The 3rd Announcement of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Morioka

The 3rd Announcement of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Morioka

Date: March 27–29, 2013

Venue: Faculty of Education Main Bldg. Iwate University (Oral Presentation, Exhibition) and Morioka Civic Cultural Hall (Poster Presentation, Prize and Award Ceremony, Symposium), Morioka, Japan

The Japan Wood Research Society (JWRS) takes great pleasure in inviting all members of our society with an interest in the science and technology of wood to attend the 63rd Annual Meeting of the JWRS that will be held from March 27 to 29, 2013, Morioka city, Iwate, Japan.

The society members may make oral and poster presentations during the meeting. The symposium and the exhibition of the related companies will also be held. For more information please visit the following website: http://www.jwrs.org/wood2013/

For the Organizing Committee: Prof. Dr. Yasuo Iijima (Chief), Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Pref. University.

Prof. Dr. Noboru Sekino (Executive Chief), Iwate University.

Associate Prof. Dr. Hisayoshi Kofujita (Secretary), Iwate University.

E-mail: wood2013@jwrs.org

Mokuzai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society)

Mokuzai Gakkaishi is another official journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. This journal publishes original articles, notes, review articles, and announcements from the Society in Japanese but with English abstracts, tables, and figure captions for original reports. Contents of the latest issue of Mokuzai Gakkaishi are as follows:

Volume 58 Number 6 2012

Category I

M. Seki, H. Sugimoto, T. Miki, K. Kanayama, Y. Furuta

Wood friction characteristics during exposure to high pressure: Influence of moisture content of wood

Y. Noda, N. Furuta, K. Komatsu

Development of rigid frame construction system by compressed cross-lapped joint I: Moment resisting performance of compressed cross-lapped Joint

S. Ohba, T. Sasada, K. Murata, S. Kawai

Development of vertically oriented fiberboard III: Manufacture and properties of sandwich panels

Category II

H. Abe, K. Kuroda, K. Yamashita, K. Yazaki, S. Noshiro, T. Fujiwara

Radial variation of wood density of Quercus spp. (Fagaceae) in Japan

A. Hirohashi, M. Kojima, M. Yoshida, H. Yamamoto, Y. Watanabe, H. Inoue, S. Kamoda

Wood properties of 6 fast-growing Eucalyptus species grown in Japan

H. Korai

Durability of medium density fiberboard subjected to outdoor exposure