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2006 Ron Cockroft Award recipients and IRG Travel Awards READ INFORMATION Registration Information for IRG 36 The Annual Meeting is coming closer. If you have decided to go, please register with the Secretariat now (click here for Form A - Page 24) to make sure you'll receive the visa supporting letter from the Local Organising Committee in time. NB. We had some problems with the on-line form some weeks ago, so check with the Secretariat that your registration has been received if you have registered on-line. You can register by clicking on the link under Events of this IRG News in Brief. Deadline for submission of full papers: Extended to 24 MARCH 2005!! No need to submit abstracts in advance this year. It is still possible to submit papers. Book your accommodation!! No need to submit abstracts in advance this year. The Secretary reminds you to book your accommodation as soon as possible. Form B - Page 26) has to be faxed to the hotel you prefer. Regulatory News APVMA's restriction on some uses of Arsenic treated timber The Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) have announced they will restrict use of CCA for some timber uses in Australia. READ APVMA MEDIA RELEASE 0501 (15 March 2005) Health-related Evaluation for VOC and SVOC Emissions from Building Products Building products may be a major source of indoor air pollution by volatile organic compounds (VOC) and semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC). To establish the fundamentals for a uniform and reproducible health-related evaluation of building products in Germany, the Committee for Health-related Evaluation of Building Products has developed criteria for testing and an evaluation scheme for VOC emissions from building products suitable for indoor usage. The procedure for product testing, its background and the evaluation may be found in detail at AgBB evaluation scheme. Active substances in PT 8 and 14 The tables list those existing active substances, notification of which had been accepted, within product types 8 and 14, and for which at least one dossier has been submitted to the designated Rapporteur Member State. Further information is available at German Waste List Order On 15 December 2004 the federal cabinet adopted the draft of the general administrative provision on the ordinance concerning the European Waste Catalogue. This administrative provision will provide guidance for allocating wastes to those requiring special supervision (hazardous) or to those wastes not requiring special supervision (non hazardous), as classified in the EWC. Ecotoxicity is defined according to the category of danger ‘dangerous for the environment’ pursuant to the Substances Directive. Further information is available at http://www.bmu.de/files/avv_entwurf041215_uk.pdf Directive 2004/42/CE The directive on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC is available at http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_143/l_14320040430en00870096.pdf. ECB Website Nov 2004 Existing Substances: Risk Assessment Report Vol. 48. 17th ECB Newsletter The publication reporting the scientific and technical aspects of the work carried out and co-ordinated by the ECB in support of the European legislation on chemicals control is available at http://ecb.jrc.it/NewsLetter/newsletter200403.pdf. Business News Queensland Forest Products Research positions Young forest products researchers that might be interested in moving to sunny Queensland for the position as Research Team Leaders - Forest Product Development and Process Development should contact Michael Kennedy or Jack Norton. The job description is available at UBC Jobs Forum of Wood Science @ The University of British Columbia. Scientific News CCA-Treated Wood Explore this site to learn more about the CCA-treated wood projects sponsored through the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. IRG Secretariat News Invoice for 2005 The invoice for 2005 has been forwarded to all members and sponsors recently. If you have not yet paid your 2005 dues you are kindly advised to do so now!! Members 58 years of age or older (i.e. born in 1947 or earlier) are welcome to pre-pay a life-long membership fee of 5,000 SEK. Ten years' of consecutive, fully paid-up membership will be required to qualify. Members interested in pre-paying the membership this way are asked to contact the Secretariat for a special invoice. If you do not intend to retain your membership/sponsorship, please report to the Secretariat! IRG International Directory 2005 The updated version has been circulated to all Members and Sponsors. If not received yet contact the IRG Secretariat. Contact details Please report any change of contact details (address, e-mail, tel, fax) to the IRG Secretariat immediately in order to facilitate the Secretariat's communication with Members and Sponsors. CTBA-IRG Environmental Conference in Cannes-Mandelieu All papers presented at the CTBA-IRG Environmental Conference in Cannes-Mandelieu in early February will appear on the 2005 Documents CD. List of Documents for IRG 36 Annual Meeting Follow this link to the List of technical and other main documents for IRG 36 Annual Meeting received by 15 March. IRG Index database 2005 - BIBLIO Version The IRG index database 2005 is ready for dispatch to those who intend to continue working with VCH BIBLIO. The database has more than 3600 entries from 1969 - 2005. It includes all papers prepared for the Symposium "Environment and wood preservation" in Cannes-Mandelieu, France, including 2005 (IRG/WP 05-50224:1-27). You may order the Index as ususual from the IRG Secretariat. Legal Information Read legal information here Editorial If you have information related to wood protection being of general interest for Regular Members, Student Members or IRG Sponsors, please email to the NiB editor with the name of the web page and the URL. 
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Events 
High-performance Additives For Top-Value Plastics (03 - 06 April 2005, New Orleans, USA) 39th International Wood Composites Symposium & Technical Workshop (04 - 07 April 2005, Pullman, USA) Holz Innovative (06 - 07 April 2005, Rosenheim, Germany) 24. Holzschutztagung (German Wood Preservation Conference) (12 - 13 April 2005, Leipzig, Germany) Greenhouse Gas Aspects of Biomass Cascading – Reuse, Recycling and Energy Generation (25 April 2005, Dublin, Ireland) 5th European Congress on Construction Chemicals - Functional Surfaces - Innovations for tomorrow (27 April 2005, Nürnberg, Germany) 14th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood (02 - 04 May 2005, Hannover, Germany) International Conference Wood as an energy source (03 May 2005, Hannover, Germany) 8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites (23 - 25 May 2005, Madison, USA) 3rd International Conference on Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (10 - 14 July 2005, Bar Harbor, USA) BIOENERGY 2005 in Wood Industry (12 - 15 September 2005, Jyväskylä, Finland) 9th European Panel Products Symposium EPPS (05 - 07 October 2005, Llandudno, United Kingdom) 2nd European Conference on Wood Modification (06 - 07 October 2005, Göttingen, Germany) Wood Adhesives 2005 (02 - 04 November 2005, San Diego, USA) SP-Trätek Wood Preservation Meeting (10 - 11 November 2005, Borås, Sweden) COST Actions 
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