As the year begins to wind down, it is important to remember that SWST is not slowing down. Next week the board is meeting to make plans for the 2015 International Conference, and to discuss the details of the upcoming 2014 meeting in Slovakia. The board works for you, to be heard contact them through emails or phone calls. It is important to be involved with the society and your input and feedback is important, so please think about both serving on the board in the future or talking with the board members about the society. Cheers, David Jones Editors Note: Sorry about the tardiness ...
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REPORT ON THE SWST VISITING SCIENTISTS’ AWARD 2013 BY STEPHEN LARTEY TEKPETEY (PHD) FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA (CSIR-FORIG) AUGUST 2013 1.0 INTRODUCTION International visits are essential for networking and sharing of experience among scientists and researchers in diverse disciplines. Such visits expose scientists to best practices and state-of-the-art facilities in a particular field especially in advanced economies. Over the years, wood scientists, technologists and engineers, especially young ones from Africa and other developing countries, have not been able to participate in most international events and also visit reputable academic institutions, foreign laboratories and other industrial settings in the developed countries ...
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Sharpen the saw. It can often be heard from the mouths of leaders, managers and business people, along with the occasional “motivational” speaker, but what does it really mean? In many of our lives it can simply mean that, go to the filing room at the mill and sharpen the saw blades. It can also mean that one needs to look at their own lives and sharpen the skills, the relationships and the focus of their lives. As we move into September, think about what sharpen the saw means to you and put it into practice.
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Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator at the National Building Museum (NBM) and Professor of Architecture at the Virginia Tech Washington/Alexandria Architecture Consortium met with RNRFs Washington Round Table on Public. She was joined by Chase Rynd, Executive Director of the National Building Museum. Palladino discussed efforts by the museum to educate and engage the public about sustainability and other environmental issues through “green communities” and “intelligent cities.” Palladino spoke about the Green series of exhibits sponsored by the museum since 2003 including Big and Green (2003), Green Communities (2008), and Green Schools (present) and emphasized the importance of the museum as a ...
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I hope that the everyone North of the equator is having a great summer and everyone South of it is having a wonderful winter. There are some things to note: First the presentations from the annual meeting can be found here. Along with lots of other useful things from the meeting. Secondly, this is a challenge to all of those members in academia. Form student chapters of SWST at your institutions. Currently Mississippi State University is the only student chapter of the society. Finally, remember that next year’s annual meeting will be in Zvolen, Slovakia from Monday June 23 until Friday June 27, ...
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June 9, 2013 AT&T Conference Center Amphitheater 204 11:30-12:00 1. Minutes of 2012 Annual Meeting – Published in November-December 2012 Newsletter A motion was made, seconded and passed to accept the minutes of the 2012 Annual Meeting. 2. President’s Remarks – Alain Cloutier • 2013 SWST Annual Convention – This current convention is organized by Sheldon Shi • Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee headed by Michael Wolcott met for a few months by conference call and have narrowed the committees from 9 to 4 and streamlined the charges. • The new SWST Committee Structure is listed in the Executive Director’s ...
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This year we again cosponsored our Annual Meeting with Forest Products Society (FPS) as we have since 1958 when the organization began. We have done this every year until 2008 when we changed our meeting format to begin even-numbered years in an international venue and held it in Concepcion, Chile with the Universidad del Bio-Bio. Meetings in 2009, 2011, and 2013 were held with FPS. Our 2010 meeting was in Geneva, Switzerland at the United Nations with UNECE Timber Committee, and our 2012 was in Beijing, China with International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan. The 2013 meeting was a successful ...
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WASHINGTON – Proposed formaldehyde rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been published in the Federal Register, paving the way for comments by the woodworking industry and other interested parties. Formal comments to the EPA’s proposed emissions standards rule and third-party framework rule can be submitted to the EPA through Aug. 9, the end of the 60-day period. Products covered under the rules include those made with particleboard, MDF and hardwood plywood. The EPA announced the proposed formaldehyde rules on May 29. Identical to emission standards currently in place in California, the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, ...
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The annual meeting went off without a hitch. In the near future information from the board meeting, awards ceremony and presentations will be added.
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Learn more about this family owned company that offers a fantastic opportunity to grow in your career! Product Quality Testing • Conducts physical and mechanical property tests on finished and in-process products according to a prescribed schedule, the Quality Management System, and work instructions to assure compliance and control to all HEW quality standards and process and product specifications. • Assures integrity of all results. Enters all results into spreadsheet, database, and SPC program and tracks key parameters with statistical charts. • Presents product/process variations to the leadership team. Process Control and Quality Assurance • Regularly checks all SPC monitoring ...
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The 2013 Annual SWST Meeting is History
This year we again cosponsored our Annual Meeting with Forest Products Society (FPS) as we have since 1958 when the organization began. We have done this every year until 2008 when we changed our meeting format to begin even-numbered years in an international venue and held it in Concepcion, Chile with the Universidad del Bio-Bio. Meetings in 2009, 2011, and 2013 were held with FPS. Our 2010 meeting was in Geneva, Switzerland at the United Nations with UNECE Timber Committee, and our 2012 was in Beijing, China with International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan. The 2013 meeting was a successful ...
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