The conference's first day will feature presentations and discussions focused on the designated theme.
The second day offers a diverse range of presentations of any forest-related subject, including policy, research, education, innovation and technology. A call is open for proposed talks and posters – see here.
Program of the Icelandic Forestry Conference 2025
9:45 Conference Opening 10:00 Resource Status Update – Helena Marta Stefánsdóttir and Björn Traustason ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 10:30 Municipal Planning and Forestry: Land Selection Quality Criteria – Birkir Snær Fannarsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 11:00 Sustainable Forestry Standard – Gunnlaugur Guðjónsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 11:20 Land Preparation and Effects on Soil Carbon –Bjarni Diðrik Sigurðsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 11:45 Forest Seedling Production’s Current Status – Rakel J. Jónsdóttir ABSTRACT in Icelandic
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Continuous-Cover Forestry and Selective Felling – Aksel Granhus ABSTRACT - 13:35 Overview of Icelandic Timber Processing – Ólafur Eggertsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 13:55 Forestry Machinery, Processing, and Wood Biomass Heating – Magnús Þorsteinsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 14:10 Panel Discussion: Key Learnings
15:30 Excursion to Skógarafurðir Wood Processing Facility in Fljótsdalur (return around 18 o'clock).
9.15 Updates on Icelandic FSC Certification since the last conference – Aaron Zachary Shearer ABSTRACT - 9.30 CE-certified wood processing – Eiríkur Þorsteinsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 9.45 Wood Chips, Carbon and Silicon Industries. Quo vadis? – Þorbergur Hjalti Jónsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 10.00 Analysis of recorded information from afforestation projects – Ásdís Björk Friðgeirsdóttir ABSTRACT in Icelandic -
10.15 Break
10.45 Timber grading and the development of wood production in Heiðmörk – Teitur Björgvinsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 11.00 Timber classification course – Ólafur Ástgeirsson ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 11.15 Poster presentation – Supervisor: Edda Sigurdís Oddsdóttir
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Bark beetle presence in Iceland: An emerging threat? – Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 13.15 The Forest Pharmacy – Hraundís Guðmundsdóttir ABSTRACT in Icelandic - 13.30 20 years of the LT Project: Effects of initial density on larch – Lárus Heiðarsson and Bjarni Diðrik Sigurðsson 13.45 Conference summary, discussions and closing remarks ABSTRACT in Icelandic -
15:00 Departure of bus from Hotel Hallormsstaður towards Egilsstaðir Airport.
Registration
The comprehensive conference fee is 28,000 ISK, which will be processed via bank transfer. For attendees opting out of the first-day conference dinner, the fee is 20,000 ISK.
Student registration is 18,000 ISK, with a reduced rate of 10,000 ISK if dinner is excluded.
Registrations are made via the designated form – click here.
Stay
Stracta Hotel, the conference venue. Please book via:
