Events
Participate in the most outstanding events related to bamboo organized by the members of the Network or strategic allies.
Second International Bamboo Congress - IX UTM International Scientific Convention 2025
Place: Matriz or Principal Campus of UTM, Portoviejo, ECUADOR (hybrid event)
Date: 21 - 24 October 2025
Time: 9:00 to 18:00
Target audience: Open to the general public
Cost: Free of charge
Organizer: Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM)
Deadline for presentatios: October 6th 2025
For more information: www.utm.edu.ec/cciutm/en/
Second International Seminar, RIUCI Bambú
Advances in bamboo research
Place: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco Campus, México City, MÉXICO
Date: 8–11 October 2025
Time: 9:00 to 18:00
Target audience: National and international RIUCI members, researchers working with bamboo, and general public
Cost: Free for attendees
Organizers: RIUCI Bambú – Department of Environment, Division of Sciences and Arts for Design, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Azcapotzalco Campus
Deadline for presentations: July 15th 2025
For more information: riuciuamazc2025@gmail.com
5th Latin American and Caribbean Bamboo Symposium
Place: Clodomiro Picado Auditorium, Heredia, COSTA RICA
Date: 19–23 November 2024
Time: 8:00 to 17:30
Target audience: Open to the general public, researchers, professors, and students involved with bamboo
Cost: USD 180 for the general public, USD 60 for RIUCI members, USD 45 for students; free for accepted symposium presenters
Organizers: UNA – INBAR – RIUCI Bamboo – AECID – Colombian Bamboo Society
Deadline for presentations and posters: July 30th 2024
For more information: www.simposiobambu.una.ac.cr
First International Bamboo Congress - VIII UTM International Scientific Convention 2024
Place: Matriz or Principal Campus of UTM, Portoviejo, ECUADOR (hybrid event)
Date: 23 - 24 October 2024
Time: 9:00 to 18:00
Target audience: Open to the general public
Cost: Free of charge
Organizer: Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM)
For more information: www.utm.edu.ec/convencion2024/
First Sahelian Africa Congress on Bamboo and Rattan (SACOBAR)
Place: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NIGERIA
Date: 22-25 May 2024
Target audience: Researchers, entrepreneurs and students working with bamboo, general public.
Cost: $120 profesionals, free for students
Organizers: Sahelian Institute For Bamboo Research and Entrepreneurship Development (SIBRED), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
For more information: https://sibred.unizik.edu.ng/sacobar2024/index.php
sacobar@sibred.unizik.edu.ng
First International RIUCI Bamboo Seminar
Advances in bamboo research
Place: Confucio Institute, University of Panama, Panama City, Panama
Date: July 27th 2023
Time: 8:30 to 17:30
Target audience: open to the general public.
Cost: free for attendees
Organizers: RIUCI bamboo
For more information: reduniversidades@inbar.int