Since the symposium began in 1997 it has built a reputation for being one of the leading technical conferences in wood based panels and novel panel products, attracting a world-wide audience both academic and industrial.

The organisers are seeking to receive high quality abstracts for paper and poster presentations. Abstracts can be up to 600 words in length and must be received by March 31, 2013. For full details about the symposium and subject areas for presentations can be found at ipps@bangor.ac.uk