Thursday, October 6^th
  Session #1

  Moderator: Richard Vlosky
 

  Keynote: Richard Peberdy, Vice President, Sustainability for Drax Biomass, Drax Biomass Inc., USA
                   The International Supply Chain for Wood Pellets-Drax Biomass
                    (pdf )
 

• Weimar H.
  From Empirical Studies to Bioenergy Statistics: Bridging the Gap of Unrecorded Wood- Bioenergy in Germany
  (pdf )
• Richardson R.
  Attracting and Retaining Bio-Based Companies: A Louisiana Perspective
  (pdf )

  Thursday, October 6^th
  Session #2

  Moderator: Hubert Paluš
 

• de Hoop C.
  Liquefied Wood: What is it and what can be done with it?
  (pdf )
• Buhr R.
  Is Wood the Only Game in Town for Pellets?
  (pdf )
• Vlosky R.
  An update on Wood-based Bioenergy in North America
  (pdf )
• Kropivšek J., Oblak L., Zupančič, A., Jošt M.
  Impact of Organizational Learning on Developing Competencies: A Case of the Slovenian Wood Industry
  (pdf )
• Zalesov S., Opletaev A., Pryadilina N., Damary R.
  Proposed Introduction of a New Form of Spruce for Landscaping
  (pdf )

  Thursday, October 7^th
  Session #3

  Moderator: Niels de Hoop
 

  Keynote: Denis Jelačić, University of Zagreb, Croatia
                   The Wood Products Sector in South Eastern Europe: An Emerging Region
                    (pdf )
 

• Parobek J., Paluš H.
  The Concept of Cascaded Use of Wood in Slovakia
  (pdf )
• Stasiak-Betlejewska R.
  Implementation of Procedures to Ensure Product Quality in the Wood Construction Industry
  (pdf )
• Pirc Barčić A., Motik D., Slivar V., Hideg I., Belina L., Klanfar F.
  Wood Products Usage in Rural Tourism Buildings
  (pdf )
• Ulewicz R.
  Quality Management System Operation in the Woodworking Industry
  (pdf )
• Vlosky R.
  Impacts of the Great Recession on the Primary & Secondary Wood Products Sectors in Louisiana: 2007 vs. 2014
  (pdf )

  Thursday, October 7^th
  Session #4

  Moderator: Denis Jelačić
 

• Poole S.
  Oriented Strandboard: Going Strong in the U.S.
  (pdf )
• Wu Q.
  Bleeding Edge Technologies and Applications on the Wood-Based Products Sector
  (pdf )
• Tanger S.
  The Economic Importance of Forestry in the Southern U.S.
  (pdf )
• Paluš H., Parobek J., Vlosky P. R., Motik D., Oblak L., Jošt M., Glavonjić B., Dudík R., Wanat L.
  Chain of Custody Certification in Central and South Europe
  (pdf )
• Chudobiecki J., Potkański T., Wanat L.
  Inter-municipal and Inter-sectoral Cooperation as a Tool Supporting Local Economic Development: Selected Examples from the Forest and Wood-Based Sectors in Poland
  (pdf )