We're happy to share this documentary showcasing the highlights and key moments from the visit Yunlin County as the finale of the 12th World Bamboo Congress Taiwan. This documentary serves as a comprehensive record of the event's significance, featuring insightful interviews, breathtaking visuals, and inspiring stories shared by participants.
Read more...With the theme, Next Generation Bamboo; Solution, Innovation and Design, the speakers revealed what is happening with bamboo and how it is indeed making a difference. The event included 5 days of conference presentations, exhibitions, vendors, bamboo-themed cuisine, tours, demonstrations, and of course, music. For the Opening Day, we had nearly 500 people in attendance, from approximately 20 countries. Registration was free; the cost of the 5-day event was covered in entirety by the Ministry of Culture and
Read more...We are within 4 weeks of the Opening Ceremony in Hsinchu, Taiwan! The Technical Committee, chaired by Dr. Nirmala Chongtham, has been working very hard to put together the Academic Sessions, and the invited speakers will be traveling from around the world to share with us their exciting work.
Read more...Tour Dates : April 22-24 The itinerary focuses on experiencing Taiwan's bamboo and culture from an industrial and lifestyle perspective, featuring exclusive routes not generally open to the public. It's definitely worth exploring! These itineraries will take you deep into the heart of Taiwan, allowing you to experience the beauty of the country.
Read more...Please join us for the 12th World Bamboo Congress, 18-22 April 2024. This global event will take place at two distinct locations. Venue 1 is the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, easily accessible by rail from Taoyuan International Airport and Taipei. Venue 2 is the National Taiwan Craft Research Institute in Caotun, Nantou Count
Read more...Take note: We are full-steam ahead on planning the 12th World Bamboo Congress to be held in Taiwan in 2024. The dates are 18-22 April, 2024. Our Host is the Taiwan Bamboo Society, sponsored by the Taiwan Forestry Bureau and the National Taiwan Craft Research Institute. The venues will be in Hsinchu, Caotun, and Zhushan.
Read more...The 12th World Bamboo Congress is now accepting papers for consideration for a video presentation as part of its vast Program. There will be no oral presentation of selected papers in principle, only videos. However, the best papers might be invited for an oral presentation, and the organizers reserve the right to the final decision.
Read more...The Taiwan Forestry Bureau is to host the 2024 World Bamboo Congress in Taoyuan, after the event was postponed and then canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Forestry Bureau said yesterday. The nation’s bid to host the conference is part of the bureau’s bamboo industry revival program that is being implemented from this year to 2025.
Read more...Unfortunately we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 12th World Bamboo Congress for 2021.
Read more...The 12th WBC Taiwan scheduled for September 2020 has been postponed by 1 year due to the covid 19 pandemic. Stay tuned and see you next year!
Read more...15 Janaury 2020 : Updates and Open Registration can be found on the 12th World Bamboo Congress website. Save money when you register now, before 1 May, with Early Bird discounts.
We've been busy in Taiwan with all our partners to coordinate the 12th World Bamboo Congress, to be held September 18-22, 2020. We're grateful to Taoyuan City Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng, Taiwan Bamboo Society President Peter Kan, Artist Wang Wen-Chih, World Bamboo Ambassador Tang LiFang, TBS Secretary Alice Lin, and an extensive team across many groups to see this amazing event come to fruition!
Read more...The 12th World Bamboo Congress is now accepting papers for consideration for inclusion in its vast Program. The theme of the Congress is Bamboo Now! Deadline for paper submission is 1st March 2020. Suggested TOPICS must consider different areas of the ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY and are aligned to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Read more...The 11th World Bamboo Congress was held in Xalapa, Mexico in August. Were you there? Why not?
WBC2018 from Oscar Heju on Vimeo.
Join us August 14-18, 2018 for the 11th World Bamboo Congress. This global event will take place in the beautiful city of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz. The host of the 11th WBC is the Bambúes y Forestales de México.
Read more...Please help our dear friend and Keynote Speaker Yoshihiro Yamagishi bring his very cool electric bamboo car to our 11th World Bamboo Congress in Mexico this August. Please support crowdfunding of TAKETORA. $5 would help! Let's show Yoshi our generosity!
Read more...Interested in hosting the 13th World Bamboo Congress in 2023? The World Bamboo Organization invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for hosting the 12th World Bamboo Congress from institutions, bamboo societies, NGOs and universities based in any of the following locations:
Read more...Every three years, the World Bamboo Organization (WBO) organizes the World Bamboo Congress for the public dissemination of the most current scientific and field research information available worldwide. The 11th WBC will be in the city of Xalapa in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, hosted by Bambues y Forestales de Mexico, A.C. in August 2018.
Read more...There were many positive outcomes of the recent 10th World Bamboo Congress held in Korea, but perhaps the most inspiring came from a mutual need expressed by organizers - We urge you to share this document and use it in your own way to keep bamboo strong: The Damyang Call : “Bamboo for Planet”.
Read more...The World Bamboo Organization invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for hosting the 11th World Bamboo Congress from institutions, bamboo societies, NGOs and universities. The Host-bidder should be an organization of repute involved in the field of Bamboo/ Forestry /Science/ Environment / Livelihood Improvement or any other relevant fields.
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