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Efficient Inventories and Cruising for Weights addresses three primary concerns: (1) Getting the most information possible out of a cruise, (2) Designing efficient cruises to obtain the information necessary for decision-making (the same level of information with less time and expense), and (3) Estimating weight by product directly rather than converting from volume.

• Foresters who must inventory stands and work up cruises in both volume and weight
• Foresters who conduct management and/or procurement inventories
• Foresters and realtors who need to become more efficient in determining forest inventory in less time and at less cost
• Foresters who need to become more familiar with point sampling methods and calculations

As a result of taking ithis course, foresters will have a better understanding of how to inventory stands and work up cruises by volume and weight, conduct management and/or procurement inventories, and have more familiarity with point sampling methods and calculations. Realtors will gain an understanding of these practices plus, as will foresters, become more efficient in determining inventory in less time and cost.

This course is being held at the Georgia Center for Con­tinuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia.

Barry Shiver and Bruce Borders have been teaching continuing education short courses across the South since 1989. They began teaching inventory short courses that same year. Barry recently retired from the University of Georgia Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, where he was a professor and taught classes in timber management, inventory, silviculture, and mensuration. Bruce is a professor at the Warnell 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 these instructors are popular, as they deliver technical content in an understandable and enthusiastic manner.

The fee for this course is $445, which includes lunch, refreshment breaks, and instructional materials. There is a $50 discount for fees paid by check or credit card and postmarked by January 30, 2007. 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.

• 11 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) hours — Category 1
• 11 Continuing Logger Education (CLE) hours — Business Management
• Continuing Education hours for Reat Estate Appraisers applied for. The Georgia Real Estate Commission accepts these hours.

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 2007 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 Nette Penn at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu prior to February 13, 2007.

Lodging (Georgia Center Hotel):
A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, January 28, 2007. Policies: (1) Tax Exemption — The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation — Cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. ET the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night's room and tax. (3) At check-in, you must present your credit card or a completed credit card authorization form (for a copy, call 800-884-1381, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET). Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.

Travel Information:
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.phtml. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (hourly rates, maximum $8 each 24-hour period; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by two airports. Athens-Ben Epps Airport offers connecting flights to and from Charlotte, NC. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens, with scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car service available between the airport and the Georgia Center.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, February 9, 2007. 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.