Certification bodies workshop

AFS LTD is planning a workshop for certification bodies operating in the AFCS/PEFC Forest management and Chain of custody fields. It will be held in Sydney in late July. Source: Timberbiz The session will cover a number of important topics including: Update on and transition to recent
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Bioenergy conference call for abstracts

Bioenergy Australia 2015 conference to be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston, Tasmania is calling for abstracts. Source: Timberbiz The conference will be held over 2-days from December 1-2, with a technical day on the third day. The program will cover policies and progra
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Is the sun setting or rising on forestry?

Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association, Ross Hampton will speak on ‘Australian Forest Industries – Sunset or Sunrise?’ at the Forest Industry Council’s (FIC) annual dinner on 19 June. Source: Timberbiz The dinner will be held at The Club in Tumut.
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Building design and construction framed in new conference

Frame 2015, which was held in early June, set the scene for opportunities and ongoing challenges for the industry to move prefab timber construction to a new level of acceptance and participation in Australia’s growing building industry. Source: Timberbiz This year’s conference,
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Gippsland bioenergy forum program

A draft program for the Gipplsand bioenergy forum has been released. Source: Timberbiz The event starts on 18 June 2015 in the Heyfield Community Hub in Victoria with opening speakers Liz Hamilton of the Victorian Bioenergy Network together with Sue Websiter of Agribusiness Gippsland.
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