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FORMEC | FEC 2023

55th FORMEC and 7th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC)

Improving access to sustainable forest materials in a resource-constrainted world

September 20 - 22, 2023  Firenze, Italy

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Florence’s Nemesis – Pisa: miracle square and the leaning tower

Read more: Guided tour – Saturday Sept. 23rd 2023

The schedule of the FORMEC/FEC 2023 symposium starts with an Icebreaker on Tuesday 19 evening, followed by a field trip on Wednesday 20 and closes with two intensive conference days on Thursday and Friday. 

Read more: FORMEC/FEC 2023 - Programme

The conference will be held at the historical Santa Apollonia Auditorium (ex-Santa Apollonia church – XV century) and at the Aula Magna of the University of Florence.

Auditorium di Santa Apollonia     

Via S. Gallo, 25, 50129 Firenze FI, Italy

Aula Magna Piazza di San Marco  

Piazza di San Marco, 4, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy  

 Aula Magna Via Laura

Via Laura, 48, 50121 Firenze FI, Italy

 

Read more: Location and travel

The 55th International Symposium on Forest Mechanization (FORMEC) and the 7th Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) will be hosted in Florence, Italy, from September 20 to 22, by the University of Firenze and the National Council for Research (CNR), in collaboration with Regione Toscana and the Italian Academy of Forest Science.

The topic of the meeting is Improving access to sustainable forest materials in a resource-constrained world. The meeting will represent a great opportunity for getting updated about the latest developments in forest engineering, for meeting colleagues and for developing one’s network. All stakeholders in the field of forest engineering are invited to join and share their experiences in a pleasant setting and a friendly environment.

Scientists, consultants, industry experts, practitioners, government officials and students will attend and contribute to the conference sharing their knowledge and experience.

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Chairs:

  • Raffaele Spinelli, IBE, Italy
  • Enrico Marchi, University of Florence, Italy
  • Rien Visser, Canterbury University, New Zealand
  • Karl Stampfer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Members:

Read more: Committee of FEC VII and Formec 2023