The Forest Products Society FPS

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The Forest Products Society (FPS)
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The Forest Products Society (FPS)

• Incorporated in 1947 as a not forprofit
  educational organization
• International headquarters located inMadison,
  Wisconsin, USA

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Vision
To be the world leader in technical information
transfer to further the socially beneficial use
of wood and fiber resources.
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Mission
To foster innovation and research in the
environmentally sound processing and use of wood
and fiber resources by disseminating information
and providing forums for networking and the
exchange of knowledge.
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Forest Products Society Membership

• 1,853 members from60 countries
• representing research,development,
  management,production, marketing,education,
  engineering, sales,supply, and consulting
  interests
• 66 corporate members

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Forest Products Society Membership

• North American members belong toone of 13
  regional sections

In some areas chapters have been formed to focus
on local needs.
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Forest Products Society Publications

• Forest Products Journal
• (10 issues per year)
• Wood Design Focus (quarterly)
• Journal of Forest Products Business
• Research (e-journal)

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Forest Products Society Publications
FPS has published more than 100 conference
proceedings, guides, manuals, and text books that
cover a broad range of topics related to wood and
fiber properties, products, and markets FPS
also acts as the distributor for the technical
design publications published by the American
Wood Council
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Forest Products Society Conferences
FPS conducts a yearly International
Convention with 200 technical presentations
FPS sponsors or co-sponsors numerous
international technical conferences FPS
Sections and Chapters hold technical meetings and
tours on a regional basis
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Forest Products Society Website
www.forestprod.org
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Forest Products Society Website

• Your informational resource
• Conference programs and registration information
  is posted as it becomes available
• A FPS publications catalog and order form can be
  viewed and downloaded
• Online shopping cart for the most recent and most
  popular titles
• Contact information for Executive Board Officers,
  Regional Board Members, Section and Chapter
  Officers, and International Office Staff
• www.forestprod.org

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Forest Products Society Website
Interactive Library
This on-line searchable database contains
technical articles published in the Forest
Products Journal since 1987.
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Forest Products Society Website
Interactive Library (continued)
Searches can be done by author, year published,
subject area(s), key terms, and/or species.
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Forest Products Society Services
Interactive Library (continued)
Details for each article include an abstract.
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Forest Products Society Services
Interactive Library (continued)
Clicking on the View PDF arrow opens a
full-text searchable PDF of the article.
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FPS Membership Benefits Services

• Member Pricing
• On conference registrations
• On FPS publications
• Members have free access to the more than 2,290
  articles in the Interactive Library

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FPS Membership Benefits Services
Online Membership Directory Updated daily, the
online Membership Directory provides access to an
international network of nearly 2,000
professionals in the forest products field. The
Membership Directory can be searched by name, job
class, or geographic region. Each listing
contains contact information including address,
phone and fax number, and e-mail address.
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FPS Membership Benefits Services
Membership Newsletter A monthly e-mail
Membership Newsletter informs members about
current Society activities and plans for future
services. The Newsletter also serves as a source
of news about activities and changes in
professional status of members and member
organizations.
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FPS Membership Benefits Services

• Student Benefits
• Student Newsletter
• Annual Wood Award
• Graduating Student Directory
• Student Chapters at Universities

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FPS Membership Benefits Services
Forest Products Journal Each month the Forest
Products Journal is posted, cover to cover, in
PDF format on the FPS website. In addition to the
current issue, the issues from the preceding two
months are also available online. Members can
view the online issues using the member password
they are given upon joining.
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FPS Membership Categories
Voting - 125/year in the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico 135 all other
countries Student - 25/year with an online FPJ
subscription 60/ year with a
printed FPJ subscription Corporate
- Contributing - 400/year (2 Voting
memberships) Supporting - 800/year (4
Voting memberships) Sustaining - 1,200/year
(6 Voting memberships) Retired - 55/year
with FPJ, 15/year without FPJ Developing
Country - 35/year (15/year for students)
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Membership information
Forest Products Society 2801 Marshall Ct.,
Madison, WI 53705-2295 USA www.forestprod.org