GERMANY - It is the latest edition of Deutsche Messe’s successful LIGNA.Conference series, which is timed for the even, “LIGNA-free” years to provide an interim update on the latest developments, trends and themes shaping the sector.

In 2016, the conference was held in Hannover, Germany, and in 2018, it was held in Guangzhou, China.

This year¡s event will be staged with the support of Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences (TH Rosenheim), and for good reason: The university is highly regarded worldwide, thanks to its state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate graduates and its faculty of wood technology and construction in particular. There, in 22 supremely well-equipped laboratories, the next generation of wood-industry engineers is being trained in degree programs, such as “Wood Technology”, “Wood Building and Construction” and “Interior Engineering”. TH Rosenheim also offers a range of post-graduate degrees for industry practitioners.

In December last year, Dr. Heinrich Köster, President of TH Rosenheim, and Christian Pfeiffer, Deutsche Messe’s Global Director LIGNA & Woodworking Shows, formalized the partnership for this year’s LIGNA.Conference. “The first-ever LIGNA.Conference in Rosenheim will be another key highlight in our ‘Woodworking Shows Worldwid’ family of events, which puts the spotlight on emerging trends in the woodworking and timber processing industries,” explained Pfeiffer. “Our decision to stage the event at TH Rosenheim was quite deliberate because it is an internationally recognized and respected center of research and development.”

“We are delighted to host the LIGNA.Conference at our university,” added Dr. Köster. “It would be hard to think of a more appropriate venue. Since its foundation in 1925, TH Rosenheim has built a global reputation as a source of first-rate wood technology graduates. Right here in our laboratories, LIGNA.Conference participants will be able see first-hand how innovations are developed.”

This year’s LIGNA.Conference will preview the focus topics of LIGNA 2021 that will be covered in-depth at the next LIGNA in May: Woodworking Transformation, Prefab Building Processes and Green Material Processing.