• To gain a better understanding of how both thinned and unthinned pine stands grow and develop in terms of product volume and stand value
• To learn how current and expected future stumpage markets are impacting pine-stand-management decisions
• To discuss and learn appropriate thinning timing and intensity regimes to maximize return on investment (ROI)
• To discuss and learn about tradeoffs in managing pine stands, not only for financial return, but for wildlife and recreation objectives as well
• To discuss how risk impacts thinning decisions
• To discuss and learn the value of marked thinnings vs. operator-selected thinnings
• To learn how SiMS 2003 (Simulator for Managed Stands) can be used to address most of the issues associated with developing pine-stand-management regimes

• Any forester or timberland owner/investor who wishes to manage pine stands for financial return in the Southern U.S.
• Anyone interested in improving his/her knowledge base of sound silvicultural and financial-decision-making concepts
• Foresters who wish to learn how to show the value of thinning regimes to their clients
• Landowners who would like to learn how to determine if their lands are being managed appropriately

The fee for this course is $395, which includes lunch, refreshment breaks, and instructional materials. There is a $30 discount for fees paid by check or credit card and postmarked by April 24, 2006. Preregistration must be accompanied by check, purchase order, or credit card number to guarantee a place in the course. Limited seating is available. Transfer Fee: The Georgia Center will charge a $50 processing fee for a second course transfer, if applicable.

Barry Shiver and Bruce Borders

Barry Shiver and Bruce Borders have been teaching continuing education short courses across the South since 1989 on a variety of topics related to their instruction and research at the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources of the University of Georgia. Barry recently retired (after 30 years of service!) from the University, where as a professor he taught classes in timber management, inventory, silviculture, and mensuration. Bruce is a professor at the School, where he teaches courses in timber management, inventory, and biometrics. The two instructors are the authors of the widely used college textbook, Sampling Techniques for Forest Resource Inventory, published in 1996 by John Wiley & Sons. Courses taught by Barry and Bruce are popular! They deliver outstanding technical content in an understandable and enthusiastic manner.

• 11 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) hours — Category 1
• 11 Continuing Logger Education (CLE) hours — Business
• 13 Georgia Real Estate Appraiser hours approved and accepted by the Real Estate Commission Board

Full Attendance Is Mandatory to Receive Credit.

If you are not satisfied with this course, we will refund your registration fee. Third Course Free! Attend two forestry courses in 2006 as a paid participant and get the third course (with equal or lower course fee) for free. Contact Nette Penn, at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu, before you register for the third course. Fourth Person Free! Register three people from your organization and the fourth person is free. All registrants must be with the same program (same address and same budget), and the registration fees must be paid in advance by check or credit card.

This optional one-hour course focuses on case studies to illustrate the place of ethics in the practice of forestry. It meets the ethics requirement for registered foresters in Georgia.

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A full-service living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer labs — all under one roof. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs:
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations, contact your event coordinator, Nette Penn at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu May 8, 2006.

Location:
The Economic Development Center at Southeastern Technical College is located at 100-A Brinson Road in Vidalia, Georgia (912-538-3258).

Lodging
A list of hotels will be included in your confirmation letter, but you can also receive a list by phoning the Vidalia Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 912-538-8687, or visit www.searchvidalia.com/VACVBbrochure.pdf.

Travel Information:
While a map with directions will be included in your confirmation letter, you can also find one online at www.southeasterntech.org/General/Locations.asp.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, May 4, 2006. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel. (3) If for unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances an instructor is unable to attend, the Georgia Center reserves the right to substitute a comparable instructor.