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Daily Programs

Date: 21st (Tue) - 26th (Sun) March, 2017
Time: 9am - 6pm
Venue: Hall C, Seaside Ballroom & Seaside meeting rooms, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
Address: 300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90802
Directions: http://www.longbeachcc.com/about-us/directions-parking
Entrance Fee:

Full Pass holders enjoy unlimited access to WWD event at Hall C & Seaside Meeting Rooms during the event period.

1- Day Passes are now avaliable for sale at Main Box Office of Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. 
Please note that online ticketing service is not provided. A badge holder will be given to every Full Pass holder at the entrance of Hall C during the event period.
 

2017 World Wood Day Concert

Date: 25th March, 2017 (Sat)
Time: 7pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
Tickets: USD$40 (ground floor), USD$20 (2nd & 3rd floors)
Discount Tickets: Students: USD$20 (ground floor), USD$15 (2nd & 3rd floors)
                               Accessible Seats: USD$20 (& up to one companion USD$20)           
                               Group (of 4 or more): USD$35/per person (ground floor), USD$17/per person (2nd & 3rd floors)
Concert tickets are now avaliable for sale at Main Box Office of Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. 
Please note that online ticketing service is not provided.
 

Tree Planting 

Date: 21st March, 2017 (Tue)
Time: 7am - 9am
Venue: California State University, Long Beach

Public is welcome to attend for free.

Overview

2018 World Wood Day event in Cambodia was jointly organized by the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC), World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF) and the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) to explore the theme Life. The World Wood Day (March 21st) observed its sixth celebration and welcomed about 550 participants from more than 90 countries and regions from around the world from March 19-25 at the Angkor Century Resort and Spa Hotel in Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia. It is first in a series of WWD events in the Greater Mekong Region.

Opening Ceremony

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On the morning of March 21st after a special ceremony of the Tongva tribe, Mr. Daryl Supernaw, Fourth District Councilman of the City of Long Beach, presented certificates of recognition to the event organizers, World Wood Day Foundation and International Wood Culture Society. Welcome remarks were delivered by Dr. Andrew Wong, IUFR...

Symposium

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Theme

Roots: Appreciating and Valuing Diversity from Interdisciplinary Approaches 2017 World Wood Day Symposium aims to encourage exchange of ideas, knowledge and experiences derived from wood-related research, strategy and practice, and to draw a close attention to the interrelationship between wood and culture. Focused topics are designe...

Collaborative Project

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The Collaborative Project sees 20 American and International wood practitioners take on the challenge to design and create a wooden sculptural installation in just two weeks.

Taking the theme of “Roots” as a starting point, this cross-cultural collaboration will see a team of wood carvers, turners, sculptors and ...

International Woodcarving Show

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The international woodcarving show will present the artistic works of 120 talented participants from 70 different countries and regions. They will be joined by Americans artists to share ideas on this year’s theme “Roots”.

Most of our participants are going to work in a small group to demonstrate relief woo...

International Young Adult Furniture Making Invitational (IYAFMI)

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As an element of WWD, IYAFMI gives young adults (must be born after 21 March 1991) from around the globe an arena to showcase their talent in designing and creating bespoke wooden items in both individual and collaborative spheres. Techniques are exchanged and learned, appreciation and understanding of different cultures and influence...

Woodturning Demonstration

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Aimed to promote the craft to the public and encourage the exchange of skills and knowledge, the Woodturning Demonstration invites experienced turners to demonstrate with a wide range of lathes. The audience not only can see the electrical powered, bike-powered, treadle/spring pole and traditional Chinese lathes, but also have the opp...

Wood Design

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Headed by Wendy Maruyama,  this year marks the second time that this group has presented on World Wood Day.   Nicknamed “The Elephant in the Room”, inspired by their debut in Nepal last year,  the Wood Design group comprises of practitioners in furniture design, industrial design and installation/interi...

Temple Bus

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Artist David Best, based in Petaluma, is best known for his extraordinary large scaled temples at Burning Man, also known for his thirty art cars and two buses made from recycled materials.

Follow by his previous World Wood Day project: Memorial Stupa in Nepal, Best and the temple crew volunteers aim to create a temple bus for...

Folk Art Workshop

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Wood- related folk art is an art of everyday living. It is both functional and aesthetic. It is a combination of craftsmanship and creativity. It can be traditional in skill but dynamic in style and presentation. It is also an expression of culture which connects different groups and regions.

This year, to introduce dif...

Music Festival

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Music is a cross-cultural and artistic language which creates emotional and spiritual connections. 2017 WWD Music Festival’s theme is “Roots United”, featuring musicians from different continents to perform, share their passions with traditional wooden music instrument.

The idea behind this music festival is ...

Special Movie Project

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To highlight the unique role of wood in human history and emphasize the importance of roots in different societies, a special movie project was initiated for 2017 World Wood Day. IWCS teams and international producers were asked to make a 20 to 30 minute- long movie reflecting the theme of this year, "Roots".

From fiction to ...

Children's Event

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Wood is playing a prominent role for our future. It is our duty to teach the young generation the responsible wood use. Therefore, wood education classes together with specially designed interactive exhibitions of Roboky, originally from Japan, will be given to introduce the characteristics and importance of this eco-friendly bio-materi...

Tree Planting

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Undoubtedly tree is an important asset to human and nature that we have the responsibility to pass it on to our future generation. To convey the message of sustainable development, a Tree Planting activity is held every year. This meaningful activity also reminds us our roles and duties toward nature and sows the seeds of a greener...

Closing Ceremony

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Following the exhibition of works produced from all the program on March 26th in the afternoon, the Closing Ceremony opened with an original short play loosely adapted from an Osage Legend called The Wisdom of a Willow Tree. Each of the 13 program leaders gave a touching summary of their respective program and project. Wooden music perf...