The 4th Announcement of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Morioka

Date: March 27–29, 2013

Venue: Faculty of Education Main Bldg. Iwate University (Oral Presentation, Exhibition) and Morioka Civic Cultural Hall “MALIOS” (Poster Presentation, Prize and Award Ceremony, Symposium), Morioka, Japan

Date

March 27 (Wed)

March 28 (Thu)

March 29 (Fri)

Morning

Presentation (oral)

Corporate exhibition

Presentation (poster 1)

Presentation (oral)

Corporate exhibition

Prize and awards ceremony

Closing ceremony

Afternoon

Presentation (oral)

Corporate exhibition

Presentation (poster 2) symposium

Research group meetings

 

Evening

Wood Science mixer

Banquet

  

Symposium: “How can the energy use of woody biomass contribute to a substitute for fossil fuel?”

Free admission

Schedule: March 28, 2013 (16:00–17:45)

Venue: Morioka Civic Cultural Hall

Please refer to the following web site for all information concerning the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Morioka:

http://www.jwrs.org/wood2013/

For the Organizing Committee:

Prof. Dr. Yasuo Iijima (Chief), Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Pref. University.

Prof. Dr. Noboru Sekino (Executive Chief), Iwate University.

Associate Prof. Dr. Hisayoshi Kofujita (Secretary), Iwate University.

E-mail: wood2013@jwrs.org

Mokuzai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society)

Mokuzai Gakkaishi is another official journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. This journal publishes original articles, notes, review articles, and announcements from the Society in Japanese but with English abstracts, tables, and figure captions for original reports. Contents of the latest issue of Mokuzai Gakkaishi are as follows:

Volume 59 Number 1 2013

Review

Y. Utsumi

Analytical methods for water distribution and water movement in secondary xylem of trees

Category I

T. Momoi, H. Ohbayashi, T. Tochigi, J. Kobayashi, T. Shiokura

Dendrochronological study on tree growth responses to climate in Okutama, Tokyo I: Construction of tree-ring chronologies for seven tree species

H. Komata, S. Sakai, M. Yasaka, Y. Ishikawa, N. Hattori

An application of life cycle assessment for electric power generated by forest residues: Discussion of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

Category II

S. Sueyoshi, T. Morikawa, Y. Tsunetsugu, Y. Kubojima, M. Tonosaki

Sound absorbing performance of wood slit panels

Category III

Y. Noda, T. Mori, N. Furuta, K. Komatsu

Study of large finger joint corner joints with applied plywood component for intermediate member

N. Furuta, J. Miyazaki, Y. Hirabayashi, T. Hirai

Adhesive deterioration of plywood used for the floor sheathing for a long period