12th WORLD BAMBOO CONGRESS, TAIWAN

18-22 April, 2024 in Hsinchu City and Nantou County

The WBF Judging Team selected from the papers submitted for this global event to award prizes for the best papers that contribute to the industrialization of timber bamboo to mitigate climate change:

First Place $3,000 Prize:

Juanito P. Jimenez, James Edelbert C. Ramos of the Philippines

‘ Glue-bond Performance of Dendrocalamus asper Backer Using Cold setting and Thermosetting Adhesives‘

Second Place $2,000 Prize:

Dar-Hsiung Wang, Tsai-Huei Chen, Hung-Chih Lin of Taiwan

‘Effect of thinning on generation of bamboo forest in Taiwan’

Third Place $1,000 Prize:

Ying-Pin Huang, Hsuan-Chieh Liu, Chuan-Chi Chien, Shih-Chi Lee of Taiwan

‘Application of Bamboo Charcoal used as Biochar on Ecological Environment ‘

Honorable Mentions $250. each Prize:

Jaime E. Espinosa Benito of Spain

’Industrialization of round-pole bamboo: feasible prefabrication and mechanization’

Jyoti Rani and Meena Bakshi of India

‘Impact of moisture content of branch cuttings on rooting behaviour in genotypes of Dendrocalamus strictus’

Muralidharan Enarth Maviton of India

‘Quality control of bamboo planting material through state-of- the-art technology’

Franky Parulian Simanjuntak, Hilma Tamiami Fachrudin of Indonesia

‘Architecture, design and construction using bamboo. Case Study: Buluh Awar Village, Indonesia’

These papers can be found under the References tab on the website of the World Bamboo Organization. www.worldbamboo.ne