World Bamboo Announces
Cancellation of WBC Brasil 2007
We deeply regret to inform the International bamboo community that the VIII World Bamboo Congress scheduled for November 13-18, 2007, and hosted by EBIOBAMBU and WBO in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil has been canceled.

Due to an unstable political environment and its impact on the financial and business community, necessary funding sources have not been secured and have forced the organizers to make this difficult decision.

Please monitor our website for an upcoming announcement of a new venue and date for the VIII WBC.

Our sincere apologies.

Susanne Lucas
Executive Director
World Bamboo Organization

Celina Llerena
Director, Chair and Host Secretariat
EBIOBAMBU


About the World Bamboo Congress
The World Bamboo Congress (WBC) is a unique event that encourages global interaction by providing a platform for direct networking and the sharing of ideas and information.

In the last 15 years, the WBC has grown to attract at least 400 participants from more than 30 countries around the world, including world-renowned experts in bamboo design, construction, and architecture. For any professional that works with this amazing natural resource -- whether a botanist, biologist, horticulturist, architect, artist, designer, businessperson, government representative, non-profit organization, or economist, the WBC has always been an ideal opportunity to meet and develop collaborations in research and development, project or business development, while at the same time, advancing the social and environmental goals derived from the various applications of bamboo.

Bamboo trade shows and cultural performances are also a special part of the WBC. Needless to say, this international event has contributed significantly to the evolution of bamboo sectors locally, regionally and internationally, and has, without a doubt, raised the profile of bamboo as not only a unique, a beautiful material with a rich cultural heritage, but an alternative and viable natural resource with a myriad of uses for today's world.

2004 World Bamboo Congress
India
Host: Government of India

1998  International Bamboo Congress & Workshop
Costa Rica
Host: Fundacion Bambu

1995 International Bamboo Congress & Workshop
Indonesia
Host: Environmental Bamboo Foundation

1992 International Bamboo Congress
Japan
Host: National Government of Japan

1991 International Bamboo Workshop
Thailand
Host: INBAR

1988 International Bamboo Congress
France
Host: European Bamboo Society

1984 International Bamboo Congress
Puerto Rico
Host: American Bamboo Society