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Exceeding the Vision: Forest Mechanisation of the Future
52 International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization, 06 - 10 October 2019, Sopron | Forchtenstein (Hungary | Austria)
FORMEC 2019 website
For the lastest news about FORMEC 2019 please check the website of the local organizers frequently: http://formec2019.com/.
Call for abstracts 2019 now open
The deadline for abstract submission is 10 February, 2019. The review and selection will be made within 15 days of the closing date.
More details at http://formec2019.com/call-for-abstracts
First joined conference FORMEC & COFE
The 52 edition of the FORMEC symposium will be held in conjunction with the 42 edition of the Council on Forest Engineering (COFE). This is the first time for a COFE meeting taking place in Europe. 2020 will also be joint meeting COFE/FORMEC, but this time it will take place in Oregon (USA).
Important Dates 2019
- 06 Oct 2019: Arrival and Ice-Breaker
- 07 Oct 2019: Technical Meeting
- 08 Oct 2019: Technical Meeting
- 09 Oct 2019: Field trip to AUSTROFOMA demonstration in Forchtenstein (Austria)
- 10 Oct 2019: Departure
FORMEC 2018 Review
The 51st Edition of the annual International Symposium on Forest Mechanisation FORMEC 2018 has been held at the Forestry Faculty E.T.S.I. Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural belonging to the Technical University of Madrid (U.P.M.) in September. The motto of this edition included originally the wildfires topic: “Improved Forest Mechanisation: Mobilizing natural resources and preventing wildfires”, a relevant issue in Mediterranean Countries.
Spain 2018 proceedings
51 Anniversary of the International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization: "Improved Forest Mechanisation: Mobilizing natural resources and preventing wildfires" Madrid, Spain 24-28 September 2018
