一年一度的欧洲竹协年会于1998年8月21日至23日在瑞士首都伯尔尼附近的Muntelier召开，来自欧洲竹协的各成员国瑞士、德国、英国、法国、荷兰、意大利、西班牙等及美国竹协的代表共约近百人与会。会议分参观与报告二部分。参观地点为首都伯尔尼自然历史博物馆中的竹子展厅及另 The annual European Bamboo Society Annual Meeting was held in Muntelier, near Bern, Switzerland, from August 21 to 23, 1998. The members from the European Bamboo Society Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, etc. And the representative of the United States Bamboo Association about a total of nearly 100 people attended. Meeting points visit and report two parts. Visit the bamboo exhibition hall in the Natural History Museum of Bern and another