The series of conferences known as the World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) started in 1984. In 1998 Montreux, Switzerland, the first WCTE conferences started as we know the conference today.
The conference attracts between 800 and 1,200 participants and is held every other year on a different continent, bringing together researchers, engineers, architects, consultants, contractors, project managers, suppliers, and manufacturers from across the globe.
WCTE 2023
Norway has been chosen to host the WCTE in 2023 because the country has a lot to offer, not only professionally in the field of construction but also in terms of the country’s nature and culture. We’re at the leading edge of the field internationally. Given the worldwide prestige of and interest in the WCTE, we want to use the opportunity of an event like this to raise the profiles of Norwegian and foreign business and knowledge enterprises. This will be done by way of several side events to ensure that our business partners get the most value possible out of participating, meeting customers directly, and, not least, raising their international profiles. WCTE 2023 will be a catalyst for increased export opportunities.
Host Organisers
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
City of Oslo
Supporting Organisations
Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)
SINTEF Building and Infrastructure
Bergen School of Architecture (BAS)
Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)
Strategic Partners
Innovation Norway
VisitOslo
VisitNorway
Ingress
Professional Congress Organizers (PCO)
Gyro Conference
Media Partners
Uniform
Austria
Josef Eberhardsteiner
Wolfgang Winter
South Korea
Kugbo Shim
Jung-Kwon Oh
Chile
Juan José Ugarte
Sebastian Cárcamo
Carlito Calil
Norway (Observers)
Kjell Malo
Anders Nyrud
Kristine Nore
Knut Werner Lindeberg Alsén
WCTE Coordinating Council Secretariat
Germany
Jan Willem van de Kuilen
Finland
Tomi Toratti
The forerunner of WCTE dates back to May 1984, and the Pacific Timber Engineering Conference (PTEC) in Auckland, New Zealand. The first World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) started in 1998 in Montreux, Switzerland, when the world’s timber engineering society decided to coordinate the former world events and to introduce a biennial rhythm with consecutive conferences in Europe, America, Asia & Pacific.
Today WCTE is the world’s premier scientific dissemination forum for presenting and discussing the latest technical and architectural developments and innovations in timber engineering and construction.The scope covers research, education and practice topics from all over the world. The conference has attracted wide international representation and attendance.
