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Association Affairs 42 IAWA Bulletin n.s., Vol. 6 (1), 1985 ASSOCIA nON AFFAIRS New IA WA Council elected The composition of the new lAW A Council A new IA WA Council has been elected for the term from 1 January 1985 through 31 Decem­ is as follows: ber 1987. The composition of the new Council is a good reflection of the international nature - M. Bariska, Pretoria, Republic of South Afri- of our Association and also covers the diverse ca subdisciplines of wood anatomy very well. - J. R. Barnett, Reading, UK At this stage our thanks are due to the re­ - H.H. Bosshard, Zurich, Switzerland tiring Members of the previous Council who - R. Echenique-Manrique, Xalapa, Mexico served IAWA well in recent years: J. Bauch - K. Fukazawa, Sapporo, Japan (Hamburg, FRG), J. Burley (Oxford, UK), B.G. - J. Hic, Highett, Australia Butterfield (Christchurch, New Zealand), J.P. - R.W. Kennedy, Vancouver, Canada Chimelo (Sao Paulo, Brazil), M.P. Denne (Ban­ - A. Mariaux, Nogent-sur-Marne, France gor, UK), C.T. Keith (Ottawa, Canada), L.J. - R.B. Miller, Madison, USA Kucera (Zurich, Switzerland), E.D. Lobjanidze - V. Necesany, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (TbiIisi, USSR), and S. Sudo (Tsukuba, Japan). - R. da Silva Ramalho, Vicosa, Brazil Our congratulations go to the newly elected - J.J. Shah, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India Council Members. We look forward to a fruit­ These Council Members will also serve on ful cooperation in the next three years. An ac­ tive Council is a prerequisite for the success of the Editorial Board of the lAW A Bulletin for our Association and for its role in stimulating the next three years. pure and applied wood anatomy. REVIEW lllustrated commercial foreign woods in Japan. and utilisation, various species are often treat­ All Nippon Checkers Corporation, 224 pp., ed under the same commercial timber name. Altogether liS timbers from tropical Asia, many colour plates and half-tone illustrations, 17 timbers from North America, 14 timbers 1980. Cloth. Available on request from All Nippon Checkers Corporation, Higashi-Shinaga­ 19 African timbers, and 12 from the USSR, wa, l-chome, 25-8, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140, from tropical America and various other prov­ Japan. enances are dealt with. As a useful supplement This book combines all the virtues of an in­ there are also pictures of logs and sawn boards formative atlas and a impressive coffee table of 33 timbers native in Japan. A second supple­ volume. It brings together information (in Japa­ ment gives maps with indications of the main nese) on timber species imported on the large source areas for Japanese imports. Japanese market. The chairman of the Board With this excellently produced book the All Nippon Checkers Corporation has rendered an of All Nippon Checkers Corporation acknowl­ edges the cooperation of a team of experts and invaluable service to all interested in the timber the general editorship of Dr. S. Sudo in his trade and wood science. Conservationists may preface. For those who are not versed in the be alarmed at the great number of tropical spe­ Japanese language, summary information is cies extracted from rainforest areas for import provided in English on geographical range of into Japan. Let us hope that optimal use of the the timber species, general log characters, bark various species will soon lead to a reduced and wood properties (colour, density, grain, threat to the tropical forests. Wood scientists texture) and uses. The glory of the book is in should join forces with forest concessionaires to help reduce the present environmental dis­ its illustrations: of each species there are very clear colour photographs of complete logs, end aster of global dimensions caused by deforesta­ surfaces of logs and bastered grain, flatsawn or tion. Even the basic information contained in quartersawn boards. In addition there are x 10 this book could be of use in this respect. end grain macrographs showing general wood histology. As is customary in the timber trade Pieter Baas http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png IAWA Journal Brill

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42 IAWA Bulletin n.s., Vol. 6 (1), 1985 ASSOCIA nON AFFAIRS New IA WA Council elected The composition of the new lAW A Council A new IA WA Council has been elected for the term from 1 January 1985 through 31 Decem­ is as follows: ber 1987. The composition of the new Council is a good reflection of the international nature - M. Bariska, Pretoria, Republic of South Afri- of our Association and also covers the diverse ca subdisciplines of wood anatomy very well. - J. R. Barnett, Reading, UK At this stage our thanks are due to the re­ - H.H. Bosshard, Zurich, Switzerland tiring Members of the previous Council who - R. Echenique-Manrique, Xalapa, Mexico served IAWA well in recent years: J. Bauch - K. Fukazawa, Sapporo, Japan (Hamburg, FRG), J. Burley (Oxford, UK), B.G. - J. Hic, Highett, Australia Butterfield (Christchurch, New Zealand), J.P. - R.W. Kennedy, Vancouver, Canada Chimelo (Sao Paulo, Brazil), M.P. Denne (Ban­ - A. Mariaux, Nogent-sur-Marne, France gor, UK), C.T. Keith (Ottawa, Canada), L.J. - R.B. Miller, Madison, USA Kucera (Zurich, Switzerland), E.D. Lobjanidze - V. Necesany, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (TbiIisi, USSR), and S. Sudo (Tsukuba, Japan). - R. da Silva Ramalho, Vicosa, Brazil Our congratulations go to the newly elected - J.J. Shah, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India Council Members. We look forward to a fruit­ These Council Members will also serve on ful cooperation in the next three years. An ac­ tive Council is a prerequisite for the success of the Editorial Board of the lAW A Bulletin for our Association and for its role in stimulating the next three years. pure and applied wood anatomy. REVIEW lllustrated commercial foreign woods in Japan. and utilisation, various species are often treat­ All Nippon Checkers Corporation, 224 pp., ed under the same commercial timber name. Altogether liS timbers from tropical Asia, many colour plates and half-tone illustrations, 17 timbers from North America, 14 timbers 1980. Cloth. Available on request from All Nippon Checkers Corporation, Higashi-Shinaga­ 19 African timbers, and 12 from the USSR, wa, l-chome, 25-8, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140, from tropical America and various other prov­ Japan. enances are dealt with. As a useful supplement This book combines all the virtues of an in­ there are also pictures of logs and sawn boards formative atlas and a impressive coffee table of 33 timbers native in Japan. A second supple­ volume. It brings together information (in Japa­ ment gives maps with indications of the main nese) on timber species imported on the large source areas for Japanese imports. Japanese market. The chairman of the Board With this excellently produced book the All Nippon Checkers Corporation has rendered an of All Nippon Checkers Corporation acknowl­ edges the cooperation of a team of experts and invaluable service to all interested in the timber the general editorship of Dr. S. Sudo in his trade and wood science. Conservationists may preface. For those who are not versed in the be alarmed at the great number of tropical spe­ Japanese language, summary information is cies extracted from rainforest areas for import provided in English on geographical range of into Japan. Let us hope that optimal use of the the timber species, general log characters, bark various species will soon lead to a reduced and wood properties (colour, density, grain, threat to the tropical forests. Wood scientists texture) and uses. The glory of the book is in should join forces with forest concessionaires to help reduce the present environmental dis­ its illustrations: of each species there are very clear colour photographs of complete logs, end aster of global dimensions caused by deforesta­ surfaces of logs and bastered grain, flatsawn or tion. Even the basic information contained in quartersawn boards. In addition there are x 10 this book could be of use in this respect. end grain macrographs showing general wood histology. As is customary in the timber trade Pieter Baas

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