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    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

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

    External link opens in new tab or windowJim Boyer


    External link opens in new tab or windowGary L. Cantrell

    , cofounder of Atica, Inc.


    External link opens in new tab or windowAlan 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
    Sponsors


    External link opens in new tab or windowIdaho Department of Lands



    CharKing International, LLC



    External link opens in new tab or windowGovernor's Office of Energy Resources



    External link opens in new tab or windowPotlatch Corporation



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