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Conference: Potential Roles of Biomass Energy and Wood Products in Supporting Forest Restoration
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.
| 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 |
Biographies
, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Jim Boyer
Gary L. Cantrell
, cofounder of Atica, Inc.Alan Harper
, Idaho Forest GroupMark Knaebe
, USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry, Technology Marketing Unit, located at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WITad Mason
, CEO, TSS ConsultantsDusty Moller
, University of NevadaAlice Palmer
, International Wood Markets Group, Inc.
Owyhee Plaza Hotel109 Main St. Boise, ID 83702Phone: 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.
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