ICNF 2017 - 3^rd International Conference on Natural Fibers

Scientific

ICNF Programme Available

The ICNF2017 programme for oral presentations is already available

HERE

	June 20^th	June 21^st	June 22^nd	June 23^rd
8.00-9.00h		Registration	Registration	Registration
9.00-9.15h		Opening Session	Keynote Lecture	Keynote Lecture
9.15-10.00h		Keynote Lecture	Keynote Lecture	Keynote Lecture
10.00-11.00h		Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions
11.00-11.30h		Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
11.30-13.00h		Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions	Closing Ceremony
13.00-14.00h		Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14.00-15.45h		Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions	Social Program
15.45-16.15h		Coffee break	Coffee break
16.15-17.30h		Parallel Sessions	Parallel Sessions
17.30h		Poster Session / Natural Fibrenamics Award	Poster Session
17.30 – 19.00h	Welcome Cocktail	Social Program	Free Time
20.00h	Welcome Cocktail	-	Conference Dinner	-

Social

20th June
17:30 — Welcome Cocktail - Rectorate of the University of Minho

21th June
18:00 — "Bom Jesus" Sanctuary Tour & Sunset

22th June
20:00 — Conference Dinner - Colunata Events at Bom Jesus

23th June
14:30 — Welcome Cocktail - City Tour & St. John Street Festival

Plenary and keynote lectures

Cellulose Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites

Alain Dufresne

Grenoble Institute of Technology
France

Manufacturing of Nanomaterials from Agro-Wastes and
Production of Eco-Friendly Bio-Nanocomposites

Sabu Thomas

Mahatma Gandhi University
India

Are Hierarchical Composite Structures the Route
to Improve Properties of Truly Green Composites?

Alexander Bismarck

Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Imperial College London
United Kingdom

Invited Speakers

Bio-inspired and bio-based fibre-reinforced composite

Jörg Müssig

University of Applied Sciences
Germany

Bast Plants – Flax and Hemp Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Ryszard Kozlowski

Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants
Poland

Natural Fibres for Technical Applications in Value-added
Products

Rajesh Anandjiwala

CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing
South Africa

Development and Characterization of Microcrystalline
Cellulose Based Novel Multi-Scale Biocomposites

Sohel Rana

Fibrenamics, University of Minho
Portugal

Natural Fiber for Automotive Applications - Case Studies

Leonardo Simon

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
Canada

Gel Spinning of Cellulose Nanostructures

Orlando Rojas

Aalto University
Finland

CALL FOR PAPERS

Download

- Abstract template
- Poster template

AWARD APPLICATION

Download

- Application form (doc, pdf)
- Cond. of entry (pdf)
- Jury (doc, pdf)

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission

30^th January 2017

Communication of acceptance

11^st February 2017

Early Bird registration

31^st March 2017

Award Application

31^th May 2017