| Monday,
March 31, 2008: Red
Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue, Emerald Ballroom |
|
42nd
International Wood Composites Symposium
Emerald Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
Seattle Washington |
6:30
pm - 9:00 pm
|
Welcome
Reception – Terrace Garden Restaurant, Fifth Floor
Full bar, hearty hors d’oeuvres, entertainment
Complimentary bar & refreshments hosted by WMEL and Siempelkamp
Symposium Check-in/Registration available during reception
|
| Tuesday,
April 1, 2008: Emerald
Ballroom |
|
| 7:30
am - 5:00 pm |
Symposium
Check-in/Registration -- Emerald
Ballroom Foyer,
Third Floor |
|
| Symposium
Opening & Awards |
|
Time |
Speaker |
Presentation
Title |
Status |
| 8:30
am |
Vikram
Yadama and Robert Tichy
Symposium
Co-Chairs
Washington State University |
Symposium
Opening |
|
| 8:40
am |
Robert
Tichy
Symposium
Co-Chair
Washington State University
|
Distinguished
Service Award |
|
| 9:10 am |
Kelly Shotbolt
President, CEO
Flakeboard Co. Ltd.
Canada
|
Keynote Address:
Leveraging our strengths – Growing our business |
|
| 10:00 am |
Break |
|
|
Session
I. Markets, Customers and Process Innovation
Emerald Ballroom
|
| AM Moderator: Robert Tichy, Washington State University
|
| PM Moderator: Chris Leffel, Sierra Pine |
| 10:30
am |
Steve Zylkowski
Director, Quality Services Division
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
USA |
|
|
| 11:00
am |
Sunil Ramachandra
Principal Scientist
Armstrong World Industries Inc.
USA
|
The changing game in wood composite testing |
|
| 11:30 am |
Michael Zimmerman
Senior R&D Chemist
Sauder Woodworking Co.
USA
|
One board does not fit all - The many specifications of the furniture industry |
|
| 12:00
pm |
Lunch |
|
|
| 1:00
pm |
Ladislaus Döry
President
European Panel Federation
Belgium
|
|
The role of forests and the panel industry in the carbon market |
|
| 1:30
pm |
Harald Schwab
Head of Quality Assessment
Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute (WKI)
Germany |
|
European formaldehyde test methods: Procedures and practical experiences |
|
| 2:00
pm |
John Bradfield
Director of Environmental Affairs
Composite Panel Association
USA |
CARB: A challenge and an opportunity for composite panels
|
|
| 2:30 pm |
Frédéric DeChamplain
Research Scientist
Composite Products
FPInnovations -Division Forintek
Canada
|
|
Global emission standards and improved methods for the analysis of low formaldehyde emissions |
|
| 3:00 pm |
Rod Gravley
Technology Director
Tri-Mer Corp.
USA |
New biotreatment technology for MACT compliance |
|
| 3:30
pm - 6:00 pm |
Technical
Forum Poster Session, Emerald Ballroom
Refreshments hosted by IMEAS |
| 6:30
pm - 7:00 pm |
Buses to Symposium Banquet |
| 7:30
pm - 10:30 pm |
Symposium Banquet – Salty’s on Alki Beach, 1936 Harbor Ave. S.W., Seattle tel: (206) 937-1600
Thanks to Dieffenbacher, GreCon, and Metso Panelboard for their contributions to sponsoring this event.
|
| 10:30
pm -11:00 pm |
Buses return to hotel |
| Wednesday,
April 2, 2008 |
|
| 7:30
am - 5:00 pm |
Symposium
Check-in/Registration-- Emerald
Ballroom Foyer,
Third Floor |
|
Session
II. Product, Process and Adhesive Development
Emerald
Ballroom
|
| AM
Moderator: Vikram Yadama, Washington State University |
| PM
Moderator: David Gunnells, ATC Panels |
Time |
Speaker |
Presentation
Title |
Status |
| 9:00
am |
Mario Colombelli Filho
Executive Industrial Director
Duratex SA
Brazil
|
Brazilian MDF Market Evolution and the Duratex challenge of building the world's largest MDF line |
|
| 9:30
am |
Ken Pratt
Technical Director & Plywood Operations Manager
Wood Resources Specialty Panels
Olympic Panel Products LLC
USA
|
Expanding market presence with specialty panels |
|
| 10:00
am |
Break |
|
|
| 10:30
am |
Lacramioara Schulte auf'm Erley
Chief Scientist
NanoDynamics Life Sciences, Inc.
USA |
Nanotechnology applications for improving durability of wood products |
|
| 11:00
am |
Kai Greten
General Manager
GreCon Greten GmbH & Co.
Germany
|
Production safety during
wood-based panels production |
|
| 11:30
am |
Hauke Kleinschmidt
General Manager
Electronic Wood Systems GmbH
Germany
|
On-line process monitoring systems for high volume production |
|
| 12:00
pm |
Lunch |
|
|
| 1:00
pm |
Timothy C. Brown
Industry Technical Manager-Polyurethanes NA
Chem-Trend LP
USA
|
Release agents for the wood composites industry |
|
| 1:30
pm |
Jamie Hague
Theme Leader
Transformed Forest Industries
CSIRO Forest Biosciences
Australia
|
The free-formaldehyde emission issue - An Australasian perspective |
|
| 2:00 pm |
Bruce Broline
Research Manager
Arclin
USA
|
Some observations on the determination of free formaldehyde in amino resins |
|
| 2:30
pm |
Break |
|
|
| 3:00
pm |
Björn Engström
Business Development Manager
Casco Adhesives
Sweden
|
Real time determination of formaldehyde emission from particleboards using NIR spectroscopy |
|
| 3:30
pm |
Ladislaus Döry
President
European Panel Federation
Belgium
|
The role of forests and the panel industry in the carbon market
(Continued)
|
|
| 4:00
pm |
Anke Schirp
Project Leader
Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute (WKI)
Germany
|
Lightweight particleboards made from annual and perennial plants or based on foamed adhesives |
|
| 4:30
pm |
Chris Watt
Adhesive Technology Manager
Columbia Forest Products
USA
|
Soy adhesive for hardwood plywood |
|
| 5:00
pm |
Symposium
Adjourns |
|
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