Conference: Potential Roles of Biomass Energy and Wood Products in Supporting Forest Restoration

February 1, 2012

Society of American Foresters Snake River Chapter and Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership Conference

The one day conference will focus on strategies to capture the economic value of the wood products produced by forest restoration.

The content is up-to-date and includes high quality information from expert speakers on wood utilization markets and conversion technologies that can support forest restoration. The afternoon session will conclude with a panel question and answer session on Building Successful New Businesses.

Location: Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Boise, ID

Registration: $65 (includes hosted lunch).

Click on the topic headings below for agenda, lodging, and registration.

Agenda

7:30-8:30am	Conference registration
8:15-8:30am	Welcome and Conference Objectives	Rick Tholen & John Freemuth
8:30-9:15am	North America and Global Wood Building Products Outlook	Alice Palmer Wood Markets International Inc Vancouver B.C.
9:15-10:00am	Realizing Export Lumber Opportunities - Strategic Timber Resource and Infrastructure Factors Required for Asian Export Lumber Manufacturing	Gary Cantrell President Atica Inc.
10:00-10:20am	Coffee Break and Poster Sessions
10:20--11:00am	Inland West: Current Timber Demand and Quality Requirements	Northwest Management Inc. & Alan Harper, Idaho Forest Group
11:00-11:45pm	Timber Market and Financial Assessment of Collaborative Projects	Vinny Corrao Northwest Management; David New, Idaho Timber Logistics Inc.; Bob Giles, USFS
11:45-1:00pm	Hosted Lunch: Presentation and Discussion	Carlton Owen, CEO, US Endowment for Forestry and Communities
1:00-1:45pm	Emerging Products and Markets	Mark Knaebe, USFS
1:45-2:30pm	Biomass power generation resource and infrastructure requirements	Tad Mason, TSS Consultants
2:30-3:15pm	Community Heating Opportunities	Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners
3:15-3:30pm	Coffee Break and Poster Sessions
3:30-5:00pm	Building Successful New Businesses - Panel Question and Answer Session	Wally Hedrick, USDA; Dusty Moller, NV Small Business Development Center; Key Bank Regional President; Tad Mason; Gary Cantrell,; Rick Brenneman, Woody Biomass Utilization

Speakers

Biographies

Jim Boyer, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

Gary L. Cantrell, cofounder of Atica, Inc.

Alan Harper, Idaho Forest Group

Mark Knaebe, USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry, Technology Marketing Unit, located at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI

Tad Mason, CEO, TSS Consultants

Dusty Moller, University of Nevada

Alice Palmer, International Wood Markets Group, Inc.

Lodging

Owyhee Plaza Hotel109 Main St. Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-343-4611
Toll Free: 1-800-233-4611
1109 Main St. Boise, ID 83702

A block of rooms at $75/ night is reserved at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel for the nights of Jan. 31. Inform the hotel staff that you are reserving the room in order to attend the Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership meeting. Reserve the room by January 9, 2012 to receive the IFRP rate.

Registration Online: Closed