Japan and Hungary Research Cooperative Program / Joint Seminar

IUFRO Unit 5.02.01 - Non-destructive evaluation on wood and wood-based materials

IUFRO Unit 5.01.06 - Wood quality from intensive management

Japan and Hungary Research Cooperative Program / Joint Seminar

Title: Non-destructive evaluation for wood and woody materials to develop the new functional wood-based materials
Period: October 16 – 19 (Mon - Thu), 2006
Place: Institute of Wood Institute (IWT), Akita Prefectural University

11-1, Kaieizaka, Noshiro, Akita 016-0876, Japan

Organizing committee:

Ferenc Divos (University of West Hungary): Vice chairman, IUFRO Unit 5.02.01

Yasuji Kurimoto (Akita Prefectural University): Vice chairman

Katsuhiko Takata (Akita Prefectural University): Chairman, IUFRO Unit 5.01.06

Hidefumi Yamauchi (Akita Prefectural University)

Denes Varga (University of West Hungary)

Advisory committee:

Yasuo Iijima (Akita Prefectural University)

Yoshinori Kobayashi (Akita Prefectural University)

Masaaki Kuwahara (Akita Prefectural University)

Shigeru Yamauchi (Akita Prefectural University)

Mitsukatsu Yatagai (Akita Prefectural University)
Sponsored by:

Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Akita Prefectural University

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)

The Japan Wood Research Society
Official Travel Agency:

GT Center

http://www.gtcenter.co.jp/en/index.html

Seminar schedule (tentative)

October 16, 2006 (Mon)

PM: Registration at IWT

EV: Welcome Party at IWT

October 17, 2006 (Tue)

AM: Opening ceremony

Welcome address

Keynote address

“Recent progress in wood utilization related to conservation of the earth environment: the efficient and sustainable use of forests for the good of mankind (tentative)” by David Cown (NZ)

Plenary lectures

1. “Non-destructive test for wood and woody materials (tentative)” by Ferenc Divos (Hungary)

2. “Concepts of the new functional woody materials (tentative)” by Yasuji Kurimoto (Japan)

3. “How to combine intensive forest management and development of worthful wood based materials for end-users (tentative)” by Katsuhiko Takata (Japan)

PM: Session 1 (Non-destructive test for wood and woody materials)

EV: Poster session with wine and cheese

October 18, 2006 (Wed)

AM: Session 2 (Development of functional woody materials)

PM: Seminar excursion in Noshiro city

EV: Banquet in Noshiro city

October 19, 2006 (Thu)

AM: Session 3 (Panel discussion)

Participants (tentative)

Koji Adachi (Post-doctoral fellow, JSPS, Japan)

Tatsuya Ashitani (Post-doctoral fellow, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Laszlo Bejo (Associate Prof., University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Davis Cown (ENSIS, New Zealand)

Levente Csoka (Student, University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Ferenc Divos (Associate Prof., University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Sandor Feher (Associate Prof., University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Yoshihisa Fujii (Associate Prof., Kyoto University, Japan)

Minoru Fujita (Professor, Kyoto University, Japan)

Kensuku Hanata (Researcher, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Tomonori Hirao (Student, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Yasuo Iijima (Professor, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Satoru Kanetaka (Researcher, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Taro Kataoka (Student, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Yasuo Kawai (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Aiko Kawanabe (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Peter Kitin (Post-doctoral fellow, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Akio Koizumi (Associate Prof., Hokkaido University, Japan)

Yoshinori Kobayashi (Professor, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Yasuji Kurimoto (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Masaaki Kuwahara (Professor, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Kentaro Mishima (Researcher, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Hirofumi Nagao (FFPRI, Japan)

Yasuo Okazaki (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Takanobu Sasaki (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Kei Sawada (Post-doctoral fellow, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Sakae Shibutani (Post-doctoral fellow, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Nobuo Sobue (Professor, Shizuoka University, Japan)

Katsuhiko Takata (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Peter Takats (Associate Prof., University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Toshinari Tanaka (FFPRI, Japan)

Laszlo Tolvaj (Professor, University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Shogo Urano (Student, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Denes Varga (Student, University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Chiaki Watanabe (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Andras Winkler (Associate Prof., University of West Hungary, Hungary)

Hidefumi Yamauchi (Associate Prof., Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Shigeru Yamauchi (Professor, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

Yoshiyuki Yanase (Assistant Prof., Kyoto University, Japan)

Mitsukatsu Yatagai (Professor, Akita Prefectural University, Japan)