Forest Products Society

02/04/2026

📣 Don’t Miss Out — Submit Your Abstract for the 2026 FPS International Conference!

This is your chance to showcase your research, insights, and innovations to an engaged community of forest products professionals, academics, and industry leaders. Whether you’re tackling cutting-edge sustainability practices, exploring AI applications, advancing mass timber technologies, or presenting novel materials research, we want to hear from you!

👉 Submit your abstract now: https://forms.gle/HCtWivh8qZZXnaFT6

12/22/2025

✨ As we wrap up another innovative year, we’re sending our warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year ahead. ✨

Thank you to our members, partners, and supporters for making this year such a success. We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow alongside you. We’re excited for what 2026 has in store, including bringing the wood science community together in Eugene for the FPS International Conference.

Please note that our office will be closed from December 22 through January 6 as the staff takes time to rest, recharge, and enjoy time with loved ones. We’ll be back and ready to go on January 7.

12/10/2025

🔬Has it really been over six weeks since the International Conference on Wood Adhesives in Vancouver?! Swipe through the photo carousel 👉 to see some standout moments and drop your favorite photos and memories below.

10/30/2025

🌲 Help us shape the 2026 International Conference program! 🌲

We’re looking for❗️Session Organizers❗️for the FPS International Conference 2026!

📅 July 14–17 | Eugene, OR

👉 Submit your topic now: https://forms.gle/kM1Z9Xxi2taubu958

Have an idea but can't commit to being an organizer? Email it to [email protected]

🌲 Help us shape the 2026 International Conference program! 🌲

We’re looking for **Session Organizers** for the FPS International Conference 2026!

📅 July 14–17 | Eugene, OR

👉 Submit your topic now: https://forms.gle/kM1Z9Xxi2taubu958
Have an idea but can't commit to being an organizer? Email it to [email protected]

09/05/2025

🌲 Help us shape the 2026 International Conference program! 🌲

We’re looking for **Session Organizers** for the FPS International Conference 2026!

📅 July 14–17 | Eugene, OR

👉 Submit your topic now: https://forms.gle/kM1Z9Xxi2taubu958
Have an idea but can't commit to being an organizer? Email it to [email protected]

08/07/2025

👏 A Huge Thank You To Our Joint Convention of FPS & SWST Sponsors 👏 Without their support our event wouldn’t have been such a success!

08/03/2025

🌍✨ Our Organizing Committee has put together top experts across industry, academia, and R&D for a cannot be missed panel discussion on the future of engineered wood products.

🎤 Meet the Panelists:
�🔹 Charlie Forslund, Procurement Principal—Material Innovation, Steelcase�
🔹 Bruno Gorrini, R&D Manager Wood Division, Arauco �
🔹 Prof. Dr. Raoul Klingner, Institute Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research �🔹 Matyas Kosa, Bioproducts Lead, West Fraser
🔹 Wolfgang Stahl, PhD, Group Technical Manager, Laminex

🌍✨Register now: https://www.woodadhesives.org/registration

07/31/2025

🌍✨ Less than 90 days until we kick off the International Conference on Wood Adhesives, and it’s time to introduce our panels. Join us as leading voices from industry, academia, and innovation take the stage to explore the future of adhesives. A must-attend session: Come with questions and leave with insights!

🎤 Meet the Panelists:
🔹 Jeff MacDonald, Chief Executive Officer, EcoSynthetix
�🔹 Dr. Bao Do, R&D Director at Bakelite Synthetics �
🔹 Venla Hemmilä, Material & Technology Engineer—Adhesives, IKEA�
🔹 Bob Lawton, VP Technology & Innovation, Hexion �
🔹 Pierluigi Zambelli, R&D Manager, Sadapan

🌍✨ Register now: https://www.woodadhesives.org/registration

07/16/2025

📌 Banquet Awards Highlights from the Joint Convention of FPS & Society of Wood Science and Technology
Closing out the Joint Convention, student oral and poster competition winners, as well as our Wood Bowl winning teams were presented with certificates and CASH PRIZES for their hard work. We're so proud of all the students who participated, but especially those from Oregon State University; ; University of British Columbia; Université Laval and all our winners! See your photo? Tag yourself!

👏 Special thanks to our judges who didn't have an easy time picking our winners!

07/10/2025

📌 Poster Reception Highlights from the Joint Convention of FPS & Society of Wood Science and Technology
A night to remember, the Joint Convention poster reception featured early-career researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals from around the world. See your photo? Tag yourself!

👏 Special thanks to our presenters and attendees who made the event such a success!

06/26/2025

📢 Save the Date! 📢
As announced during the Joint Convention last week: FPS is going west! We’re thrilled to announce that the 2026 Forest Products Society International Conference will be held July 14–17, 2026 in Eugene, Oregon.

Join leading researchers, industry professionals, and students from around the globe as they cover everything from mass timber and architecture trends, applied engineering research, best practices in advancing forest products education and marketing, and so much more!

You won't want to miss this one, as details on the call for session organizers, papers, posters, and registration will be announced in the coming weeks.

06/03/2025

A special thank you 👏🏼to our Gold Sponsors for their generous support of the 2025 FPS-SWST Joint Convention. Your commitment helps make this event possible🎉 and advances innovation in the 🌳 forest products industry.