We are proud to announce the 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDTE) of Wood Symposium, which will be held in Freiburg, Germany, September 24-27, 2019. This symposium will be hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg (FVA) and is co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Products Laboratory (FPL), the Forest Products Society (FPS) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The conference will be held at Katholische Akademie Freiburg, which is situated close to the city center of Freiburg.