IRG 48, Ghent, Belgium

Conference Programme 4-8 June 2017

Time Room/Session
Refter Rector Vermeylen Rector Blancquaert

Sunday 04 June
15.00-18.30
Registration
18.30-21.00
Welcome reception
Monday 05 June
08.30-09.00 Opening plenary Session -
09.00-10.30 Keynotes - -
11.00-12.40 Scientific Main Session - -
13.30-15.00 WP 1.2. Basidiomycetes + WP 3.3. Performance WP 4.4. Coatings, hydrophobic treatments and -
- lab & field tests surface aspects
15.30-17.30 WP 3.3. cont. WP 4.4. cont. -
Tuesday 06 June
08.30-10.30 Quality control of treated/modified wood WP 1.4. Natural durability -
11.00-12.40 Quality control of treated/modified wood cont. WP 1.4. cont. + WP 2.2. Microbial test -
methodology
13.30-15.00 Timber Bridges WP 5.1. Environment & WP 5.2. Sustainability -
15.30-17.30 Timber Bridges cont. WP 4.2. Wood composites, WPCs and Engineered -
wood products
17.30-18.30 Poster session - -
Wednesday 07 June
08.30-10.30 WP 2.1. Prediction of service life WP 4.3. Treating processes & treatability of timber -
11.00-12.40 WP 2.1. cont. WP 1.6. Cultural artefact protection -
13.00-23.00
Excursion
Thursday 08 June
08.30-10.30 WP 4.1. Chemical wood modification WP 1.3. Insect biology and testing WP 3.2. Organic preservatives + WP 2.3.
Chemical/physical analysis
11.00-12.40 WP 4.5. Thermal wood modification WP 3.2. Organic preservatives cont. WP 2.3. cont.
13.30-15.00 Scientific Plenary - -
15.30-16.30 Final Plenary Session - -
19.30-23.00
Conference banquet