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Harnessing novel technologies to execute sustainable and low-carbon wood supply

57th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization (FORMEC)

June 9–13, 2025, Joensuu, Finland

57th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization (FORMEC) will be held in Joensuu, Finland in June 9–13, 2025. Next year's FORMEC will take place under the theme of Harnessing novel technologies to execute sustainable and low-carbon wood supply. The conference is organized by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), the University of Helsinki and Metsäteho Oy, with the forest machine manufacturer Ponsse Plc as the main partner (https://www.uef.fi/en/article/ponsse-is-the-main-partner-of-formec-2025).

Please find more details about the conference and the venue within this presentation:  <PDF file >

You are very welcome to FORMEC 2025 and Joensuu!

  • Monday, 9th
    • Pre-conference tour (Tikkurila (Vantaa) Railway station – Joensuu)
    • Ice breaking & registration (METLA House)
  • Tuesday, 10th
    • Field trip
  • Wednesday, 11th
    • First conference day (UEF Joensuu Campus)
  • Thursday, 12 th
    • Second conference day (UEF Joensuu Campus)
  • Friday, 13 th
    • Post-conference tour (Joensuu – Vieremä Ponsse Factory – Kuopio Airport/Railway station)

Thank you to everyone who is contributing to the FORMEC 2024 conference!

Poitr, Marius and their team would like to share some impressions of the conference through this photo gallery:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c096kI5ZHKOnzw37P1Lu0eDZFaug3hXz

The Organising Committee is proud to announce the initial program for FORMEC 2024 in Gdansk, Poland. The desktop computer or laptop is available at:

FORMEC 2024 Full Program

and mobile friendly version is also available:

FORMEC 2024 Mobile Program

Read more: Program 2024 and last-minute registration

  • Mariusz Bembenek, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
  • Christian Kanzian, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
  • Piotr Mederski, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
  • Karl Stampfer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Chairs

  • Mariusz Bembenek, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
  • Piotr Mederski, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
  • Karl Stampfer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

Members

  • Stelian Alexandru Borz, Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania
  • Imre Czupy, University of Sopron, Hungary
  • Jiří Dvořák, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
  • Hunter Harrill, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, USA
  • Dirk Jaeger, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • Kalle Kärhä, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
  • Martin Kühmaier, BOKU Institute of Forest Engineering, Austria
  • Eric Labelle, University of Laval, Canada
  • Francesco Latterini, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Jukka Malinen, Metsäteho Oy, Finland
  • Enrico Marchi, University of Florence, Italy
  • Matevž Michelič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Rodolfo Picchio, University of Tuscia, Italy
  • Anton Poje, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Andrea Proto, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
  • Thomas Purfürst, University of Freiburg, Germany
  • Janine Schweier, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - WSL, Switzerland
  • Raffaele Spinelli, Italian National Research Council - IBE, Italy
  • Karl Stampfer, BOKU Institute of Forest Engineering, Austria
  • Arkadiusz Stańczykiewicz, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
  • Petros Tsioras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Jori Uusitalo, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Rien Visser, Canterbury University, New Zealand