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7:30 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
8:30 AM
General Session

     Opening Welcome

     Keynote Speakers

          Joseph McNeel | “Expanding Opportunities for Hardwoods in a Structural World”

          Liangbing Hu | “Wood Nanotechnologies”

10:00 AM
Morning Break
10:20 AM
Concurrent Sessions
      Session 1.1 Sustainable Construction Materials – Innovations and New Product Developments 
      Session 1.2 Fundamentals and Novel Applications of Cellulosic Materials 
      Session 1.3 Promoting Climate Smart Forestry through Forest Carbon and Sustainable Biomaterials 
12:00 PM
Lunch
Wood Bowl
1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
     Session 2.1 Sustainable Construction Materials – Innovations and New Product Developments 
     Session 2.2 Fundamentals and Novel Applications of Cellulosic Materials 
      Session 2.3 Supply Chain and Logistics of Biochar and Bioproducts Development Biomaterials 
3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
3:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
      Session 3.1 Sustainable Construction Materials – Innovations and New Product Developments               Session 3.2 Advances in Cellulose Nanomaterials Applications
       Session 3.3 Agroforestry and Non-timber Forest Products 
5:30 PM
Poster Reception and Networking
7:00 PM
Morgantown Pub Crawl

THURSDAY, JUNE 8

7:30 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
8:30 AM
General Session
     Keynote Speakers

          Orlando Rojas | “Lightweight Materials Based on Nanopolysaccharides”

          Arijit Sinha | “Demonstrating Structural Resilience through Veneer-based Composites”

          Neil Kanungo

10:00 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions
     Session 4.1 Frontiers in Renewable Materials
     Session 4.2 General
12:00 PM
Lunch
FPS Officer Transition
1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
    Session 5.1 Durability and Protection of Wood and Wood Products 
    Session 5.2 Frontiers in Renewable Materials
   Session 5.3 General
3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
3:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
    Session 6.1 Durability and Protection of Wood and Wood Products
     Session 6.2 Processing and Wood Quality
     Session 6.3 Wood Identification
6:00 PM
Cocktail Hour
7:00 PM
Paul Bunyan Awards Dinner

FRIDAY, JUNE 9

8:00 AM
Breakfast Board Meeting
Strategic Planning
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