International Research Group on Wood Protection

IRG 2024 Webinar - December 3rd, 2024. Start 15:00 (Central European Time)

Dont forget to mark your calendars and register for this free event, hosted online by the University of Ljubljana, and chaired by Miha Humar.

15:00 - 15:10 Login and welcome – Rod Stirling
15:10 - 15:20 IRG 56 – Presentation of the IRG 2026 meeting in Yokohama, Japan; Yoshida Makoto
15:20 - 15:30 Introduction to Special Sessions at IRG 2026
(i) Circular Economy in Wood Preservation Sector – Regional aspects; Boštjan Lesar
(ii) Novel technologies in Wood Protection and Modification; Dennis Jones
15:30 - 16:00 Invited Presentation
Damage functions for historic paper; Matija Strlič
16:00 - 16:25 Effects of Phosphoric Acid and Diammonium Phosphate Treatments on the Physical and Fire-Retardant Properties of Five Nigerian Selected Wood Species; J Owoyemi, T O Akinwamide, O M Ibrahim, E A Iyiola (24-20713)
16:25 - 16:50 Physical, Durability and Chemical Characterization of Gmelina arborea (Roxb.) Wood Treated with Lactic Acid; T O Akinwamide, J M Owoyemib, E A Iyiolac (24-30803)
16:50 - 17:00 Discussion and Closure

Registration can be made through the IRG website, specifically https://lnkd.in/eVYPaPFT.

IRG has a new page on LinkedIn. This is due to the inability to transfer ownership from the late Lina Nunes. We hope to keep it up to date and be as informative as when Lina ran the previous page. Please join the page (under the new name IRG-WP:International Research Group on Wood Protection (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13117708/).

IRG55 keynote speakers outlining the status of US forests in general and the hardwood markets - Sonia Oswalt and Dallin Brooks

IRG55 has now officially started

When at an IRG Conference, and you see. preservation Pub, you got to go have a pint of draft CCA! lol !!

If at an IRG Conference, and you find a Preservation Bar, you gotta go in and the CCA!! LOL!!

A little over 6 weeks before the start of IRG55 in Knoxville. As a tempter, the list of scientific papers is now available:

https://www.irg-wp.com/IRG55/papers.html

And if travelling to the US, check if you need an ESTA. You will need to reapply if you have recently renewed your passport.

IRG55 Papers

Wishing everyone in the IRG community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Hope you all have a great time with friends and family in these festive times. Looking forward to seeing many of you in Knoxville for IRG55. From all in the IRG Communications Committee!

The International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG-WP) will have its 55th annual scientific conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA between May 19-23, 2024. For this event we encourage post-graduate research students and active younger scientists to apply for the Ron Cockroft Award (RCA). The RCA is a merit-based programme to promote international awareness of developments in research in wood protection, by providing assistance towards travel and accommodation costs to selected persons enabling them to participate at the IRG conferences. Deadline: December 15th 2023.
Guideline: https://www.irg-wp.com/RCAGuidelines.html
Application form:https://www.irg-wp.com/documents/IRG-Procedures-Manual/IRG_21-60177F.pdf
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The meeting will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA during May 19-23, 2024.
The IRG55 Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has been working for more than one year on the preparation of this event, making sure that, as usual, all will run without problems and to the expected “IRG standards” (https://www.irg-wp.com/about.htm)

The LOC website is now operative, with all the relevant information, here: https://www.irg-wp.com/IRG55/