The Association of the Austrian Wood Industries together with the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Federation (ETTF), are holding the International Softwood Conference 2023 in Vienna, Austria. Source: Timberbiz
The conference will be held in a hybrid format. This will give some people the possibility to attend the conference online, but the organizers’ wish to host as many physical participants as possible.
On 11 October those arriving early can have a guided tour through Vienna, where you will visit remarkable wood buildings representing expertise and engineering by renown companies in the Austrian timber industry.
In the evening, a cocktail reception will be held in the spectacular hall of the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) and then guided tours through the exhibition upon request.
On 12 October main conference will commence, taking place in Hilton Vienna Park followed by a networking dinner to provide opportunities to broaden networks and talk to main actors of the international softwood markets.
The conference will offer the opportunity to deeply scrutinize trends in the timber market focusing on facts and figures showing softwood production as well as consumption in the most relevant countries for the business – not just in Europe.
The pandemic and the war in Ukraine have triggered remarkable changes in the way we live and in the geopolitical landscape. Speakers will try to gauge what the future will hold as the sawmillers and timber traders are reckoning with a rapidly changing world, with policy measures taken at national and European level also having a strong effect on the business.
More information on the conference will follow in due course on www.holzindustrie.at
