Coming events.

September 29 - October 2, 2007: Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) 2007 Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina. Contact 504-443-4464 or visit www.sfpa.org.

October 3 - 5, 2007: International Coatings Expo, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more

October 3 - 5, 2007: Building Component Manufacturers Conference, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. Contact 608-274-4849 or visit www.bcmcshow.com.

October 7 - 10, 2007: Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) 2007 Fall Convention & Expo, Kansas City, Missouri. Contact bob.willis@ascouncil.org.

October 9 - 12, 2007: Hardwood Dry Kiln Operator's Short Course, Haywood Community College, Clyde, North Carolina. Contact Joe Denig, North Carolina State University, 919-515-5582 or Joe_Denig@ncsu.edu.

October 10 - 12, 2007: 22nd Annual North American Forest Products Conference, Omni San Diego Hotel, San Diego, California. Preliminary conference program and registration details are available at http://www.risiinfo.com/na_conf. Contact Jennifer Rahall at 781-734-8949 or jrahall@risiinfo.com.

October 15 - 17, 2007: Transport Symposium 17, Co-sponsored by RISI and the International Forest Products Transport Assn., Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, Mobile Bay, Alabama. For more information, visit www.transportsymposium.com.

October 16 - 18, 2007: 89th Annual Railway Tie Association (RTA) Technical Conference & Symposium, Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, Florida. Contact 770-460-5553.

October 23 - 24, 2007: Northern Limits, Restoring the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem in Virginia, Southeast 4-H Conference Center, Wakefield, Virginia. Contact Phil Sheridan at 804-633-4336 or meadowview@pitcherplant.org.

October 23 - 25, 2007: Third International Symposium on Veneer Processing and Products, Shanghai, China. Contact Dr. Changtong Mei or Dr. Xiaoyan Zhou--phone: +86-25-8542-7079 or plywood@njfu.com.cn.

October 23 - 27, 2007: Society of American Foresters (SAF) National Convention, Portland, Oregon. Contact 301-897-8720 or visit www.safnet.org

October 28 - 31, 2007: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) System's Council SHOWCASE, Marriott Hilton Head Beach & Golf Resort, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Contact 800-368-5242, ext. 8338 or registrar@nahb.com.

October 29 - November 2, 2007: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) All-Division 5 Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. Contact Susan Shai, susanshiau@tfri.gov.tw.

November 7 - 9, 2007: South Carolina Forestry Association Annual Meeting, Embassy Suites Hotel/Airport Convention Center, North Charleston, South Carolina. Contact 803-798-4170 or visit www.scforestry.org.

Section/ Chapter Meetings

October 18 - 19, 2007: FPS Northeast Region Annual Fall Meeting--"The Forest Bioproducts Puzzle," Ramada

Inn, Bangor, Maine. Contact Jeff Benjamin at 207-581-2727 or Jeff_Benjamin@umenfa.maine.edu.

November 13 - 15, 2007: Mid-South Section Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with Durability of WoodFramed Housing ... Lessons Learned from Natural Disasters, listed below. Contact Rubin Shmulsky at rshmulsky@cff.msstate.edu.

International Conferences

November 13 - 15, 2007: Durability of Wood-Framed Housing ... Lessons Learned from Natural Disasters, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi. Contact Julie 608-231-1361, ext. 208; Fax 608-231-2152; conferences@forestprod.org.

May 13 - 15, 2008: SmallWood 2008, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin. Contact Julie 608-231-1361, ext. 208; Fax 608-231-2152; conferences@forestprod.org.

June 22 - 24, 2008: 62nd FPS International Convention, Hyatt Regency Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri. Contact Julie 608-231-1361, ext. 208; Fax 608-231-2152; conferences@forestprod.org.