We are very pleased to announce that the 9th International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Products will be hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa. This will be a joint conference with the Wood Quality Modelling Working Party (IUFRO 5.01.04), where there will also be parallel sessions related to wood quality modelling. 

The conference will be held between 8-11 September 2026, with a pre-conference tour from 5-7 September 2026. 

The previous ISCHP conferences were held in Canada (2007), France (2009), the USA (2011), Italy (2013), Canada (2015), Finland (2017), the Netherlands (2019), and Portugal (2024). 

The main objective of this conference is to bring together the scientific and research communities working on hardwood products as well as wood quality modelling. 

ISCHP 2026 will address the following main topics, including hardwood species, properties and quality; hardwood processing and products; structural and non-structural applications (connections, heritage structures, architecture, markets); and wood quality modelling. 

Submission of abstracts is now open until 26 November 2025. Registration is open, and early bird conference rates apply until 31 March 2026. For detailed information, please visit http://ischp26.co.za/.