DAY 1 – 12th October 2017

• Welcome and introduction to the programme, Georges-Henri Florentin, Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois-construction Ameublement (FCBA)
  
  
• Introduction to the project SIMWOOD and overview of  achievements, Roland Schreiber, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (LWF)
  
  
• Wood mobilisation initiatives throughout Europe: the SIMWOOD difference, Bianca Oji-Ambrose, Forestry Commission Research Agency (FCRA)
  
  
• From 360° regional profiling to filling knowledge gaps at regional level: a sound starting point for new regional projects, Aine Ni Dhubhain, University College Dublin (UCD)
  
  
• Added value from 22 pilot projects and perspective from evaluation with engaged regional stakeholders, Morgan Vuillermoz, FCBA and David Edwards, FCRA
  
  

DAY 2 – 13th October 2017

• Public policies in France regarding wood mobilization, Veronique Borzeix, French Ministry for Agriculture & Forestry
  
  
• Wood mobilisation from a regional perspective (Bavaria), Friedrich Nebl, Bavarian Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry
  
  
• Mobilising additional wood fuel from conifer first thinning, Daragh Little, VEON
  
  
• Capacity building for a better and more efficient service offering in special forest conditions, Cyrill Pupin, Forêt & Bois de l'Est (FBE)
  
  
• Establishing an active producer group to develop supply chains and mobilise timber, Alex Kelly, Irish Wood Producers (IWP)
  
  
• Strengthening the extension programme in Slovenia, Andrej Breznikar, Zavod za gozdove Slovenije (ZGS)
  
  
• The integrative approach in Bavaria: a successful model for activation of forest owners, Peter Aurenhammer, LWF
  
  
• Multi-stakeholder dialogue and simulated scenario planning to change forest management practices in Alentejo, Margarida Tomé and Susana Barreiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA)
  
  
• Balancing forest functions in Catalonia (Spain), Jordi Vayreda, Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF)
  
  
• Waking the sleeping woodlands of Lochaber (Scotland), Ian Baker, Small Woods Association (SWA)
  
  
• Knowledge and technology transfer to strengthen decision making in the Nordeste Region (Portugal), João Azevedo , Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB)
  
  
• SIMWOOD Handbook and communication tools, Christophe Orazio, European Forest Institute (EFI)
  
  
• Wood mobilisation potential – a modelling approach, Gert-Jan Nabuurs and Mart-Jan Schelhaas, Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO)
• SME Conclusions, Ian Baker, Small Woods Association (SWA)