The 67th SWST International Convention will be held on June 30 – July 5, 2024, at the Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia with an overall theme “Advancing Regenerative Sustainability with Wood Science“.

Venue:  Hotel Bernardin, Obala 2, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia  Phone: +386 5 690 70 00

Contact:  Angela Haney, SWST Executive Director, P.O. Box 6155, Monona, WI 53716 USA

Sessions

• State of the art of wood science – wood structure, properties, and biodeterioration
• Novel applications of wood in the built environment
• Positive environmental contributions through wood utilization, embracing a circular bioeconomy
• Changing the paradigm, there is only high value wood
• Socio-economic impacts of sustainable wood practices
• New approaches to wood sector education
• Innovation in the forest sector, role of wood in climate mitigation
• Envisioning a future of biobased, bioinspired, and engineered living materials
• Digitalization of wood products manufacturing
• Early Stage Researcher
• Poster Session

There will be a special session for IAWS presentations.

For a copy of the draft SWST 2024 Agenda and more information: https://www.swst.org/wp/meeting/2024-annual-convention-portoroz-slovenia/