Event Calendar

APA – The Engineered Wood Association
SEC – Softwood Export Council
SFPA – Southern Forest Products Association

 
EVENT LEAD ASSOCIATION LOCATION
DATE
 DESCRIPTION
State of Washington / EBPA Sales Mission
 EBPA, SEC, SFPA, APA
Tsukuba, Utsunomiya, Niigata
May 20 - May 24, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: May 18-25)
 Japan Sales Mission and Fukushima Rebuilding Site Tour. Sponsored by the Evergreen Building Products Association. Travel expenses are reimbursable but registration fee is not.
SFPA, APA
Bogota, Columbia
May 21-26, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: May 19-27)
Hosted by the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, this biennial show attracted nearly 60,000 visitors in 2011.
APA
Cancun, Mexico
May 29-31, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: May 27-June 1)
This trade show serves Mexico and the Caribbean Basin.
Australia Trade Mission
 
FULL
 
 SEC, APA Melbourne, Sydney
June 3-7, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: May 31-June 8)
 Visit multiple manufacturing facilities, importing companies, and end users in order to understand the Australian softwood lumber market.
 
Furniture Supply Trade Show
 
 SEC, SFPA, APA Guadalajara
August 15-18, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: August 14-19)
 Tecno Mueble is the largest furniture show in Latin America, attracting around 6,000 international buyers.
 
Construction Trade Show
 
 SFPA Guadalajara
August 29-31, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: August 28 - September 1)
 Hardware and construction show that attracts more than 80,000 attendees from around Latin America.
Expo CAPAC
 
Construction Trade Show
 
 APA, SFPA Panama
September 12-16, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: September 10-17)
A construction trade show organized by the Panamenian Chamber of Construction. More than 300 manufacturing and distributing companies of products, systems, technology, and services related to construction, finishing, selling, and financing of homes participated in 2012.
BEC/JAS Meetings
SEC, APA
Vancouver, Canada
September 23-25, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: September 22-26)
Annual meeting between US, Canadian, and Japanese individuals associated with the Building Experts Committee and Japan Agriculture Standards.
 
Materials and Innovation Trade Show
 
SFPA, APA, SEC
Birmingham, UK
September 24-25, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: September 22-26)
Timber Expo is the UK’s national timber event for all those involved in the timber sector or those looking to build with this fantastically versatile and sustainable material.  The event showcases the best in timber innovations and demonstrates the technological industry advancements to the thousands of people who attended.
 
FULL
SEC, SFPA
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
September 25-28, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: September 23-29)
This will be the 10th year of the VietnamWood Show, with over 500 booths from over 19 countries. In 2011, more than 10,000 visitors attended the trade show.
KH Housing Fair
APA, SFPA
Busan, Korea
September 26-29, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: September 23-30)
The KH Housing Fair has been leading the development of Korean building materials and construction industry for the last 30 years, and is positioned as the top Korean trade show attended by more than 700 exhibitors and 170,000 visitors.
Intermob
 
TENTATIVE
SFPA
Istanbul, Turkey
October 5-9, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: October 2-10)
Trade show focused on furniture industry supply, woodworking, and forest products. Most of Turkey's leading wood importers attend.
 
Trade Show
 SEC, APA Tokyo
October 23-25, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: October  21-26)
 Japan Home & Building Show is one of the largest expos of the latest building and renovating products and services.
EBPA Japan Sales MIssion
EBPA
Japan - cities TBD
October 2013
Sponsored by the Evergreen Building Products Association, the Japan sales mission will include multiple destinations throughout Japan for seminars and mini trade shows.
EBPA China Sales Mission
EBPA
China - cities TBD
November 10-16, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: November 8-17)
Sponsored by the Evergreen Building Products Association, the China sales mission will include multiple destinations throughout China for seminars and mini trade shows.
Japan Lumber Importers Association Meetings SEC, APA Tokyo
December 2-4, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: November 30-December 5)
 Inustry meetings with Japan's top lumber importers, home builders, and government officials responsible for wood construction and imports/exports.
 
Construction and Building Materials Trade Show
 APA, SFPA, SEC Taipei
December 12-15, 2013
 
(Reimbursable travel dates: December 10-16)
 Organized by the Taiwan Architect Association, this is the country’s largest building and construction show.
Expo Promueble SEC, SFPA Mexico City, Mexico January 2014 This show attracts wood and furniture suppliers from throughout Mexico.
Korea Trade Servicing SEC Seoul and Busan, South Korea
February 2014
 Trade servicing mission including importer visits, site visits, and more. More detailed itinerary TBD.
Architecture and Construction Materials Trade Show APA Tokyo, Japan
March 2014
Large trade show focusing on architecture and construction materials.
 
Wood Trade Show
 SEC, SFPA Dubai, UAE April 2014 Dubai Wood is a small show (250 exhibitors) focusing on woodworking and wood processing. Attendees (5,000 +/-) are serious buyers from throughout the Middle East.
US China Build EBPA, SEC China cities TBA April 2014 Sponsored by the Evergreen Building Products Association, the China sales mission will include multiple destinations throughout China for seminars and mini trade shows.
 
Trade Show
 SFPA, APA Costa Rica April 2014 Sponsored by the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction, this regional event is well-attended by lumber distributors, dealers, and builders.
 
Timber Trade Show
 SFPA, SEC
Nantes, France
June 2014
 With its 100% timber concept, the Carrefour International du Bois is the only tradeshow of its kind in Europe. The event attracts great interest both in France and abroad. It has established itself as the leading trade show amongst timber professionals, bringing together over 500 exhibitors and almost 10,000 visitors from 60 countries over the course of three days.
 
Wood Trade Show
 SEC, SFPA Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 2014 MTC is a new, growing event with an emphasis on sustainability, ideally located between the key markets of China and India.
 
Woodworking, panel products, and furniture trade show
 SEC Singapore November 2014 FurniPro offers outreach and access for exhibitors from the international woodworking, panel and furniture industries to trade professionals in the ASEAN region. FurniPRO is an opportunity to meet with buyers from all SE Asian countries. In addition to the trade show, informational seminars will be included.