9th Pacific Rim Bio- Based Composites Symposium

5 – 8th November 2008
Novotel Lakeside Hotel
Rotorua, New Zealand

The 9th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium organising committee is pleased to welcome the Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium back to its birthplace. New Zealand was host to the inaugural Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium in 1992. The theme of the November 2008 Symposium is “Innovation and Challenges for the Next Frontier in Bio-based Composites”.

The key objective of this international symposium is to provide a forum for discussion and to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information on the latest development and findings in bio-based composites. Among the target groups are scientists and experts from the relevant industries, government agencies, universities and research institutions.  In addition, this symposium will be a forum to promote and strengthen further cooperation and networking amongst the researchers, industry experts, manufacturers and machine suppliers for the development of bio based composite industries.

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International Biosecurity Conference

March 16-20 2009

Rotorua, New Zealand

Incorporating the 6th Vegetation Management Conference.

As international trade and travel expands, forest resources are under growing risk from pests including weeds, insects, and diseases). In recent times, climate change has added another level of uncertainty and risk.

The International Forest Biosecurity conference will provide a unique opportunity to bring forest biosecurity issues (science, practice and policy) into global focus for the first time. The term “biosecurity” refers to the exclusion, eradication, or effective management of pests to protect the diverse benefits gained from forests.

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