The IRG 41 Annual Meeting will be held in
Biarritz, France on 9-13 May 2010

NEW! Excursion on Wednesday 12 May
The Organizing Committee is very happy to announce that the Wednesday excursion, thanks to all our generous IRG 41 sponsors, will be followed by a “country style” dinner in a typical farm. We will be back in Biarritz about 23.00 instead of 18.00.

Post conference excursion
The programme of the post conference excursion on Friday 14 May has been finalized. Book this tour by using Form C.

TEMPLATE FOR IRG PAPERS

Word format | PDF format

GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

RON COCKCROFT AWARD

GARETH WILLIAMS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD BY ARCH

DEADLINES:

Ron Cockcroft Award application	15 December 2009
Papers (title and authors)	1 February 2010
Papers (full paper in Word format)	1 March 2010
Registrations	15 April 2010

Membership Renewal

Members' and Sponsors' online payment service

Committee Members

Executive Council Members

Position	Member	Term*
President	Dr Gérard Deroubaix, France	2010
Vice-president	Mr Jack Norton, Australia	2010
Members	Representing regular members:
	Dr Berhan Ahmed, Australia	2012
	Prof Dr Joris Van Acker, Belgium	2010
	Dr Koichi Yamamoto, Japan	2010
	Representing sponsors:
	Dr Lehong Jin, USA	2010
	Dr Edmond Wozniak, France	2010
(ex officio)	Dr Peter Hayward, New Zealand	2011
Secretary (ex officio)	Mr Jöran Jermer, Sweden	2012

Scientific Programme Committee Members

Position	Member	Term
Chairman	Mr Jack Norton, Australia	2010
Members	Dr Gérard Deroubaix, France	2010
	Section 1: Biology Dr Laurie Cookson, Australia Dr Lina Nunes, Portugal	2011
	Section 2: Test Methodology and Assessment Dr Michael J Kennedy, Australia Dr Shuichi Doi, Japan	2011
	Section 3: Wood Protecting Chemicals Dr Radu Craciun, Germany Dr Xiao Jiang, USA	2012
	Section 4: Processes and Properties Dr Andreas Rapp, Germany Dr S Nami Kartal, Turkey	2010
	Section 5: Sustainability and Environment Dr Ed Baines, United Kingdom Dr Jenna Jambeck, USA	2010
Secretary (ex officio)	Mr Jöran Jermer, Sweden	2012

Finance Committee Members

Position	Member	Term
Chairman	Dr Peter Hayward, New Zealand	2011
Members	Dr W Ramsay Smith, USA	2011
	Dr Marie-France Thévenon, France	2010
	Mr Jöran Jermer, Sweden	2012
	Dr Gérard Deroubaix, France	2010
	Prof Dr D Pascal Kamdem	2012

Ron Cockcroft Award Committee Members

Position	Member	Term
Convener	Dr Jeffrey J Morrell, USA	2011
Members	Mr Jack Norton, Australia	2010

Nominations Sub-committee Members

Position	Member	Term
Convener	Dr Jeffrey J Morrell, USA	2010
Members	Dr Gérard Deroubaix, France	2010
	Mr Jack Norton, Australia	2010
	Dr Alex R Valcke, Belgium	2010
	Dr Peter Hayward, New Zealand	2011

Electronic Communications Sub-committee Members

Position	Member	Term
Convener	Dr Alan Preston, USA	2011
Members	Mr Jöran Jermer, Sweden	2011
	Prof John N R Ruddick	2011
	Dr Rolf-Dieter Peek, Germany	2011
	Mr Paul Lobb, New Zealand	2011
	Dr Marc Jequel, France	2011

IRG Travel Award Committee Members

Position	Member	Term
Convener	Mr Richard Ziobro, USA	2010
Members	Mrs Jeanette Drysdale, New Zealand	2010
	Prof Dr Wibke Unger, Germany	2010

*Year when term of office ends

The IRG 41 Annual Meeting will be held in Biarritz, France on 9-13 May 2010