IWCS-International Wood Culture Society

2019	January IWCS and WWDF participated in the annual event "Wood Collection 2019" with the Legacy of Wood Culture Promotion Council (LWCPC) as exhibitors to jointly promote wood culture and World Wood Day events at Tokyo Big Sight on January 29th-30th. March The seventh World Wood Day was held in Stübing and Graz, Austria from March 19-24th with the theme “Change.” The 2019 World Wood Day Symposium & the 2nd Forest Products Culture Research Group Colloquium, Change- from tradition to innovation, was also held from March 21st - 23rd. June WWDF and IWCS supported the Tetouan 2nd International Symposium on Sculpture as the 2019 World Wood Day regional event in Jordan, which was organized by the Adayday Association of Cultural, Artistic and Social Development from June 16th to 22nd. July 2019 Chinese Traditional Wood Working Culture and Techniques Training Program was successfully held by IWCS and Jiangsu Gongmei Hongmu Culture & Art Institute in Jurong City, Jiangsu Province from July 15th - 21st. August IWCS participated and filmed documentary at the Burning Man Festival from August 25th to September 2nd in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. September IWCS and WWDF participated in the 2019 IUFRO World Congress: Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development, in Curitiba, Brazil, from September 29 to October 5, 2019. IWCS and WWDF organized two sessions titled “Wood and Forest Culture: Addressing a Sustainable Future" on October 1, delivered a presentation on "Wood Culture Programs: Paving the Way for Responsible Wood Usage and a Sustainable Future", and ran two booths to introduce and exhibit the activities of IWCS and World Wood Day events.
2018	January IWCS participated in the annual national event "Wood Collection 2018" to jointly promote the responsible wood use from a cultural perspective with the Legacy of Wood Culture Promotion Council (LWCPC) and film the grand expo at Tokyo Big Sight on January 30th-31st. February A new IUFRO Unit as one Research Group 5.15.00 Forest Products Culture and two Working Parties, 5.15.01 Wood culture and 5.15.02 Non-wood forest products culture has been urged and established by IWCS. March IWCS participated in the ASEAN+3 Conference, Interpreting Natural and Cultural Heritage Towards Quality Guiding and Satisfied Tourists, which was held in Siem Reap, from March 6th-8th 2018, and delivered two presentations on "World Wood Day: A Global Promotion for the Preservation of Wood Legacy and Cultural Heritage" and "Wood Culture for a Sustainable Development of Tourism". The sixth World Wood Day was held in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia from March 20th-25th with the theme “Life.” The 2018 World Wood Day Symposium & The 1st Forest Products Culture Research Group Colloquium, was also held from March 21st-23rd. The 2018 World Wood Day in Laos was held in Vientiane from March 29th to April 1st with the theme “Life.” April The 2018 World Wood Day in Myanmar took place in Mandalay from April 6th-8th with the theme “Life." The 2018 World Wood Day “Belt & Road” International Wood Culture Show took place at Yiwu International Expo Center in Zhejiang Province, China from April 27th - 30th with the theme “Wood for A Beautiful Life - Heart to Heart, Roots United. May IWCS attended as the invited jury at the VIII International Festival of Wooden Sculpture "Lukomorye" 2018, which was held in Irkutsk, Russia, from May 10th -19th 2018. July IWCS participated in the 9th National Conference on Ethnobotany and the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Ethnobotany, which was held in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, from July 13th-15th 2018. August IWCS participated and filmed documentary at the Burning Man Festival from August 26th to September 3rd in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. October IWCS and WWDF representatives participated in the fourth committee meeting of Legacy of Wood Culture Promotion Council as new members and the Press Conference on the joint event of 2020 World Wood Day at the House of Representatives of Japan on October 10th in Tokyo. IWCS also conducted the WWD-IWCS joint documentary project on the Sustainability and Wood Legacy in Olympic and Paralympic Buildings in Tokyo, Gifu and Kyushu, as well as the filming project on the history and unique culture of the Gifu Precious Wood Market. December IWCS participated in and delivered a presentation on World Wood Day at the International Conference "European Forests - Our Cultural Heritage", which was held in St. Georgen am Längsee, Carinthia, Austria from December 4th-7th.
2017	March The fifth World Wood Day was held in Long Beach, California, USA, from March 21st - 26th with the theme “Roots”. The World Wood Day Symposium, Roots: Appreciating and Valuing Diversity from Interdisciplinary Approaches, was also held from March 22nd - 24th. April IWCS participated in the inauguration of the Alliance of Members of House of Representatives of Japan for the Promotion of Wood Legacy on April 5th, and IWCS Director, Mr. Mike Hou, delivered a presentation "Wood Culture for a Sustainable Future" during this initial meeting at the Diet Building No. 2, under the invitation of Japan Wood Industry Appeal Organization. June The 2017 IUFRO Division 5 Conference: Forest Sector Innovations for a Greener Future conference was held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from June 12th - 16th. IWCS organized two technical sessions titled “Wood and Forest Culture: A Path to a Greener Future”. IWCS Vice President and WWDF Chair, Dr. Howard N. Rosen also delivered a speech including the winner video of the 2016 wood and culture online video contest “Wood, a Culture for Life” at the opening ceremony on June 12th. July IWCS filmed the 38th Arakawa Traditional Arts and Handicraft Fair from July 7th - 9th in Arakawa, Tokyo, and launched a documentary project on the ukiyo-e print, Japanese traditional woodblock print dated in Edo period, Japan. August IWCS participated and filmed documentary at the Burning Man Festival from August 27th to September 4th in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. November 2017 World Wood Day regional event in Jordan was organized by the College of Arts and Design at the campus of the University of Jordan on November 15th, 2017 and co-organized by World Wood Day Foundation and supported by IWCS. The Chinese 6th National Vocational & College Student Carpentry Competition and 2018 World Wood Day International Youth Adult Furniture Making Invitational China Trial took place at Guangxi International Conference and Exhibition Centre on November 17th-20th, 2017. The 8th China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum of The Aesthetics of Wood in Life Exhibition and Workshop, co-organized by International Wood Culture Society, Guangxi University, and Nanning Wood Warehouse Co., Ltd, was successfully held at Guangxi International Convention & Exhibition Center on November 17th-21st, 2017. December “The Belt and Road - International Root Carving Exhibition,” co-organized mainly by China Arts and Crafts Association, International Wood Culture Society, and Kaihua People’s Government was held in Kaihua, Zhejiang Province from December 2nd-7th, 2017. Prof. GuangJie Zhao, the Vice President of IWCS, delivered a speech at the Opening Ceremony. IWCS honorably becomes an Affiliate Member of International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS).
2016	March The fourth World Wood Day, themed “Nature and Culture”, was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from March 19th - 26th, and the World Wood Day Symposium, Nature and Culture: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Peaceful Coexistence and Sustainable Development, was held from March 21st - 23rd. Four pre-event projects were kicked off from February 27th and post-event visits to special schools and a senior care center were made on March 27th. Regional events were taken place in Latvia, Ghana, and China (Guangdong and Sichuan Provinces). June IWCS participated in 2016 American Association of Woodturners Symposium from June 9th - 12th, in Georgia, USA IWCS participated in and delivered a presentation “Investing Wood Culture in a Sustainable Development – Wood is Good” at the Furniture Society 2016 Annual Conference held in Philadelphia, USA, from June 22nd - 25th. August IWCS participated and filmed documentary at the Burning Man Festival from August 28th to September 5th in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. September The Chinese 5th National Vocational & College Student Carpentry Competition was organized by IWCS in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China, from September 4th - 7th. IWCS attended the 2nd International Symposium on Wood Science and Craftsmanship (WSC) from September 20th - 23rd in Kyoto, Japan, as a sponsor and continued supporter October IWCS participated IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 in Beijing, China, from October 24th - 27th.
2015	March The third World Wood Day, with the theme “Wood and Humanity”, was held in Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkey from March 6th - 26th. The World Wood Day Symposium, Wood and Humanity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Development, was held from March 21st - 23rd. At the same time, regional events were taken place in Australia, Benin, Latvia, The Philippines, Switzerland, Syria and Istanbul, Turkey. August IWCS participated and filmed documentary at the Burning Man festival from August 30th to September 7th in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. September The regional event in South Africa, “2015 World Wood Day Wood Carving Competition”, was held in Durban, South Africa, from September 4th - 6th. IWCS participated in, filmed documentary and exhibited at the XIV World Forestry Congress, Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future, from 7 to 11 September, 2015, in Durban, South Africa. November The Sixth China - ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum was held from November 19th - 21st in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. The Chinese 4th National Vocational & College Student Carpentry Competition was organized by IWCS in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China, from November 19th - 22nd.
2014	March The Chinese 3rd National Vocational & College Student Carpentry Competition was held in Xianyou, Fujian Province, China from March 20th - 22nd. The Second World Wood Day was celebrated in Xianyou, China from March 20th - 25th. Pre- and Post-WWD Woodcarving Cultural Exchange Programs were held in Beijing, Dongxiang, Jiashan, Kunming, Lu Shan, Shanghai and Wenzhou. Regional events also took place in Italy, Japan, the Philippines and USA. June Wood Culture Tour sets foot on USA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Oman, Iran, Turkey, Greece, India, Norway, Denmark and Iceland from June to October. September The Fifth China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum was held from September 25th - 28th, in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China. IWCS participated in the 1st WoodSciCraft International Symposium from September 8th - 10th in Montpellier, France. October IWCS participated in the XXIV IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, in October. IWCS participated in the Golden Jubilee Celebration Summit held by World Crafts Council in Dongyang, Zhejiang, China, in October.
2013	March The first World Wood Day was celebrated in Tanzania on March 19th - 21st in a joint effort with international organizations and Tanzania Governmental bodies. June IWCS participated in 2013 AAW International Symposium in June, in Tempa, USA. IWCS supported the Irish Wall Project and filmed documentary at the Wood Art Collaboration that took place in Carlow, Ireland in June 2013. October The Chinese 2nd National Vocational & College Student Carpentry Competition was held at Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Hunan Province, China from October 26th - 27th. November The Fourth China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum was held in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China in November.
2012	March Changbai Mountain International Wood Culture Conference and Tour in March in China. May IWCS participated in IRG (The International Research Group on Wood Protection) 43rd Annual Meeting in May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June The first designated large scale Wood Culture Tour in Europe covers Netherland, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Latvia in June, July and August. July 2012 IUFRO All -Division 5 Conference in July, IWCS chaired a wood culture session in Lisbon, Portugal. August Preliminary Woodcraft competitions for 2013 World Wood Day Event were held in Cameroon, Kenya, Benin and Morocco in August. September The Chinese 1st National Vocational & College Student Carpentry Competition was held from September 1st - 2nd at Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Wood Culture Tour in the US, covered Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado from September to October. November The Third China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum was held in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China on November 16th.
2011	March 2011 Global Wooden Door (Culture) Forum was held in March. October International Conference on the Art and Joy of Wood was held in Bangalore, India, collaborating with FRI, FAO, IUFRO, and IWST in October. November The Second China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum was held in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China from November 18th – 21st. December The Tour Program of Experience project launched. The Fourth Forest Culture Conference, co-organized with Beijing Forestry University and Southwest Forestry University, was held in Yunnan, followed by Wood and Forest Culture Tour.
2010	August IWCS chaired the Wood and Forest Culture session in the XXIII IUFRO World Congress in Seoul, Korea. October 2010 International Wood Culture Symposium: Ancient Wood Preservation, Restoration and Ancient Wood Cultural Industry was held in Shaanxi, collaborating with Northwest A&F University from October 23rd – 24th. November The First China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum was held in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China from November 19th - 22nd.
2009	November Wood Culture Conference and Yunnan Wood Culture Exhibition were held in Yunnan, collaborating with Southwest Forestry University.
2008	March The First International Immaterial Wood Culture Conference was held in Beijing, collaborating with Beijing Forestry University and woodlab.org.
2007	May The Second International Wood Culture Conference was held in Nanjing, China from May 28th - 31st July International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) was established in July in the US. November IWCS urged to establish a working party of wood culture in IUFRO in November.
2006	February The First International Wood Culture Conference was held in Harbin, China from February 18th - 19th.
2005	February An important meeting of woodlab.org was held in Beijing. In this meeting, three crucial points, which are 'a non-profit organization', 'Wood Culture' and 'Wood is Good' respectively, were made to establish an organization.

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