STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS

COST ACTION E22: Environmental optimisation of wood protection
FOREWORD
This document represents a compilation of short 'State of the Art' Summaries of current
work in the research organisations active in the relevant fields of COST Action E22 on
'Environmental Optimisation of wood protection' within those COST member countries
who have signed the Memorandum of Understanding and who choose to submit the
summaries.
The Summary Statements were presented by their respective authors at the COST E22
Workshop held at Godz Martuljek, near Ljubljana, Slovenia and hosted by Professor
Franc Pohleven and Dr Marko Petric of the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of
Ljubljana, Slovenia on 2-5 July 2000.
The brief to which the National Representatives worked was 1) to create for their
Country a list of contact names and addresses for Institutes and representative researchers
active in the specific scientific and technical fields relevant to the objectives of
COST Action E22, and 2) to provide a summary review of the current research capacity
and project activity in the theme areas covered by the Action objectives.
Not all signatory countries participated in the Workshop and not all provided Reviews.
The Workshop programme is given at the front of this document.
These Proceedings also include supplementary contributions from Italy and Lithuania
submitted subsequent to the Workshop in Slovenia.
The Management Committee of COST Action E22 is very grateful to Professor
Pohleven, Dr Petric and to their colleagues who assisted with organising and hosting the
Workshop. The MC would also like to acknowledge the support of the Scientific Secretary,
Mr Günter Siegel of the COST Secretariat.
Dr A F Bravery Chairman
Professor R D Peek Vice-Chairman
Dr D J Dickinson Convenor WG1
Dr G Deroubaix Convenor WG2
Professor H Militz Convenor WG3
16 October 2000
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