Meetings / Technology Transfer Events

The 2008 Australian Timber Design Workshops are two-day accredited professional education events that focus on sustainable and efficient use of timber in building.

Australia’s design professionals and builders are increasingly identifying timber as a material of choice for construction projects.  The Australian Timber Design Workshops bring together some of this country’s most experienced timber design practitioners to discuss the intelligent use of this sustainable resource.

This year’s workshops will cover the use of timber in environmental sustainable design practice, and the associated technical issues of efficient construction. Sessions will include exemplar case studies that incorporate local design and practice issues, and culminates with the exploration and analysis of structural design capabilities through the testing of timber elements.

Dates:

Melbourne 
Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 11th June 
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

Perth
Monday 16th  – Tuesday 17th June
School of Architecture, University of Western Australia

Hobart 
Tuesday 24th – Wednesday 25th  June
School of Engineering, University of Tasmania

Brisbane 
Tuesday 1st – Wednesday 2nd  July
School of Architecture, University of Queensland   

Sydney
Tuesday 8th  – Wednesday 9th July 
School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney

To attend a 2007 Australian Timber Design Workshop (professional), register online at www.atdworkshops.arch.utas.edu.au or contact UTAS Innovation Ltd, (03) 6223 5933.

ForestTECH 2008
Tools & technologies to improve forest planning and operations
21-23 April, Albury, NSW, Australia.
www.foresttech2008.com
For more information please contact: Brent Apthorp, FIEA, (+64) 3 470 1902, brent.apthorp@fiea.org.nz

ScanTech 2008
Sawmill scanning & optimisation technologies
18-19 June 2008, Brisbane, Australia
24-26 June 2008, Rotorua, New Zealand
www.scantech2008.com
For more information please contact: Ken Wilson, FIEA, (+64) 3 470 1903, ken.wilson@fiea.org.nz

Wood Innovations 2008
New technologies in wood processing, manufacturing, materials & design
15-16 September 2008, Auckland, New Zealand
18-19 September 2008, Melbourne, Australia
www.woodinnovations2008.com
For more information please contact: Brent Apthorp, FIEA, (+64) 3 470 1902, brent.apthorp@fiea.org.nz

DryTech 2008
Tools & technologies to improve timber drying
26-28 Nov 2008, Melbourne, Australia
1-3 December 2008, Rotorua, NZ
For more information please contact: Ken Wilson, FIEA, (+64) 3 470 1903, ken.wilson@fiea.org.nz

The Frame Australia Conference commenced in 1998 and has become established as the major national event for the structural and engineered timber and the pre-fabrication industries.

This year’s Conference will mark 10 years since the inaugural gathering at the then Sheraton Hotel, Melbourne, and the 2008 event will provide a focus on “the next decade”.

To view further information, including programs and registration forms, please access the Frame Australia 2008 website: www.frameaustralia.com