INTER - International Network on Timber Engineering Research

Scope:

·      Presentation, discussion and documentation of research results in timber engineering and development of application rules for timber design codes or standards related to timber engineering.

Approach:

·       Annual meetings in different countries/places hosted by meeting participants

·       Presentation and discussion of papers

·       Peer review of the abstracts before the meeting and of the papers during the meeting

·       Decision of the acceptance of the abstracts before the meeting by a well-defined review process

·       Decision of the acceptance of the papers for the proceedings during the meeting

·       Publication of the papers and the discussion in proceedings

Rules:

·      All decisions including the appointment of the chairperson or the location of annual meetings are made by the participants attending a meeting.

Membership

·      Persons contributing to or being interested in research related to timber engineering. There is no general membership fee but a registration fee for each meeting. The amount of the registration fee is decided by the meeting host in consultation with the chairperson.