April 3 - 4: First European Conference on Wood Modification, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Contact Ghent University, Laboratory of Wood Technology, +32-9-2646118; Fax +32-92646233; ECWM@rug.ac.be.
April 7 - 10: 37th International Wood Composite Materials Symposium, Washington State
April 22 - 24: The Southern Lean Manufacturing Conference, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. Sponsored by the Mississippi State University State Extension Service and the Mississippi Forest Products Lab. Contact Ann Sansing, 662-325-2160.
April 23 - 25: Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association Spring Convention, Grandover Resort, Greensboro, NC. Contact HPVA, Box 2789, Reston, VA 20 195-0789; 703-435-2900; Fax 703- 435-2537; www. Hvpa. org.
April 28 - 30: Plywood Manufacturing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Contact Conference Coordinator, Oregon State University, College of Forestry, 202 Peavy Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-5707, 541-737-2329; outreach @for. orst.edu; www.cof.forest.edu.
May 3 - 6: Forest Resources Association Annual Meeting, Harveys Hotel, Lake Tahoe, NV. Contact Linda Gibson, lrgibson@forestresources.org.
May 26 - 30: Ligna-Hanover 2003: World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries, Hanover Fairgrounds, Hanover, Germany. Contact Hanover Fairs USA, Inc., 609-987-1202.
June 25 - 27: SFPA EXPO 2003 Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition, Georgia World Congress Center, Adanta, GA. Contact SFPA, Box 641700, Kenner, LA 70064; 504-443-4464; Fax: 504-443-6612.
July 23 - 24: Improving Your Gluing Operations, North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC. Contact Phil Mitchell, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8003, Raleigh, NC 27695, 919-515-5581; Fax 919-515-8739; www.ces. ncsu.edu/nreos/wood/ events.html.
September 21 - 28: XII World Forestry Congress, Quebec City Convention Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Contact Secretariat, Congres Forestier mondial 2003 World Forestry Congress, 800, Place D Youville, 18' etage, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada GiR 3P4, 418-694-2424; Fax 418-694-9922; sec-gen@wfc2003.org.
October 1 - 3: Wood Summit, Oregon Convention Center, Portland OR. Contact 800-711-2751.