"From Forest to Finished Products"

University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel

A Conference by Industry People for Industry People

100% technology transfer, education, and training
In-depth coverage of critical issues
Multiple concurrent tracks

Forest/forestry, logging equipment
Saw milling, solid sawn lumber, beams
Panels, engineered lumber
Value-added products: furniture, cabinets, doors and windows, components, engineered/solid flooring, architectural woodwork

CFEs, CLEs, and CEUs available

EXPO Exhibits

More than 50 indoor exhibits and 10 outdoor exhibits (interactive)

Workshops

Bio-fiber initiatives
Forest land ownership and profit optimization on existing land by Forisk, Inc.
Water quality
Resins and adhesives, moderated by Dr. Terry Sellers (SelTech)
Optimizing sawmill operations, with emphasis on management planning, sawing/saws, and drying, organized by Dr. Gene Wengert

Custom Plant Tours and On-Site Seminars

In-Forest Logging Bio-Fiber Demo

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Agenda

November 16
1:00 pm-5:00 pm	Live In-Woods Demos, Exhibits, and On-Site Seminars on Plum Creek Forest Land

November 17 • Specialization Day
7:30 am-8:30 am	Registration
8:00 am-5:00 pm	Live In-Woods Demos, Exhibits, and On-Site Seminars on Plum Creek Forest Land
8:30 am-2:00 pm	Plant Tours Weyerhaeuser-Parallam, Anthony Forest Products, Yancey Brothers — Caterpillar Equipment (all day) UGA Bio-Fiber Conversion Pilot Plant (AM and PM)
8:30 am-Noon	Workshops at the Georgia Center BMPs and Forested Water Resources — Frank Green, Georgia Forestry Commission — Rhett Jackson, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources — John Godbee, F&W Forestry Services, Inc. Forest Investment and Profit Optimization of Existing Forestland — Brooks Mendell, Forisk, Inc.
1:00 pm-5:00 pm	Workshops at the Georgia Center Resins and Adhesives — Terry Sellers, Seltech — Chung-Yun Hse, USDA Forest Service — Kaichang Li, Oregon State University
8:00 am-5:00 pm	Workshops at the Georgia Center Bio-Fiber Energy Symposia — Nathan McClure, Georgia Forestry Commission — Daniel Cassidy, USDA CSREES — Ben Jackson, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources — Bill Pennington, Processes Unlimited International, Inc. — Ken Muehlenfeld, Forest Product Development Center, Auburn University — Ross Harding, Vice President, Herty Foundation — Randy Queen, General Motors — Dale Threadgill, UGA Biological and Agricultural Engineering — Ron Barmore, Range Fuels — Gene Zebley, Hurst Boilers — Steve Taylor, Auburn University — Devon Dartnell, Georgia Forestry Commission — Greg Davidson, BFS — Greg Alles, Bliss Industries — Jon Mayner, Evergreen Engineering
8:00 am-5:00 pm	Sawmill Optimization — Gene Wengert, The Wood Doctor's Rx, LLC — Mike Steele, Perforex/Poyry — Julian Beckwith, UGA (retired) — Dennis Hanlon, Forestry Systems, Inc. — Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University — Mark White (invited), White and Co.
6:00 pm-8:00 pm	Opening Keynote Address — Jim Ewing, Director of Recruitment & Existing Industry, Georgia Dept. of Economic Development, Commerce Division — Karl Brohammer, Director, Georgia Tech Advanced Wood Products Lab (AWPL) Crate & Barrel Design Competition and Finished Products Exhibit Reception and Exhibits

November 18 • Conference
7:00 am-8:00 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 am-10:00 am	General Session Global Overview of Fiber Demand — Bill Miller, F&W Forestry Services, Inc. — John Carpenter, President of Caterpillar Forest Products — D.K. Knight, Principal, Hatton-Brown Publishers — John Pait, Senior Vice President, Cellfor — Marshall Jacobson, Manager, Plum Creek
10:00 am-10:30 am	Refreshment Break and EXPO Exhibits
10:30 am-Noon	Concurrent Sessions: Forest Developments — Carbon Credits — Josh Love, Georgia Forestry Commission — TBA, Assigning Value to the Resource — John Godbee, F&W Forestry Services, Inc. Forestry Issues — Wood Quality — Digges Morgan, Southern Forest Products Association — Bryant Beadles, Balfour Lumber Co. — TBA, Modeling Wood Quality Sawmilling and Lumber Developments — Karl Brohammer, AWPL, Georgia Tech — Wesley Langdale, Langdale Corp. — Kerlin Drake (invited), Anthony Forest Products — Mark Smith, National Director, WoodLinksUSA
10:30 am-Noon	Panels Engineered Lumber Value Added — Dick Baldwin, Oak Creek Investments — Tony Pugel, Louisiana Pacific — Brian Wommack, Weyerhaeuser
Noon-1:30 pm	Lunch and EXPO Exhibits
1:30 pm-3:30 pm	General Session Pine to Energy to Emissions — Hon. Dave Garman, Former Under Secretary of Energy — Ross Harding, Vice President, Herty Foundation — Greg Heck, Principal Research Engineer, Southern Co. — Barbara Wells, President and CEO, ArborGen
3:30 pm-4:00 pm	Refreshment Break and EXPO Exhibits
4:00 pm-5:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions Forest Developments — Finance/ROI — Brooks Mendell, Forisk, Inc. — Rocky Goodnow, RISI — Phil Dougherty, ArborGen Forestry Issues — Inventory Systems — Darian Yawn, Landmark Systems — David Evans (invited), Mississippi State University — Russell Bozeman, Haglof Inc. Sawmilling and Lumber Developments — Mike Steele, Perforex/Poyry — Jay Galloway, Tolleson Lumber — Bryant Beadles, Balfour Lumber Panels Engineered Lumber Value Added — Jim Davis, Davis & Associates — Hongfan Li, ChinaWood — Robert Nurre, Midway United — David Williams, D.H. Williams and Associates
5:15 pm-6:15 pm	Professional Ethics in Forestry (optional) — Ben Jackson, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
6:15 pm- 6:45 pm	Keynote Address — Brad Southern, Vice President, Louisiana Pacific
6:45 pm-8:30 pm	Reception, EXPO Exhibits, and Entertainment
8:30 pm	Dinner on Your Own

November 19 • Conference
7:00 am-8:00 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 am-10:00 am	General Session — Rick Davis, Vice President/CFO, Landmark Systems — Richard Schroeder, Director of Bio-Resources Management, University of Florida — Bob Rummer, Project Leader — Forest Operations, USDA Forest Service
10:00 am-10:30 am	Refreshment Break and EXPO Exhibits
10:30 am-Noon	Concurrent Sessions Forest Issues (Business and Production Issues Facing Loggers Today — Tommy Carroll, Southeastern Wood Producers Association — Herb Decours, Davis-Garvin Insurance — Ezell Castleberry (invited), American Loggers Council Forest Developments (Certification) — Fred Cubbage, North Carolina State University — Bill Hubbard, Southern Regional Extension Forestry — John Godbee, F&W Forestry Services, Inc. Sawmilling and Lumber Developments — Mark Craig, Giben — Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Panels Engineered Lumber Value Added — Steve Winistorfer, TECO — Tim Young, University of Tennessee — Chris Andrews, Shaw Solid Flooring
Noon-1:30 pm	Lunch and EXPO Exhibits
1:30 pm-3:30 pm	General Session — Ken Muehlenfeld, Forest Product Development Center, Auburn University — Joseph James, James and Associates — Ron Barmore, Range Fuels — Greg Alles, Bliss Industries — Randy Queen, General Motors
3:30 pm	Adjourn

Why Athens?

The South has become the timber and wood products basket of the U.S.
Over 60% of wood fiber tonnage in the U.S. is harvested in the South.
Predominately private forest lands, but radically changing ownership patterns
Panel plants, engineered wood products plants are popping up all over the South. Athens is central to it all.

About Your Event

The Georgia Center
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides educational conferences, courses, and programs for lifelong learners. A total living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and a computer lab — 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 or have dietary restrictions, contact Nette Penn at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu prior to November 7, 2008.

Lodging at the Georgia Center Hotel
For your convenience, a block of rooms is being held for your event until 5:00 p.m. ET, October 24, 2008. 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) Check-in is 4:00 p.m. ET; checkout is 11:00 a.m. ET. (4) At check-in, you must present your method of payment or a completed credit card authorization form (call 800-884-1381 for a copy, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET).

Travel Information
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions and airport shuttle information, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/directions. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center ($10 per night; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by Athens-Ben Epps Airport as well as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens. Scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car services are available between Hartsfield-Jackson and the Georgia Center.

Event Cancellation Policies
(1) A cancellation received by 5:00 p.m. ET on or before October 17, 2008, will be refunded, minus a $35 processing fee. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) To change or cancel your registration, call 800-884-1381, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. (3) If an event is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

Registration

You have several registration options:

1. Register for this event online.

2. Call either 1-800-884-1381 or (706) 542-2134 to register by telephone. Please mention you saw this web page.

3. Download a registration form and FAX it to the number on the form or mail it to the address below. You need a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this application form.

4. Mail the form to:
"From Forest to Finished Products" (#64520)
Attn: Conference Registration, Room 129
Georgia Center for Continuing Education
Conference Center & Hotel
1197 S. Lumpkin St
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3603

Payment of Fees
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education accepts payments for registration by cash (on-site), check (payable to the University of Georgia), and credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover).

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