Past Events

To help catalyze change, strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, the G-STIC Conference series will bring together key stakeholders from Science, Technology and Innovation communities (including the private sector). G-STIC will provide them with a forum to review, discuss and identify internationally relevant technological innovations that can lead […]

WOOD – SCIENCE – ECONOMY  is an international scientific conference organized by the Wood Technology Institute. Both in Poland and abroad scientific conferences have so far been organized separately by the scientists in the field of forestry and those in the field of wood industry. However, the issues regarding forestry and wood management are so complex that they require […]

Sustainable Innovative Mobilization of Wood – SIMWOOD​  Lessons learned from more than 20 pilot projects Experiences shared by SMEs Demonstration of tools and products to support wood mobilisation Panel discussion Forests are a major natural resource, covering 159 million hectares or 37% of Europe’s land area (Eurostat 2013). They have multiple ecological, economic and […]

4th European Forest Week 9-13 October 2017, Warsaw, Poland The fourth European Forest Week will take place 9-13 October 2017.  It will be held in conjunction with Las2017 (‘las’ means ‘forest’ in Polish), the Joint Session of the UNECE Committee of Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) and the FAO European Forestry Commission (EFC). European […]

EFI 2017 Annual Conference will take place in Oslo, Norway on 4-6 October 2017. The event will be organised in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and The Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomic Research (NIBIO). The first day of the Annual Conference will be built around the new EFI strategy – how to […]

The European Commission is organising the Industrial Innovation Info Days 2017, with the support of external stakeholders.  The aim is to: ​- Build the basis for the future of Industrial Research in Europe,– Inform relevant Industrial Technologies providers & users about EU activities in the field,– Enhance cooperation among Industrial stakeholders. ProgrammeMornings: plenary sessions with great […]

Communication workshop during the European Biotech Week Event: CommBeBiz Communication Workshop during European Biotech Week Date: Wednesday 27 September 2017, from 09:00 to 18:00 Venue: the European Forestry House, Rue du Luxembourg 66, 1000 Brussels / the European Parliament In the Communication Workshop organised by the EU project CommBeBiz under the umbrella event, European Biotech Week, you will learn how […]

​Implementing Natura 2000 in forests: lessons learned and looking ahead 27 September 2017, Brussels The next ThinkForest science-policy seminar presents the findings of a European interdisciplinary scientific study conducted by a team of 20 scientists.  What is the state of biodiversity in Europe’s forests? How is Natura 2000 implemented in forests, and what do we […]

Progress in materials science is always linked to the progress and welfare of human civilization. Future advances in multiple fields of science and engineering critically depend on the availability of superior materials. This congress, accordingly, attempts to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, engineers and students to share their findings and experience on the emerging […]

The fifth edition of the European Biotech Week will take place from September 25 to October 1, 2017. Biotech National Associations, in collaboration with companies, academic and government institutions, science museums and the media, will organise events across Europe to celebrate this cutting edge technology. No matter if your knowledge of biotech is vast or near to […]