IRG2026

Date

November 5, 2026

Host

University of Ljubljana. Slovenia

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IRG2026 Webinar Programme

November 5, 2026, starting at 15.00 CET (Central European Time)

IRG 2026 Webinar Programme
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Webinar Chair – Hiroshi Matsunaga

CET
15:00 - 15:05		Login and welcome – Miha Humar

15:05 - 15:20		IRG 58 – Presentation of the IRG58, the IRG 2027 meeting in Venice, Italy; Irene Guarneri

15:20 - 15:30		Introduction and Call for Papers for the Special Sessions at IRG58 in 2027 Special Session 1 Wood Protection in Harsh Environments, Especially Marine and Lagoon Environments Special Session 2 Conservation, Restoration, and Protection of Wooden Cultural Heritage Irene Guarneri and/or Hiroshi Matsunaga
15:30 - 15:50		Invited Paper Treatability of 28 Plantation and Secondary Forest Wood Species from Papua New Guinea Benson K. Gusamo, Kilva Lancelot, Markson Naki, Dellarose Sow and Frank Asok

15:50 - 16:10		Invited Paper Evaluating Local Plant-Based Dyes for Enhancing the Aesthetic Quality and Anti-Termite Efficacy of Pale Wood Species from Papua New Guinea Samuel Waisi and Benson K. Gusamo

16:10 - 16:30		DURAWORLD - A Global Comparison of Field Test Methods to Determine the Above-Ground Durability of Wood Christian Brischke, Gry Alfredsen, Djeison C. Batista, Kévin Candelier, Jérémie Damay, Johanna Elam, Lesley P. Francis, Ulrich Hundhausen, Miha Humar, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Rod Stirling, Mats Westin and Xinfeng Xie IRG/WP/26-xxxxx

16:30 - 16:50		Bio-Based ε-Polylysine-Phytic Acid Waterborne Coatings for Enhancing Flame-Retardancy and Fungal Durability of Wood Aynun Nishat Farhabi, Rebecca Abney and Lili Cai IRG/WP/26-XXXXX

16:50 - 17:10		ε-Polylysine as a Bio-Based Wood Protection Treatment: Effects of Concentration, Curing Temperature, and Leaching on Fungal Decay Resistance Emmanuel Osei-Bonsu and Lili Cai

17:10 - 17:20		Discussion and Closure

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