Johan Gullichsen Colloquium Issues Call for Papers

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The Eighth Biennial Johan Gullichsen Colloquium, set for Nov. 22, 2011, in Espoo Finland, has issued a call for papers in three areas:

• Resources and Infrastructure—where and what biomass is, how accessible it is, how much and what we can have in the future vs. measures to be taken, investments, infrastructure, value chain profitability, and centralization vs. distribution of production units
• Product Diversity – a Necessity—product mix, compatibility, market segments, process integration, co-production of energy and fuels, and the role of wood products
• Totally New Products—be it nano, micro, macro, liquid or solid, you name it, but it must be something totally new.

The deadline for one-page abstracts is April 30, 2011. Submissions should be sent to marja.maunu@papereng.fi. The best presentation will receive the Johan Gullichsen Award (EUR 2000).

Arranged by the Paper Engineers’ Association (Helsinki, Finland), and held in conjunction with that agency’s Autumn Meeting, the international Johan Gullichsen Colloquium especially encourages and promotes young engineers and scientists. The theme of this year’s colloquium is New Wood Based Value Chains--Technical and Economical Feasibility, covering global forest resources, the manufacture and use of a diverse palette of mechanical, chemical, and energy forest products. The intent is to outline a broad view of how forest-based industries adapt to and survive in a world short of fossil resources but an abundance of renewable raw materials.